NBC NIGHTLY NEWS is #1 in Total Viewers for 2nd Straight Week

"NBC Nightly News" was #1 in total viewers and younger viewers A18-49 for the week of May 25-29, 2015, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast has been #1 in total viewers two weeks in a row and in four of the past five weeks.

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

NOTE: All three broadcasts are based on a four-day average due to the Memorial Day holiday last Monday.

Weekly Highlights:

• Nightly averaged 7.676 million total viewers, +26,000 more than ABC WORLD NEWS Tonight and +1,258,000 ahead of CBS Evening News.
• This marks the NBC broadcast's best total viewer delivery in four weeks.
• Nightly averaged 1.771 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +329,000 (+23%).
• Nightly delivered a 1.5 A25-54 rating, +3 tenths more than CBS.
• Nightly averaged 1.311 million A18-49 viewers, leading ABC by +47,000 (+4%) and CBS by +307,000 (+31%).
• Nightly delivered a 1.0 A18-49 rating, tied with ABC and +2 tenths more than CBS.
• Compared to 2Q'15-to-date levels, Nightly's A18-49 delivery increased by +4% (+58,000).

Season-to-Date Highlights:

• Nightly is averaging 8.912 million total viewers, +378,000 more than ABC and +1.720 million more than CBS.
• Nightly is averaging 2.110 million A25-54 viewers, +1,000 more than ABC and +418,000 more than CBS.
• Nightly is averaging 1.513 million A18-49 viewers, +91,000 more than ABC and +371,000 more than CBS.

WEEK OF MAY 25-29, 2015

	Total Viewers	A25-54 Rating	A25-54 Viewers	A18-49 Ratings	A18-49 Viewers
NBC	7.676	1.48	1.771	1.03	1.311
CBS	6.418	1.21	1.442	0.79	1.004
ABC	7.650	1.57	1.880	1.00	1.264

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