{"id":5597,"date":"2022-09-20T12:03:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5597"},"modified":"2022-09-20T12:03:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:03:03","slug":"3rd-quarter-nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/09\/20\/3rd-quarter-nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>3RD QUARTER: <em>NBC <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>NIGHTLY NEWS <\/em><\/strong><strong>RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Narrows Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. 2Q22<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Across Digital, Video Views Increased by Double-Digits vs. Last Quarter<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Quarter 2022: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is the <strong>#4 most-watched program<\/strong> in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging <strong>6.146 million<\/strong> total viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> improves across the board gaps vs. ABC in vs. the prior quarter, including by <strong>15%<\/strong> in total viewers<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>narrows total viewer &amp; A25-54 gaps vs. ABC vs. 2Q21<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Quarter: <em>Nightly<\/em> Stats<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages <strong>6.145 million<\/strong> total viewers, topping CBS by +1.704 million (+38%)<ul><li>Vs. 2Q22, <em>Nightly <\/em>improves the total viewer gap vs. ABC by 15% in its fourth consecutive quarter of narrowing year over year gaps<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly <\/em>narrows the total viewer gap vs. ABC 9%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>986,000 <\/strong>A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +260,000 (+36%)<ul><li>Vs. 2Q22, <em>Nightly <\/em>improves the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 21%<\/li><li>In year over year, <em>Nightly <\/em>narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC 3%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>678,000 <\/strong>A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +200,000 (+42%)<ul><li>Vs. 2Q22, <em>Nightly <\/em>improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 9%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Across digital, Nightly full episodes and clips delivered <strong>more than 50 million monthly<\/strong> video viewers for the 13<sup>th<\/sup> straight quarter, growing by double-digits vs. Q222<\/li><li>On YouTube, full episodes reached <strong>742,000 views<\/strong> and <strong>594,000 viewers<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2021-2022 BROADCAST SEASON: <em>NIGHTLY NEWS<\/em> CONTINUES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVELY YEAR-OVER-YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Cuts Year-Over-Year Total Viewership Gap vs. ABC By 12%<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ranks as Top Ten Most-Watched Broadcast for the Season<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>2021-2022 Broadcast Season: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> ranks as the #10 most-watched broadcast for the season, averaging <strong>6.807 million<\/strong> viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News<\/em> improves across the board gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements, including by 12% in total viewers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>2021-2022 Broadcast Season: Ratings Stats<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages <strong>6.807 million<\/strong> total viewers, topping CBS by +1.889 million (+38%)<ul><li>In year over year, Nightly News improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 12%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>1.176 million<\/strong> A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +347,000 (+42%)<ul><li>In year over year, Nightly News improves the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 7%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>824,000<\/strong> A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +248,000 (+43%)<ul><li>In year over year, Nightly News improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 19%<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Across digital, Nightly News saw more than <strong>60 million monthly video views<\/strong> on &amp; off platforms, including clips and full episodes<\/li><li>On YouTube, Nightly News full episodes reached 739,000 video views and 591,000 video viewers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 12: <em>NBC <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>NIGHTLY NEWS <\/em><\/strong><strong>RANKS AS #5 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Narrows Total Viewer &amp; A25-54 Gaps vs. ABC in Year-Over-Year Measurements<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of Sept 12: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/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 last week in total viewers, averaging<strong> 6.112 million<\/strong> <strong>total viewers<\/strong>, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li><li><em>Nightly News <\/em><strong>narrows total viewer &amp; A25-54 gaps vs. ABC i<\/strong>n year-over-year measurements, including by <strong>15%<\/strong> in A25-54, <strong>11%<\/strong> in total viewers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week Sept 12: <em>Nightly<\/em> Stats<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Averages <strong>6.112 million<\/strong> total viewers, topping CBS by +1.694 million (+38%)<ul><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>cuts the year-over-year total viewer gap vs. ABC by <strong>11%<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>1.008 million<\/strong> A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +315,000 (+45%)<ul><li><em>Nightly News <\/em>narrows the year-over-year A25-54 gap vs. ABC by <strong>15%<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Averages <strong>675,000<\/strong> A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +212,000 (+46%)<\/li><li>Across digital, Nightly delivered <strong>12 million video views<\/strong> and <strong>1 million hours<\/strong> viewed on &amp; off network platforms<\/li><li>On YouTube, full episodes reached <strong>557,000 views<\/strong> and <strong>nearly<\/strong> <strong>500,000<\/strong> viewers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>3<sup>RD <\/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>986<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>678<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,146<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>726<\/td><td>478<\/td><td>4,442<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,246<\/td><td>865<\/td><td>7,335<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>2021-22 BROADCAST SEASON<\/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>1,176<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>824<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,807<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>829<\/td><td>576<\/td><td>4,918<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,444<\/td><td>990<\/td><td>8,070<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK of SEPTEMBER 12-18, 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>1,008<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>675<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,112<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>693<\/td><td>463<\/td><td>4,418<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,222<\/td><td>870<\/td><td>7,305<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: For the week of 9\/12, Nightly was based on a 4-day average (Monday retitled due to the Primetime Emmy Awards airing live across the US in prime).<\/em><\/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 afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. 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