NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS DELIVERS ACROSS-THE-BOARD GROWTH, HITS 7-WEEK HIGH IN TOTAL VIEWERS

Leads Competition in Total Viewer & Key A25-54 Demo Growth, Ranks as #2 Most-Watched TV Show of the Week

Closes Key Gaps vs. ABC by Double Digits & Marks Most Narrow Total Viewer Gap vs. ABC in Nearly 4 Months

Week of August 11 Ratings Highlights

Tom Llamas anchored ‘Nightly News’ from Alaska on Thursday & Friday

Nightly News delivers across-the-board growth vs. last week, +7% in total viewers, +8% in A25-54 and +7% in A18-49
Nightly News closes total viewer and key A25-54 demo gaps vs. ABC by double digits in week-over-week measurements
Nightly News marks its closest total viewer gap vs. ABC in nearly four months and its most narrow A25-54 gap vs. ABC in 5 weeks
Nightly News hits a 7-week total viewership high and is the #2 most-watched show of the week with 5.715 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)

Week of August 11 Ratings Stats

Averages 5.715 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.959 million (+52%)
- Nightly News grew the most in total viewers vs. last week compared to ABC & CBS, +369,000 and marking a 7-week total viewer high
- Nightly News closes total viewer gap vs. ABC by 16%, most narrow gap vs. network in nearly 4 months (since 4/28/25)
Averages 776,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +257,000 (+49%)
- Nightly News grew the most in the key A25-54 demo vs. last week compared ABC & CBS, +61,000
- Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 22% in week-over-week measurements
Averages 501,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +143,000 (+40%)
- Nightly News increases A18-49 audience by +32,000 in week-over-eek measurements

WEEK OF 8/11/2025

Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 8/11/2025-8/17/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.

Note: Due to Special Report impact, all three PM News programs were retitled on Friday (Trump/Putin Alaska Summit).