‘Nightly News’ Marks Most Narrow Total Viewer Gap vs. ABC Since May
‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years Across the Board
Week of June 17 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is #3 most-watched show of the week with 5.727 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC since May
- Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20) across the board
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board, including by 38% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of June 17 Nightly Stats
- Averages 5.727 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.387 million (+32%)
- Week over week, Nightly News reduces total viewership gap vs. ABC by 6%, its most narrow gap vs. the network in 5 weeks (since 5/13/24)
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 5%
- Averages 739,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +123,000 (+20%)
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 38%
- Averages 499,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +85,000 (+20%)
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 31%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 10.4 million video viewers and 1.1 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, full episodes reached 652,000 views and 444,000 viewers
WEEK of JUNE 17-23, 2024
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 739 | 499 | 5,727 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 616 | 414 | 4,340 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 956 | 684 | 7,147 |
Note: ABC World News Tonight was based on a 2-day average (Wed & Thurs), retitling throughout the week due to NBA Finals (Mon) and Stanley Cup Finals (Tues & Fri). 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.
