{"id":8878,"date":"2026-08-18T21:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8878"},"modified":"2026-08-18T21:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:13:09","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-leads-evening-newscasts-in-year-over-year-demo-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/08\/18\/nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-leads-evening-newscasts-in-year-over-year-demo-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS LEADS EVENING NEWSCASTS IN YEAR-OVER-YEAR DEMO GROWTH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Extends Across-the-Board Growth Streak vs. Last Year to 28 Consecutive Weeks, Including by 36% in A25-54<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Posts Largest A25-54 &amp; A18-49 Growth vs. Last Season Among the Evening Newscasts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF August 10 HIGHLIGHTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> leads the evening news competition in year-over-year growth in the key A25-54 demo, +36%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News\u00a0<\/em>scores\u00a0<strong>its 28th\u00a0consecutive week of across-the-board growth<\/strong>\u00a0vs. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0delivers its\u00a0best\u00a0<strong>streak of year-over-year growth in the demo<\/strong>\u00a0since November 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0marks its best streak of year-over-year growth in total viewers and A18-49<strong>\u00a0on record<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0continues to deliver its\u00a0<strong>closest key demo gap vs. ABC in seven years<\/strong>\u00a0for the current season<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em>\u00a0posts the largest A25-54 and A18-49 viewer growth vs. last season among the evening newscasts, also up in total viewers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF AUGUST 10 STATS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Averages 6.6 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.864 million (+76%)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases total viewership vs. last year by +779,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grows total audience season to date by +267,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Averages 999,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +480,000 (+92%)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases A25-54 viewers vs. last year by +262,000 (+36%)<\/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>Leads the competition in A25-54 viewer growth vs. last season, up +89,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Averages 703,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +312,000 (+80%)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases A18-49 viewers vs. last year by +179,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News\u2019<\/em>\u00a0A18-49 gap vs. ABC is 34% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, closest demo gap vs. the network in 6 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leads the competition in A18-49 viewer growth vs. last season, up +83,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Week of August 10, 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><\/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>999<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>703<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,611<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>519<\/td><td>391<\/td><td>3,757<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,161<\/td><td>829<\/td><td>8,431<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NBC is based on a 4-day average (retitled Friday.) 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