NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is Only Evening Newscast to Grow Across the Board

‘Nightly News’ Marks  Most Narrow Gap in Total Viewers vs. ABC Since December, Closes Gaps By Double Digits in All Measurements

‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years Across the Board

Week of July 8 Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last week up +314,000 in total viewers, +50,000 in A25-54 and +29,000 in A18-49.
• Nightly News marks its most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC in total viewers since December and its closest A25-54 demo gap vs. the network since March
• Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20) across the board and narrows across-the-board gaps. ABC in year-over-year  and week-over-week measurements by double digital percentages 
• Nightly News is #3 most-watched show of the week with 5.770 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

• Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board, including by 34% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
• Nightly News reaches its second strongest week this year with 16.3 million video views and 1.3 million hours viewed across digital platforms. 

Week of July 8 Nightly Stats

• Averages 5.770 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.584 million (+38%)

• Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +314,000 as the only evening newscast to grow
• Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 37%
• Year over year, Nightly News closes total viewership gap vs. ABC by 30%
• Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 4%
• Averages 767,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +204,000 (+36%)

• Week over week, Nightly increases A25-54 viewership by +50,000, as the only evening news newscast to grow
• In week over week, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 48%
• In year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 29%
• Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 34%
• Averages 538,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +155,000 (+40%)

• Week over week, Nightly News cuts A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 50%
• Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 48%
• Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 31%

• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 16.3 million video viewers and 1.3 million hours viewed on & off network platforms, marking its second best week this year
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 779,000 views and 567,000 viewers

WEEK of JULY 8-14, 2024

Note: Nightly News was based on a 4-day average due to Special Report impact on Thursday (President Biden NATO press conference). 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.