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[11/21/23 - 02:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board for Seventh Week in a Row and Posts Double-Digit Gains Week to Week in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49
Season to date and for the first time in 10 years, "Nightline" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 versus CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of Nov. 13, 2023

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 ACROSS THE BOARD FOR SEVENTH WEEK IN A ROW AND POSTS DOUBLE-DIGIT GAINS WEEK TO WEEK IN ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

Nightline' Grows Year to Year in All Key Demos

For the First Time in 10 Years, 'Nightline' Is No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 Versus CBS and NBC and Is Posting 3-Year Highs in Both Demos

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (860,000), Adults 25-54 (223,000) and Adults 18-49 (151.000) for the week of Nov. 13, 2023, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" took the top spot, beating CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the 7th week in a row.

"Nightline" posted double-digit gains week-to-week in Adults 25-54 (+16% - 223,000 vs. 193,000) and Adults 18-49 (+30% - 151,000 vs. 116,000).

"Nightline" turned in increases in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+4% - 860,000 vs. 827,000) Adults 25-54 (+9% - 223,000 vs. 205,000) and Adults 18-49 (+7% - 151,000 vs. 141,000).

Season to date and for the first time in 10 years, "Nightline" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 versus CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers." In addition, "Nightline" is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+10% - 974,000 vs. 887,000) and Adults 25-54 (+7% - 244,000 vs. 228,000), posting its strongest numbers in 3 years - since the 2020-2021 season.

This week, "Nightline" covered the rallying of tens of thousands who gathered in DC to support Israel; an Israeli military-led tour of a raided Gaza hospital; school dropouts who are getting second chances as adults; Kim Petras opening up on her historic success as a change-maker in music; Sean "Diddy" Combs being sued by "Me & You" singer Cassie; comedian Matt Rife on his rise to fame and new Netflix special; "Impact x Nightline"'s latest episode which dives deep into Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino's rise to fame to struggle with addiction and more.

NOTE: On Friday (11/17/23), NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Late Night with Seth Meyers-SM" due to being a repeat. The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly and season averages. 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. EST on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

WEEK OF NOV. 13, 2023:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 860,000 223,000/0.2 151,000/0.1

CBS' "Comics Unleashed" 569,000 120,000/0.1 91,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 750,000 194,000/0.2 136,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 11/13/23), Previous Week (w/o 11/6/23) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 11/7/22). Most Current Data Stream: 2023-2024 Season (9/25 - 11/19/23) and 2022-2023 Season (9/19 - 11/13/22). 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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