NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT Ranks No. 1 Across the Board

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT ranked #1 across the board for the week of January 9, averaging 9.58 million total viewers, leading "ABC World News Tonight" by +376,000 viewers (+4%) and "CBS Evening News" by 1.96 million viewers (+26%). Compared to the same week last season, Nightly News was the only evening newscast to grow its total audience (+184,000 viewers, or +2%) while doubling its advantage over ABC (+376,000 vs. +130,000).

Nightly News continues its dominance in the demo, averaging 2.31 million A25-54 viewers for the week, leading ABC by +291,000 (+14%) and CBS by +571,000 (+33%). The NBC broadcast delivered its best demo lead over ABC in three weeks. Compared to the same week last season, Nightly News increased its leads over both ABC (by 28%) and CBS (by 15%).

Among A18-49, Nightly News averaged 1.68 million viewers for the week, topping ABC by +282,000 (+20%) and CBS by + 489,000 (+44%). The NBC News broadcast has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 76 of the last 77 weeks.

This week, Lester Holt is traveling "Across America" on the road to the Inauguration, talking with Americans about the nation's most pressing issues and their hopes for the next four years. On Friday, Holt leads NBC News' all-day inauguration coverage, including a special one-hour edition of "NBC Nightly News."

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