“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” is No. 1 in the Key A18-49 demo

For the first time in nearly 5 years, ABC leads in the demo, with only newscast growing compared to 2Q24

Marks the smallest A25-54 and total audience gap versus ABC since 2019

Delivers 9^Th Distance between A25-54 and ABC has narrowed for a quarter in a row, most recently by almost 95%

PLUS: During the third quarter, “Nightly” was also the No. 1 most-watched show on all of television for three weeks in a row

3rd quarter 2024: Rating highlights.

• Nightly news is the #1 evening newscast in A18-49, topping ABC in the demo for the first time since Q4 2019

• Nightly news is the only news program that consistently increased compared to last quarter: +5% in total viewers, +19% in ages 25-54, +30% in ages 18-49

• Nightly news marks the smallest A25-54 and total viewership gap over ABC in almost 5 years, reducing the A25-54 gap by 93% and reaching its 9th^Th An improvement in the A25-54 gap was achieved for the third quarter in a row

• In the third quarter, Nightly News ranked No. 1 in all television for three consecutive weeks, excluding specials, sports and syndication

3rd quarter: Nightly statistics

• Averaged 686,000 A18-49 viewers, outpacing ABC by +30,000 (+5%) and CBS by +285,000 (+71%).
  • Becomes the only news program to increase viewership ages 18-49 by +30% (+157,000) compared to last quarter.
  • Increases viewership ages 18-49 by +4% (+28,000) compared to 3Q23
• Averaged 6.157 million total viewers, exceeding CBS by +1.844 million (+43%)
  • Increases total viewership by +5% compared to last quarter (+317,000)
  • Increases total viewership by +2% compared to 3Q23 (124,000)
  • Nightly news closes overall audience gap with ABC by 32% compared to last quarter
  • year after year, Night News was the only newscast to increase, increasing by +124,000
  • This is the closest total audience gap to ABC in almost five years (since Q4 2019) and closes the cap by 30% year-over-year
• Averaged 957,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +353,000 (+58%)
  • Increases A25-54 viewership by +19% compared to last quarter (+156,000)
  • vs. 2Q24, Nightly news Closes the A25-54 gap compared to ABC by 95%
  • year after year, Nightly news Reduces the A25-54 gap compared to ABC by 93%, marking the smallest demo gap. compared to the network in almost 5 years (since Q4 2019)
  • Improves the crucial gap between A25 and 54 over ABC for the ninth quarter in a row
• Nightly News aims for seventh consecutive quarter of over 100 million video starts

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NBC NIGHT NEWS DELIVERING THE BEST COMPETITIVE SEASON IN 4 YEARS

Reduces overall gap to ABC by double digits, including nearly 50% in key demos

Ranked as the top 10 most-watched shows of the season

2023-2024 broadcast season: ratings highlights

• Nightly news delivers its best competitive season in 4 years in the key demos against ABC
• Nightly news Reduces the overall distance to ABC by double digits, including by almost 50% in A25-54
• Nightly news ranks as the eighth most-watched program of the season with an average of 6.376 million viewers (excluding specials, sports and syndication).

2023-2024 broadcast season: ratings statistics

• Averaged 6.376 million total viewers, exceeding CBS by +1.750 million (+38%)
  • vs. preseason, Nightly news improves its overall viewership over ABC by 10%
• Averaged 941,000 viewers ages 25-54, leading CBS by +279,000 (+42%).
  • vs. preseason, Nightly news improves its A25-54 distance over ABC by 44%
• Averaged 638,000 viewers ages 18-49, beating CBS by +190,000 (+42%)
  • vs. preseason, Nightly news improves its distance between A18 and 49 compared to ABC by 45%

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NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT IS NO. 1 IN THE MOST IMPORTANT DEMOS ON TUESDAY

Ranked #4 overall on TV this week

Review highlights for the week of September 16th

• Nightly news outperforms ABC in Thursday's demos with +26,000 in A25-54 and +3,000 in A18-49.

• Nightly news is the most-watched show of the week with 5.612 million total viewers (excluding specials, sports and syndication).

Statistics for the week of September 16th

• Averaged 5.612 million total viewers, more than CBS +1.142 million (+26%)
• Averaged 826,000 A25-54 viewers, outpacing CBS by +142,000 (+21%)
  • Beats ABC by +26,000 in Thursday's A25-54 demo
• Averaged 560,000 viewers ages 18-49, outpacing CBS by +106,000 (+23%)
  • Beats ABC by +3,000 in Thursday's A18-49 demo
• In digital, Nightly News garnered 10.8 million video viewers and 1.2 million hours of viewing across all platforms
• On YouTube, the episodes reached 564,000 views during the week

3^approx Quarter 2024

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, July 1, 2024 – September 22, 2024. Average audience based solely on regularly broadcast television shows.

2023-2024 broadcast season

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, September 25, 2023 – September 22, 2024. Average audience based solely on regularly aired television shows.

WEEK from 16th – 22nd SEPTEMBER 2024

Source: Nielsen Panel, L+SD, September 16, 2024 – September 22, 2024. Average audience based solely on regularly aired television shows. Note: ABC World News Tonight and CBS Evening News are based on 4-day averages (Mon-Thu).