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[04/29/25 - 03:05 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, drawing its largest overall audience since February and strongest performance in both key Adult demos since January.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of April 21, 2025

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 18-49 VS. CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS'

'Nightline' Builds on Previous Week in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Drawing Its Largest Overall Audience Since February 2025

'Nightline' Posts Strongest Performances in Both Key Adult Demos Since January 2025

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (759,000) and Adults 18-49(103,000) for the week of April 21, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, beating CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

· "Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+5% - 759,000 vs. 723,000), Adults 25-54 (+6% - 150,000 vs. 141,000) and Adults 18-49 (+27% - 103,000 vs. 81,000), drawing its largest overall audience since February and strongest performance in both key Adult demos since January - since weeks of 2/24/25, 1/27/25 and 1/13/25, respectively.

· This week "Nightline" covered the Karen Read retrial; the identities of two murder victims potentially linked to the Gilgo Beach killings; the top picks and biggest upsets from the first night of the NFL Draft; Tina Knowles' new memoir, "Matriarch"; a new petition filed by convicted murderer Scott Peterson and the Los Angeles Innocence Project, arguing they have new evidence exonerating him in the murder of his wife and unborn son; Michelle Williams taking center stage in "Death Becomes Her"; the grand "Star Wars" celebration held in Japan and more.

NOTE: On Friday (4/25/25), "Nightline" was retitled to "NL." For the week, CBS' "After Midnight" was retitled to "After Midnight-ENC" and NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being repeats. "Nightline'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 a.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 APRIL 21, 2025:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 759,000 150,000/0.1 103,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 451,000 109,000/0.1 72,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 582,000 165,000/0.1 94,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 4/21/25), Previous Week (w/o 4/14/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/22/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-4/27/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-4/28/24). 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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