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[07/22/25 - 03:03 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Adults 18-49, Leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in the Demo for the 6th Consecutive Week
"Nightline" posted week-to-week increases in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, hitting a 4-week high in the key Adult news demo.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of July 14, 2025

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN ADULTS 18-49, LEADING CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS' IN THE DEMO FOR THE 6TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK

'Nightline' Improves Year to Year in All Key Target Demos

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Adults 18-49 (91,000) during the week of July 14, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in the demo for the 6th week in a row.

· "Nightline" posted week-to-week increases in Adults 25-54 (+12% - 148,000 vs. 132,000) and Adults 18-49 (+7% - 91,000 vs. 85,000), hitting a 4-week high in the key Adult news demo - since w/o 6/16/25.

· "Nightline" improved on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+16% - 685,000 vs. 591,000), Adults 25-54 (+3% - 148,000 vs. 144,000) and Adults 18-49 (+17% - 91,000 vs. 78,000).

· This week, "Nightline" covered the new "Superman" movie; a new book that reveals stunning details of Idaho college murders; music icon Cyndi Lauper looking back on her storied career; Miley Cyrus' new visual album, "Something Beautiful," on Disney+; the 1995 disappearance of a TV anchor, now the focus of the ABC News Studios series "Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit"; the alleged "killer dentist" standing trial for killing his wife by poison; Christian Siriano and Law Roach discussing the newest "spicy" season of "Project Runway"; 30 years of the film "Clueless", and how it continues to inspire a new generation of stars and more.

NOTE: CBS' "After Midnight" was retitled to "After Midnight-Enc" for the week, and NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" on Friday (7/18/25) due to being repeats.

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 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News' digital platforms and Hulu.

WEEK OF July 14, 2025:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 685,000 148,000/0.1 91,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 454,000 94,000/0.1 63,000/0.0

NBC's "Late Night" 706,000 158,000/0.1 88,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 7/14/25), Previous Week (w/o 7/7/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 7/15/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-7/20/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-7/21/24). 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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