4TH QUARTER: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT GAINS THE MOST VIEWERS ACROSS THE BOARD IN QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER MEASUREMENTS

Marks Closest Key Demo & Total Viewer Gaps vs. ABC in 4 Years

Tops ABC in Key A25-54 Demo Multiple Individual Evenings During Quarter, Including Most Recently Winning Week of Dec. 18

Delivers 6^th Consecutive Quarter of Improving A25-54 Gap vs. ABC, Most Recently By Nearly 75%

4^th  Quarter 2023: Ratings Highlights.

• Nightly News gains the most viewers across the board vs. last quarter compared to ABC & CBS, up +11% in total viewers and up +6% in A25-54 & A18-49

• Marks its closest A25-54 and total viewer gaps vs. ABC in 4 years, narrowing the A25-54 gap by 73%

• Delivers its 6^th consecutive quarter of improving the key A25-54 gap vs. ABC

• Tops ABC in A25-54 demo on 9 individual evenings during the 4^th quarter, including most recently winning the week of December 18

• Nightly News is the 3rd most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 6.689 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

4th Quarter: Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.689 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.894 million (+40%)

• Increases total viewership vs. last quarter by +11% (+657,000)
• Marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in 4 years, closing the gap by 17% in year over year
• Averages 1.030 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +349,000 (+51%)

• Increases total viewership vs. last quarter by +6% (+56,000)
• In year over year, Nightly News cuts the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 73%, marking the most narrow demo gap. vs. the network in 4 years (since 4Q19)
• Delivers its 6th consecutive quarter of improving the key A25-54 gap vs. ABC
• Averages 699,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +238,000 (+52%)

• Increases total viewership vs. last quarter by +6% (+41,000)
• In year over year, Nightly News cuts the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 66%, the most narrow gap vs. ABC in the demo in nearly 4 years (since 1Q20)
• Delivers its 4th consecutive quarter of closing the A18-49 gap vs. ABC
• Nightly News delivered more than 230 million video views, up +3% vs. last quarter and +12% vs. last year  

• On YouTube, episodes averaged 870,000 views and 683,000 viewers

WEEK OF DECEMBER 25: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT RANKS AS #2 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM

Across the Board, ‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years

Wednesday’s ‘Nightly’ Tops ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ in Key A25-54 Demo

Marks Three Consecutive Weeks of ‘Nightly’ Beating ABC in A25-54 For At Least One Day During the Week

‘Nightly’ Continues to Improve Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Year, Including By Nearly 73% in A25-54

Week of Dec. 25 Ratings Highlights

Sam Brock anchored Monday, Tom Llamas anchored Tuesday-Friday  

• Nightly News ranks #2 in total viewers for the week with 6.285 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
• Across the board, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20)
• Nightly News tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Wednesday by +26,000
• Nightly News marks three consecutive weeks of beating ABC in the A25-54 demo for at least one day during the week
• Nightly News improves demo gaps vs. ABC by double digits vs. last year, including by 47% 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 73% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year

Week of Dec. 25 Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.285 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.419 million (+29%)
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 17%
• Averages 1 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +302,000 (+43%)
  • Tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Wednesday by +26,000
  • For 24 of the last 25 weeks, Nightly News closes the A25-54 in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by 47% in the most recent week
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 73%
• Averages 711,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +231,000 (+48%)
  • Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 30%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 66%
• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 13 million video views and 1.3 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 749,000 views and 584,000 viewers

4^th QUARTER 2023

WEEK of DECEMBER 25-31, 2023

Note: Due to holiday retitling on Monday and Friday, all three evening news programs were based on 3-day averages (Tues-Thurs). NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations.All stats exclude alternate titles and specials.