Press release - Ratings
March 4, 2025
ABC NEWS’ ‘NIGHTLINE’ RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS VS. CBS’ ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT’ AND NBC’S ‘LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS’
‘Nightline’ Posts Double-Digit Gains Week to Week Across the Board and Climbs to Its Highest Numbers in 4 Weeks
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (772,000) for the week of Feb. 24, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, beating CBS’ “After Midnight” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”
- “Nightline” posted double-digit increases week to week in Total Viewers (+16% – 772,000 vs. 666,000), Adults 25-54 (+23% – 148,000 vs. 120,000) and Adults 18-49 (+22% – 90,000 vs. 74,000), posting its strongest numbers across the board in 4 weeks — since w/o 1/27/25.
- “Nightline” was up the same week last year in Total Viewers (+1% – 772,000 vs. 768,000) and Adults 18-49 (+3% – 90,000 vs. 87,000).
- This week, “Nightline” covered 2025 Oscars® buzz; the investigation launched after Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead; ABC News correspondent Will Reeve embarking on the same adventure 30 years after his father, Christopher Reeve, in the ABC News Studios special “Will Reeve: Finding My Father”; the legacy of acclaimed singer Roberta Flack; Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette and more discussing the highly anticipated film “Mickey 17”; Karen Read’s case; actress Michelle Trachtenberg’s death; the “Grand Dame” of reality TV Karen Huger’s sentencing; Kate Hudson talking about her new Netflix comedy “Running Point”; “IMPACT x Nightline: Surviving Slender Man” and more.
NOTE: On Friday (2/28/25), CBS’ “After Midnight” was retitled to “After Midnight-Enc” due to being a repeat. For the week, NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM.” CBS’ 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 FEB. 24, 2025:
| PROGRAM AVERAGES | TOTAL VIEWERS | A25-54(000)/Rtg | A18-49(000)/Rtg |
| ABC’s “Nightline” | 772,000 | 148,000/0.1 | 90,000/0.1 |
| CBS’ “After Midnight” | 583,000 | 108,000/0.1 | 73,000/0.1 |
| NBC’s “Late Night” | 599,000 | 152,000/0.1 | 105,000/0.1 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 2/24/25), Previous Week (w/o 2/17/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 2/26/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-3/2/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-3/3/24). 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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