Ranks as #2 Most-Watched Broadcast for July

Marks Smallest Total Viewer Gap vs. ABC in 7 Months & Improves Across the Board Gaps vs. ABC in Month-Over-Month & Year-Over-Year Measurements

July 2022: Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in total viewers in month-over-month measurements, up +25,000 since June
• Nightly News ranks as the #2 most-watched broadcast for the month, averaging 6.181 million viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
• Nightly News marks the smallest gap vs. ABC in total viewers in seven months (since Dec 2021), improving the total viewership gap by 22% vs. the prior month
• Nightly News improves across the board gaps vs. ABC in month-over-month and year-over-year measurements
• Nightly News continues to top CBS across the board, marking its 190 consecutive month of beating the network in total viewers and the key A25-54 demo
July 2022: Ratings Stats

• Averages 6.181 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.679 million (+37%)
o Nightly News is the only newscast to grow in total viewers vs. last month up +25,000
o Marks total viewers smallest gap vs. ABC in seven months
o In month over month, Nightly News improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 22%
o In year over year, Nightly News improves the total viewership gap vs. ABC by 22%
• Averages 964,000 A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +217,000 (+29%)
o In month over month, Nightly News improves the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 29%
o In year over year, Nightly News improves the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 4%
• Averages 668,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +172,000 (+35%)
o In month over month, Nightly News improves the A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 23%
o In year over year, Nightly News improves the A8-149 gap vs. ABC by 9%
• In July, Nightly News full episodes and clips delivered more than 52 million monthly video views across on & off network platforms
o Marks double-digit growth since June
• On YouTube, Nightly News full episodes reached 725,000 video views and 580,000 video viewers

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #3 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK

Grows Across the Board in Week-Over-Week Measurements

Season to Date, ‘Nightly News’ Improves Competitive Position Vs. ABC by 14% in Total Viewers, 8% in A25-54 & 22% in A18-49 vs. Same Time Period Last Year

Week of July 25: Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the #3 most-watched program in all of TV last week in total viewers, averaging 6.207 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication
• Nightly News grows across the board in week-over-week measurements
• Season to date, Nightly News improves its competitive position versus ABC by 14% in total viewers, by 8% in the A25-54 demo and by 22% in the A18-49 demo compared to the same time period last year

Week of July 25: Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.207 million total viewers, topping CBS by +1.565 million (+34%)
• Averages 952,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +200,000 (+27%)
• Averages 627,000 A18-49 viewers, leading CBS by +661,000 (+33%)
• Across digital, Nightly delivers 11.5 million video views and 1.4 million hours viewed on & off network platforms
• On YouTube, weekday episodes reached 633,000 views and 547,000 viewers

July 2022

Program	P25-54	P18-49	P2+
Imps	Imps	Imps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	964	668	6,181
CBS EVENING NEWS	747	496	4,502
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	1,230	851	7,290

Week of July 25, 2022

Program	P25-54	P18-49	P2+
Imps	Imps	Imps
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	952	661	6,207
CBS EVENING NEWS	752	497	4,642
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	1,318	926	7,564

Note: CBS Evening News was based on a 4-day average and retitled on Friday, 7/29

Nielsen Ratings now reflect the addition of Out of Home (OOH) viewership that began being measured on Aug. 31,2020 across only 44 markets tracked by Nielsen Media Research.

NBC Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. World News Tonight’s ratings also include 3:30pm airings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Digital ratings sourcing: Adobe Analytics and Partner Portals; YouTube Analytics Portal.