Marks Closest Demo Gaps vs. ABC Since September, Including By Over 50% in A25-54 & A18-49
Ranks as Top 10 Most-Watched Show of the week
Week of November 25 Ratings Highlights
Lester Holt anchored Monday-Wednesday; Gadi Schwartz anchored Thursday; Peter Alexander anchored Friday
- Nightly News marks its closest demo gaps vs. ABC since September, including by nearly 60% in A25-54 in week-over-week measurements
- Nightly News is the #6 most-watched show of the week with 6.223 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in the A18-49 vs. last week, +4,000
Week of November 25 Ratings Stats
- Averages 6.223 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.846 million (+42%)
- Averages 934,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +376,000 (+67%)
- Week over week, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 56%
- Year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 33%
- Averages 639,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +250,000 (+64%)
- Nightly News increases A18-49 vs. last week by +4,000
- Week over week, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 51%
- Year over year, Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 32%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 8 million video viewers and 1.2 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 552,000 views and 432,000 viewers
WEEK of NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1, 2024
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 934 | 639 | 6,223 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 558 | 389 | 4,377 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,012 | 703 | 7,677 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 11/25/2024-12/1/2024. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.
Note: Nightly was based on a 2-day average (Mon & Tues), retitling due to the Thanksgiving holiday (Wed & Thurs) and Big 10 football coverage (Fri). ABC World News Tonight was titled normally only on Tuesday, retitling the rest of the week (Mon due to Monday Night Football and Wed
