“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is #1 in Key Demo Tuesday

Hits 9-Week High in A25-54, Increases Week-Over-Week Measurements Across the Board

Ranks as #2 Most-Watched Program in All of TV

Week of October 7 Ratings Highlights 

  • Nightly News tops ABC in the key demo on Tuesday by +7,000 in A25-54 
  • Nightly News hits a 9-week A25-54 high with 935,000 viewers and increases viewership across the board vs. last week
  • Nightly News is the #2 most-watched show of the week (Monday-Friday) with 5.936 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of October 7 Stats 

  • Averages 5.936 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.451 million (+32%)
  • Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +255,000
  • Averages 935,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +305,000 (+48%)
  • Tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Tuesday by +7,000
  • Nightly News grows A25-54 viewership vs. last week by +122,000, marking 9-week high in key demo 
  • Averages 607,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +168,000 (+38%)
  • Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last week by +83,000 
  • Nightly News marked its strongest week since October 2023 at 15.9M video views and 1.3M hours viewed across digital platforms.

WEEK of OCTOBER 7-13, 2024

ProgramP25-54P18-49P2+
ImpsImpsImps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS9356075,936
CBS EVENING NEWS6304394,485
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT1,0877497,453
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 10/7/2024-10/13/2024. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.