CBS EVENING NEWS Posts Largest Year-to-Year % Gain in Adults 25-54

The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY posted the largest year-to-year percentage gain in adults 25-54 (+7%, 1.6/06 from 1.5/06) - the demographic most important to those who advertise in news - among the network evening news broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 14.

Season-to-date, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY also posted the largest gain in viewers (+4%, 7.48m from 7.21m) among the network evening news broadcasts and maintained its rating in adults 25-54 (1.5/06) compared to last season.

On last week's broadcasts, Scott Pelley anchored live from Washington, D.C., for President Obama's final STATE OF THE UNION address, with a team of correspondents contributing to the coverage; Nancy Cordes and Major Garrett were on the presidential campaign trail; Manuel Bojorquez reported on the capture of El Chapo; David Martin covered Iran's release of detained U.S. service members; Adriana Diaz had the latest on the Flint water crisis; and CHARLIE ROSE previewed his 60 MINUTES interview with Sean Penn.

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

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