ABC News’ ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in All Key Target Demos vs. CBS’ ‘After Midnight’ and NBC’s ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers,’ Leading in Overall Viewers for 3rd Consecutive Week

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (887,000), Adults 25-54 (209,000) and Adults 18-49 (145,000) for the week of June 3, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS’ “After Midnight” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in overall viewers for the 3rd week in a row.

“Nightline” posted week-to-week gains across the board: Total Viewers (+8% – 887,000 vs. 825,000), Adults 25-54 (+33% – 209,000 vs. 157,000) and Adults 18-49 (+27% – 145,000 vs. 114,000). “Nightline” drew its largest overall audience since November and posted its strongest key Adult demo performances since January — since weeks of 11/27/23 and 1/15/24, respectively.

“Nightline” saw double-digit increases year to year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+20% – 887,000 vs. 738,000), Adults 25-54 (+14% – 209,000 vs. 184,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10% – 145,000 vs. 132,000).

 

On Thursday (6/6/24), “Nightline” delivered its strongest telecast in Total Viewers (1.194 million), Adults 25-54 (410,000) and Adults 18-49 (290,000) in nearly 5 months — since 1/15/24.

Season to date, “Nightline” is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+1% – 910,000 vs. 897,000), posting its largest overall audience in 3 years — since the 2020-2021 season.

NOTE: On Friday (6/7/24), CBS’ “After Midnight” was retitled to “After Midnight-ENC” and NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM” due to being repeats. CBS’ and NBC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).

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 Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Eman Varoqua is executive producer. The program airs weeknights from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News’ digital platforms and Hulu.

This week, “Nightline” covered the 80th anniversary of the historic D-Day invasion; President Biden’s sweeping changes going into effect at the southern border; the 27-year-old woman diagnosed with rare cancer who uses social media to connect with peers also on a cancer journey; the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer being charged in deaths of two more women; Carl Lentz opening up about the infidelity that led to his firing from the megachurch Hillsong NYC; the new Hulu documentary “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge”; “IMPACT x Nightline”’s latest episode “Diddy’s Downfall” and more.

 WEEK OF June 3, 2024:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/Rtg	A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC’s “Nightline”	887,000	209,000/0.2	145,000/0.1
CBS’ “After Midnight”	575,000	133,000/0.1	104,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”	737,000	168,000/0.1	112,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 6/3/24), Previous Week (w/o 5/27/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 5/29/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 6/9/24) and 2022-2023 Season (9/19/22 – 6/4/23). NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” premiered on 10/2/23. Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC and CBS include additional airings in select markets. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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