{"id":8716,"date":"2026-06-16T18:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8716"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:13:20","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-is-1-in-key-demo-for-week-largest-win-over-abc-in-four-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/06\/16\/nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-is-1-in-key-demo-for-week-largest-win-over-abc-in-four-months\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS\u00a0IS #1 IN KEY DEMO FOR WEEK, LARGEST WIN OVER ABC IN FOUR MONTHS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Marks Biggest Audiences in Three Months<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Only Evening Newscast to Grow Across the Board, Up Double-Digit Percentages in Year-Over-Year<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of June 8 Highlights<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Nightly News\u00a0<\/em><strong>wins the week in the key A25-54 demo, <\/strong>marking its <strong>largest win over ABC in four months<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News\u00a0<\/em>is the <strong>only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. prior week and year<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News\u00a0<\/em>is <strong>up double-digit %s vs. last year<\/strong>: +14% in total viewers, 33% in A25-54 and +32% in A18-49<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News\u00a0<\/em>marks its <strong>largest total viewer and A25-54 audiences in three months <\/strong>(best since 3\/2\/26)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0delivers its best\u00a0<strong>streak of year-over-year growth in the demo\u00a0since November 2008<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0marks\u00a0<strong>19 weeks of across-the-board growth\u00a0vs<\/strong>. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0closes the year-over-year A18-49 gap vs ABC\u00a0<strong>by 62<\/strong>%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0continues to deliver its\u00a0<strong>closest key demo gap vs. ABC in six years<\/strong>\u00a0for the current season<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0is the\u00a0<strong>only network evening newscast<\/strong>\u00a0to grow its viewership across the board vs. last season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of June 8 Stats<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Averages 6.7 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.779 million (+71%)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases total viewership vs. last year by +839,000 and last week by +370,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marks biggest total viewership in 14 weeks (since 3\/2\/26)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narrows total viewer gap vs. ABC by 40% vs. last year, 29% vs. last week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grows total audience season to date by +165,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Averages 1.1 million A25-54 viewers, beating ABC by +92,000 (+10%) and CBS by +491,000 (+87%)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases A25-54 viewers vs. last year by +260,000, +161,000 vs. last week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u2019 A25-54 gap vs. ABC is 48% 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>\u00a0is the only evening newscast to grow vs. last season, +69,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Averages 744,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +359,000 (+93%)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases A18-49 viewers vs. last year by +181,000 and last week by +146,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 62% vs. last year, 67% vs. last week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News\u2019<\/em>\u00a0A18-49 gap vs. ABC is 33% 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> continues to grow A18-49 viewers vs. last season, +62,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF 6\/8\/2026<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note: Nightly News and CBS Evening News were based on 4-day averages, retitling on Friday. ABC World News Tonight was based on a 1-day average, retitling Tue-Fri due to NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup coverage.<\/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>1,053<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>744<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,674<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>562<\/td><td>385<\/td><td>3,895<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>961<\/td><td>800<\/td><td>7,638<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 6\/8\/2026 through Thursday, 6\/11\/2026. 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