‘Nightly News’ Tops ABC in A25-54 Demo on Friday & A18-49 Demo on Wednesday
‘Nightly News’ Continues to Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years
‘Nightly News’ Closes Across-the-Board Gaps by Double Digits vs. ABC in Year-over-Year & Season-to-Date Measurements
Week of Dec. 11 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News ranks #2 in total viewers for the week with 6.657 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Friday by +60,000
- Nightly News tops ABC in the A18-49 demo on Wednesday by +25,000
- Across the board, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20)
- Nightly News improves across-the-board gaps vs. ABC by double digits vs. last year, including by 60% in A25-54 in the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board by double digits, including by 70% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Dec. 11 Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.657 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.945 million (+41%)
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 7%
- Year over year, Nightly News cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 18%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 16%
- Averages 956,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +313,000 (+49%)
- For 22 of the last 23 weeks, Nightly News closes the A25-54 in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by 60% in the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 70%
- Averages 655,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +196,000 (+43%)
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 45%
- Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 60%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 67%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 13.5 million video views and 1.5 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 687,000 views and 548,000 viewers
WEEK of DECEMBER 11-17, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 956 | 655 | 6,657 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 643 | 459 | 4,712 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,008 | 683 | 7,688 |
Note: ABC World News Tonight was based on a 4-day average (Tues-Thurs) due to Monday Night Football. NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.
