Press release - Ratings
January 22, 2025
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 and Scores Its Most-Watched Telecast in Over 1 Year on Monday, Jan. 13
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (934,000), Adults 25-54 (216,000) and Adults 18-49 (132,000) for the week of Jan. 13, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, beating CBS’ “After Midnight” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in all key target demos for the 3rd time in the last 4 weeks.
- “Nightline” posted double-digit increases week to week in Total Viewers (+10% – 934,000 vs. 847,000), Adults 25-54 (+18% – 216,000 vs. 183,000) and Adults 18-49 (+20% – 132,000 vs. 110,000). “Nightline” drew its 2nd-largest overall audience of the season, behind only its season premiere week over 3 months ago — since w/o 9/23/24.
- For the 3rd week in a row, “Nightline” improved on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+6% – 934,000 vs. 883,000).
- On Monday (1/13/25), “Nightline” scored its most-watched telecast (1.340 million) in over 1 year — since 1/1/24.
- This week, “Nightline” covered President Biden’s farewell address to the nation; the legal drama between actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni; the Alexander brother’s bail denial by the judge in their sex-trafficking case; TikTok star Baylen Dupree’s experience living with Tourette syndrome; actress Brooke Shields’ latest memoir, “Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old”; Princess Kate of Wales’ cancer remission announcement; the guilty plea of the man accused of stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark; reality stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag losing their home in Pacific Palisades due to the California wildfires; ABC News Studios’ new series “Scam Goddess”; “IMPACT x Nightline”’s episode about the suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer and more.
NOTE: For the week, CBS’ “After Midnight” was retitled to “After Midnight-Enc” due to being repeats. On Friday (1/17/25), NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM” due to being a repeat. NBC’sweekly 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 JAN. 13, 2025:
| PROGRAM AVERAGES | TOTAL VIEWERS | A25-54(000)/Rtg | A18-49(000)/Rtg |
| ABC’s “Nightline” | 934,000 | 216,000/0.2 | 132,000/0.1 |
| CBS’ “After Midnight” | 524,000 | 119,000/0.1 | 83,000/0.1 |
| NBC’s “Late Night” | 722,000 | 170,000/0.1 | 113,000/0.1 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 1/13/25), Previous Week (w/o 1/6/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/15/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-1/19/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-1/21/27). 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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