{"id":5266,"date":"2022-03-29T13:09:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5266"},"modified":"2022-03-29T13:09:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:09:38","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-3-most-watched-tv-program-for-the-week-continues-to-improve-competitively-year-over-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/03\/29\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-3-most-watched-tv-program-for-the-week-continues-to-improve-competitively-year-over-year\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #3 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK, CONTINUES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVELY YEAR-OVER-YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Increases Viewership Across the Board Vs. Last Week<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Narrows&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Year-Over-Year Measurements, Including by Nearly 50% in Key A25-54 Demo<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Season to Date, \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 22% in Total Viewers, 20% in A25-54 &amp; 39% in A18-49 vs. Same Time Period Last Year<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of March 21: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is the #3 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.831 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> narrows the gap vs. ABC across the board in year-over-year measurements<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is in its 5th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in A25-54 vs. ABC\u2019s <em>World News Tonight<\/em>, closing the year-over-year viewership gap by 44% during the most recent week<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>is in its 8th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in total viewers vs. ABC\u2019s&nbsp;<em>World News Tonight<\/em>,&nbsp;cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by 5% during the most recent week<\/li><li>Season to date, <em>Nightly News<\/em> improves its competitive position versus ABC by 22% in total viewers, by 20% in the A25-54 demo and by 39% in the A18-49 demo compared to the same time period last year<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of March 21: <em>Nightly<\/em> Stats<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages 6.831 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.964 million (+40%)<ul><li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u2019 total viewers is up by +109,000 vs. last week<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News<\/em> narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 5%, in its eighth consecutive month of its upward trend of improving in total viewers<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages 1.259 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +433,000 (+52%)<ul><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>increases its A25-54 demo by +98,000 vs. last week<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News<\/em> narrows the A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC by 44%, in its 5th consecutive month of its upward trend of improving<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages 872,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +259,000 (+42%)<ul><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>increases its A18-49 audience by +66,000 vs. last week<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News<\/em> improves in the demo vs. ABC by 48%<\/li><li>Only newscast to grow in A18-49 in year-over-year measurements<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Across digital, <em>Nightly News<\/em> saw 16.5 million video views and 1.8 million hours viewed on &amp; off platforms, including clips and full episodes<\/li><li>On YouTube, full episodes reached 1 million views and 777,000 viewers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MARCH 2022 RATINGS:<\/strong><em><strong> NIGHTLY NEWS<\/strong><\/em><strong><em> <\/em>IMPROVES MONTH-OVER-MONTH COMPETITIVELY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Narrows&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Gaps vs. ABC in Total Viewers &amp; Key A25-54 Demo in Month-Over-Month Measurements<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Marks Smallest A25-54 Gap Vs. ABC in Three Months<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>\u2018Nightly News\u2019 is #6 Most-Watched Program, Only Newscast to Grow in A18-49 Vs. Last Year<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>March 2022: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>narrows the total viewer and key A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC in month-over-month measurements<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>marks the smallest gap vs. ABC in A25-54 in three months and is the only newscast to grow in A18-49 vs. the same period last year<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is the #6 most-watched program in all of TV for the month, averaging 7.040 million viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>is in its 8th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in total viewers vs. ABC\u2019s&nbsp;<em>World News Tonight, <\/em>cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by 11% during the most recent month<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>continues to top CBS across the board, marking its 186 consecutive month of beating the network in total viewers and the key A25-54 demo<\/li><li>Across Digital, <em>Nightly News <\/em>marks its strongest month in a year, with over 80 million views on &amp; off network platforms<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>March 2022: Ratings Stats<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages 7.040 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.946 million (+38%)<ul><li>In month over month, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 10%<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves thetotal viewership gap vs. ABC by 11%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages 1.287 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +450,000 (+54%)<ul><li>Marks smallest A25-54 gap vs. ABC in three months<\/li><li>In month over month, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 13%<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves thetotal A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 38%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages 906,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +296,000 (+49%)<ul><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves thetotal A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 47%<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>is the only newscast to grow in A18-49 in year-over-year measurements<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>In March, <em>Nightly<\/em> <em>News<\/em> full episodes and clips delivered more than 80 million monthly video views across on &amp; off network platforms<ul><li>Marks strongest month in a year<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>On YouTube, <em>Nightly News <\/em>full episodes reached 956,000 video views and 753,000 video viewers, marking its strongest month on the platform since October&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1<sup>ST<\/sup> QUARTER 2022 RATINGS:<em> NIGHTLY NEWS <\/em>IS #5 MOST-WATCHED PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Increases Viewership in Total Viewers, A25-54 &amp; A18-49 Vs. Last Quarter<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Improves&nbsp;Across the Board<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Gaps vs. ABC in Year-Over-Year Measurements<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>1<sup>st<\/sup> Quarter 2022: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is the #5 most-watched program in all of TV for the quarter, averaging 7.429 million viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> continues its upward trend of improving across the board vs. ABC\u2019s <em>World News Tonight<\/em>, cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by 17% in the first quarter.&nbsp;<\/li><li>In year-over-year measurements, <em>Nightly News <\/em>saw its largest advantage across the board over CBS since the fourth quarter of 2020<\/li><li>Across Digital, <em>Nightly News <\/em>marks its strongest quarter since the same time period last year, with over 70 million views on &amp; off network platforms<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>1<sup>st<\/sup> Quarter 2022: Ratings Stats<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages 7.429 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.025 million (+37%), its largest advantage over the network since 4Q20<ul><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves thetotal viewership gap vs. ABC by 17%<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>increases its total viewers vs. last quarter, up +365,000<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages 1.365 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +448,000 (+49%), its biggest advantage over the network since 4Q20<ul><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves thetotal A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 26%<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>increases its key demo audience vs. last quarter, up +112,000<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages 970,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +316,000 (+48), its biggest advantage over the network since 4Q20<ul><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves thetotal A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 45%<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>increases its A18-49 audience by +90,000<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>In the 1<sup>st<\/sup> Quarter, <em>Nightly<\/em> <em>News<\/em> full episodes and clips delivered more than 70 million video views across on &amp; off network platforms, its strongest quarter in a year<\/li><li>On YouTube, <em>Nightly News <\/em>full episodes reached 795,000 video views and 627,000 video viewers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF MARCH 21, 2022<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Program<\/td><td>P25-54<\/td><td>P18-49<\/td><td>P2+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Imps<\/td><td>Imps<\/td><td>Imps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/td><td>1,259<\/td><td>872<\/td><td>6,831<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>826<\/td><td>613<\/td><td>4,867<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,483<\/td><td>1,021<\/td><td>8,282<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>MARCH 2022<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Program<\/td><td>P25-54<\/td><td>P18-49<\/td><td>P2+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Imps<\/td><td>Imps<\/td><td>Imps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/td><td>1,287<\/td><td>906<\/td><td>7,040<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>837<\/td><td>610<\/td><td>5,094<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,533<\/td><td>1,058<\/td><td>8,481<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>1<sup>ST<\/sup> QUARTER 2022<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Program<\/td><td>P25-54<\/td><td>P18-49<\/td><td>P2+<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Imps<\/td><td>Imps<\/td><td>Imps<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/td><td>1,365<\/td><td>970<\/td><td>7,429<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>917<\/td><td>654<\/td><td>5,404<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,631<\/td><td>1,116<\/td><td>8,800<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NOTE: Nielsen Ratings now reflect the addition of Out of Home (OOH) viewership that began being measured on Aug. 31,2020 across only 44 markets tracked by Nielsen Media Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NBC Nightly News<\/em>, <em>World News Tonight<\/em> and <em>CBS Evening News\u2019<\/em> ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. <em>World News Tonight\u2019s<\/em> ratings also include 3:30pm airings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; 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