{"id":2996,"date":"2019-05-24T12:02:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T16:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2996"},"modified":"2019-05-24T12:02:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T16:02:48","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-another-sweep-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/05\/24\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-another-sweep-period\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT WINS ANOTHER SWEEP PERIOD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>#1\nin Key A25-54 and A18-49 Demos for May 2019 Sweeps<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>4th\nConsecutive May Sweep Win in A25-54; 16th Straight Sweep Win in A18-49<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 24, 2019 \u2013\n<em>NBC Nightly News with Lester\nHolt<\/em> is the #1 most-watched evening newscast for the May 2019 sweep\nperiod, according to Nielsen Media Research, in both the key A25-54 and A18-49\ndemos.&nbsp; This marks <em>Nightly\nNews\u2019<\/em> 4th consecutive May sweep win in A25-54 and its 16th\nconsecutive sweep win in A18-49.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The broadcast\naveraged 1.59 million viewers in A25-54, the demo most valued by advertisers,\nbeating CBS by +514,000 and ABC by +2,000. &nbsp;Among the younger A18-49 demo,\n<em>Nightly News<\/em> led\nwith 1.073 million, topping CBS by +296,000 and ABC by +7,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During this\nMay sweep period, Holt had an exclusive interview with the American Airlines\nCEO about the return of Boeing 737 Max jets. He also spoke with director Ava\nDuVernay and all five of the men known as the \u201cCentral Park Five\u201d for <em>Nightly News\u2019 <\/em>\u201cJustice for\nAll\u201d series. Additionally, the newscast&nbsp;featured interviews with Queen\nLatifah and Rosemarie Aquilina, the judge in the Larry Nassar case, for the new\nseries, \u201cHer Take with Cynthia McFadden.\u201d&nbsp; On World Press Freedom Day, <em>Nightly<\/em> <em>News<\/em> spoke with the parents\nof detained freelance journalist Austin Tice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May 2019\nSweeps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly<\/em> won among A25-54 with 1.590 million viewers ahead of\n     ABC by +2,000 (+0.1%) and ahead of CBS by +514,000 (+48)<\/li><li><em>Nightly<\/em> has won the last 4 consecutive May sweep periods among\n     A25-54<\/li><li><em>Nightly<\/em> won among A18-49 with 1.073 viewers ahead of ABC by\n     +7,000 (+1%) and CBS by 296,000 (+38%)<\/li><li><em>Nightly<\/em> has won the last 16 consecutive sweep periods among\n     A18-49<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>\n  <strong>Program<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>P25-54<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n  Imps<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>P18-49<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n  Imps<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>P2+<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n  Imps<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  <strong>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>1.590<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>1.073<\/strong>\n  <\/td><td>\n  <strong>7.433<\/strong>\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  CBS EVENING NEWS\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.076\n  <\/td><td>\n  .777\n  <\/td><td>\n  5.570\n  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\n  ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.588\n  <\/td><td>\n  1.066\n  <\/td><td>\n  8.238\n  <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NBC\nNightly News with Lester Holt<\/em>&nbsp;is the most-watched evening newscast in\nAmerica among the key news demo, and&nbsp;reaches over 24 million people every\nweek through its broadcast and millions more through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=G62jSYfZdO-2F12d8lSllQB4C8yhJVJ7ZFdluzkVcLeSjndKM-2F4Q4eNN2j5L8eoTW3bqKtBM9WH0EvaO2oxpcJIWxqjvcRSzh3V91kBifTmEEZnbJW591HNpYxFC3-2FzVFjAz4pl2GbmXr55fgKLT-2BNUHvIgdO96FoxGaxHNhuzli6K71QQvTF2PSKVtR8mjUEmXt3pe4VmZTmWPKmTiqKMUzmGSNDOXi-2Bj3pT8IWwTMcircveWZgv1d4i1-2FFlNergkpRhMC-2BOtAWpbUbRLkBt8oE0rJuTnstl51e29UcclFPoo5kqz95bXEo1x9WRyI-2FnUtEUMGc-2Fj6mpBZQv7hX1CTwZD3-2BFYnNxQOLTgrHZpZwMJ2uc24YkOvD5-2F4I15ldQQEUtzHhVvjNQdFDnx3NHuqordc-2FQsHX-2BZbJIhHOvPU3ur8SliR99CAkF5cbcvVvq6mH6aVjvRj4y1SQ7Hrl37xtrJzWQCVnKtKCFS9hytmSYDzfHzPuXwF-2FDeT3rO3EoIyd4Wr37Z2qGp-2BfcpPXQN8SQPi0H5FYRsCeWxJjWMF50lSOvSsBCbY6gvaBqKGpR-2F3BIjNObDTO2Q3LOQOvK64UfBmk9UzCPRSBBgP75jh9rYCsBtCR9E-2BpP0jgeRfmxJkbeGUfUmZhfeh-2BHuv2Xp6QX5klMI-2FJLbRDayC-2BB51NiHsUPyQzs8VFuYLu5QqSNr16w41WtknIXmE1zvYQCuqctTmFKvkdsvse-2B-2BUxbs-2FlEFiyQdFQhpYtWxo4MgGNs7HgdpKeeW9rjM6k0cK-2F8NRgmXl5JTT58QHWF5EvYsvFAfqlUEl3dQP6qnXzZGKvE32FyC3CNQECRvhOgtLc8NoDQtlB0i02kmZitY4eKz6BpXR1eBmgRI-2FRBAkuXpFwYUCUFk9MJriI03z7rKybmaHBmPmNzYo9FhK-2Bi0TTTivxnW-2F6MjiGR2Y33pXCVXPz0k7MTM23H5XT5iZuNGU-2BulFFLDlGULkkHbcosIxBuX346bOQEnyu-2FhxIvma7nVAx5Iv3eCdNKZXUZZEVbnblqgtdPYJ3ZJvUWJagbGx-2FWoKQ671dpaAz0y2NO63m1t7Ps8LOQcVrjXdY0MbZMbYtPz9MY-2FDbdAHJbkiXqVJZyLyq7QT-2F8EsfKVSQCun4s0QYr1WmvD8koOamFJ6y7QuIZB-2F7pYNzZAGtEa3Si52GGguLBEqwsChM3ulkwNy5tXawZED0Z7owIvzVaiQexcTLKwz07PrcNv2o6wESAIM-2B3igyi-2BpyEAhZedwWVQ-2BlE9aZUm5ijNdu6bqw3e0OEsP-2F3t0yfJj-2B0P7a829saEQsAsBm5pALyJXpQEos4z2-2FPK-2Fi8w6opwZDPAyLa4Miu4MbXCw4j705GExlOyUrrHr6U-2FsIQswR3tAKS6VOjPraNqytbF7k0NmbAv50x942DTeQUdUIav5HnG7qXP9lBP4p1Cpztuz5i0742vM3YXyuGT0f1GDn-2FOH0yF4Xtfkdnfg9ZVyksFdOn7gIyoj1rSiYDVIYt-2F413XnJD-2F6UqKEXTRssuP_aOHLpqLjAhgvtXyHMs-2B9UvDUcq1L3RZ6eqR7TesNJzsTrk89fIOlPAGgFqSSB-2B7v4WRAmtUzN54Z-2Bt7OIQkPMuy0HFR06x26qhYeeL-2F8ymwFTbA-2FMqhCAqVxr625aZ6dhNyzqXNe9M-2FBnnD9WH-2B7y1cnySBww1NcHGeJc07fn8INvuMT4kNDgRlafTaQ55lqiqeLueLfYKDowTyPL-2BcD3gbzB8rqS-2FrFvzEoba51yNPo0AitSSPBTdHEjTFSMFEc2yj73isErzfdf7auyQOTbiJ5wQNSg-2FJ8Frb0fH1whmcsX0PCj8HwLFsQndx8DuG3nS6a-2FEufpLW5uy3OkkdUzmEE0bxmV9DjBuUbSLChrEo-3D\">NBCNews.com<\/a>,\nthe <em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;app,\n<em>The Nightly<\/em>\nnewsletter and social media platforms. The broadcast provides the latest on the\nday\u2019s top stories, going beyond the headlines to uncover how people\u2019s lives are\naffected by the world around them. Lester Holt is the anchor,&nbsp;and was\nnamed the most-trusted television news personality in America, according to <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>\/Morning\nConsult 2018 survey.&nbsp; Jennifer Suozzo is the executive producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NBC News\ncontact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dana\nKlinghoffer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:dana.klinghoffer@nbcuni.com\">dana.klinghoffer@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">212-664-4088<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#1 in Key A25-54 and A18-49 Demos for May 2019 Sweeps 4th Consecutive May Sweep Win in A25-54; 16th Straight Sweep Win in A18-49 May 24, 2019 \u2013 NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the #1 most-watched evening newscast for the May 2019 sweep period, according to Nielsen Media Research, in both the key [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2019\/05\/24\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-wins-another-sweep-period\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT WINS ANOTHER SWEEP PERIOD<\/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-2996","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 v28.7 - 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