CBS EVENING NEWS Continues to Post Season-to-Date Audience Gains

The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY continues to post season-to-date audience gains, adding the most viewers among the network evening news broadcasts, according to Nielsen most current ratings through Jan. 29.

Season-to-date, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY is up +4% in viewers (7.58m from 7.30m) and maintained its rating in adults 25-54 (1.5/06) - the demographic most important to those who advertise in news - compared to last season.

For the week ending Jan. 29, the CBS broadcast tied ABC in the key adults 25-54 demographic (1.8/06) on Monday. On last week's broadcasts, Chip Reid investigated accusations that the Wounded Warrior Project spends lavishly on staff and wastes donation money; Dr. Jon LaPook had the latest on the Zika virus; John Dickerson previewed his FACE THE NATION interview with Donald Trump; and Adrianna Diaz reported on state officials in Flint, Mich., who were warned about the water crisis long before residents.

Steve Capus is the Executive Producer of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY and Executive Editor of CBS News.

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