{"id":2941,"date":"2019-04-09T10:53:35","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2941"},"modified":"2019-04-09T10:53:35","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:53:35","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-for-the-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/04\/09\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-for-the-week-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT IS #1 FOR THE WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Strong Key Demo Win\nEvery Night, Continues #1 Season to Date<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Only Evening Newscast\nto Increase Week Over Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>April 9, 2019\n\u2013 <em>NBC Nightly News with Lester\nHolt<\/em> is the #1 most-watched evening newscast in both the A25-54 and\nA18-49 demos during the first week of April, according to Nielsen Media\nResearch.&nbsp; <em>Nightly News<\/em>\nis also the only newscast to post week-over-week increases in both demos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the week\nof April 1, <em>Nightly News<\/em>\nwon every single night in the key A25-54 demo, averaging 1.68 million viewers,\nleading ABC by +112,000 (+7%) and CBS by +571,000 viewers (+51%).&nbsp; The\nbroadcast also grew week over week by 4% while ABC and CBS both dropped by -4%\nand -8%, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among A18-49, <em>Nightly News<\/em> attracted 1.11\nmillion viewers, topping ABC by its biggest advantage in 12 weeks with +76,000\n(+7%) and CBS by +331,000 (+43%).&nbsp; The program also improved from the\nprevious week by +1% while ABC was flat and CBS decreased by -8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nightly\nNews<\/em>\nalso continues to lead the broadcasters as the #1-most-watched newscast season\nto date in both the key and younger demos, beating ABC by +43,000 and CBS by\n+598,000 in A25-54.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week\nof 4\/1\/2019:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nightly\nNews<\/em>\nranked #1 in A25-54<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averaged\n     1.681 million A25-54 viewers, ahead of ABC by +112,000 (+7%) and leading\n     CBS by +571,000\n     (+51%)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Vs.\n     prior week, <em>Nightly\u2019s<\/em>\n     demo viewership was up +67,000 (+4%) while ABC fell -4% and CBS dropped\n     -8%<\/li><li>Vs.\n     prior year, <em>Nightly<\/em>\n     posted the smallest A25-54 decline in the 3NET (-69,000 or -4%), more than\n     ABC (-158,000) and CBS (-170,000) combined<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Nightly\nNews<\/em>\nranked #1 in A18-49<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averaged\n     1.110 million A18-49 viewers, leading ABC by +76,000 (+7%) and CBS by\n     +331,000 (+43%)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly<\/em> posted its biggest A18-49 advantage over ABC in 12\n     weeks (since the week of 1\/7\/2019)<\/li><li>Vs.\n     prior week, <em>Nightly<\/em>\n     increased in viewership (+7,000 or +1%); ABC was flat, CBS -8%<\/li><li>Vs.\n     prior year, <em>Nightly<\/em>\n     saw the smallest A18-49 decline in the 3NET (-80,000 or -7%) compared to\n     ABC -11% and CBS -11%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  &nbsp;\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>Total Viewers <\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>A25-54 Rating<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>A25-54 Viewers <\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>A18-49 Ratings<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>A18-49 Viewers <\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>NBC<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  7.616\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.39\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.681\n  <\/td><td>\n  0.86\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.110\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>CBS<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  5.690\n  <\/td><td>\n  0.92\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.110\n  <\/td><td>\n  0.60\n  <\/td><td>\n  0.779\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>ABC<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  8.138\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.30\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.569\n  <\/td><td>\n  0.80\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.034\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NBC\nNightly News with Lester Holt<\/em> is the most-watched evening newscast in\nAmerica among the key news demo for the past 22 seasons. The broadcast provides\nthe very latest on the day\u2019s top stories, going beyond the headlines to uncover\nhow people\u2019s lives are affected by the world around them<em>. NBC Nightly News <\/em>reaches\nover 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more\nthrough <a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=l8LRcYzcpzganwaGQpyb349WMheg53cwdbx3tjdDXPU-3D_aOHLpqLjAhgvtXyHMs-2B9UvDUcq1L3RZ6eqR7TesNJzsTrk89fIOlPAGgFqSSB-2B7v4WRAmtUzN54Z-2Bt7OIQkPMuy0HFR06x26qhYeeL-2F8ymywV7vLTEL34M-2FeLbHrZqw8HBBwy5hhe8cVFZPwP8RMOrWUVrJfTK9m7j-2FVJEJt0q-2FF84poYZS7Ute1JNbLfnXHApX3UoOXkLYUwd-2FLWLxytEnpiLShDIPdc7KjEg8a1GIt4JLaK6xJnqizSRPzJp3ciLi08v-2BMdQqL-2FWoUFozQv7TVTXLIz-2F2NymqEH-2FK1sEOf-2BSoIyqTi-2FnVeIbLwH5kqtRiAkK16XfDots0VUeVGzyLHAT9MAi1Nu4zuE2DZULY-3D\">NBCNews.com<\/a>,\nthe <em>Nightly News<\/em>\napp, and social media platforms. Lester Holt is the anchor, and was named the\nmost-trusted television news personality in America, according to the <em>Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\/Morning\nConsult survey. Jenn Suozzo is the executive producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News\ncontact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dana\nKlinghoffer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>212-664-4088<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dana.klinghoffer@nbcuni.com\">dana.klinghoffer@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong Key Demo Win Every Night, Continues #1 Season to Date Only Evening Newscast to Increase Week Over Week April 9, 2019 \u2013 NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the #1 most-watched evening newscast in both the A25-54 and A18-49 demos during the first week of April, according to Nielsen Media Research.&nbsp; Nightly News [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/04\/09\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-is-1-for-the-week-2\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT IS #1 FOR THE WEEK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-2941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nbc-nightly-news","tag-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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