“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is #1 in Key Demos Thursday

Only Evening Newscast to Grow Across the Board vs. Last Year

Marks Closest A25-54 Gap vs. ABC in Nearly 6 Months

Week of January 27 Ratings Highlights 

• Nightly News tops ABC in the key demos on Thursday  by +150,000 in A25-54 and by +158,000 in A18-49, the newscast’s largest single-day wins since August 
• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last year, including by +180,000 in total viewers, +84,000 in A25-54 and +62,000 in A18-49 
• Nightly News increases the key demos vs. last week and marks three-week high in A25-54
• Nightly News marks its closest A25-54 gap vs. ABC since August 8, 2024 and closes the key demo gap vs. the network by 49% in year-over-year measurements 
• Nightly News is the #3 most-watched show of the week with 6.926 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of January 27 Stats

• Averages 6.926 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.114 million (+44%)
  • Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last year by +180,000
• Averages 1.093 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +405,000 (+59%)
  • Tops ABC in the A25-54 demo on Thursday by +150,000
  • Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership vs. last year by +84,000 and last week by +42,000
  • In week over week, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 48%
  • In year over year, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 49%
• Averages 731,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +289,000 (+65%)
  • Tops ABC in the A18-49 demo on Thursday by +158,000
  • Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last year by +62,000 and last week by +4,000 
  • In week over week, Nightly News narrows the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 32%
  • In year over year, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 68%
• Nightly News received 20.8 million video views and 1.37 hours viewed across digital platforms.

WEEK of JANUARY 27-FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 1/27/2025-2/2/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: All three programs were based on 4-day averages, retitled on Friday due to special report impact (Philadelphia plane crash).