‘Nightly News’ Marks 5-Week High in A25-54 & Most Narrow Gaps in Key Demos vs. ABC Since March

‘Nightly News’ Continues to Improve Gaps vs. ABC vs. Last Year Across the Board, Including By 40% in A25-54

Week of May 6 Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in total viewers vs. last year, up +33,000. Nightly News also increases A25-54 viewers in week-over-week measurements, up +6,000.

• Nightly News marks a 5-week high in A25-54 and its most narrow gap vs. ABC in the key demo since March

• Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20) across the board and narrows across-the-board gaps. ABC in year-over-year measurements

• Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board, including by 42% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year

Week of May 6 Nightly Stats

• Averages 5.903 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.589 million (+37%)
  • Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last year by +33,000
  • Year over year, Nightly News closes total viewership gap vs. ABC by 7%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its total viewership gap vs. ABC by 8%
• Averages 831,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +206,000 (+33%)
  • Week over week, Nightly increases A25-54 viewership, up +6,000, to hit a 5-week high (best since 4/1/24)
  • In week over week, Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 14%
  • In year over year, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 40%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 42%
• Averages 523,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +106,000 (+25%)
  • Week over week, Nightly News cuts A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 4%
  • Year over year, Nightly News cuts its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 29%
  • Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 35%
• Across digital, Nightly News delivered 13.6 million video viewers and 1.3 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 684,000 views and 521,000 viewers

WEEK of MAY 6-12, 2024

Program	P25-54	P18-49	P2+
	Imps	Imps	Imps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	831	523	5,903
CBS EVENING NEWS	625	417	4,314
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	983	654	7,239

NOTE: 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.