{"id":8942,"date":"2026-09-16T14:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8942"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T15:11:40","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-scores-another-demo-win-dominates-competition-in-year-over-year-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/09\/16\/nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-scores-another-demo-win-dominates-competition-in-year-over-year-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS SCORES ANOTHER DEMO WIN, LEADS COMPETITION IN YEAR-OVER-YEAR GROWTH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Tops ABC\u2019s \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Tuesday by +102,000 in A25-54<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7 HIGHLIGHTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Llamas anchored Tuesday-Friday, Hallie Jackson anchored Monday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> ranked #<strong>1 in the key demo on Tuesday<\/strong>, outperforming ABC by +102,000 in A25-54<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> posted the largest demo viewer growth year-over\u2013year, more than ABC and CBS combined<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> increased its viewership across the board vs. prior year for the 32nd consecutive week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> delivers its best streak of year-over-year growth on record<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compared to the prior year, <em>Nightly News<\/em> narrowed its demo gap with ABC in A25-54 by 50%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nightly News<\/em> posts 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 SEPTEMBER 7 STATS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Averages 6.5 million total viewers, overperforming CBS by +2.6 million (+66%)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases total viewership audience vs. last year by +669,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grows total audience season to date by +316,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Averages 1 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +450,000 (+81%)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>#1 evening newscast on Tuesday in A25-54<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increases A25-54 viewership by +230,000 vs. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 50% vs. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nightly News\u2019 A25-54 gap vs. ABC is 46% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, marking its closest demo gap vs. the network in 7 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leads the competition in A25-54 viewer growth vs. last season, up +103,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Averages 730,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +338,000 (+86%)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases A18-49 viewers vs. last year by +206,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 69% vs. last year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nightly News\u2019 A18-49 gap vs. ABC is 31% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, closest demo gap vs. network in 6 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leads the competition in A18-49 growth vs. last season, +92,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>WEEK OF 9\/7\/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>1,006<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>730<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>6,472<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CBS EVENING NEWS<\/td><td>556<\/td><td>392<\/td><td>3,893<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT<\/td><td>1,106<\/td><td>778<\/td><td>8,020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 9\/7\/2026 through Thursday, 9\/10\/2026. 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