{"id":2850,"date":"2019-02-20T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T16:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2850"},"modified":"2019-02-20T11:38:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T16:38:59","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/02\/20\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-13\/","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 27 of the Last 29 Weeks<\/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 Grows Year-Over-Year in Total Viewers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEBRUARY 20, 2019 \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 February 11, according to Nielsen Media Research data. <em>Nightly\nNews<\/em> has won the key demo 27 of the last 29 weeks and continues as the #1\nmost-watched evening newscast season-to-date in the demo most valued by news\nadvertisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The broadcast continues its strong performance\nin the key news demo averaging 2.0 million A25-54 and besting ABC <em>World News\nTonight <\/em>by +29,000 viewers (+1%) and CBS <em>Evening News<\/em> by +660,000\nviewers (+48%). Week-over-week, the broadcast posted the highest gains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week in the nation\u2019s capital, Holt was\nawarded the National Press Foundation\u2019s highest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adweek.com\/tvnewser\/lester-holt-earns-the-2018-sol-taishoff-award-for-excellence-in-journalism-award\/394057\">honor<\/a>,\nthe Sol Taishoff Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism for his more than\nfour decades of reporting across the globe. Also last week, Holt was named the\nnational ambassador for Poynter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2019\/02\/13\/nbc-ester-holt-poynter-institute-mediawise-fact-checking\/2857328002\/\">MediaWise<\/a>\ninitiative, which aims to educate one million middle and high school students\nabout fact-checking and identifying trustworthy sources by 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the week of February 11, <em>Nightly News<\/em>\naveraged 1.4 million A18-49 viewers topping ABC by +56,000 (+4%) and CBS by +396,000\nviewers (+39%). <em>Nightly News<\/em> has won the younger demo 12 of the past 15\nweeks and outpaced the competition in week-over-week growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nightly News<\/em> averaged 8.7 million total viewers for\nthe week of February 11, growing year-over-year and topping CBS <em>Evening News<\/em>\nby 2.1 million total viewers (+31%). <\/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 2.0 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +29,000 (+1%) and CBS\nby +660,000 (+48%).<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is\nnow #1 in the key demo for 27 of the past 29 weeks.<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\naveraged 1.4 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +56,000 viewers (+4%) and\nCBS by +396,000 (+39%).<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>has\nwon A18-49 for 12 of the past 15 weeks. <\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\naveraged 8.7 million total viewers, beating CBS by +2.1 million (+31%).<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> grew year-over-year in total viewers and grew the\nmost week-over-week in the key demo and among A18-49 viewers. <\/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 February 11<\/strong> <strong>\u2013 February 15,\n2018:<\/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  8.743\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.68\n  <\/td><td>\n  2.032\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.09\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.401\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>CBS<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  6.664\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.14\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.372\n  <\/td><td>\n  0.78\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.005\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>ABC<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  9.347\n  <\/td><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.66\n  <\/td><td>\n  2.003\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.04\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.345\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 27 of the Last 29 Weeks #1 Most Watched Season-to-Date in Key Demo Broadcast Grows Year-Over-Year in Total Viewers FEBRUARY 20, 2019 \u2013 NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the #1 most-watched evening broadcast in the key news demo for the week of February 11, according to Nielsen Media [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/02\/20\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-the-week-13\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from &#8220;NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT&#8221; 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