‘Nightly News’ Continues to Mark Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years in Key Demos

Monday’s ‘Nightly’ Tops ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ in A25-54 & A18-49

For the First Time Since Dec. 2019, ‘Nightly’ Beats ABC in Demos for Several Weeks For At Least One Day During the Week

‘Nightly’ Continues to Improve Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Year, Including by 75% in Key Demo

Week of Nov. 13: Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News ranks #3 in total viewers for the week with 6.806 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

• Among both demos, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20).

• Monday’s Nightly News tops ABC in A25-54 by +59,000 and by +25,000 in A18-49

• This marks several weeks of Nightly News topping ABC for at least one day during the week in the A25-54 demo, the first time this has happened since Dec. 2019

• For the past six consecutive weeks, Nightly News improves the year-over-year total viewership gaps vs. ABC, most recently by 33%

• For 18 of the last 19 weeks, Nightly News closes the demo gaps in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by 75% in A25-54 in the most recent week. 

• Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 67% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year

Week of Nov.13: Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.806 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 2.004 million (+42%), largest advantage over network since March 2023
  • Week over week, Nightly News cuts it total viewership gap vs. ABC by 21%
  • Year over year, Nightly News cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 33% – marks sixth consecutive week of closing total viewer gap
• Averages 1.022 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +353,000 (+53%)
  • Monday’s Nightly News tops ABC in the A25-54 demo by +59,000
  • For 18 of the last 19 weeks, Nightly News closes the A25-54 in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by 75% in the most recent week
  • In week over week, Nightly News cuts the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 9%
• Averages 699,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +251,000 (+56%)
  • Monday’s Nightly News tops ABC in A18-49 demo by +25,000
  • For 17 of the last 18 weeks, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, most recently by 78%
• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 15.7 million video views and 1.3 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 811,000 views and 630,000 viewers

WEEK of NOVEMBER 13-19, 2023

Program	P25-54	P18-49	P2+
	Imps	Imps	Imps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	1,022	699	6,806
CBS EVENING NEWS	669	448	4,802
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	1,090	743	7,910

Note: 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.