Press release - Ratings
November 26, 2024
ABC NEWS’ ‘NIGHTLINE’ RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 VS. CBS’ ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT’ AND NBC’S ‘LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS’
‘Nightline’ Posts Double-Digit Gains Week to Week Across the Board, Hitting a 6-Week High in Overall Viewers and 7-Week Highs in Both Key Adult Demos
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (879,000), Adults 25-54 (200,000) and Adults 18-49 (131,000) for the week of Nov. 18, 2024, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.
- “Nightline” posted double-digit gains week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+11% – 879,000 vs. 790,000), Adults 25-54 (+50% – 200,000 vs. 133,000) and Adults 18-49 (+79% – 131,000 vs. 79,000), hitting a 6-week high in overall viewers and 7-week highs in both key Adult demos — since weeks of 10/7/24 and 9/30/24, respectively.
- This week, “Nightline” covered former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s fitness to serve as attorney general, in part because of a House Ethics Committee investigation; Jose Ibarra, convicted murderer of Laken Riley, sentenced to life without parole; the recent home robberies of NFL players; Susan Smith’s denied parole, 30 years after killing her two young sons; the social media firestorm over free-range kids; Chad Michael Murray in Netflix’s “The Merry Gentlemen”; “Wicked” aiming for authentic disability representation on screen; “Impact x Nightline”’s latest episode “Cracks in the Crown: Miss Universe in Crisis?” and more.
NOTE: On Friday (11/22/24), CBS’ “After Midnight” was retitled to “After Midnight-ENC” and NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM” due to being repeats. The repeat telecasts are excluded from season averages. 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 p.m.-1:05 a.m. EST on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News’ digital platforms and Hulu.
WEEK OF NOV. 18, 2024:
| PROGRAM AVERAGES | TOTAL VIEWERS | A25-54(000)/Rtg | A18-49(000)/Rtg |
| ABC’s “Nightline” | 879,000 | 200,000/0.2 | 131,000/0.1 |
| CBS’ “After Midnight” | 589,000 | 173,000/0.1 | 123,000/0.1 |
| NBC’s “Late Night” | 814,000 | 177,000/0.1 | 126,000/0.1 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 11/18/24), Previous Week (w/o 11/11/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 11/20/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23-11/24/24) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25-11/26/23) 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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Sydney Tretter
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