{"id":2234,"date":"2018-01-30T11:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2234"},"modified":"2018-01-30T11:29:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T16:29:51","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-january-now-1-for-31-straight-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/01\/30\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-january-now-1-for-31-straight-months\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d WINS JANUARY, NOW #1 FOR 31 STRAIGHT MONTHS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ranks #1 in A18-49 for 33 Consecutive Months<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marks Highest Monthly Total Viewer Audience in Three Years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Continues Longest Weekly Key Demo Winning Streak in Over Four Years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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JANUARY 30, 2018 \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d is the #1 most-watched broadcast in the key demo for the month of January, winning its 31 straight months, according to Nielsen Media Research data.<\/p>\n

The broadcast continues its winning streak in the demo most valued by news advertisers, averaging 2.3 million A25-54 viewers this past month, beating \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +144,000 viewers (+7%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +754,000 viewers (+49%).<\/p>\n

Now for 33 consecutive months, \u201cNightly News\u201d is also the most-watched among A18-49 viewers, averaging 1.6 million and topping ABC by +152,000 viewers (+10%) and CBS by +529,000 viewers (+49%).<\/p>\n

9.7 million total viewers tuned in to \u201cNightly News\u201d for the month of January 2018: +2.4 million total viewers (+33%) more than \u201cCBS Evening News.\u201d This month, \u201cNightly News\u201d marks its highest monthly total viewer audience in three years.<\/p>\n

For the week of January 22, \u201cNightly News\u201d was #1 in the key demo for the 84th week in a row, averaging 2.1 million A25-54 viewers, leading ABC by +122,000 viewers (+6%) and CBS by +709,000 viewers (+50%). For 129 of the past 130 weeks, Nightly News was also the most-watched among A18-49 viewers, averaging 1.5 million and topping ABC by +105,000 viewers (+8%) and CBS by +474,000 viewers (+47%).<\/p>\n

9.3 million total viewers tuned in to \u201cNightly News\u201d for the week of January 22 besting \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +2.4 million total viewers (+34%).<\/p>\n

\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 seven seasons.<\/p>\n

The broadcast also continues to dominate its competition on social media with more followers on Facebook and a twofold advantage in Twitter engagement compared to \u201cCBS Evening News.\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow \u201cNightly News\u201d on Twitter<\/a> and on Facebook<\/a>, and tune in tonight to special State of the Union coverage anchored by Holt on NBC beginning at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

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