{"id":2823,"date":"2019-02-05T11:22:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T16:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2019-02-05T11:22:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T16:22:10","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/02\/05\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-11\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT&#8221; WINS THE WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#1 in Key Demo for 25 of the Last 27 Weeks; Grows\nthe Most Across the Board Week-Over-Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#1 Most Watched Season-to-Date in Key Demo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Broadcast Posts Highest Across the Board Ratings Since the 2018 Winter Olympics<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEBRUARY 5, 2018 \u2013 <em>NBC Nightly News with\nLester Holt<\/em> is the #1 most-watched evening broadcast in the key news demo\nfor the week of January 28, according to Nielsen Media Research data and posted\nits highest ratings since the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang (since\nFebruary 5, 2018). <em>Nightly News<\/em> has won the key demo 25 of the last 27\nweeks and continues as the #1 most-watched evening newscast season-to-date in\nthe demo most valued by news advertisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The broadcast continues its strong performance in\nthe key news demo averaging 2.3 million A25-54 viewers, besting ABC <em>World\nNews Tonight <\/em>by +106,000 viewers (+5%) and CBS <em>Evening News<\/em> by +758,000\nviewers (+51%). <em>Nightly News <\/em>delivered\nthe largest week-over-week growth compared to the competition and also grew its\nkey demo audience year-over-year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonight, Lester Holt leads NBC News\u2019 coverage\nof President Trump\u2019s State of the Union address and the Democratic response\nalongside Savannah Guthrie beginning at 9 p.m. ET \/ 6 p.m. PT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the week of January 28, <em>Nightly News<\/em>\naveraged 1.5 million A18-49 viewers topping ABC by +61,000 (+4%) and CBS by +431,000\nviewers (+39%). <em>Nightly News <\/em>posted\nthe largest week-over-week growth compared to the competition and grew its A18-49\naudience year-over-year. <em>Nightly News<\/em> tallied its highest-rated week in\nA18-49 since the 2018 Winter Olympics (since February 12, 2018) and has won the\nyounger demo 10 of the past 13 weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nightly News<\/em> averaged 9.5 million total viewers for\nthe week of January 28, growing both year-over-year and week-over-week, delivering\nthe highest week-over-week increase compared to the competition. The broadcast\ntopped CBS <em>Evening News<\/em> by 2.3 million total viewers (+33%) and posted\nits highest rated week since the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang (since\nFebruary 5, 2018). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow <em>Nightly\nNews<\/em> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNightlyNews\">Twitter<\/a>&nbsp;and\non&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nbcnightlynews\/\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;for\nthe latest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"># # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Weekly Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\naveraged 2.3 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +106,000 (+5%) and\nCBS by +758,000 (+51%).<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is\nnow #1 in the key demo for 25 of the past 27 weeks.<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\naveraged 1.5 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +61,000 viewers (+4%) and\nCBS by +431,000 (+39%).<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>has\nwon A18-49 for 10 of the past 13 weeks. <\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\naveraged 9.5 million total viewers, beating CBS by +2.3 million (+33%).<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> grew across the board year-over-year and grew the\nmost week-over-week across the board. <\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> posted its\nhighest ratings across the board since the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Season Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is\nthe #1 evening newscast this season in A25-54 and A18-49.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week of January 28<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 February 1, 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Total\n  Viewers &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>A25-54\n  Rating &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>A25-54\n  Viewers &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>A18-49\n  Rating &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>A18-49\n  Viewers &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>NBC\n  &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  9.544\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.87\n  <\/td><td>\n  2.254\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.18\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.526\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>CBS<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  7.198\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.24\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.496\n  <\/td><td>\n  0.85\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.095\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>ABC<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  10.130\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.78\n  <\/td><td>\n  2.148\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.14\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.465\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#\n# #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\n<strong>ABOUT\nNBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT<\/strong><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em>NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt<\/em><em> is the most-watched evening newscast in America among the\nkey news demo for the past 22 seasons. The broadcast provides the very latest\non the day\u2019s top stories, going beyond the headlines to add context and\nanalysis to the most pressing issues of our time. <\/em><em>NBC\nNightly News<\/em><em> reaches more than 24 million people every\nweek through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the Nightly\nNews app, and social media platforms. Lester Holt is the anchor, and Jenn\nSuozzo is the executive producer.<\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n# # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information contact<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TJ Ducklo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">212-664-1913<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:tj.ducklo@nbcuni.com\">tj.ducklo@nbcuni.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rachel Zuckerman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">212-664-3996&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:rachel.zuckerman@nbcuni.com\">rachel.zuckerman@nbcuni.com<\/a>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#1 in Key Demo for 25 of the Last 27 Weeks; Grows the Most Across the Board Week-Over-Week #1 Most Watched Season-to-Date in Key Demo Broadcast Posts Highest Across the Board Ratings Since the 2018 Winter Olympics FEBRUARY 5, 2018 \u2013 NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the #1 most-watched evening broadcast in the [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/02\/05\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-11\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from &#8220;NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT&#8221; 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