{"id":2446,"date":"2018-06-19T10:52:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T14:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2446"},"modified":"2018-06-19T10:52:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T14:52:57","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/06\/19\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-5\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u201d IS #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>#1 Most Watched Season-to-Date in Key Demo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Only Broadcast to Grow Week-Over-Week Across the Board<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Holt Leads NBC News\u2019 Coverage from Singapore; Only Network Evening Anchor in Texas to Cover Migrant Family Separation <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>JUNE 19, 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 June 11, according to Nielsen Media Research data.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast continues its strong performance in the key demo, averaging 1.6 million A25-54 viewers and beating \u201cABC World News Tonight\u201d by +16,000 viewers (+1%) and \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by +482,000 viewers (+44%).\u00a0\u201cNightly News\u201d has won the demo 4 out of the last 7 weeks and was the only broadcast to grow week-over-week in the key demo.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Lester traveled to Singapore to lead NBC News\u2019 coverage of the historic meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Holt anchored four NBC News Special Reports from the ground and anchored the broadcast from Singapore three nights in a row, including three live shows on Monday night as the summit unfolded. Additionally, Holt reported for Sunday TODAY, TODAY, and MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Holt anchored \u201cNightly News\u201d live from Mission, Texas to cover the separation of migrant families at the border. Holt is the only network evening news anchor to travel to the region to report on the story.<\/p>\n<p>For the week of June 11, \u201cNightly News\u201d is the most-watched broadcast among A18-49 viewers averaging 1.1 million, topping ABC by +43,000 viewers (+4%) and CBS by +354,000 viewers (+48%) and was the only broadcast to grow week-over-week.<\/p>\n<p>7.3 million total viewers tuned in to \u201cNightly News\u201d for the week of June 11, besting \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d by 1.8 million total viewers (+32%). Additionally, \u201cNightly News\u201d was the only broadcast to show week-over-week growth in total viewers.<\/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 six 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 +16,000 viewers (+1%) and CBS by +482,000 (+44%).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 1.1 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +43,000 (+4%) and CBS by +354,000 (+48%).<\/li>\n<li>\u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 7.3 million total viewers, beating CBS by +1.8 million (+32%).<\/li>\n<li>Only broadcast to grow week-over-week across the board.<\/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 six seasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week of June 11 \u2013 June 15, 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>7.328<\/td>\n<td>1.30<\/td>\n<td>1.573<\/td>\n<td>0.85<\/td>\n<td>1.098<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5.542<\/td>\n<td>0.90<\/td>\n<td>1.091<\/td>\n<td>0.58<\/td>\n<td>0.744<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ABC<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7.672<\/td>\n<td>1.29<\/td>\n<td>1.557<\/td>\n<td>0.82<\/td>\n<td>1.055<\/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 Key Demo Only Broadcast to Grow Week-Over-Week Across the Board Holt Leads NBC News\u2019 Coverage from Singapore; Only Network Evening Anchor in Texas to Cover Migrant Family Separation JUNE 19, 2018 \u2013 \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d is the #1 most-watched evening broadcast in the key news demo for [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/06\/19\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-5\/\">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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[4,31],"class_list":["post-2446","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 v27.6 - 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