“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is Only Evening Newscast to Grow Across the Board

‘Nightly News’ Closes Gaps vs. ABC in All Measurements vs. Last Week

Week of October 21 Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last week up +140,000 in total viewers, +93,000 in A25-54 and +33,000 in A18-49
• Nightly News narrows key gaps vs. ABC in week-over-week measurements, including by double digits in the demos 
• Nightly News is #9 most-watched show of the week with 5.846 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of October 21 Nightly Stats

• Averages 5.846 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.529 million (+35%)
  • Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +140,000 as the only evening newscast to grow
  • Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 6%
• Averages 909,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +288,000 (+47%)
  • Week over week, Nightly increases A25-54 viewership by +93,000 as the only evening news newscast to grow
  • In week over week, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 34%
• Averages 589,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +169,000 (+40%)
  • Week over week, Nightly News cuts A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 26%
• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 10.2 million video viewers and 1.2 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 512,000 views and 402,000 viewers

WEEK of OCTOBER 21-27, 2024