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[08/02/22 - 02:01 PM]
"Nightline" Is No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 3rd Straight Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 7th consecutive year - since the 2015-2016 season.

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the week of July 25, 2022

'NIGHTLINE' IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR THE 3RD STRAIGHT WEEK

'Nightline' Posts Double-Digit Gains on the Same Week Last Year in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

Season to Date, 'Nightline' Is Beating CBS in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 7th Consecutive Year

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 Total Viewers for the 3rd straight week during the week of July 25, 2022, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

"Nightline" also beat CBS in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.

"Nightline" posted gains on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+15% - 710,000 vs. 616,000) and Adults 18-49 (+20% - 133,000 vs. 111,000).

Season to date, "Nightline" is beating CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 7th consecutive year - since the 2015-2016 season.

This week, "Nightline" covered the passing of "Good Fellas" actor Paul Sorvino; fears of increased shark sightings; a powerful roundtable discussion where Black women talked mental health and healing; the Pope's apology to Indigenous communities; Anna Delvey's "second act"; a college basketball star becoming one of the highest paid female athletes in collegiate sport history; a Highland Park mom's take on the gun lobby; a genre-bending dance style called "hiplet," a mix of hip-hop and ballet; dramatic increases in the price of rent; Selena Quintanilla's family's announcement about the release of new music; and Real Housewives star Erika Jayne's new legal drama.

NOTE: For the week, CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" was retitled to "Late Late Show-JC - ENC" due to being repeats. The telecasts are excluded from the season averages. From Wednesday through Friday, NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM." The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. NBC's averages are based on two days (Monday-Tuesday).

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. EDT on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Week of July 25, 2022:

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 7/25/22), Previous Week (w/o 7/18/22) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 7/26/21). Most Current: 2021 -2022 Season (9/20/21 - 7/31/22) and 020 -2021 Season (9/21/20 - 8/1/21). 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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