‘Nightly’ Gains the Most A25-54 Viewers vs. Last Quarter Compared to Competition
Ranks as #4 Most-Watched Program on TV
1ST QUARTER 2025: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News increases viewership across the board vs. last quarter, +9% in total viewers, +10% in key A25-54 demo and +9% in A18-49. Compared to ABC and CBS, Nightly News gained the most key A25-54 demo viewers vs. last quarter
- Nightly News is the 4th most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 6.561 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
1ST QUARTER 2025: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.561 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.995 million (+44%)
- Vs. the prior quarter, Nightly increases total viewership by +538,000 (+9%)
- Averages 975,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +319,000 (+49%)
- Vs. the prior quarter, Nightly grows A25-54 viewership by +87,000 (+10%)
- Averages 645,000 A18-49 viewers, topping CBS by +207,000 (+47%)
- Vs. the prior quarter, Nightly increases A18-49 viewership by +54,000 (+9%)
1ST QUARTER 2025
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 975 | 645 | 6,561 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 656 | 438 | 4,566 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,130 | 784 | 8,018 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 12/30/2024-3/30/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.
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NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT IS THE #5 MOST-WATCHED PROGRAM OF THE WEEK
Week of March 24 Nightly Stats
- Nightly News is the #5 most-watched show of the week with 5.862 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication. Nightly tops CBS by + 1.857 million (+46%)
- Averages 820,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +274,000 (+50%)
- Averages 510,000 A18-49 viewers, topping CBS by +145,000 (+40%)
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 15.2 million video views and 1.5 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 658,000 views and 517,000 viewers
WEEK of MARCH 24-30, 2025
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 820 | 510 | 5,862 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 546 | 365 | 4,005 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,023 | 694 | 7,412 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 3/24/2025-3/30/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: CBS Evening News was based on a 3-day average, retitling on Thursday and Friday due to March Madness coverage. Nightly News was based on a 4-day average, retitling on Thursday.
