{"id":2760,"date":"2018-12-31T09:40:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2760"},"modified":"2018-12-31T09:40:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T14:40:30","slug":"nbc-news-finishes-2018-with-a-three-peat-all-four-shows-are-1-for-third-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/12\/31\/nbc-news-finishes-2018-with-a-three-peat-all-four-shows-are-1-for-third-straight-year\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NEWS FINISHES 2018 WITH A THREE-PEAT: ALL FOUR SHOWS ARE #1 FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">First Time Ever <\/span><\/strong><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">TODAY<\/span><\/b><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News<\/span><\/b><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">with Lester Holt<\/span><\/b><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Meet the Press with Chuck Todd<\/span><\/b><\/em><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0and<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\"> <em><b>Dateline NBC<\/b><\/em><strong>\u00a0Win Key Demos Three Years in a Row<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC News Also Topples Competition in 2018 Special Events Coverage with Midterm Election and Royal Wedding<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">DECEMBER 31, 2018 \u2013 All four NBC News broadcasts close out 2018 at #1 in the key A25-54 and A18-49 demos, according to Nielsen Media Research.\u00a0 This marks the first time ever that\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">TODAY<\/span><\/em>,\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">with Lester Holt<\/span><\/em>,\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Meet the Press with Chuck Todd<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Dateline NBC\u00a0<\/span><\/em>clinch the top spots for three consecutive calendar years in the demos most valued by advertisers. \u00a0The network\u2019s original and standout reporting, exclusive interviews and a record 253 scoops broken by the Investigative Unit this year continue to drive the broadcasts\u2019 success. This achievement comes on the heels of NBC News\u2019 three-peat win for the 2017-2018 broadcast season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">TODAY<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0wins the A25-54 demo for the third straight year, and continues to outperform ABC\u2019s\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Good Morning America<\/span><\/em>\u00a0in the younger A18-49 demo for the 27th consecutive year.\u00a0 Co-anchored by Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">TODAY<\/span><\/em> also finishes 2018 on a roll, claiming the #1 spot across the board for seven weeks in the fourth quarter. \u00a0Additionally, the morning broadcast posts its best total viewer margin vs.\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">GMA<\/span><\/em> in six years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0is the #1 evening newscast in the key A25-54 demo for 11 straight years.\u00a0 Led by anchor Lester Holt, America\u2019s most-trusted TV news anchor according to\u00a0a <a href=\"https:\/\/publish.ne.cision.com\/l\/kgzvhktbe\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/who-are-americas-trusted-tv-news-anchors-poll-1160597\">recent poll<\/a> by <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">The Hollywood Reporters\/Morning Consult<\/span><\/em>, the newscast<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em>also wins among the younger A18-49 demo for the 22nd consecutive year.\u00a0 Additionally, <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Nightly News<\/span><\/em> posts its best A25-54 advantage vs. <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">CBS Evening News<\/span><\/em> in six years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Meet the Press with Chuck Todd<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0achieves a rare milestone with its first across-the-board calendar-year win in six years.\u00a0 The longest-running Sunday public affairs program is #1 in A25-54 for the third straight year, its best streak in six years, and #1 in A18-49 for four consecutive years.\u00a0 Additionally,\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Meet the Press<\/span><\/em>\u00a0clinches the top spot in total viewers for the first time in six years, surpassing ABC\u2019s\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">This Week<\/span><\/em>\u00a0and CBS\u2019\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Face the Nation<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0 In the influential D.C. market, <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Meet the Press<\/span><\/em> won every single Sunday in total viewers since March 2015, while beating out ABC, CBS and <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Fox News Sunday<\/span><\/em> across the board, widening its lead in both total viewers and the key demos vs. the prior year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Dateline NBC<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">\u00a0closes out 2018 with its third across-the-board calendar-year win, marking its best streak ever. \u00a0For the third consecutive year, the Friday newsmagazine is #1 in both key demos \u2013 A25-54 and A18-49 \u2013 as well as total viewers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">In addition to the network\u2019s signature programs, NBC News also won across the board during key special events coverage, including the 2018 midterm election and the Royal Wedding.\u00a0 As Americans cast their votes on Election Day, NBC News\u2019 midterm coverage anchored by Lester Holt and\u00a0Savannah Guthrie, and joined by Chuck Todd, was #1, surpassing all broadcast networks in both total viewers and the key A25-54 demo during primetime hours.\u00a0 Additionally, <em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">TODAY<\/span><\/em>\u2019s coverage of the Royal Wedding from Windsor was #1, beating out all other networks during the live coverage of the ceremony and nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as well as all the lead-up to the wedding the day prior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">*Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live+SD, 1\/1\/2018-12\/23\/2018 with one week remaining in the 2018 broadcast year; 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Its leading and award-winning television news broadcasts include\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">TODAY<\/span><\/em>,\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt<\/span><\/em>,\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Meet the Press with Chuck Todd<\/span><\/em>,\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">Dateline NBC,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and\u00a0<em><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif\">TODAY with Kathie Lee and Hoda,<\/span><\/em>\u00a0as well as primetime specials and breaking news reports. For the 2017-2018 season, all four NBC News marquee broadcasts were #1 in the key news demo for the third time in a row. \u00a0The rapidly-growing NBC News Digital Group, along with the SiriusXM TODAY Show Radio channel, provides continuous content to consumers wherever they are, whenever they want it. 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