NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT Wins Key Demo Again

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT ranked #1 in the demo for the week of April 3, averaging 1.8 million A25-54 viewers, leading "ABC World News Tonight" by +71,000 viewers (+4%) and "CBS Evening News" by +393,000 viewers (+29%). Nightly News holds its largest demo leads over ABC and CBS in three seasons. Compared to last season, Nightly News' demo lead over ABC is up +15%, while its advantage over CBS is up +12%.

Among A18-49, Nightly News averaged 1.3 million viewers, topping ABC by +74,000 (+6%) and CBS by +286,000 (+29%). The NBC News broadcast has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 88 of the last 89 weeks.

For the week, Nightly News averaged 8 million total viewers, leading CBS EVENING NEWS by +1.7 million (+27%). Season to date, Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board.

Weekly Highlights:

• Nightly News averaged 1.8 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +71,000 (+4%) and CBS by +393,000 (+29%).
• Nightly News averaged 1.3 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +74,000 (+6%) and CBS by +286,000 (+29%).
• Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 88 of the past 89 weeks.
• Nightly News averaged 8 million total viewers, leading CBS EVENING NEWS by +1.662 million (+27%).

Season Highlights:

• 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.
• Compared to last season, Nightly News' demo lead over ABC is up +15%, while its advantage over CBS is up +12%.

Week of April 3 - April 7, 2017:

	Total Viewers	A25-54 Rating	A25-54 Viewers	A18-49 Rating	A18-49 Viewers
NBC	7.910	1.46	1.759	0.98	1.260
CBS	6.248	1.14	1.366	0.76	0.974
ABC	7.929	1.40	1.688	0.92	1.186

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