NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is Only Evening Newscast to Grow Year-Over-Year

‘Nightly News’ Is #2 Most-Watched Show Of The Week, Continues to Mark Best Start to Season vs. ABC in 4 Years

‘Nightly News’ Closes Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC in Year-Over-Year & Season-to-Date Measurements By Double Digits

Week of August 12 Ratings Highlights

Lester anchored Monday-Thursday, Tom Llamas anchored Friday 

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow vs. last year, up +67,000 in total viewers 
• Nightly News is #2 most-watched show of the week with 5.977 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
• Nightly News narrows across-the-board gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year by double digital percentages, including by 55% in the key A25-54 demo
• Nightly News marks six consecutive weeks of closing total viewer & A18-49 demo gaps vs. ABC
• Nightly News marks its closest non-Olympics A25-54 demo gap vs ABC in 7 months (since 1/8/24)
• 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 August 12 Nightly Stats

• Averages 5.977 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.669 million (+39%)
  • Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last year by +67,000 as the only evening newscast to grow
  • Year over year, Nightly News closes total viewership gap vs. ABC by 32%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 10%
• Averages 866,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +278,000 (+47%)
  • In year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 55%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 46%
• Averages 618,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +217,000 (+54%)
  • Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 87%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 48%
  • Across digital, Nightly News delivered 13.9 million video viewers and 1.2 million hours viewed on & off network platforms

WEEK of AUGUST 12-18, 2024