“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” Hits 5-Month High Across the Board

Increases Viewership Across the Board in Year-Over-Year & Week-Over-Week Measurements

Ranks as the #2 Most-Watched Program in all of TV

Week of January 6 Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News hits a 22-week high across the board (best since 8/5/4), averaging 7.379 million total viewers, 1.155 A25-54 viewers and 794,000 A18-49 viewers
• Nightly News increases across-the-board viewership in week-over-week and year-over-year measurement, including by double digits vs. last week 
• Nightly News is the #2 most-watched show of the week, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of January 6 Ratings Stats

• Averages 7.379 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.132 million (+41%)
  • Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +1.408 million (+24%)
  • Year over year, Nightly News increases total viewership by +103,000 (+1%)
• Averages 1.55 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +412,000 (+56%)
  • Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership by +313,000 vs. last week (+37%)
  • Year over year, Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership by +58,000 (+5%)
• Averages 794,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +278,000 (+54%)
  • Nightly News increases A18-49 vs. last week by +229,000 (+40%)
  • Year over year, Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership by +52,000 (+7%)
• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 16.3 million video viewers, +50% in year-over-year measurements
• On YouTube, weekday episodes received 732,000 views and 591,000 viewers 

WEEK of JANUARY 6-12, 2025

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 1/6/2025-1/12/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only