NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt Continues to Close Competitive Gaps Across the Board

Week Over Week, ‘Nightly News’ Shrinks Total Viewer Gap vs. ABC by Double Digits

‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years Across the Board

Week of April 8 Ratings Highlights

• Week over week, Nightly News closes the gaps across the board vs. ABC, including by 16% in total viewers

• Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20) across the board

• Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board, including by 46% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year

Week of April 8 Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.072 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.542 million (+34%)
  • Week over week, Nightly News closes the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 16%
  • Year over year, Nightly News tightens the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 3%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 8%
• Averages 831,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +167,000 (+25%)
  • Week over week, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 1%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 46%
• Averages 553,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +100,000 (+22%)
  • Week over week, Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 3%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 38%
• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 12/6 million video viewers and 1.4 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 565,000 views and 452,000 viewers

WEEK of APRIL 8-14, 2024

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.