ABC News' NIGHTLINE Beats CBS' THE LATE LATE SHOW in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 in 2nd Quarter 2018

ABC News' "Nightline" drew 1.304 million Total Viewers, 474,000 Adults 25-54 and 361,000 Adults 18-49, during the 2nd Quarter 2018, based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" led CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (426,000 and 313,000, respectively), during the quarter in Adults 25-54 (+48,000) and Adults 18-49 (+48,000).

"Nightline" increased its lead over CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" from the year-ago quarter in Adults 18-49 (+50% - 48,000 vs. 32,000 for 2Q17).

"Nightline" narrowed its margins versus the previous quarter (1Q18) with NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in Total Viewers (-25% - 139,000 vs. -189,000), Adults 25-54 (-38% - 82,000 vs. 132,000) and Adults 18-49 (-52% - 54,000 vs. 113,000), with its closest Adults 18-49 performance with the NBC program in 2 years - since 2Q16.

Week of June 25, 2018:

ABC News' "Nightline" averaged 1.174 million Total Viewers, 436,000 Adults 25-54 and 329,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of June 25, 2018, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" led CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden-JC-ENC" (1.120 million, 341,000 and 251,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+54,000), Adults 25-54 (+95,000) and Adults 18-49 (+78,000).

"Nightline" improved on the previous week (1.131 million, 378,000 and 289,000, respectively, for w/o 6/18/18) in Total Viewers (+4%), Adults 25-54 (+15%) and Adults 18-49 (+14%).

"Nightline" slashed its week-to-week margins with NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" by more than half in Adults 25-54 (-57% - 51,000 vs. 119,000) and Adults 18-49 (-62% - 32,000 vs. 85,000).

"Nightline" cut its gaps with NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" from the same week last year in Adults 25-54 (-30% - 51,000 vs. 73,000) and Adults 18-49 (-62% - 32,000 vs. 84,000).

Season to date, "Nightline" is beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" across the board: Total Viewers (+1,000 - 1.382 million vs. 1.381 million), Adults 25-54 (+35,000 - 506,000 vs. 471,000) and Adults 18-49 (+35,000 - 384,000 vs. 349,000).

Stories on "Nightline" last week included the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy; an exploration of the new vaping trend among teens around the country that TEACHERS and parents may not even notice; a report on the latest details of the deadly shooting at Annapolis newspaper Capital Gazette; a look at what the rainbow flag means and how it started; ROSEANNE Barr's tearful apology in her first interview since the "Roseanne" cancellation; and a behind-the-scenes look at the Brooklyn Museum's David Bowie exhibit inspired by his legacy.

NOTE: For the week, CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" was retitled to "The Late Late Show -JC-ENC." The telecasts are excluded from the season averages.

ABC News' "Nightline" is anchored by Dan Harris, Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Steven Baker is executive producer. The program airs weeknights, from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT, on The ABC Television Network. Together with "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," "Nightline" is part of ABC's winning late-night strategy of airing news and entertainment programming.

Week of 2nd Quarter 2018:

PROGRAM AVERAGES TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/Rtg A18-49(000)/Rtg

ABC's "Nightline" 1,304,000 474,000/0.4 361,000/0.3

CBS' "The Late Late Show" 1,319,000 426,000/0.4 313,000/0.2

NBC's "Late Night" 1,443,000 556,000/0.5 415,000/0.4

Week of June 25, 2018:

PROGRAM AVERAGES TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/Rtg A18-49(000)/Rtg

ABC's "Nightline" 1,174,000 436,000/0.4 329,000/0.3

CBS' "The Late Late Show" 1,120,000 341,000/0.3 251,000/0.2

NBC's "Late Night" 1,252,000 487,000/0.4 361,000/0.3

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD weeks of 6/25/18, 6/18/18 and 6/26/17. Season to Date: Most Current: 2017-2018 Season (9/25/17 - 7/1/18) and 2016-2017 Season (9/19/16 - 7/2/17). Averages based on regular telecasts. "Nightline" premiered in its new time period in January 2013. "Seth Meyers" premiered in February 2014. "James Corden" premiered in March 2015. Most Current - 2Q18: 4/2 - 7/1/18, - 2Q17: 3/27 - 6/25/17 and 1Q18: 1/1/17 - 4/1/18.

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