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[12/17/24 - 03:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in All Key Demos for the Week of Dec. 9 Versus CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night With Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+16% - 840,000 vs. 725,000), Adults 25-54 (+76% - 215,000 vs. 122,000) and Adults 18-49 (+90% - 129,000 vs. 68,000).
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of Dec. 9, 2024

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN ALL KEY DEMOS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 9 VERSUS CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS'

'Nightline' Posts Double-Digit Gains Week to Week Across the Board

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (840,000), Adults 25-54 (215,000) and Adults 18-49 (129,000) for the week of Dec. 9, 2024, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

· "Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+16% - 840,000 vs. 725,000), Adults 25-54 (+76% - 215,000 vs. 122,000) and Adults 18-49 (+90% - 129,000 vs. 68,000).

· "Nightline" saw gains on the same week last year in Adults 25-54 (+8% - 215,000 vs. 200,000) and Adults 18-49 (+3% - 129,000 vs. 125,000).

· This week, "Nightline" covered police apprehending suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting; Elton John and Lady Gaga on his more than 50 years of making music; Angelina Jolie on learning to sing opera to explore a diva's final days; Jamie Foxx opens up on his mysterious 2023 health scare; Jay-Z named alongside Sean "Diddy" Combs in lawsuit alleging rape of 13-year-old girl and more.

NOTE: On Friday (12/13/24), CBS' "After Midnight" was retitled to "After Midnight-ENC" and NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being repeats. The repeat telecasts are excluded from season averages. 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 DEC. 9, 2024:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 840,000 215,000/0.2 129,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 622,000 168,000/0.1 112,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 812,000 167,000/0.1 109,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 12/9/24), Previous Week (w/o 12/2/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 12/11/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23-12/15/24) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25-12/17/23) 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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