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[05/29/24 - 02:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
Season to date, "Nightline" is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers, posting its largest overall audience in 3 years.

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of May 20, 2024

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54, VS. CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS'

'Nightline' Shows Double-Digit Gains Week to Week in All Key Target Demos and Reports Largest Overall Audience in 3 Months

Season to Date, 'Nightline' Is Up in Total Viewers, Posting Its Largest Overall Audience in 3 Years

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (868,000) and Adults 25-54 (188,000) for the week of May 20, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

"Nightline" turned in double-digit gains week to week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+27% - 868,000 vs. 681,000), Adults 25-54 (+39% - 188,000 vs. 135,0000) and Adults 18-49 (+24% - 113,000 vs. 91,000). "Nightline" saw its largest overall audience in 3 months - since w/o 2/19/24.

"Nightline" saw Total Viewers gains on the same week last year (+18% - 868,000 vs. 737,000).

Season to date, "Nightline" is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+1% - 909,000 vs. 902,000), posting its largest overall audience in 3 years - since the 2020-2021 season.

This week, "Nightline" covered the search for answers after the death of a South Carolina pastor's wife; AANHPI cabinet members discussing their historic nominations; the latest on Sean "Diddy" Combs; the return of the American father arrested in Turks and Caicos after 102 days; a new biography about Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and her marriage to JFK Jr.; Elvis Presley's famed Graceland home may be facing foreclosure; severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight; Whoopi Goldberg's new memoir; biohacking and the quest for longevity and wellness; Sean Paul's upcoming summer tour and more.

NOTE: On Friday (5/24/24), "Nightline" was retitled to "NL-ABC" due to the Memorial Day holiday, while CBS' "After Midnight" was retitled to "After Midnight-ENC." The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. For the week, NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being repeats. ABC's and CBS' weekly average is 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 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News' digital platforms and Hulu.

WEEK OF MAY 20, 2024:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 868,000 188,000/0.1 113,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 620,000 175,000/0.1 124,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 724,000 182,000/0.2 124,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 5/20/24), Previous Week (w/o 5/13/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 5/15/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 - 5/26/24) and 2022-2023 Season (9/19/22 - 5/22/23). NBC's "Late Night 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.





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