“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” Continues to Close Competitive Gaps

Sunday’s NBC Nightly News is the #1 Show of the Week with over 10 Million Viewers

Marks Closest Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC Since September

Ranks as Top 10 Most-Watched Program of the Week

Week of November 11  Ratings Highlights

  • Nightly News closes across-the-board gaps vs. ABC in week-over-week measurements, including by 8% in total viewers, 7% in A25-54 and 9% in A18-49 
  • Nightly News marks its closest total viewer and A25-54 gaps vs. ABC in 9 weeks and its most narrow A18-49 gap vs. ABC in 8 weeks 
  • Nightly News is the #7 most-watched show of the week with 6. 064 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of November 11 Nightly Stats

  • Averages 6.064 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.496 million (+33%)
    • Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 8%
  • Averages 856,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +185,000 (+28%)
    • Week over week, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 7%
  • Averages 559,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +116,000 (+26%)
    • Week over week, Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 9%
  • Across digital, Nightly News delivered 8.3 million video viewers and 1 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
  • On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 600,000 views and 482,000 viewers

WEEK of NOVEMBER 11-17, 2024

Program P25-54 P18-49 P2+
Imps Imps Imps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS 856 559 6,064
CBS EVENING NEWS 671 443 4,568
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT 957 643 7,276
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 11/11/2024-11/17/2024. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: CBS Evening News was based on a 4-day average (Mon-Thurs) due to retitling on Friday (unknown reasons).

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