Press release - Ratings
October 8, 2024
ABC News’ ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS’ ‘After Midnight’ and NBC’s ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ for 4th Consecutive Week
Season to Date, ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos, Leading in Overall Viewers and in the Key Adult News Demo for the 3rd Straight Year
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (913,000) for the week of Sept. 30, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS’ “After Midnight” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” for the 4th week in a row.
- On Monday (9/30/24), “Nightline” turned in its top telecast in Adults 18-49 (313,000) in 9 months and best performance in Adults 25-54 (396,000) in 4 months — since 1/15/24 and 6/6/24, respectively.
- Season to date, “Nightline” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, leading in overall viewers and in the key Adult news demo for the 3rd straight year. In addition, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+5% – 996,000 vs. 948,000) versus the comparable weeks last season, posting its largest Total Viewer audience in 5 years – since the 2019-2024 season.
- This week, “Nightline” covered Sean “‘Diddy” Combs indictment; the vice-presidential debate; Hurricane Helene; Jimmy Carter turning 100; the massive Iranian attack on Israel; ABC News Studios’ new documentary, “Patrice: The Movie,” which explores disabled community’s marriage obstacles; Daniel Dae Kim tackling Asian American visibility in his new play, “Yellow Face;” re-examination of evidence in the Menendez brothers trial; “IMPACT x Nightline’s” newest episode about the story behind the Hollywood feel-good movie “The Blind Side,” and more.
NOTE: On Friday (10/4/24), 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 p.m.-1:05 a.m. EDT on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News’ digital platforms and Hulu.
WEEK OF SEPT. 30, 2024:
| PROGRAM AVERAGES | TOTAL VIEWERS | A25-54(000)/Rtg | A18-49(000)/Rtg |
| ABC’s “Nightline” | 913,000 | 201,000/0.2 | 138,000/0.1 |
| CBS’ “After Midnight” | 586,000 | 134,000/0.2 | 106,000/0.1 |
| NBC’s “Late Night” | 853,000 | 208,000/0.2 | 145,000/0.1 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 9/30/24), Previous Week (w/o 9/23/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/2/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23-10/6/24) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25-10/8/23) 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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