{"id":5365,"date":"2022-05-10T11:06:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5365"},"modified":"2022-05-10T11:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:06:54","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Marks Most Narrow&nbsp;A25-54 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Gap vs. ABC in Six Weeks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Improves <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Year-Over-Year Measurements<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Season to Date, \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 19% in Total Viewers, 17% in A25-54 &amp; 33% in A18-49 vs. Same Time Period Last Year<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Week of May 2: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is <strong>the #4 most-watched program<\/strong> in all of TV last week in total viewers, <strong>averaging 6.461 million total viewers<\/strong>, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em><strong>increases its key demo audiences<\/strong> in week-over-week measurements<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>marks its <strong>most narrow A25-54 gap vs. ABC in six weeks<\/strong> (since 3\/21\/22)<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>is in its 9th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in total viewers vs. ABC,&nbsp;cutting the year-over-year viewership gap by <strong>8%<\/strong> during the most recent week<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is in its 6th consecutive month of continuing its upward trend of improving in A25-54 vs. ABC, closing the year-over-year viewership gap by <strong>12%<\/strong> during the most recent week<\/li><li>Season to date, <em>Nightly News<\/em> improves its competitive position versus ABC by<strong> 19% <\/strong>in total viewers, by <strong>17% <\/strong>in the A25-54 demo and by <strong>33%<\/strong> in the A18-49 demo compared to the same time period last year<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Week of May 2: <em>Nightly<\/em> Stats<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages <strong>6.461 million total viewers<\/strong>, topping CBS by +1.840 million (+40%)<ul><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News<\/em> narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 8%, in its ninth consecutive month of its upward trend of improving in total viewers<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>1.075 million A25-54 viewers<\/strong>, leading CBS by +316,000 (+42%)<ul><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>increases its A25-54 demo by +26,000 vs. last week, marking its closest gap vs. ABC in six weeks (since 3\/21\/22)<\/li><li>In week over week, <em>Nightly News <\/em>narrows the A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC by 25%<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News<\/em> narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 12%, in its sixth consecutive month of its upward trend of improving in the key demo<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>747,000 A18-49 viewers<\/strong>, beating CBS by +221,000 (+42%)<ul><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>increases its A18-49 audience by +18,000 vs. last week<\/li><li>In week over week, <em>Nightly News <\/em>narrows the gap vs. ABC by 26%<\/li><li>In year over year <em>Nightly News <\/em>narrows the gap vs. ABC by 8%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Across digital, <em>Nightly News<\/em> saw <strong>13.1 million<\/strong> video views and <strong>1.4&nbsp;million<\/strong> hours viewed on &amp; off platforms, including clips and full episodes<\/li><li>On YouTube, weekday episodes reached <strong>843,000 views<\/strong> and <strong>641,000 viewers<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Program<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>P25-54<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>P18-49<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>P2+<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Imps<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Imps<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Imps<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1,075<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>747<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,461<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>759<\/td><td>526<\/td><td>4,621<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,345<\/td><td>916<\/td><td>7,846<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: 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><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>Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marks Most Narrow&nbsp;A25-54 Gap vs. ABC in Six Weeks Improves Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Year-Over-Year Measurements Season to Date, \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 19% in Total Viewers, 17% in A25-54 &amp; 33% in A18-49 vs. Same Time Period Last Year Week of May 2: Ratings Highlights Nightly News [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST 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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-5365","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 v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK - NBC News Press Releases<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK - NBC News Press Releases\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Marks Most Narrow&nbsp;A25-54 Gap vs. ABC in Six Weeks Improves Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Year-Over-Year Measurements Season to Date, \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 19% in Total Viewers, 17% in A25-54 &amp; 33% in A18-49 vs. Same Time Period Last Year Week of May 2: Ratings Highlights Nightly News [...]Read More... from NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NBC News Press Releases\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-05-10T15:06:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dominique Donahue\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@NBCNewsPR\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NBCNewsPR\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dominique Donahue\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dominique Donahue\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8e40401a9a48733015cb78ef024a200d\"},\"headline\":\"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-10T15:06:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":500,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"feature\"],\"articleSection\":[\"NBC Nightly News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/\",\"name\":\"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK - NBC News Press Releases\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-10T15:06:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2016\\\/11\\\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/10\\\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/\",\"name\":\"NBC News Press Releases\",\"description\":\"More Americans watch NBC News than any news organization in the world. Its leading and award-winning television news broadcasts include TODAY,\u00a0NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, Meet the Press with Kristen Welker and Dateline NBC. Additionally, NBC News produces\u00a0TODAY with Jenna &amp; Friends, The 3rd Hour of TODAY, Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, Weekend TODAY and NBC News Daily, as well as primetime specials and breaking news reports. The NBC News Digital Group consists of online destinations NBCNews.com \u2013 a top three news site \u2013 and TODAY.com \u2013 a top two lifestyle brand \u2013 as well as its streaming networks, NBC News NOW, Dateline 24\\\/7 and TODAY All Day. Additionally, the organization\u2019s award-winning audio unit is a top five podcast publisher in the U.S. and NBC News\u2019 Stay Tuned, a first-of-its-kind social newscast, is the premier destination for the Gen Z audience across TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. NBC News also operates NBC News Studios, a unit producing premium documentaries, docuseries, select scripted programming, and content for emerging platforms, and the NBC NewsChannel affiliate news service.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"NBC News Press Releases\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/nbcnews-thumb.jpg?fit=2076%2C1152&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/nbcnews-thumb.jpg?fit=2076%2C1152&ssl=1\",\"width\":2076,\"height\":1152,\"caption\":\"NBC News Press Releases\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/NBCNewsPR\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nbcnewspr\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threads.net\\\/@nbcnewspr\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8e40401a9a48733015cb78ef024a200d\",\"name\":\"Dominique Donahue\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Dominique Donahue\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\\\/nbcnews\\\/author\\\/dominique\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK - NBC News Press Releases","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK - NBC News Press Releases","og_description":"Marks Most Narrow&nbsp;A25-54 Gap vs. ABC in Six Weeks Improves Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Year-Over-Year Measurements Season to Date, \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 19% in Total Viewers, 17% in A25-54 &amp; 33% in A18-49 vs. Same Time Period Last Year Week of May 2: Ratings Highlights Nightly News [...]Read More... from NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK","og_url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/","og_site_name":"NBC News Press Releases","article_published_time":"2022-05-10T15:06:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dominique Donahue","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@NBCNewsPR","twitter_site":"@NBCNewsPR","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dominique Donahue","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/"},"author":{"name":"Dominique Donahue","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#\/schema\/person\/8e40401a9a48733015cb78ef024a200d"},"headline":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK","datePublished":"2022-05-10T15:06:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/"},"wordCount":500,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","keywords":["feature"],"articleSection":["NBC Nightly News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/","url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/","name":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK - NBC News Press Releases","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","datePublished":"2022-05-10T15:06:54+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/05\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-increases-key-demo-viewership-vs-last-week\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, INCREASES KEY DEMO VIEWERSHIP VS. LAST WEEK"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/","name":"NBC News Press Releases","description":"More Americans watch NBC News than any news organization in the world. Its leading and award-winning television news broadcasts include TODAY,\u00a0NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, Meet the Press with Kristen Welker and Dateline NBC. Additionally, NBC News produces\u00a0TODAY with Jenna &amp; Friends, The 3rd Hour of TODAY, Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, Weekend TODAY and NBC News Daily, as well as primetime specials and breaking news reports. The NBC News Digital Group consists of online destinations NBCNews.com \u2013 a top three news site \u2013 and TODAY.com \u2013 a top two lifestyle brand \u2013 as well as its streaming networks, NBC News NOW, Dateline 24\/7 and TODAY All Day. Additionally, the organization\u2019s award-winning audio unit is a top five podcast publisher in the U.S. and NBC News\u2019 Stay Tuned, a first-of-its-kind social newscast, is the premier destination for the Gen Z audience across TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube. NBC News also operates NBC News Studios, a unit producing premium documentaries, docuseries, select scripted programming, and content for emerging platforms, and the NBC NewsChannel affiliate news service.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#organization","name":"NBC News Press Releases","url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/nbcnews-thumb.jpg?fit=2076%2C1152&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/nbcnews-thumb.jpg?fit=2076%2C1152&ssl=1","width":2076,"height":1152,"caption":"NBC News Press Releases"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/NBCNewsPR","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nbcnewspr\/","https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@nbcnewspr"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/#\/schema\/person\/8e40401a9a48733015cb78ef024a200d","name":"Dominique Donahue","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/72458ebac01c511e2ba871eb3d44c24ccc62000d903ffbf1d0d2ca4f1a082da8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Dominique Donahue"},"url":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/author\/dominique\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/111516_NN_Generic_Fullscreen_v1.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}