NBC NIGHTLY NEWS Ranks No. 1 Across the Board For Week

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT ranked #1 across the board for the week of February 20, averaging 8.6 million total viewers, leading "ABC World News Tonight" by +123,000 viewers (+1%) and "CBS Evening News" by +1.6 million viewers (+22%). Nightly News won across the board all five evenings last week and it was the only broadcast to gain viewers from the previous week.

The NBC News broadcast ranked #1 in the demo, averaging 2 million A25-54 viewers, leading ABC by +232,000 (+13%) and "CBS Evening News" by +423,000 (+27%). Nightly News' lead over ABC more than doubled from the same week last year (+232,000 vs. +99,000). The NBC News broadcast won its 20th consecutive month among A25-54 viewers in February 2017.

Among A18-49, Nightly News averaged 1.5 million viewers, topping ABC by +230,000 (+19%) and CBS by +408,000 (+39%). Compared to the same week last season, Nightly News' lead over ABC was up +76% (+230,000 vs. +131,000). Nightly News won its 22nd consecutive month among A18-49 viewers in February 2017. Additionally, the NBC News broadcast has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 82 of the last 83 weeks.

Season to date, Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board. Nightly News holds its largest A25-54 advantages over ABC and CBS in three seasons.

Weekly Highlights:

• Nightly News ranked #1 across the board, averaging 8.6 million total viewers, leading "ABC World News Tonight" by +123,000 viewers (+1%) and "CBS Evening News" by +1.6 million viewers (+22%).
• Nightly News was the only broadcast to gain viewers week to week (+21,000) and posted its best margin over ABC in four weeks.
• Nightly News finished #1 across the board all five evenings.
• Nightly News averaged 2 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +232,000 (+13%) and CBS by +423,000 (+27%).
• Nightly News added +7,000 A25-54 viewers week to week (only program with an increase), while its advantage over ABC hit a three-week high.
• Nightly News' lead over ABC improved by +80% versus prior week (+232,000 vs. +129,000) and more than doubled the same week last year (+232,000 vs. +99,000).
• Nightly News averaged 1.5 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +230,000 (+19%) and CBS by +408,000 (+39%).
• Compared to the same week last season, Nightly News' lead over ABC was up +76% (+230,000 vs. +131,000).
• Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 82 of the past 83 weeks.

Monthly Highlights:

• Nightly News won its 20th consecutive month in the demo, averaging 2.1 million A25-54 viewers. Nightly News topped ABC by +200,000 viewers and CBS by +501,000 viewers in the demo.
• Nightly News won its 22nd consecutive month among A18-49 viewers, averaging 1.5 million viewers. Nightly News led ABC by +224,000 viewers and CBS by +449,000 viewers.

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