**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of Oct. 2, 2023

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN ALL KEY DEMOGRAPHICS - TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

'Nightline' Grows Week to Week Across the Board and Year to Year in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54

'Nightline' Reports Strongest News Demo Performance in 16 months and Largest Overall Audience in 10 Months

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (956,000), Adults 25-54 (267,000) and Adults 18-49 (176,000) for the week of Oct. 2, 2023, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. "Nightline" took the top spot, beating CBS' "Comics Unleashed" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

"Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+24% - 956,000 vs. 769,000), Adults 25-54 (+25% - 267,000 vs. 214,000) and Adults 18-49 (+19% - 176,000 vs. 148,000). "Nightline" turned in its strongest news demo performance in 16 months and drew its largest overall audience in 10 months - since weeks of 6/13/22 and 1/16/23, respectively.

"Nightline" improved on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+1% - 956,000 vs. 948,000), and Adults 25-54 (+5% - 267,000 vs. 254,000).

On Monday (10/2/23), "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.271 million) in 16 months - since 6/8/22.

This week "Nightline" covered the House of Representative's vote to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy; how members of the LGBTQ+ community in Uganda say they're living in fear, after one of the world's harshest anti-homosexuality laws was passed there this year; Omar Epps' latest novel in his sci-fi series, "Nubia: The Reckoning"; the growing number of moms microdosing on magic mushrooms; borrowers bracing for tough budget choices after student loan payments resume; "The Golden Bachelor" Gerry Turner opening up about looking for love after loss; lessons learned from the "World's Happiest Country," inside Finland's happiness "Masterclass"; this week's "Impact x Nightline" which explored the investigation into the popular social media influencer, Ruby Franke, who has been charged along with a business partner with child abuse and more.

NOTE: On Friday (10/6/23), NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Late Night with Seth Meyers-SM" due to being a repeat. The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly and season averages. 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. EDT on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

Week of Oct. 2, 2023:

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

ABC's "Nightline"                     956,000                               267,000/0.2                      176,000/0.1

CBS' "Comics Unleased" 548,000                               128,000/0.1                    84,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night"                     808,000                               204,000/0.1                      143,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 10/2/23), Previous Week (w/o 9/25/23) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 9/26/22). Most Current Data Stream: 2022-2023 Season (9/25 - 10/9/22) and 2022-2023 Season (9/19 - 10/2/22). NBC's "Latenight with Seth Meyers" premiered on 10/2/23. 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.