NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT Ranks No. in Key Demo for Week of 7/10

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT ranked #1 in the demo for the week of July 10, averaging 1.6 million A25-54 viewers, leading "ABC World News Tonight" by +93,000 viewers (+6%) and "CBS Evening News" by +376,000 viewers (+31%). Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 for 56 consecutive weeks. Nightly News posted week-over-week growth across all key demos.

For the week, Nightly News averaged 1.2 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +109,000 viewers (+10%) and CBS by +379,000 viewers (+47%). Among A18-49 viewers, Nightly News has won 101 of the last 102 weeks.

Nightly News averaged 7.3 million total viewers for the week of July 10, leading CBS EVENING NEWS by +1.5 million (+26%).

Nightly News holds its largest demo lead over ABC in four seasons and biggest advantage over CBS in three seasons. Compared to last season, Nightly News' demo lead over ABC is up by +7% and its lead over CBS is up +13%.

Weekly Highlights:

• Nightly News posted week-over-week growth across all key demos.
• Nightly News averaged 1.6 million A25-54 viewers, outperforming ABC by +93,000 viewers (+6%) and CBS by +376,000 (+31%).
• Nightly News has ranked #1 in A25-54 for 56 consecutive weeks.
• Nightly News averaged 1.2 million A18-49 viewers, topping ABC by +109,000 (+10%) and CBS by +379,000 (+47%).
• Among A18-49 viewers, Nightly News has won 101 of the last 102 weeks.
• Nightly News averaged 7.3 million total viewers, leading CBS EVENING NEWS by +1.5 million (+26%).

Season Highlights:

• Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast this season in A25-54 and A18-49.
• Nightly News holds its largest A25-54 advantages over ABC in four seasons and over CBS in three seasons.
• Compared to last season, Nightly News' demo lead over ABC is up by +7% and its lead over CBS is up +13%.