{"id":2317,"date":"2018-03-27T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T14:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2018-03-27T10:29:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T14:29:58","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/03\/27\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d IS #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Broadcast Wins Key Demo 135 of Last 138 Weeks <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#1 Most-Watched Among A18-49 Viewers for 91 of Last 92 Weeks <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Grows the Most Week Over Week in Key Demo &amp; Total Viewers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MARCH 27, 2018 \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d is the #1 most-watched evening broadcast in the key news demo for the week of March 19, according to Nielsen Media Research data.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast continues its recent dominance in the key demo, averaging 2.1 million A25-54 viewers and beating \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +142,000 viewers (+7%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +443,000 viewers (+27%). \u201cNightly News\u201d has won the demo 135 out of the last 138 weeks, and bested the competition in week-over-week key demo growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNightly News\u201d featured an exclusive interview with FBI Director Christopher Wray last week, with never-before-seen portions airing on two separate evenings. NBC News also premiered the original documentary \u201cHope &amp; Fury: MLK, The Movement and The Media,\u201d narrated by Lester Holt on the network last Saturday evening. Next week, Holt will anchor \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d live from outside the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee to commemorate the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n<p>For 91 of the past 92 weeks, \u201cNightly News\u201d is the most-watched broadcast among A18-49 viewers and, for the week of March 19, averaged 1.4 million, topping ABC by +104,000 viewers (+8%) and CBS by +279,000 viewers (+24%).<\/p>\n<p>8.7 million total viewers tuned in to \u201cNightly News\u201d for the week of March 19 besting \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +1.8 million total viewers (+26%). \u201cNightly News\u201d posted the most week-over-week total audience growth compared to the competition. Week-over-week, \u201cNightly News\u201d is up +840,000 viewers (+11%).<\/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 seven seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Follow \u201cNightly News\u201d on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNightlyNews\">Twitter<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nbcnightlynews\/\">Facebook<\/a> for the latest.<\/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 +142,000 viewers (+7%) and CBS by +443,000 (+27%).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d has ranked #1 in A25-54 for 135 of the past 138 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 1.4 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +104,000 (+8%) and CBS by +279,000 (+24%).<\/li>\n<li>Among A18-49 viewers, Nightly News has won 91 of the last 92 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 8.7 million total viewers, beating CBS by +1.8 million (+26%).<\/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 seven seasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week of March 19 \u2013 March 23, 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/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>8.695<\/td>\n<td>1.71<\/td>\n<td>2.063<\/td>\n<td>1.12<\/td>\n<td>1.441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6.921<\/td>\n<td>1.34<\/td>\n<td>1.620<\/td>\n<td>0.90<\/td>\n<td>1.162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9.001<\/td>\n<td>1.59<\/td>\n<td>1.921<\/td>\n<td>1.04<\/td>\n<td>1.337<\/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>TJ Ducklo<\/p>\n<p>NBC News<\/p>\n<p>212-664-1913<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:tj.ducklo@nbcuni.com\">tj.ducklo@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/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>Broadcast Wins Key Demo 135 of Last 138 Weeks #1 Most-Watched Among A18-49 Viewers for 91 of Last 92 Weeks Grows the Most Week Over Week in Key Demo &amp; Total Viewers MARCH 27, 2018 \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d is the #1 most-watched evening broadcast in the key news demo for the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/03\/27\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-2\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from \u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d IS #1<\/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-2317","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 v27.9 - 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