NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT Hits 4-Week High in Total Viewers

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT delivered its biggest total viewer audience in four weeks and its 14th consecutive win in total viewers and all demos. Nightly has been #1 across the board for 18 out of the last 19 weeks, and #1 in total viewers all 19 weeks since Holt was named anchor.

Week-to-week, Nightly was up in total viewers (+5%, or +384,000), A25-54 viewers (+1%, or +14,000), and A18-49 viewers (+1,000).

The NBC broadcast also delivered gains compared to the same week last season among A25-54 viewers (+3%, or +60,000) and A18-49 viewers (+4%, or +50,000).

Season-to-date, Nightly is the #1 evening news program in total viewers and all key demographics.

Weekly Highlights:

Nightly averaged 8.506 million total viewers, outperforming ABC by +17,000 and CBS by +1.258 million (+17%).
Nightly has been #1 in total viewers for 24 of the last 27 weeks, and 312 of the last 319 weeks.
Nightly averaged 1.978 million A25-54 viewers, +2% (+41,000) ahead than ABC and +15% (+259,000) more than CBS.
Nightly has been #1 in A25-54 for 14 consecutive weeks and 18 of the last 19 weeks.
Nightly averaged 1.403 million A18-49 viewers, leading +9% (+116,000) higher than ABC and +17% (+200,000) more than CBS.
Nightly has been #1 in A18-49 for 14 consecutive weeks and 18 of the last 19 weeks.
Season-to-Date Highlights:

Nightly is averaging 8.272 million total viewers, leading ABC by +179,000 (+2%) and CBS by +1.407 million (+21%).
Nightly is averaging 1.972 million A25-54 viewers, leading ABC by +115,000 (+6%) and CBS by +432,000 (+28%).
Nightly is averaging 1.411 million A18-49 viewers, leading ABC by +159,000 (+13%) and CBS by +368,000 (+35%).

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