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[06/27/23 - 02:20 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Target Demos - Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 - for 4th Straight Week
In addition, "Nightline" finished No. 1, beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the 7th week in a row.

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline" 

For the Week of June 19, 2023

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN ALL TARGET DEMOS - TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 - FOR 4TH STRAIGHT WEEK

'Nightline' Outdelivers CBS' 'The Late Late Show with James Corden' and NBC's 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for 7th Consecutive Week

Season to Date, 'Nightline' Is Posting Gains in Total Viewers

Week of June 19, 2023:

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (750,000), Adults 25-54 (167,000) and Adults 18-49 (102,000) for the 4th straight week during the week of June 19, 2023, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. In addition, "Nightline" finished No. 1, beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the 7th week in a row.

"Nightline" posted year-to-year gains in Total Viewers (+9% - 750,000 vs. 691,000).

Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+2% - 899,000 vs. 878,000). In addition, "Nightline" leads CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

During this week, "Nightline" covered ABC News Studios' "Soul of a Nation" special, "Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections"; the TikTok cancer story exposed as grifting scam; the missing Titanic tourist submersible; James Cameron's thoughts on submersible's "catastrophic implosion"; "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts' interview with Victor Wembanyama; the latest episode of "Impact x Nightline," which featured four ex-FLDS mothers who fear for their missing children's safety; 25 Years of "Sex and the City" and more.

NOTE: On Thursday (6/22/23), "Nightline" was retitled to "NL-ABC" due to ABC's coverage of the NBA Draft. The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly averages. "Nightline"'s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday-Wednesday and Friday). In addition, for the week, CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" was retitled to "The Late Late Show-JC-ENC" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM." The retitled telecasts are excluded from the season averages.

2nd Quarter 2023:

ABC News' "Nightline" averaged 868,000 Total Viewers, 217,000 Adults 25-54 and 146,000 Adults 18-49 during the 2nd Quarter 2023, based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" beat CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 (+4,000 - 217,000 vs. 213,000) during 2Q23.

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 June 19, 2023:

PROGRAM AVERAGES      TOTAL VIEWERS           A25-54(000)/Rtg           A18-49(000)/Rtg  

ABC's "Nightline"                           750,000                               167,000/0.1                      102,000/0.1

CBS' "The Late Late Show" 572,000                               117,000/0.1                      90,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night"                         541,000                               135,000/0.1                       100,000/0.1

2nd Quarter, 2023:

PROGRAM AVERAGES      TOTAL VIEWERS           A25-54(000)/Rtg           A18-49(000)/Rtg  

ABC's "Nightline"                           868,000                               217,000/0.2                      146,000/0.1

CBS' "The Late Late Show" 1,007,000                               213,000/0.2                      149,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night"                         955,000                               228,000/0.2                       171,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 6/19/23), Previous Week (w/o 6/12/23) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/20/22). Most Current Data Stream: Season 2022-2023 (9/19/22-6/25/23) and Season 2021-2022 (9/20/21-6/26/22). Live+7/Most Current - 2Q23: 3/27 - 6/25/22, 2Q22: 3/28 - 6/26/22 and 1Q23: 12/26/22 - 3/26/23. 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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