NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT Wins Week Across the Board Again

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT ranked #1 across the board for the week of May 1, averaging 7.7 million total viewers, leading "ABC World News Tonight" by +57,000 viewers (+1%) and "CBS Evening News" by +1.5 million viewers (+24%). Nightly News has won three consecutive weeks across the board. In the A25-54 demo, Nightly News averaged 1.8 million viewers, leading ABC by 232,000 viewers (+15%) and CBS by +419,000 viewers (+31%). The demo win marked Nightly News' biggest A25-54 delivery in five weeks (week of March 27, 2017) and its largest demo advantage over ABC since the week of March 20, 2017. Compared to the same week last year, Nightly News improved its demo advantage over ABC by +30% (+232,000 vs. +178,000 last year).

Among A18-49, Nightly News averaged 1.3 million viewers, topping ABC by +184,000 viewers (+17%) and CBS by +323,000 viewers (+35%). The NBC News broadcast has ranked #1 in A25-54 and A18-49 for 92 of the last 93 weeks. Compared to the same week last year, Nightly News increased its A18-49 lead over ABC by +94% (+184,000 vs. +95,000 last year).

Season to date, Nightly News is the #1 evening newscast across the board. The NBC News broadcast holds its largest demo advantages over ABC in four seasons and over CBS in three seasons. Compared to last season, Nightly News' demo lead over ABC is up +13%, while its advantage over CBS is up +12%.