Holt Reported from Israel Last Week As Only Broadcast Evening News Anchor Still On the Ground
Thursday’s ‘Nightly News’ Tops ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ in A25-54 & A18-49; Marks Largest Single-Day Demo Wins Vs. ABC in Back-to-Back Weeks Since March 2020
‘Nightly’ Continues to Improve Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Year, Including by Over 60% in Key Demo
Week of Oct. 16: Ratings Highlights
Lester Holt continued to anchor ‘Nightly’ from Israel last week as the only evening news anchor on the ground.
- Nightly News ranks #4 in total viewers for the week with 6.4 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Thursday’s Nightly News tops ABC in the A25-54 by +103,000
- Thurs, 10/19 & Wed, 10/11 mark Nightly News’ largest single-day demo wins vs. ABC in back-to-back weeks since March 2020
- For 14 of the last 15 weeks, Nightly News closes the demo gaps in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by over 60% in A25-54 in the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 63% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Oct. 16: Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.4 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.692 million (+36%)
- Year over year, Nightly cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 2%
- Averages 1 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +327,000 (+48%)
- For 14 of the last 15 weeks, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gaps in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, most recently by 64%
- Averages 659,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +213,000 (+48%)
- For 14 of the last 15 weeks, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gaps in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, most recently by 43%
- Across digital, Nightly delivered 25.4 million video views and 2.2 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, full episodes reached over 912,000 views and 683,000 viewers
WEEK of OCTOBER 9-15, 2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,010 | 659 | 6,383 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 683 | 446 | 4,691 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,084 | 743 | 7,496 |
NOTE: ABC World News Tonight was based on a 4-day average (Tues-Fri). NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.
