Closes Total Viewer Gaps vs. ABC by Double Digits
Week of January 13 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News is #4 most-watched show of the week with 6.820 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News continues to close gaps vs. ABC in total viewers by digital digits in week-over-week and year-over-year measurements
Week of January 13 Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.820 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.783 million (+35%)
- Week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 17%
- Year over year, Nightly News closes the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 12%
- Averages 983,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +262,000 (+36%)
- Averages 648,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +187,000 (+41%)
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 21.5 million video viewers and 1.5 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 672,000 views and 532,000 viewers
WEEK of JANUARY 13-19, 2025
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 983 | 648 | 6,820 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 721 | 461 | 5,037 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,217 | 845 | 8,074 |
Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, 1/13/2025-1/19/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.Note: Due to retitling on Monday (NFL Wild Card game) and Friday (unknown reasons), ABC World News Tonight was based on a 3-day average (Tues-Thurs). CBS Evening News was based on a 4-day average (Mon-Thurs) due to retitling on Friday (unknown reasons).
