{"id":5552,"date":"2022-08-30T11:38:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5552"},"modified":"2022-08-30T11:38:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T15:38:50","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-3-most-watched-tv-program-for-the-week-improves-competitively-week-over-week-in-across-the-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/08\/30\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-3-most-watched-tv-program-for-the-week-improves-competitively-week-over-week-in-across-the-board\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong><em>NBC <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>NIGHTLY NEWS <\/em><\/strong><strong>RANKS AS #3 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK, IMPROVES COMPETITIVELY WEEK-OVER-WEEK IN ACROSS THE BOARD<\/strong><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Increases A25-54 Viewership Vs. Last Week<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Marks Most Narrow Total Viewer Gap vs. ABC in 6 Weeks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of August 22: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is the <strong>#3 most-watched program<\/strong> in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging <strong>6.069 million<\/strong> total viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>grows in the key 25-54 demo in week-over-week measurements<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>improves gaps vs. ABC across the board in week-over-week &amp; year-over-year measurements<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in 6 weeks &amp; closest A25-54 gap vs. the network in 7 weeks<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of August 22: <em>Nightly<\/em> Stats<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages <strong>6.069 million<\/strong> total viewers, topping CBS by +1.617 million (+36%)<ul><li>Marks most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in six weeks (since 7\/11\/22)<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>cuts the week-over-week total viewer gap vs. ABC by <strong>5%<\/strong><\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>cuts the year-over-year total viewer gap vs. ABC by <strong>4%<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>986,000 <\/strong>A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +261,000 (+36%)<ul><li>Increases A25-54 viewership by +6,000 in week-over-week measurements<\/li><li>Marks most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in seven weeks (since 7\/4\/22)<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>cuts the week-over-week total viewer gap vs. ABC by <strong>12%<\/strong><\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>cuts the year-over-year total viewer gap vs. ABC by <strong>28%<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>689,000 <\/strong>A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +200,000 (+41%)<ul><li>Marks most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in five weeks (since 7\/18\/22)<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>cuts the week-over-week total viewer gap vs. ABC by <strong>12%<\/strong><\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>cuts the year-over-year total viewer gap vs. ABC by <strong>2%<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Across digital, Nightly delivers <strong>12.5 million video views<\/strong> and <strong>1.4 million hours<\/strong> viewed on &amp; off network platforms<\/li><li>On YouTube, weekday episodes reached <strong>785,000 views<\/strong> and <strong>627,000 viewers<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>AUGUST 2022 RATINGS:<em> NIGHTLY NEWS <\/em>IMPROVES MONTH-OVER-MONTH IN KEY DEMOS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ranks as #3 Most-Watched Broadcast for July<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>August 2022: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>improves in the key demos A25-54 &amp; A18-49<strong> in month-over-month measurements<\/strong><\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>ranks as the #<strong>3 most-watched broadcast<\/strong> for the month, averaging <strong>6.083 million<\/strong> viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>continues to top CBS across the board, marking its 191 consecutive month of beating the network in total viewers and the key A25-54 demo&nbsp;<\/li><li><em>Nightly<\/em> <em>News<\/em> full episodes and clips delivered <strong>more than 55 million monthly<\/strong> video views across on &amp; off network platforms<em>, <\/em>marking its strongest month across digital since April 2022<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>August 2022: Ratings Stats<\/u><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages <strong>6.083 million<\/strong> total viewers, topping CBS by +1.671 million (+39%)<ul><li>Marks the 191 consecutive month of beating CBS in total viewers<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>979,000 A25-54<\/strong> viewers, leading CBS by +261,000 (+36%), increasing the advantage by +20% vs. July<ul><li>Increases A25-54 viewers in month-over-month measurements by +16,000<\/li><li>Marks the 191 consecutive month of beating CBS in A25-54<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>679,000 A18-49<\/strong> viewers, beating CBS by +206,000 (+43%), increasing the advantage by +20% vs. July<ul><li>Increases A18-49 viewers in month-over-month measurements by +11,000<\/li><li>Marks the 330 consecutive month of beating CBS in A18-40<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>In August, <em>Nightly<\/em> <em>News<\/em> full episodes and clips delivered <strong>more than 55 million monthly<\/strong> video views across on &amp; off network platforms<ul><li>Marks strongest month since April 2022 and the second straight month that Nightly reached more than 50 million monthly video views<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>On YouTube, <em>Nightly News <\/em>full episodes reached <strong>781,000 video views<\/strong> and <strong>625,000 video viewers<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of August 22, 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>986<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>689<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,069<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>725<\/td><td>489<\/td><td>4,452<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,225<\/td><td>886<\/td><td>7,226<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>August 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>979<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>679<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,083<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>718<\/td><td>473<\/td><td>4,412<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,264<\/td><td>893<\/td><td>7,376<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note:<\/em> For the week of 8\/22\/22,<em> NBC Nightly News <\/em>and<em> CBS Evening News <\/em>were both based on 4-day averages due to retitling on Friday, 8\/26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\">NBC Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News\u2019 ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. 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