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[10/02/24 - 02:15 PM]
"Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board During Premiere Week for the 3rd Consecutive Year, Leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
On Monday (9/23/24), "Nightline" delivered its most-watched telecast (1.310 million) in 9 months - since 12/25/23.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of Sept. 23, 2024

'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 ACROSS THE BOARD DURING PREMIERE WEEK FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, LEADING CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS'

'Nightline' Has Most-Watched Premiere Week in 5 Years

For the opening week of the 2024-2025 season, ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (939,000), Adults 25-54 (230,000) and Adults 18-49 (155,000) for the week of Sept. 23, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers." "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in all key measures during premiere week for the 3rd consecutive year.

· "Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+21% - 939,000 vs. 778,000), Adults 25-54 (+43% - 230,000 vs. 161,000) and Adults 18-49 (+72% - 155,000 vs. 90,000), drawing its largest overall audience in 10 months - since w/o 11/27/23.

· "Nightline" increased year to year in Total Viewers (+22% - 939,000 vs. 769,000), Adults 25-54 (+7% - 230,000 vs. 214,000) and Adults 18-49 (+5% - 155,000 vs. 148,000). In addition, "Nightline" turned in its most-watched premiere week in 5 years - since the 2019-2020 season.

· On Monday (9/23/24), "Nightline" delivered its most-watched telecast (1.310 million) in 9 months - since 12/25/23.

· This week, "Nightline" covered Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attending the U.N. General Assembly hoping to gain further U.S. support for what he calls his "victory plan"; "Dances With Wolves" star Nathan Chasing Horse accused of sexual assault; New York City Mayor Eric Adams charged with fraud and bribery in a long-running corruption scheme, Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix talk about the "Joker" sequel; "IMPACT x Nightline"'s episode on Diddy and more.

NOTE: On Friday (9/27/24), CBS' "After Midnight" was retitled to "After Midnight-ENC," and NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being repeats. 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. EDT on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News' digital platforms and Hulu.

WEEK OF SEPT. 23, 2024:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 939,000 230,000/0.2 155,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 679,000 163,000/0.1 115,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 856,000 184,000/0.1 131,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 9/23/24), Previous Week (w/o 9/16/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 9/25/23). 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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