‘Nightly News’ is #2 Most-Watched Program of Week & Hits 5-Week High in Key Demo
Year Over Year, ‘Nightly News’ Delivers Seven Consecutive Weeks of Shrinking Key Demo Gap vs. ABC
‘Nightly News’ Delivers Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years Across the Board
Week of June 10 Ratings Highlights
- Nightly News increases viewership across the board vs. last week, up +53,000 in A25-54, +317,000 in total viewers and +32,000 in A18-49
- Nightly News is #2 most-watched show of the week with 5.785 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
- Nightly News hits a 5-week high in A25-54 and a 9-week high in A18-49
- Year over year, Nightly News closes the key A25-54 demo gap vs. ABC for seven consecutive weeks, most recently by 11%
- Nightly News continues its best start of the season vs. ABC in 4 years (since 2019-20) across the board
- Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC across the board, including by 40% in the A25-54 demo compared to the same time period last year
Week of June 10 Nightly Stats
- Averages 5.785 million total viewers, topping CBS by + 1.311 million (+29%)
- Nightly News increases total viewership vs. last week by +317,000
- Week over week, Nightly News reduces total viewership gap vs. ABC by 3%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 6%
- Averages 825,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +242,000 (+41%)
- Nightly News increases A25-54 viewership vs. last week by +53,000 to mark a 5-week high (best since 5/6/24)
- Year over year, Nightly News narrows its A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 11%, its 7th consecutive week of closing the gap
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 40%
- Averages 552,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +147,000 (+36%)
- Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last week by +6%, hits 9-week high (best since 4/8/24)
- Year over year, Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 26%
- Season to date, Nightly News narrows its A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 32%
- Across digital, Nightly News delivered 12 million video viewers and 1.2 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
- On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 616,000 views and 483,000 viewers
WEEK of JUNE 10-16 2024
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 825 | 552 | 5,785 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 583 | 405 | 4,474 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,021 | 696 | 7,300 |
Note: ABC World News Tonight was only regularly titled on Tuesday, retitling throughout the week due to NBA Finals (Wed & Fri) and Stanley Cup Finals (Mon & Thurs). Nightly was based on a 4-day average (Mon-Thurs) due to U.S. Open golf coverage on Friday evening.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.
