{"id":2181,"date":"2017-12-19T11:13:41","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T16:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2017-12-19T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T16:13:41","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-for-78-straight-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/12\/19\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-for-78-straight-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d IS #1 FOR 78 STRAIGHT WEEKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>#1 Most-Watched Among A25-54 and A18-49 Viewers for 123 of Last 124 Weeks <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DECEMBER 19, 2017 \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d won the key demo for the week of December 11, marking its 78<sup>th<\/sup> straight week as the #1 most-watched evening broadcast, according to Nielsen Media Research data.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in to \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d tonight for the latest on yesterday\u2019s train crash in Washington and today\u2019s vote on the GOP tax bill.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast continues its winning streak in the key demo, averaging 2.1 million A25-54 viewers and beating \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +157,000 viewers (+8%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +667,000 viewers (+47%). Week over week, \u201cNightly News\u201d grew its advantage over ABC by 40% and year over year, the broadcast increased its advantage over CBS by 39%.<\/p>\n<p>For 123 of the past 124 weeks, \u201cNightly News\u201d is the most-watched among A18-49 viewers, averaging 1.5 million and topping ABC by +207,000 viewers (+16%) and CBS by +509,000 viewers (+53%). \u201cNightly News\u201d was the only broadcast to grow week over week among A18-49 viewers and grew its advantage over ABC by 103%. Year over year, the broadcast increased its advantage over CBS by 32%.<\/p>\n<p>8.9 million total viewers tuned in to \u201cNightly News\u201d for the week of December 11. \u201cNightly News\u201d bested \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +2.2 million total viewers (+32%) growing its week over week advantage by 18% and year over year advantage by 27%.<\/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 threefold advantage in Twitter engagement compared to \u201cCBS Evening News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the week of December 11 \u201cNightly News\u201d was rated for four nights (Dec. 11, Dec. 12, Dec. 13, Dec. 15) 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>.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekly Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 2.1 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +157,000 viewers (+8%) and CBS by +667,000 (+47%).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d has ranked #1 in A25-54 for 78 consecutive weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Week over week, \u201cNightly News\u201d grew its key demo advantage over ABC by 40% and year over year, the broadcast increased its advantage over CBS by 39%.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 1.5 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +207,000 (+16%) and CBS by +509,000 (+53%).<\/li>\n<li>Among A18-49 viewers, \u201cNightly News\u201d has won 123 of the last 124 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d was the only broadcast to grow week over week among A18-49 viewers and grew its advantage over ABC by 103%. Year over year, the broadcast increased its advantage over CBS by 32%.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 8.9 million total viewers, besting CBS by +2.2 million (+32%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Season Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d is the #1 evening newscast this season in A25-54 and A18-49<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d holds its largest A25-54 demo advantage over CBS in four seasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week of December 11 \u2013 December 15, 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>8.882<\/td>\n<td>1.72<\/td>\n<td>2.071<\/td>\n<td>1.14<\/td>\n<td>1.476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6.709<\/td>\n<td>1.16<\/td>\n<td>1.404<\/td>\n<td>0.75<\/td>\n<td>0.967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9.321<\/td>\n<td>1.59<\/td>\n<td>1.914<\/td>\n<td>0.98<\/td>\n<td>1.269<\/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>&nbsp;<\/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 123 of Last 124 Weeks DECEMBER 19, 2017 \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d won the key demo for the week of December 11, marking its 78th straight week as the #1 most-watched evening broadcast, according to Nielsen Media Research data. 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