{"id":2149,"date":"2017-11-21T10:48:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2017-11-21T10:48:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T15:48:11","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-for-74-straight-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/11\/21\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-for-74-straight-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d IS #1 FOR 74 STRAIGHT WEEKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>#1 Most-Watched Among A25-54 and A18-49 Viewers for 119 of Last 120 Weeks <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Grows Week-Over-Week in Key Demo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NOVEMBER 21, 2017 \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d won the key demo for the week of November 13, marking its 74th straight week as the #1 most-watched evening broadcast, according to Nielsen Research Data.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast continues its winning streak in the key demo, averaging 1.9 million A25-54 viewers and beating \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +75,000 viewers (+4%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +484,000 viewers (+34%). Nightly News grew week over week in its key demo audience.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, November 13, \u201cNightly News\u201d aired an installment of \u201cThose Who Serve,\u201d featuring Sgt. Justin Vinson of Newport, Tenn. and 4-year old Sawyer Schimming, who meets Sgt. Vinson each afternoon dressed in a police uniform. As Sgt. Vinson directs traffic, Sawyer sets up his own traffic cones in his yard and imitates Sgt. Vinson\u2019s every move.<\/p>\n<p>For 119 of the past 120 weeks, \u201cNightly News\u201d is the most-watched among A18-49 viewers, averaging 1.3 million and topping ABC by +82,000 viewers (+7%) and CBS by +35,000 viewers (+37%).<\/p>\n<p>8.5 million total viewers tuned in to \u201cNightly News\u201d for the week of November 13. \u201cNightly News\u201d bested \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by + 1.8 million total viewers (+26%).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNightly News\u201d continues as the #1 most-watched evening newscast season-to-date in the key demo, delivering its largest demo lead over CBS in four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast also continues to dominate the competition on social media with more followers on Facebook and a twofold advantage in Twitter engagement compared to \u201cCBS Evening News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the week of November 13, \u201cNightly News\u201d was rated for four nights (Nov. 13, Nov. 14, Nov. 15 and Nov. 17) due to Thursday Night Football.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest from \u201cNightly News,\u201d follow the show on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/nbcnightlynews\/posts\/?ref=page_internal\">Facebook<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNightlyNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\">Twitter<\/a> for the latest.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekly Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 1.9 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +75,000 viewers (+4%) and CBS by +484,000 (+34%).<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 for 74 consecutive weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 1.3 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +82,000 (+7%) and CBS by +355,000 (+37%).<\/li>\n<li>Among A18-49 viewers, Nightly News has won 119 of the last 120 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News averaged 8.5 million total viewers, besting CBS by +1.8 million (+26%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Season Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nightly is the #1 evening newscast this season in A25-54 and A18-49<\/li>\n<li>Nightly News holds its largest A25-54 demo advantage over CBS in four seasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week of November 13 \u2013 November 17, 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>8.480<\/td>\n<td>1.59<\/td>\n<td>1.923<\/td>\n<td>1.02<\/td>\n<td>1.319<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6.711<\/td>\n<td>1.19<\/td>\n<td>1.439<\/td>\n<td>0.75<\/td>\n<td>0.964<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9.136<\/td>\n<td>1.53<\/td>\n<td>1.848<\/td>\n<td>0.96<\/td>\n<td>1.237<\/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><em>NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt<\/em>\u00a0is the most-watched evening newscast in America, providing the very latest on the day\u2019s top stories and going beyond the headlines to add context and analysis to the most pressing issues of our times.\u00a0<em>NBC Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0reaches more than 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the\u00a0<em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0app, 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>#1 Most-Watched Among A25-54 and A18-49 Viewers for 119 of Last 120 Weeks Grows Week-Over-Week in Key Demo NOVEMBER 21, 2017 \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d won the key demo for the week of November 13, marking its 74th straight week as the #1 most-watched evening broadcast, according to Nielsen Research Data. 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