"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS" RANKS #1 IN KEY DEMO FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE FRIDAY

Increases Across-the-Board Viewership vs. Last Week, Continues to Close Demo Gaps vs. ABC

Delivers 10-Week High in A18-49, Ranks as #3 Most-Watched Program in all of TV

Week of September 23 Highlights

For the second consecutive Friday, Nightly News ranks #1 in A25-54, with 786,000 viewers
Nightly News increases its viewership across the board vs. last week and hits a 10-week high in A18-49 with 541,000 viewers
Nightly News narrows demo gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements, including by 23% in A25-54
Nightly News is the #3 most-watched show of the week with 5.6 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)

WEEK OF 9/23/2025

Averages 5.604 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.741 million (+45%)
- Nightly News increase viewership vs. last week by +63,000
Averages 814,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +297,000 (+57%)
- Nightly News wins Friday as the #1 newscast in A25-54 for the second consecutive week
- Nightly News increases A25-54 viewers in weekly measurements by +20,000
- Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 23% in week-over-week measurements
Averages 541,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +172,000 (+47%)
- Nightly News hits a 10-week high in A18-49 viewership
- Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 3% in week-over-week measurements

WEEK OF 9/23/2025

Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 9/22/2025-9/28/2025. 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).

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NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS MARKS CLOSEST SEPTEMBER DEMO GAP VS. ABC IN TWO YEARS

Delivers Best Month-Over-Month Audience Growth than ABC & CBS Evening Newscasts

Narrows Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC in Month-Over-Month Measurements

September 2025 Ratings Highlights

Nightly News marks its closest September A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC in two years
Nightly News delivers the best month-over-month audience growth than ABC and CBS evening newscasts, +77,000 in total viewers, +44,000 in A25-54 and +33,000 in A18-49
Nightly News narrows across-the-board gaps vs. ABC compared to last month
Nightly News marks its most narrow A18-49 gap vs. ABC in nine months (since December 2024)
Nightly News is the #3 most-watched show of the month with 5.602 million total viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports & syndication)

September 2025 Ratings Stats

Averages 5.602 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.797 million (+47%)
- Nightly News grows 77,000 viewers vs. last month, the most growth compared to ABC & CBS
- Month over month, Nightly News narrows total viewer gap vs. ABC by 3%
Averages 798,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +264,000 (+49%)
- Nightly News marks its closest A25-54 gap vs. ABC since August 24, narrowing the gap by 35% in month-over-month and by 12% in year-over-year
- Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership vs. last month by +44,000, the most growth compared to ABC & CBS
Averages 513,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +118,000 (+30%)
- Nightly News grows A18-49 viewership vs. last month by +33,000, the most growth compared to ABC & CBS
Month over month, Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 17%

SEPTEMBER 2025

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 9/1/2025-9/28/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.