RATINGS: NIGHTLINE Delivers Double-Digit Gains Week to Week in All Key Measures for the Week of 2/25

ABC News' "Nightline" averaged 1.276 million Total Viewers, 463,000 Adults 25-54 and 321,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of Feb. 25, 2019, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" beat CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden-JC-ENC" (1.042 million, 343,000 and 226,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+234,000), Adults 25-54 (+120,000) and Adults 18-49 (+95,000).

"Nightline" delivered double-digit gains week to week (1.084 million, 391,000 and 273,000, respectively, for w/o 2/18/19) across the board: Total Viewers (+18%), Adults 25-54 (+18%) and Adults 18-49 (+18%). "Nightline" posted its strongest numbers in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 in over 4 months - since weeks of 11/19/18 and 11/12/18, respectively.

"Nightline" improved on its year-ago week performance (1.214 million and 435,000, respectively, w/o 2/26/18) in Total Viewers (+5%) and Adults 25-54 (+6%).

Season to date, "Nightline" is leading CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 (+31,000 - 455,000 vs. 424,000) and Adults 18-49 (+20,000 - 333,000 vs. 313,000).

Stories reported on Nightline last week included an exclusive interview with Selma Blair who spoke about her MS diagnosis, an exclusive interview with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, an examination of housing sexual harassment in North Carolina, a breakdown of Michael Cohen's testimony in front of the House Oversight Committee, two women who went under the knife to resemble the Duchess of Sussex, a sneak peek at the new season of "American Idol" and a behind the scenes look at "Grey's Anatomy."

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

ABC News' "Nightline" is late-night television's prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It 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. EST, on The ABC Television Network.

Week of Feb. 25, 2019:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 1,276,000 463,000/0.4 321,000/0.2

CBS' "The Late Late Show" 1,042,000 343,000/0.3 226,000/0.2

NBC's "Late Night" 1,376,000 498,000/0.4 381,000/0.3

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD, 2018-19 Current Week (w/o 2/25/19), Previous Week (w/o 2/18/19) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 2/26/18). Season to date: Most Current: 2018-2019 Season (9/24/18-3/3/19) and 2017-2018 Season (9/25/18-3/4/18). 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.

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