Ratings Report: ABC News Programming For 2Q15 and the Week of June 22, 2015

"Nightline" Wins 2Q15 in Total Viewers For Second Year in a Row, Leading in Four of the Last Five Quarters

"Nightline" Ranks #1 in Total Viewers Season to Date

"Nightline" Friday is #1 Telecast in Total Viewers for Entire Week

2Q15:

ABC's "Nightline" won the 2Q15 in Total Viewers (1.533 million), winning the 2nd quarter for the 2nd year in a row, based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. In fact, "Nightline" has ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 3rd straight quarter and in 4 of the last 5. "Nightline" led NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (+125,000) and CBS's "The Late Late Show with James Corden" (+150,000) during the 2nd quarter.

In addition, "Nightline" outperformed CBS's "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 (+98,000) and Adults 18-49 (+70,000) during 2Q15.

Week of June 22, 2015:

ABC News' "Nightline" averaged 1.312 million Total Viewers, 537,000 Adults 25-54 and 425,000 Adults 18-49 during the week of June 22, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

"Nightline" beat CBS's "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Total Viewers (+250,000), Adults 25-54 (+130,000) and Adults 18-49 (+97,000).

"Nightline's" Friday airing (6/26/15) ranked as the week's No. 1 telecast in Total Viewers (1.562 million), outdrawing every telecast of the week of CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

Season to date, ABC News' "Nightline" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.657 million), outdelivering CBS' average of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"/"The Late Late Show"/"The Talk - After Dark/The Late Late Show with James Corden" (+266,000) and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (+152,000).

ABC News' "Nightline" is anchored by Dan Harris, Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Roxanna Sherwood is executive producer, and Steven Baker is Senior Broadcast Producer. The program airs weeknights from 12:35-1:05 a.m., ET on the ABC Television Network. Together with "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Nightline" is part of ABC's winning late night strategy of airing news and entertainment programming.

2nd Quarter, 2014:

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

ABC "Nightline" 1,533,000 621,000/0.5 489,000/0.4

CBS "The Late Late Show" 1,383,000 523,000/0.4 419,000/0.3

NBC "Late Night" 1,408,000 675,000/0.6 565,000/0.4

Week of June 22, 2015:

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

ABC "Nightline" 1,312,000 537,000/0.4 425,000/0.3

CBS "The Late Late Show" 1,062,000 407,000/0.3 328,000/0.3

NBC "Late Night" 1,356,000 651,000/0.5 539,000/0.4

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD weeks of 6/22/15, 6/15/15 and 6/23/14. Most Current: 2014-2015 Season (9/22/14 - 6/28/15) and 2013-2014 Season (9/23/13 - 6/29/14). Most Current - 2Q14: 3/30 - 6/28/15. 1Q15: 12/29/13 - 3/29/15. 2Q14: 3/31 - 6/29/14. Averages based on regular telecasts. "Nightline" premiered in its new time period in January 2013. "Seth Meyers" premiered in February 2014. "James Corden" premiered in March 2015.