‘Nightly’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years in Key Demos
‘Nightly’ Continues to Improve Gaps vs. ABC in Week-Over-Week Measurements, Including By Nearly 50% in A25-54
Week of Feb. 19 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News improves demo gaps vs. ABC vs. last week, including by 48% in A25-54 in the most recent week
- In the key demos, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20)
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board by double digits, including by 62% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Feb. 19 Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.562 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.756 million (+37%)
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 12%
- Averages 937,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +269,000 (+40%)
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 48%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 62%
- Averages 605,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +142,000 (+31%)
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 48%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 52%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 12.3 million video viewers and 1.4 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 725,000 views and 573,000 viewers
FEBRUARY 2024: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT CLOSES COMPETITVE GAPS
For More Than a Year, ‘Nightly’ Continues to Narrow Demo Gaps in Year-Over-Year Measurements vs. ABC
PLUS: ‘Nightly’ Marks 50th Straight Month with More Than 50 Million Video Views on Digital
February 2024: Ratings Highlights
- For 15 consecutive months, Nightly News closes the A25-54/A18-49 gaps in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including most recently by 19% in A25-54
- Nightly News continues to top CBS across the board, marking its 209 consecutive month of beating the network in total viewers and the key A25-54 demo
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered more than 55 million video views, its 50th straight month with more than 50 million video views
February 2024: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.721 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.721 million (+34%)
- Month over month, Nightly News cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 3%
- Averages 975,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +246,000 (+34%)
- For 15 consecutive months, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gaps in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, most recently by 19%
- Averages 643,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +142,000 (+28%)
- For 15 consecutive months, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, most recently by 4%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered more than 55 million video views, its 50th straight month with more than 50 million video views
- On YouTube, full episodes reached 755,000 views and 579,000 viewers
FEBRUARY 19-25
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 937 | 605 | 6,562 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 668 | 463 | 4,806 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,054 | 691 | 7,792 |
RATINGS: NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.
FEBRUARY 2024
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 975 | 643 | 6,721 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 729 | 501 | 5,000 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,103 | 743 | 8,000 |
