{"id":8588,"date":"2026-04-01T16:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8588"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:54:30","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-delivers-largest-audiences-for-a-1st-quarter-in-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/04\/01\/nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-delivers-largest-audiences-for-a-1st-quarter-in-3-years\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS\u00a0DELIVERS LARGEST AUDIENCES FOR A 1ST\u00a0QUARTER IN 3 YEARS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Only Evening Newscast to Grow vs. Last Year &amp; Quarter, as ABC\u2019s \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Posts Smallest A25-54 for a 1Q<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Marks Closest Demo Gap vs. ABC in 6 Years, with \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Topping ABC Multiple Weeks in A25-54<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>1st Quarter 2026: Ratings Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;delivers its&nbsp;<strong>largest audiences across the board for a 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;quarter in 3 years<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;is the&nbsp;<strong>only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last year &amp; quarter<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;marks it&nbsp;<strong>closest A25-54 gap vs. ABC in 25 quarters<\/strong>&nbsp;(4Q19)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;is the #5 most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 7 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1st Quarter: Nightly Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Averages 7 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.687 million (+63%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;increases total viewers by +748,000 vs. last quarter, +130,000 vs. last year&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Averages 1.037 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +502,000 (+94%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;increases A25-54 viewers by +194,000 vs. prior quarter, +87,000 vs. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC last year by 74%, last quarter by 64%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Averages 727,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +318,000 (+78%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;increases A18-49 viewership vs. last quarter by +151,000, last year by +79,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC last year by 54%, last quarter by 43%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS<\/em>&nbsp;MARKS MOST-WATCHED MARCH IN THREE YEARS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Delivers Closest March Demo Gap vs. ABC in 6 Years<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Outperforms Evening News Competition in Demo Growth, Up Double Digits in A25-54 &amp; A18-49 vs. Last Year<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>March 2026: Ratings Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;delivers&nbsp;<strong>its largest March audiences&nbsp;<\/strong>across the board in three years, closest March demo gap&nbsp;<strong>vs. ABC in 6 years<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Nightly News<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;outpaces ABC &amp; CBS in demo growth<\/strong>&nbsp;vs. last year, +13% in A25-54 and +14% in A25-54<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;is the #5 most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 6.6 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports &amp; syndication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>March 2026: Nightly Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Averages 6.609 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.557 million (+63%)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;increases total viewers by +203,000 vs. last year&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li 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News<\/em>&nbsp;continues to deliver its closest demo gap vs. ABC in six years for the current season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Week of March 23 Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Averages 6.3 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.418 million (+62%)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases total viewership vs. last year by +249,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grows total audience season to date by +59,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Averages 927,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +481,000 (+108%)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases A25-54 viewers vs. last year by +168,000 (+22%)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 28% vs. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u2019 A25-54 gap vs. ABC is 45% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, marking its closest demo gap vs. the network in 6 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;is the only evening newscast to grow vs. last season, +34,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Averages 616,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +304,000 (+98%)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases A18-49 viewers vs. last year by 20% (+103,000),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 10% vs. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;A18-49 gap vs. ABC is 31% better vs. prior year at this point in the season<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>&nbsp;is the only evening newscast to grow in A18-49 viewers vs. last season, +37,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><u>1st QUARTER 2026<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Program<\/strong><strong><\/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>1,037<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>727<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,934<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>535<\/td><td>409<\/td><td>4,247<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,078<\/td><td>789<\/td><td>8,665<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, 12\/29\/2025-3\/29\/2026. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><u>MARCH 2026<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Program<\/strong><strong><\/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>673<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,609<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>493<\/td><td>368<\/td><td>4,052<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,070<\/td><td>778<\/td><td>8,697<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, 2\/23\/2026-3\/29\/2026. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><u>WEEK OF 3\/23\/2026<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Program<\/strong><strong><\/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>927<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>616<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,329<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>446<\/td><td>312<\/td><td>3,911<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,078<\/td><td>766<\/td><td>8,629<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, 3\/23\/2026-3\/29\/2026. 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