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[01/31/23 - 12:31 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the 2nd Straight Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+8% - 913,000 vs. 842,000).

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"   

For the Week of Jan. 23, 2023

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54 FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT WEEK

'Nightline' Posts Double-Digit Gains Year to Year in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54

Season to Date, 'Nightline' Leads CBS' 'The Late Late Show with James Corden' in All Key Target Demos

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (937,000) and Adults 25-54 (224,000) for the 2nd straight week during the week of Jan. 23, 2023, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

"Nightline" posted double-digit gains year to year in Total Viewers (+16% - 937,000 vs. 807,000) and Adults 25-54 (+15% - 224,000 vs. 195,000).

Season to date, "Nightline" is growing compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+8% - 913,000 vs. 842,000). In addition, "Nightline" leads CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" in all key target demos.

This week "Nightline" covered the Monterey mass shooting; the two California communities reeling after back-to-back mass shootings; the officers charged in Tyre Nichols death; ABC News Live's exclusive interview with Tyre Nichols' family as they react to the release of the video; Oscar(R) nominations; the Taylor Swift Ticketmaster issues discussed on Capitol Hill; Paris Hilton's announcement of the birth of her first child; ABC News' Robin Roberts' interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones about the Hulu docu-series based on her recently published book; the New York AG investigating MSG for the use of facial recognition to ban attendees; ABC News' Linsey Davis new children's book; "Impact x Nightline"'s reporting on the volatility throughout the cryptocurrency industry.

NOTE: On Friday (1/27/23), CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" was retitled to "Late Late Show-JC-ENC" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being repeats. The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. CBS' and NBC'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 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 Jan. 23, 2023:

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 1/23/23), Previous Week (w/o 1/16/23) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/24/22). Most Current Data Stream: Season 2022-2023 (9/19/22 - 1/29/23), Season 2021-2022 (9/20/21 - 1/30/22), 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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