{"id":1882,"date":"2017-05-02T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T14:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2017-05-02T10:29:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T14:29:58","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-across-the-board-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/05\/02\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-across-the-board-5\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d WINS THE WEEK ACROSS THE BOARD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Nightly News Wins 22nd Consecutive Month in the A25-54 Demo <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The NBC News Broadcast is #1 Across the Board This Season <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (May 2, 2017) \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d ranked #1 across the board for the week of April 24, averaging 7.65 million total viewers, leading \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +68,000 viewers (+1%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +1.5 million viewers (+25%).<\/p>\n<p>In the A25-54 demo, Nightly News averaged 1.75 million viewers, leading ABC by 163,000 viewers (+10%) and CBS by +424,000 viewers (+32%). Among A18-49, Nightly News averaged 1.3 million viewers, topping ABC by +257,000 (+25%) and CBS by +359,000 (+39%). Nightly News posted its biggest A18-49 wins over the competition in five weeks. The NBC News broadcast has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 91 of the last 92 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2017, Nightly News ranked #1 in the A25-54 demo for the 22nd consecutive month. The NBC News broadcast averaged 1.8 million A25-54 viewers in April 2017, leading ABC by +140,000 viewers (+9%) and CBS by 402,000 viewers (+29%). Nightly News ranked #1 in A18-49 for the 24th straight month and has topped that demo in 114 of the last 115 months. Compared to April 2016, Nightly News increased its A18-49 lead over ABC by +14%.<\/p>\n<p>Season to date, Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board. The NBC News broadcast holds its largest demo leads over ABC and CBS in three seasons. Compared to last season, Nightly News\u2019 demo lead over ABC is up +13%, while its advantage over CBS is up +12%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekly Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nightly News ranked #1 across the board, averaging 7.65 million total viewers, leading \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +68,000 viewers (+1%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +1.5 million viewers (+25%).<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 1.75 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +163,000 (+10%) and CBS by +424,000 (+32%).<\/li>\n<li>Week to week, Nightly News improved its A25-54 advantage over ABC by +13% and over CBS by +20%.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 1.3 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +257,000 (+25%) and CBS by +359,000 (+39%).<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News posted its biggest A18-49 wins over the competition in five weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 91 of the past 92 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Monthly Highlights: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nightly News ranked #1 in A25-54 for the 22nd consecutive month.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 1.8 million A25-54 viewers in April 2017, leading ABC by +140,000 viewers (+9%) and CBS by 402,000 viewers (+29%).<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News ranked #1 in A18-49 for the 24th straight month and has topped that demo in 114 of the last 115 months.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 1.3 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by 160,000 viewers (+14%) and CBS by 321,000 viewers (+34%).<\/li>\n<li>Compared to April 2016, Nightly News increased its A18-49 lead over ABC by +14%.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 7.8 million total viewers in April 2017, leading CBS by 1.5 million viewers (+24%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Season Highlights: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News holds its largest A25-54 advantages over ABC and CBS in three seasons.<\/li>\n<li>Compared to last season, Nightly News\u2019 demo lead over ABC is up +13%, while its advantage over CBS is up +12%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week of April 24 \u2013 April 28, 2017:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>Total Viewers \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>A25-54 Rating \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>A25-54 Viewers \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>A18-49 Rating \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>A18-49 Viewers \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>NBC \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7.645<\/td>\n<td>1.45<\/td>\n<td>1.745<\/td>\n<td>1.00<\/td>\n<td>1.279<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6.130<\/td>\n<td>1.10<\/td>\n<td>1.321<\/td>\n<td>0.72<\/td>\n<td>0.920<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7.577<\/td>\n<td>1.32<\/td>\n<td>1.582<\/td>\n<td>0.80<\/td>\n<td>1.022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d is America\u2019s most-watched evening newscast, going beyond the day\u2019s headlines to uncover stories of how people\u2019s lives are affected by the world around them. \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the \u201cNightly News\u201d app, and social media platforms. Lester Holt is the anchor and Sam Singal is the executive producer.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information contact<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Jake Urbanski<\/p>\n<p>NBC News<\/p>\n<p>212-664-3211<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jake.urbanski@nbcuni.com\">jake.urbanski@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nightly News Wins 22nd Consecutive Month in the A25-54 Demo The NBC News Broadcast is #1 Across the Board This Season NEW YORK (May 2, 2017) \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d ranked #1 across the board for the week of April 24, averaging 7.65 million total viewers, leading \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/05\/02\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-across-the-board-5\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from \u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d WINS THE WEEK ACROSS THE BOARD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[4,31],"class_list":["post-1882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nbc-nightly-news","tag-feature","tag-ratings"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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