{"id":5447,"date":"2022-06-28T12:15:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5447"},"modified":"2022-06-28T12:15:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T16:15:14","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-2-most-watched-tv-program-for-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/06\/28\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-2-most-watched-tv-program-for-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #2 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Narrows&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Week-Over-Week Measurements For the Second Week in a Row, Most Recently by 25% in Total Viewers<\/em><\/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 13% in Total Viewers, 8% in A25-54 &amp; 24% 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 June 20: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is the <strong>#2 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.098 million total viewers<\/strong>, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> <strong>closes the gap vs. ABC across the board in week-over-week measurements for the second week in a row<\/strong>, including by <strong>25% in total viewers<\/strong> \u2013 its most narrow gap vs. the network in <strong>21 weeks<\/strong><\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> cuts the year-over-year viewership gap vs. ABC by<strong> 22% <\/strong>during the most recent week<\/li><li>Season to date, <em>Nightly News<\/em> improves its competitive position versus ABC by 13% in total viewers, by 8% in the A25-54 demo and by 24% 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 June 20: <em>Nightly<\/em> Stats<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages<strong> 6.098 million total viewers<\/strong>, topping CBS by +1.557 million (+34%)<ul><li>In week over year, <em>Nightly News<\/em> closes the total viewership gap vs. ABC by<strong> 25%,<\/strong> its most narrow gap in 21 weeks (since 1\/24\/22)<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News<\/em> narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by<strong> 22%<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>963,000 A25-54 viewers<\/strong>, leading CBS by +219,000 (+29%)<ul><li>In week over week, <em>Nightly News<\/em> closes the A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC <strong>by 3%,<\/strong> its most narrow gap vs the network in 6 weeks (since week of 5\/9\/2)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>663,000 A18-49 viewers<\/strong>, beating CBS by +154,000 (+30%)<ul><li>In week over week, <em>Nightly News<\/em> improves in the demo vs. ABC by <strong>21<\/strong>%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Across digital, <em>Nightly News<\/em> saw <strong>13.3 million<\/strong> video views and <strong>1&nbsp;million hours<\/strong> viewed on &amp; off platforms, including clips and full episodes<\/li><li>On YouTube, full episodes reached <strong>607,000 views<\/strong> and <strong>435,000 viewers<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2ND QUARTER 2022 RATINGS:<em> NBC NIGHTLY NEWS <\/em>RANKS AS A TOP 10 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>2<sup>nd<\/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 #<strong>9 most-watched program<\/strong> in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging <strong>6.429<\/strong> <strong>million<\/strong> total viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves total viewer gap vs. ABC by +<strong>1<\/strong>%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Quarter 2022: Ratings Stats<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages <strong>6.429 million<\/strong> <strong>total viewers<\/strong>, topping CBS by +1.767 million (+38%)<ul><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly News <\/em>improves total viewer gap vs. ABC by +<strong>1<\/strong>%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>1.055 million A25-54 viewers<\/strong>, leading CBS by +287,000 (+37%)<\/li><li>Averages <strong>734,000 A18-49 viewers<\/strong>, beating CBS by +201,000 (+38%)<\/li><li>In the 1<sup>st<\/sup> quarter, <em>Nightly<\/em> <em>News<\/em> full episodes and clips delivered more than <strong>55 million video views<\/strong> across on off network platforms<\/li><li>On YouTube, <em>Nightly News <\/em>full episodes reached <strong>745,000<\/strong> video views and <strong>584,000<\/strong> video viewers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF JUNE 20<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\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>963<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>663<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,098<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>744<\/td><td>509<\/td><td>4,541<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,303<\/td><td>869<\/td><td>7,231<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: ABC World News Tonight is based on a single-day (Tue).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>2<sup>ND<\/sup> QUARTER 2022<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\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>1,055<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>734<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,429<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>768<\/td><td>533<\/td><td>4,662<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,383<\/td><td>940<\/td><td>7,828<\/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>,&nbsp;<em>World News Tonight<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>CBS Evening News\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations.&nbsp;<em>World News Tonight\u2019s&nbsp;<\/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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