{"id":2388,"date":"2018-05-08T10:11:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2388"},"modified":"2018-05-08T10:11:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:11:55","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/05\/08\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-3\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d IS #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>#1 Most-Watched Season-to-Date in the Key Demo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Largest Key Demo Advantage Over ABC in Five Weeks <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MAY 8, 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 April 30, according to Nielsen Media Research data.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast continues its dominance in the key demo, averaging 1.6 million A25-54 viewers and beating \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +85,000 viewers (+5%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +472,000 viewers (+41%). \u201cNightly News\u201d posted its largest key demo advantage over ABC in five weeks.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Holt embarks on his \u201cAcross America\u201d tour, traveling from coast to coast to report on stories impacting Americans\u2019 hometowns such as job creation, reducing crime, and opioid addiction. Each night, Holt will anchor \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d live from a different city. All last week, \u201cNightly News\u201d previewed Holt\u2019s exclusive interview with Meek Mill for \u201cDateline.\u201d It was the rapper\u2019s first in-depth interview since being released from prison on bail just a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>For the week of April 30, \u201cNightly News\u201d is the most-watched broadcast among A18-49 viewers averaging 1.0 million, topping ABC by +10,000 viewers (+1%) and CBS by +239,000 viewers (+30%).<\/p>\n<p>7.5 million total viewers tuned in to \u201cNightly News\u201d for the week of April 30 besting \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by 1.8 million total viewers (+31%).<\/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 1.6 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +85,000 viewers (+5%) and CBS by +472,000 (+41%).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 1.0 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +10,000 (+1%) and CBS by +239,000 (+30%).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 7.5 million total viewers, beating CBS by +1.8 million (+31%).<\/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 April 30 \u2013 May 4, 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>7.472<\/td>\n<td>1.35<\/td>\n<td>1.627<\/td>\n<td>0.81<\/td>\n<td>1.044<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5.713<\/td>\n<td>0.96<\/td>\n<td>1.155<\/td>\n<td>0.62<\/td>\n<td>0.805<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7.728<\/td>\n<td>1.28<\/td>\n<td>1.542<\/td>\n<td>0.80<\/td>\n<td>1.034<\/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>#1 Most-Watched Season-to-Date in the Key Demo Largest Key Demo Advantage Over ABC in Five Weeks MAY 8, 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 April 30, according to Nielsen Media Research data. 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