NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT is No. 1 for 82 Straight Weeks

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT is the #1 most-watched evening broadcast in the key news demo for the week of January 8, according to Nielsen Media Research data. This past week, "NBC Nightly News" was first to air three exclusive NBC News reports. On Tuesday, NBC News correspondent Miguel Almaguer obtained exclusive footage of Santa Barbara County rescue teams using the jaws of life to save that 14 year-old who was trapped under mud and debris, alone, for six hours. Additionally, NBC News senior investigative and legal correspondent Cynthia McFadden reported on Russian birth tourists. On Wednesday, NBC News exclusively spoke with Deyshia Hargrave, the Louisiana teacher who was handcuffed after speaking out against a superintendent's new contract.

The broadcast continues its winning streak in the key demo, averaging 2.3 million A25-54 viewers and beating "ABC World News Tonight" by +206,000 viewers (+10%) and "CBS Evening News" by +778,000 viewers (+51%). Year over year, "Nightly News" grew its key demo audience.

For 127 of the past 128 weeks, "Nightly News" is the most-watched among A18-49 viewers, averaging 1.6 million and topping ABC by +204,000 viewers (+14%) and CBS by +554,000 viewers (+50%).

9.7 million total viewers tuned in to "Nightly News" for the week of January 8 besting "CBS Evening News" by +2.4 million total viewers (+32%) and growing year over year.

"Nightly News" continues as the #1 most-watched evening newscast season-to-date in the key demo, delivering its largest demo lead CBS in seven seasons.

The broadcast also continues to dominate its competition on social media with more followers on Facebook and a fivefold advantage in Twitter engagement compared to "CBS Evening News."

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