NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS IS #1 IN KEY DEMO FRIDAY

Only Evening Newscast to Grow in A25-54, #2 Most-Watched Program in all of TV for the Week

Continues to Close Gaps vs. ABC, Including by 80% in A25-54

Week of September 15 Highlights

• Nightly News ranks #1 in A25-54 on Friday with 694,000 viewers 
• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in total A25-54 vs. last week, +27,000
• Nightly News marks its closest total viewer and A25-54 gaps vs. ABC in four weeks, including 80% vs. last week 
• Nightly News is the #2 most-watched show of the week with 5.5 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)

WEEK OF 9/15/2025

• Averages 5.5 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.779 million (+47%)
  • Nightly News marks its closest total viewer gap vs ABC since August 18, 2025
  • Nightly News closes year-over-year total viewer gap vs. ABC by 8%
  • Nightly News narrows week-over-week total viewer gap vs. ABC by 2%
• Averages 794,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +265,000 (+50%)
  • Nightly News wins Friday as the #1 newscast in A25-54
  • Nightly News marks its closest A25-54 gap vs. ABC in four weeks (8/18/25)
  • Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in weekly measurements, +27,000 year 
  • Nightly News s closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 61% in year-over-year measurements
  • Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 80% in week-over-week measurements 
• Averages 490,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +109,000 (+29%)
  • Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 54% in week-over-week measurements 

Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 9/15/2025-9/21/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: ABC World News Tonight was based on a 4-day average due to sports impact (Monday Nightly Football).