Increases A25-54 Viewership vs. Prior Quarter
Narrows Key Demo Gap vs. ABC for 5th Consecutive Quarter
3rd Quarter 2023: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #4 most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 6.014million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC for the 5th consecutive quarter
- Nightly News is the only to grow in the key demo vs. 2Q23
3rd Quarter: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.014 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.604 million (+36%)
- Averages 966,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +300,000 (+45%)
- Vs. 2Q23, Nightly is the only program to grow in the key demo, increases by +32,000
- Nightly improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC for the 5th consecutive quarter, by 33% closer
- Averages 654,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +205,000 (+46%)
- Vs. 2Q23, Nightly is the only program to grow in A18-49 viewers, up +12,000
- Nightly improves its A18-49 gap vs. ABC for the 3rd straight quarter, by 32% closer
2022-2023 BROADCAST SEASON: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS CONTINUES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVELY YEAR-OVER-YEAR
Ranks as Top 10 Most-Watched Broadcast for the Season
Cuts Year-Over-Year Key Demo Gap vs. ABC
2022-2023 Broadcast Season: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News ranks as the #8 most-watched broadcast for the season, averaging 6.639 million viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News improves its key demo gap vs. ABC vs. prior season, marks most narrow A25-54 and A18-49 gaps vs. ABC in 3 seasons (since 2019-20)
2022-2023 Broadcast Season: Ratings Stats
- Averages 6.639 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.828 million (+38%)
- Averages 1.073 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +325,000 (+44%)
- Vs. prior season, Nightly News improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 29%
- Averages 739,000 A18-49 viewers, topping CBS by +236,000 (+47%)
- Vs. prior season, Nightly News improves its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 20%
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #4 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM
Grows in Key Demo vs. Last Year
Narrows A25-54 Gap vs. ABC Year Over Year
Week of Sept. 11: Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is the #4 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.007million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News is the only program to increase its A25-54 viewership vs. last year
- Nightly News improves its A25-54 gap vs. ABC year over year, marking the 10th consecutive week Nightlyhas improved its year over year key demo gaps vs. ABC
Week Sept 11: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.007 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.578 million (+36%)
- Averages 1.030 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +356,000 (+53%)
- Year over year, Nightly is the only program to increase its A25-54 viewership, up +22,000
- Year over year, Nightly cuts its A25-54 viewership gap vs. ABC by 26%
- Averages 681,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +238,000 (+54%)
- Year over year, Nightly is the only program to increase its A18-49 viewership, up +5,000
- Year over year, Nightly narrows its A18-49 viewership gap vs. ABC by 26%
- Across digital, Nightly delivers 15.9 million video views and 1.6 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 1.1 million views and nearly 858,000 viewers
3RD QUARTER 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 966 | 654 | 6,014 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 666 | 449 | 4,410 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,120 | 763 | 7,516 |
2022-23 BROADCAST SEASON
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,073 | 739 | 6,639 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 748 | 503 | 4,811 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,263 | 872 | 8,005 |
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 11-17, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,030 | 681 | 6,007 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 674 | 443 | 4,429 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,187 | 824 | 7,570 |
Note: ABC World News Tonight was based on a 4-day average (Tues-Fri) due to retitling on Monday, 9/11.
Ratings now reflect the addition of Out of Home (OOH) viewership that began being measured on Aug. 31,2020 across only 44 markets tracked by Nielsen Media Research. NBC Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.
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