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

‘Nightly News’ Closes Gaps vs. ABC By Double Digits, Including by 64% in Key Demo

3^rd Most-Watched TV Show of the Week, Averaging 7 Million Viewers

Week of January 20 Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow across the board vs. last week, up +174,000 in total viewers, +69,000 in A25-54 and +79,000 in A18-49
• Nightly News narrows across-the-board gaps vs. ABC in week-over-week measurements by double digits, including by 64% in the key A25-54 demo
• Nightly News closes total viewer and A18-49 gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements 
• Nightly News is #3 most-watched show of the week with 7 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

Week of January 20 Nightly Stats

• Averages 7 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.102 million (+43%)

• Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +174,000 as the only evening newscast to grow
• Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 12%
• Year over year, Nightly News closes the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 9%
• Averages 1.051 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +337,000 (+47%)

• Week over week, Nightly increases A25-54 viewership by +69,000 as the only evening news newscast to grow
• In week over week, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 64%
• Averages 727,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +271,000 (+59%)

• Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last week by +79,000 as the only evening newscast to grow
• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to increase A18-49 viewers vs. last year, +10,000
• Week over week, Nightly News cuts A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 78%
• Year over year, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 60%

• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 16.8 million video viewers and 1.3 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 597,000 views and 576,000 viewers

WEEK of JANUARY 20-26, 2025

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 1/20/2025-1/26/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only. Note: All three programs were retitled on Monday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News were also retitled on Friday.