{"id":6194,"date":"2023-09-19T15:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=6194"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:02:01","slug":"3rd-quarter-nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2023\/09\/19\/3rd-quarter-nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-4-most-watched-tv-program-2\/","title":{"rendered":"3RD\u00a0QUARTER:\u00a0NBC\u00a0NIGHTLY NEWS\u00a0RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Increases A25-54 Viewership vs. Prior Quarter<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Narrows&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Key Demo<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;Gap vs. ABC&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>for 5th Consecutive Quarter<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>3rd&nbsp;Quarter 202<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>3<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>: Ratings Highlights<\/u><\/strong><strong><u><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;is the&nbsp;#4 most-watched program&nbsp;in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging&nbsp;6.014million&nbsp;total viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; 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off network platforms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On YouTube, weekday episodes reached&nbsp;1.1 million views&nbsp;and&nbsp;nearly&nbsp;858,000&nbsp;viewers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>3RD&nbsp;QUARTER 202<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>3<\/u><\/strong><strong><u><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">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><strong>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/strong><\/td><td>966<\/td><td><strong>654<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,014<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>666<\/td><td>449<\/td><td>4,410<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,120<\/td><td>763<\/td><td>7,516<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>202<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>2<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>-2<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>3<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>&nbsp;BROADCAST SEASON<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">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><strong>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1,073<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>739<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,639<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>748<\/td><td>503<\/td><td>4,811<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,263<\/td><td>872<\/td><td>8,005<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>WEEK&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>OF<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>&nbsp;SEPTEMBER 1<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>1<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>-1<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>7<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>, 202<\/u><\/strong><strong><u>3<\/u><\/strong><strong><u><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">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><strong>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>1,030<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>681<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,007<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>674<\/td><td>443<\/td><td>4,429<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,187<\/td><td>824<\/td><td>7,570<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em>ABC World News&nbsp;<\/em>Tonight was based on a 4-day average (Tues-Fri) due to retitling on Monday, 9\/11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.&nbsp;NBC Nightly News,&nbsp;World News Tonight&nbsp;and&nbsp;CBS Evening News\u2019&nbsp;ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. 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