{"id":3500,"date":"2020-05-19T11:06:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2020-05-19T11:06:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T15:06:28","slug":"dateline-nbc-is-the-1-friday-newsmagazine-across-the-board-for-the-2019-2020-primetime-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2020\/05\/19\/dateline-nbc-is-the-1-friday-newsmagazine-across-the-board-for-the-2019-2020-primetime-season\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;DATELINE NBC&#8221; IS THE #1 FRIDAY NEWSMAGAZINE ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE 2019-2020 PRIMETIME SEASON"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tops ABC\u2019s \u201c20\/20\u201d By Double-Digits in Total Viewers, A25-54 &amp; A18-49 <\/strong><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>\u201cDateline\u201d Also Dominates May Sweep Period<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dateline NBC<\/em> is the #1 most-watched Friday newsmagazine for the 2019-2020 broadcast primetime season, topping ABC\u2019s <em>20\/20<\/em> by double-digits across the board in all key measurements, including total viewers, the key news demo A25-54 and the key primetime demo A18-49.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dateline <\/em>averages 4.966 million total viewers, topping ABC\u2019s <em>20\/20 <\/em>by +667,000 (16%). Among A25-54, <em>Dateline<\/em> averages 1.517 million viewers, leading 20\/20 by +136,000 (+10%). The broadcast also notches 1.132 million A18-49 viewers, ahead of 20\/20 by +138,000 (+14%). This marks <em>Dateline\u2019s<\/em> third across-the-board primetime season win out of the last four primetime seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, NBC\u2019s newsmagazine eclipses <em>20\/20<\/em> across the board for the May sweep period. <em>Dateline<\/em> averages 5.004 million total viewers, leading ABC by 1.101 million (+28%) and 1.360 million viewers in A25-54, ahead of 20\/20 by +236,000 (+21%). The broadcast also averages 1.010 million A18-49 viewers, topping <em>20\/20<\/em> by +235,000 (+30%). This marks <em>Dateline<\/em>\u2019s 4<sup>th<\/sup> straight May sweep win across the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dateline<\/em> expanded into podcasts this past season, quickly commanding the top spots of Apple charts, including with the recently released true-crime podcast, <em>Motive for Murder<\/em>. The newsmagazine was also inducted into the <em>Broadcasting &amp; Cable Hall of Fame.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2019-2020 Primetime Season Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Dateline<\/em> averages 4.966 million total viewers, leading ABC by +667,000 (16%).<\/li><li>The broadcast notches 1.517 million viewers in A25-54, ahead of <em>20\/20<\/em> by +136,000 (+10%).<\/li><li>Among A18-49, <em>Dateline<\/em> averages 1.132 million viewers, topping <em>20\/20<\/em> by +138,000 (+14%).<\/li><li>This marks <em>Dateline\u2019s<\/em> third across-the-board primetime season win out of the last four primetime seasons.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Adults 18-49<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Adults 25-54<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Viewers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Rtg<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>(000)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rtg<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>(000)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>(000)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Dateline Friday + Dateline Classic Friday<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>0.87<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1,132<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1.25<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1,517<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>4,966<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20\/20-Fri + 20\/20-Friday<\/td><td>0.77<\/td><td>994<\/td><td>1.14<\/td><td>1,381<\/td><td>4,299<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Nielsen, Most Current, 9\/23\/2019-5\/15\/2020 vs. comparable year ago period.&nbsp; Average audience, Dateline Friday vs. 20\/20 Friday, including all repeats, specials, and retitles<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>According to Nielsen, \u201cDateline\u201d also wins across the board with<\/em> <em>regular titles and excluding repeats and specials, for the same time period.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May Sweep Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Dateline<\/em> averages 5.004 million total viewers, leading ABC by +1.101 million (+28%).<\/li><li>The broadcast notches 1.360 million viewers in A25-54, ahead of <em>20\/20<\/em> by +236,000 (+21%).<\/li><li>Among A18-49, Dateline averages 1.010 &nbsp;million viewers, topping <em>20\/20<\/em> by +235,000 (+30%).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Adults 18-49<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Adults 25-54<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Viewers<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Rtg<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>(000)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rtg<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>(000)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>(000)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DATELINE<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>0.78<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1,010<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1.12<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1,360<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>5,004<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20\/20<\/td><td>0.60<\/td><td>775<\/td><td>0.93<\/td><td>1,124<\/td><td>3,903<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source: Nielsen, Most Current, 4\/23\/2020-5\/15\/2020.&nbsp; Average audience, including all repeats, specials, and retitles.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>According to Nielsen, \u201cDateline\u201d also wins across the board with<\/em> <em>regular titles and excluding repeats and specials, for the same time period.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Podcast Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Earlier this month, <em>Dateline <\/em>released its&nbsp;the third original podcast \u201cMotive for Murder,\u201d reported by Josh Mankiewicz, which hit #1 on Apple\u2019s Podcast Charts.<\/li><li><em>Dateline\u2019s<\/em> \u201cshowcasts\u201d continue to be in the top 20 of Apple\u2019s podcasts. The showcasts are <em>Dateline<\/em> broadcasts available as podcasts.<\/li><li><em>Dateline\u2019s<\/em> podcast, \u201cThe Thing About Pam,\u201d reported by Keith Morrison, made Apple\u2019s top 25 most popular new shows of 2019 and has received over 8 million downloads since its launch in September. It hit #1 and stayed there for nearly five weeks.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dateline NBC<\/em> is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 28th season. <em>Dateline<\/em> is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 9 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. CT, <em>Dateline<\/em> is the #1 Friday newsmagazine and reaches more than 18 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms and podcasts. 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