Marks Closest Key Demo & Total Viewer Gaps vs. ABC in 4 Years
Tops ABC in Key A25-54 Demo Multiple Individual Evenings During Quarter, Including Most Recently Winning Week of Dec. 18
Delivers 6th Consecutive Quarter of Improving A25-54 Gap vs. ABC, Most Recently By Nearly 75%
4th Quarter 2023: Ratings Highlights.
- Nightly News gains the most viewers across the board vs. last quarter compared to ABC & CBS, up +11% in total viewers and up +6% in A25-54 & A18-49
- Marks its closest A25-54 and total viewer gaps vs. ABC in 4 years, narrowing the A25-54 gap by 73%
- Delivers its 6th consecutive quarter of improving the key A25-54 gap vs. ABC
- Tops ABC in A25-54 demo on 9 individual evenings during the 4th quarter, including most recently winning the week of December 18
- Nightly News is the 3rd most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 6.689 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
4th Quarter: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.689 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.894 million (+40%)
- Increases total viewership vs. last quarter by +11% (+657,000)
- Marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in 4 years, closing the gap by 17% in year over year
- Averages 1.030 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +349,000 (+51%)
- Increases total viewership vs. last quarter by +6% (+56,000)
- In year over year, Nightly News cuts the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 73%, marking the most narrow demo gap. vs. the network in 4 years (since 4Q19)
- Delivers its 6th consecutive quarter of improving the key A25-54 gap vs. ABC
- Averages 699,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +238,000 (+52%)
- Increases total viewership vs. last quarter by +6% (+41,000)
- In year over year, Nightly News cuts the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 66%, the most narrow gap vs. ABC in the demo in nearly 4 years (since 1Q20)
- Delivers its 4th consecutive quarter of closing the A18-49 gap vs. ABC
- Nightly News delivered more than 230 million video views, up +3% vs. last quarter and +12% vs. last year
- On YouTube, episodes averaged 870,000 views and 683,000 viewers
WEEK OF DECEMBER 25: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT RANKS AS #2 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM
Across the Board, ‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years
Wednesday’s ‘Nightly’ Tops ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ in Key A25-54 Demo
Marks Three Consecutive Weeks of ‘Nightly’ Beating ABC in A25-54 For At Least One Day During the Week
‘Nightly’ Continues to Improve Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Year, Including By Nearly 73% in A25-54
Week of Dec. 25 Ratings Highlights
Sam Brock anchored Monday, Tom Llamas anchored Tuesday-Friday
- Nightly News ranks #2 in total viewers for the week with 6.285 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Across the board, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20)
- Nightly News tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Wednesday by +26,000
- Nightly News marks three consecutive weeks of beating ABC in the A25-54 demo for at least one day during the week
- Nightly News improves demo gaps vs. ABC by double digits vs. last year, including by 47% in A25-54 in the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board by double digits, including by 73% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Dec. 25 Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.285 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.419 million (+29%)
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 17%
- Averages 1 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +302,000 (+43%)
- Tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Wednesday by +26,000
- For 24 of the last 25 weeks, Nightly News closes the A25-54 in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by 47% in the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 73%
- Averages 711,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +231,000 (+48%)
- Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 30%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 66%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 13 million video views and 1.3 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 749,000 views and 584,000 viewers
4th QUARTER 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,030 | 699 | 6,689 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 681 | 461 | 4,795 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,081 | 746 | 7,759 |
WEEK of DECEMBER 25-31, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,000 | 711 | 6,285 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 698 | 480 | 4,866 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,081 | 787 | 7,641 |
Note: Due to holiday retitling on Monday and Friday, all three evening news programs were based on 3-day averages (Tues-Thurs). NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations.All stats exclude alternate titles and specials.
