‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years in Key Demos
Season to Date, ‘Nightly News’ Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by Double Digits Across the Board
Week of Feb. 12 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News hits a 3-week high in total viewers (since 1/22/24) with 6.812 million viewers and increase total viewership vs. last week, up +49,000
- Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20) in the key A25-54 & A18-49 demos
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board by double digits, including by 63% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of Feb. 12 Nightly Stats
- Averages 6.812 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.588 million (+30%)
- Increases total viewership vs. last week by +49,000 and hits 3 week high in total viewers
- In week over week, Nightly News closes the total viewer gap vs. ABC by 10%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 12%
- Averages 940,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +108,000 (+13%)
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 63%
- Averages 626,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +46,000 (+8%)
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 53%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 14.5 million video viewers and 1.6 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, full episodes reached 789,000 views and 617,000 viewers
WEEK of FEBRUARY 12-18, 2024
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 940 | 626 | 6,812 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 832 | 580 | 5,224 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,167 | 792 | 8,026 |
Note: CBS Evening News was based on a 4-day average due to retitling on Friday, 2/16. NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings include afternoon and overnight airings on owned stations. All stats exclude alternate titles and specials.
