Ranks as #4 Most-Watched Program for Week with Over 7 Million Viewers
Improves Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC in Week-Over-Week Measurements
Narrows Key Demos in Year-Over-Year Measurements vs. ABC For 11th Straight Week
Week of Feb. 6 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News increases total viewership in year-over-year measurements, up nearly 500,000 viewers
- Nightly News ranks #4 in total viewers for the week with 7.241 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News marks most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC since 12/19/22
- Nightly News improves across the board gaps vs. ABC in week-over-week measurements, including by 24% in A25-54
- Nightly News narrows the key demo gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements for the 11th straight week
Week of Feb 6: Nightly Stats
- Averages 7.241 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.927 million (+36%)
- Increases total viewership by +499,000 vs. last year
- In week over week, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 8%, marking most narrow total viewer gap vs. ABC since 12/19/22
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 32%
- Averages 1.174 million A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +382,000 (+48%)
- In week over week, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 24%
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 45%
- Nightly News narrows the key demo gaps vs. ABC in year-over-year measurements for the 11th straight week
- Averages 798,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +259,000 (+48%)
- In week over week, Nightly News narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 10%, marking closest A18-49 gap vs. ABC since 1/2/23
- In year over year, Nightly News narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 17%
- Across digital, Nightly News saw 21 million video views and 1.7 hours viewed on & off network platforms, including clips and full episodes
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 909,000 views and 705,000 viewers
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,174 | 798 | 7,241 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 792 | 539 | 5,314 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,328 | 909 | 8,412 |
NOTE: Nightly News, CBS Evening News, World News Tonight were based on 4-day averages (Mon & Wed-Fri) due to SOTU coverage. Nielsen Ratings now reflect the addition of Out of Home (OOH) viewership that began being measured on Aug. 31,2020 across only 44 markets tracked by Nielsen Media Research. NBC Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.
