Across the Board, ‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years
‘Nightly News’ Marks Most Narrow A25-54 Gap vs. Network in 6 Weeks
‘Nightly’ Continues to Improve Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Year, Including By Nearly 90% in Key Demo
Week of Dec. 4 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News ranks #3 in total viewers for the week with 6.709 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Across the board, Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20)
- Nightly News marks its most narrow A25-54 gap vs. ABC in 6 weeks (since 10/23/23)
- For 21 of the last 22 weeks, Nightly News closes the demo gaps in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by 86% in A25-54 in the most recent week
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 70% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Dec. 4 Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.709 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.927 million (+40%)
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 20%
- Year over year, Nightly News cuts its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 22%
- Averages 1.022 million A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +378,000 (+59%)
- For 21 of the last 22 weeks, Nightly News closes the A25-54 in year-over-year measurements vs. ABC, including by 77% in the most recent week
- Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 86%
- Averages 668,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +246,000 (+58%)
- Week over week, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 45%
- Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 69%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 15.2 million video views and 1.4 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 679,000 views and 535,000 viewers
WEEK of DECEMBER 4-10,2023
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,022 | 668 | 6,709 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 644 | 422 | 4,782 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,049 | 720 | 7,809 |
Note: ABC World News Tonight was based on a 3-day average (Tues-Thurs) due to Monday Night Football and College Football coverage on Friday. 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.
