{"id":2028,"date":"2017-08-08T10:41:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T14:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2017-08-08T10:41:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T14:41:06","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-demo-again-grows-week-over-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/08\/08\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-demo-again-grows-week-over-week\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d WINS DEMO AGAIN, GROWS WEEK OVER WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Nightly News Ranks #1 in A25-54 for 59 Straight Weeks <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The NBC News Broadcast Wins in A18-49 for 104 of Last 105 Weeks\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Nightly News Grows Week Over Week Across All Demos and Increases Lead Over ABC in Key Demo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (August 8, 2017) \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d ranked #1 in the demo for the week of July 31, averaging 1.6 million A25-54 viewers, leading \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +109,000 viewers (+7%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +447,000 viewers (+37%). Nightly News has now ranked #1 in A25-54 for 59 consecutive weeks. Furthermore, Nightly News grew across all demos week over week and improved its A25-54 lead over ABC compared to last week.<\/p>\n<p>Nightly News averaged 1.2 million A18-49 viewers for the week, topping ABC by +114,000 viewers (+11%) and CBS by +381,000 viewers (+47%). Among the A18-49 demographic, Nightly News has won 104 of the last 105 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Nightly News averaged 7.4 million total viewers for the week of July 31, leading CBS Evening News by +1.7 million (+30%). Nightly News\u2019 advantage over CBS was its best win in 25 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Nightly News holds its largest key demo lead over CBS in three seasons. Compared to last season, Nightly News\u2019 demo lead over CBS is up +12%.<\/p>\n<p>Nightly News ratings are based on four-day averages (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday) due to the NFL Hall of Fame Game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekly Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 1.6 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +109,000 viewers (+7%) and CBS by +447,000 (+37%).<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 for 59 consecutive weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 1.2 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +114,000 (+11%) and CBS by +381,000 (+47%).<\/li>\n<li>Among A18-49 viewers, Nightly News has won 104 of the last 105 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 7.4 million total viewers, leading CBS Evening News by +1.7 million (+30%).<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News grew across all demos week over week.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News improved its A25-54 lead over ABC compared to last week.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News\u2019 advantage over CBS was its best win in 25 weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Season Highlights: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast this season in A25-54 and A18-49.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News holds its largest A25-54 advantages over CBS in three seasons.<\/li>\n<li>Compared to last season, Nightly News\u2019 demo lead over CBS is up +12%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week of July 31 \u2013 August 4, 2017:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/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>7.417<\/td>\n<td>1.37<\/td>\n<td>1.647<\/td>\n<td>0.93<\/td>\n<td>1.197<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5.708<\/td>\n<td>1.00<\/td>\n<td>1.200<\/td>\n<td>0.64<\/td>\n<td>0.816<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7.689<\/td>\n<td>1.28<\/td>\n<td>1.538<\/td>\n<td>0.84<\/td>\n<td>1.083<\/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>Rachel Zuckerman<\/p>\n<p>NBC News<\/p>\n<p>212-664-3996<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:rachel.zuckerman@nbcuni.com\">rachel.zuckerman@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nightly News Ranks #1 in A25-54 for 59 Straight Weeks The NBC News Broadcast Wins in A18-49 for 104 of Last 105 Weeks\u00a0 Nightly News Grows Week Over Week Across All Demos and Increases Lead Over ABC in Key Demo NEW YORK (August 8, 2017) \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d ranked #1 in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/08\/08\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-demo-again-grows-week-over-week\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from \u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d WINS DEMO AGAIN, GROWS WEEK OVER WEEK<\/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-2028","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 v28.5 - 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