NBC NIGHTLY NEWS is #1 Across the Board

"NBC Nightly News" was #1 in total viewers and both demos A25-54 and A18-49 for the week of May 18-22, 2015, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast has been #1 in total viewers for 3 of the past 4 weeks.

Season-to-date, Nightly is the #1 evening news broadcast in total viewers and all key demographics.

Weekly Highlights:

Nightly averaged 7.594 million total viewers, +53,000 (+1%) more than ABC WORLD NEWS Tonight and +696,000 (+10%) ahead of CBS Evening News.
Nightly averaged 1.758 million A25-54 viewers, leading ABC by +11,000 (1%) and CBS by +218,000 (+14%).
Nightly delivered a 1.5 A25-54 rating, tied with ABC and +2 tenths more than CBS.
Nightly averaged 1.256 million A18-49 viewers, leading ABC by +53,000 (+4%) and CBS by +169,000 (+16%).
Nightly delivered a 1.0 A18-49 rating, tied with ABC and +1 tenth more than CBS.
Season-to-Date Highlights:

Nightly is averaging 8.942 million total viewers, +387,000 more than ABC and +1.730 million more than CBS.
Nightly is averaging 2.118 million A25-54 viewers, +4,000 more than ABC and +420,000 more than CBS.
Nightly is averaging 1.518 million A18-49 viewers, +92,000 more than ABC and +372,000 more than CBS.

WEEK OF MAY 18-22, 2015

Total Viewers	A25-54 Rating	A25-54 Viewers	A18-49 Ratings	A18-49 Viewers
NBC	7.594	1.47	1.758	0.99	1.256
CBS	6.898	1.29	1.540	0.86	1.087
ABC	7.541	1.46	1.747	0.95	1.203

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