Press release - Ratings
January 9, 2024
ABC News’ ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for 2nd Consecutive Week
Season to Date, ‘Nightline’ is Up in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, Posting Its Strongest Numbers in 3 Years
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (756,000) for the week of Jan. 1, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS’ “Comics Unleashed” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” for the 2ndstraight week.
For the 2nd week in a row, “Nightline” was up on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+5% – 756,000 vs. 721,000).
Season to date, “Nightline” is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+7% – 962,000 vs. 895,000) and Adults 25-54 (+6% – 236,000 vs. 223,000), posting its strongest numbers in 3 years — since the 2020-2021 season.
This week, “Nightline” covered ABC News and ESPN Films’ new documentary “21: Loyal and True,” which follows the Uvalde High School football team through their season after tragedy struck the town; ABC News anchor Deborah Roberts’ sit down interview with Gypsy Rose Blanchard following her release from prison; Oscar Pistorius being released from prison on parole; the hunt for alleged COVID loan fraudsters; the recent “Golden Bachelor” wedding and more.
NOTE: On Monday (1/1/24), “Nightline” was retitled to “NL” and CBS’ “Comics Unleashed” was coded as a special due to New Year’s Day. The retitled and specialed telecasts are excluded from the weekly averages. For the week, NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Late Night with Seth Meyers-SM” due to being repeats. ABC’s and CBS’ weekly averages are based on four days (Tuesday-Friday).
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. 1, 2024:
| PROGRAM AVERAGES | TOTAL VIEWERS | A25-54(000)/Rtg | A18-49(000)/Rtg |
| ABC’s “Nightline” | 756,000 | 151,000/0.1 | 88,000/0.1 |
| CBS’ “Comics Unleased” | 466,000 | 87,000/0.1 | 72,000/0.1 |
| NBC’s “Late Night” | 626,000 | 176,000/0.1 | 133,000/0.1 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 1/1/24), Previous Week (w/o 12/25/23) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 12/26/22). Most Current Data Stream: 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 1/7/24) and 2022-2023 Season (9/19/22 – 1/1/23). 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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ABC News Media Relations
Sydney Tretter
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