{"id":8854,"date":"2026-08-10T17:28:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8854"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:28:59","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-wins-the-week-in-the-key-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/10\/nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-wins-the-week-in-the-key-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS\u00a0WINS THE WEEK IN THE KEY DEMO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Tops ABC\u2019s \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 &amp; Delivers Largest A25-54 Audience in 6 Months<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 10, 2026 \u2013 <em>NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas <\/em><strong>wins the week in the key A25-54 demo<\/strong>, topping ABC\u2019s <em>World News Tonight<\/em> by <strong>+26,000 viewers<\/strong> for the week of August 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NBC flagship newscast averages <strong>1.1 million viewers<\/strong> in the key demo, <strong>its largest audience since February 16, 2026<\/strong>, while averaging 6.6 million total viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nightly News<\/em> overtook <em>World News Tonight<\/em> <strong>for three consecutive nights beginning Monday<\/strong>, marking <em>Nightly\u2019s <\/em><strong>5th weekly week for the season<\/strong> as the newscast continues to deliver its <strong>closest demo gap vs. ABC in 7 years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This also marked <strong>the 27th consecutive week<\/strong> of <em>Nightly<\/em> growing across-the-board since last year, with <em>Nightly <\/em>delivering its best total viewer and A18-49 streak on record and its best A25-54 streak since 1997. Year over year, <em>Nightly <\/em>grew +54% in A25-54, +66% in A18-49 and +19% in total viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Season to date, <em>Nightly News<\/em> remains <strong>the only evening newscast to grow across the board<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF AUGUST 3 STATS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#1 IN A25-54 AND A SIX-MONTH HIGH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Averages 1.1 million A25-54 viewers, beating ABC by +26,000 and leading CBS by 551,000 (+107%)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marks 6 month high in A25-54 viewers, up +13% vs. last week and +54% vs. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delivers 27 consecutive weeks of demo growth vs. last year, the newscast\u2019s longest streak since May 1997<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is the only evening newscast to grow among the key demo, +10%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u2019 A25-54 gap vs. ABC is 49% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, marking its closest demo gap vs. the network in 7 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>UP 19% YEAR OVER YEAR IN TOTAL VIEWERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Averages 6.6 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.744 million (+70%)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Delivers 27 consecutive weeks of total viewer growth vs. last year, the newscast\u2019s longest streak on record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> grows total viewers by +19% vs. last year, 1% vs. last week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Season to date, Nightly News increases total viewership by 4%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A18-49 AUDIENCE SOARS 66% YEAR OVER YEAR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Averages 768,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +373,000 (+94%)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> is the only newscast up vs. last week, +9%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> grows its A18-49 audience vs. last year by +66%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 57% vs. last year and last week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News\u2019<\/em> A18-49 gap vs. ABC is 35% 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>Season to date, <em>Nightly News<\/em> increases A18-49 viewership by +14%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF 8\/3\/2026 (with one day of data remaining)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Note: Nightly News was retitled on Thursday, 8\/6 due to NFL Preseason coverage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=469%2C151&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image.png?w=469&amp;ssl=1 469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=300%2C97&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=24%2C8&amp;ssl=1 24w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=36%2C12&amp;ssl=1 36w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/image.png?resize=48%2C15&amp;ssl=1 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 8\/3\/2026 through Thursday, 8\/6\/2026. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Dominique Donahue<a href=\"mailto:Dominique.Donahue@Nbcuni.com\">Dominique.Donahue@Nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tops ABC\u2019s \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 &amp; Delivers Largest A25-54 Audience in 6 Months August 10, 2026 \u2013 NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas wins the week in the key A25-54 demo, topping ABC\u2019s World News Tonight by +26,000 viewers for the week of August 3. 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