ABC News' NIGHTLINE Improves Year Over Year in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the Week of 4/23

ABC News' "Nightline" averaged 1.231 million Total Viewers, 462,000 Adults 25-54 and 343,000 Adults 18-49, during the week of April 23, 2018, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" beat CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (1.207 million, 381,000 and 281,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+24,000), Adults 25-54 (+81,000) and Adults 18-49 (+62,000).

"Nightline" improved on the same week last year (1.186 million and 437,000, respectively, for w/o 4/24/17) in Total Viewers (+4%) and Adults 25-54 (+6%).

"Nightline" narrowed its margins year-to-year with NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in Total Viewers (-31% - 84,000 vs. 122,000) Adults 25-54 (-4% - 86,000 vs. 90,000) and Adults 18-49 (-12% - 60,000 vs. 68,000).

Season to date, "Nightline" is beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" across the board: Total Viewers (+13,000 - 1.410 million vs. 1.397 million), Adults 25-54 (+32,000 - 518,000 vs. 486,000) and Adults 18-49 (+31,000 - 392,000 vs. 361,000).

Stories on "Nightline" last week included a look at Bill Cosby's fall from grace as "America's dad" to being found guilty on three felony counts of aggravated indecent assault; a focus group about "Roseanne" that brought people with different political views together; the latest details on the shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House; an interview with Michael Riordan whose wife was killed on Southwest Flight 1380 after an engine failed; and interviews with Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth about what it's like to be a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

ABC News' "Nightline" is anchored by Dan Harris, Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Steven Baker is executive producer. The program airs weeknights, from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT, on The ABC Television Network. Together with "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Nightline" is part of ABC's winning late-night strategy of airing news and entertainment programming.

Week of April 23, 2018:

PROGRAM AVERAGES TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/Rtg A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC's "Nightline" 1,231,000 462,000/0.4 343,000/0.3
CBS' "The Late Late Show" 1,207,000 381,000/0.3 281,000/0.2
NBC's "Late Night" 1,315,000 548,000/0.5 403,000/0.3

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD weeks of 4/23/18, 4/16/18 and 4/24/17. Season-to-Date: Most Current: 2017-2018 Season (9/25/17 - 4/29/18) and 2016-2017 Season (9/19/16 - 4/30/17). Averages based on regular telecasts. "Nightline" premiered in its new time period in January 2013. "Seth Meyers" premiered in February 2014. "James Corden" premiered in March 2015.

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