{"id":2032,"date":"2017-08-15T10:44:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T14:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2032"},"modified":"2017-08-15T10:44:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T14:44:45","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-in-key-demo-for-the-60th-consecutive-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/08\/15\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-in-key-demo-for-the-60th-consecutive-week\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d IS #1 IN KEY DEMO FOR THE 60TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Delivers Largest A25-54 Audience in Eight Weeks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Grows Week-Over-Week in Key Demo<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ranks #1 in A18-49 for 105 of Last 106 Weeks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>NEW YORK (August 15, 2017) \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d won the key demo for the week of August 7th, marking its 60th straight week at #1.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast continues to dominate with viewers most valued by news advertisers, averaging 1.695 million A25-54 viewers. The broadcast led \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +77,000 viewers (+5 percent) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +433,000 viewers (+34 percent). Nightly News grew week-over-week by 3 percent in the key demo, posting its largest A25-54 audience in eight weeks.<\/p>\n<p>For the week, Nightly News averaged 1.199 million A18-49 viewers, outperforming ABC by +90,000 viewers (+8 percent) and CBS by +354,000 viewers (+42 percent). Among A18-49 viewers, Nightly News has won 105 of the last 106 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>7.588 million total viewers tuned into Nightly News on average for the week of August 7, leading CBS by +1.808 million (+31 percent).<\/p>\n<p>Nightly News remains the #1 evening newscast this season in the key demo, delivering its largest demo lead over CBS in three seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekly Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nightly News averaged 1.695 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +77,000 viewers (+5%) and CBS by +433,000 (+34%).<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 for 60 consecutive weeks.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nightly News averaged 1.199 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +90,000 (+8%) and CBS by +354,000 (+42%).<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Among A18-49 viewers, Nightly News has won 105 of the last 106 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nightly News averaged 7.588 million total viewers, leading CBS Evening News by +1.808 million (+31%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Season Highlights: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast this season in A25-54 and A18-49, leading its competition by double digits.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nightly News holds its largest demo advantages over CBS in three seasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week of August 7 \u2013 August 11, 2017:<\/strong><\/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>7588<\/td>\n<td>1.41<\/td>\n<td>1695<\/td>\n<td>0.93<\/td>\n<td>1199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5780<\/td>\n<td>1.05<\/td>\n<td>1262<\/td>\n<td>0.66<\/td>\n<td>845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7836<\/td>\n<td>1.35<\/td>\n<td>1618<\/td>\n<td>0.86<\/td>\n<td>1109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delivers Largest A25-54 Audience in Eight Weeks Grows Week-Over-Week in Key Demo Ranks #1 in A18-49 for 105 of Last 106 Weeks NEW YORK (August 15, 2017) \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d won the key demo for the week of August 7th, marking its 60th straight week at #1. 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