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[10/22/24 - 03:00 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 6th Consecutive Week
Season to date, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+2% - 989,000 vs. 958,000) versus the comparable weeks last season, posting its largest Total Viewer audience in 5 years - since the 2019-2020 season.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of Oct. 14, 2024

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS VS. CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS' FOR 6TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK

Season to Date, 'Nightline' Posts Its Largest Total Viewer Audience in 5 Years

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (843,000) for the week of Oct. 14, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the 6th week in a row.

· "Nightline" posted gains on the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+3% - 180,000 vs. 175,000) and Adults 18-49 (8% - 110,000 vs. 102,000).

· Season to date, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+2% - 989,000 vs. 958,000) versus the comparable weeks last season, posting its largest Total Viewer audience in 5 years - since the 2019-2020 season.

· This week, "Nightline" covered One Direction member Liam Payne's death; the return of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show; the sentencing of the Turpin children's foster parents; the beginning of the Delphi double murder trial; ABC News Studios' special "Bruce Springsteen: Backstage and Backstreets"; the Menendez brothers' relatives pushing the Los Angeles district attorney to recommend resentencing and more.

NOTE: On Friday (10/18/24), CBS' "After Midnight" was retitled to "After Midnight-ENC" due to being a repeat. In addition, NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" for the week due to being repeats. The repeat telecasts are excluded from its season averages. CBS' 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. 14, 2024:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 843,000 180,000/0.1 110,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 681,000 162,000/0.1 124,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 714,000 193,000/0.2 134,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 10/14/24), Previous Week (w/o 10/7/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/9/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23-10/20/24) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25-10/22/23) 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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