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[12/24/24 - 01:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Key Adult Demos for the Week of Dec. 16 Versus CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
"Nightline" saw gains year to year in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of Dec. 16, 2024

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN KEY ADULT DEMOS FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 16 VERSUS CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS'

'Nightline' Improves on the Previous Week in Adults 18-49

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Adults 25-54 (204,000) and Adults 18-49 (144,000) for the week of Dec. 16, 2024, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, beating CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the 2nd straight week.

· "Nightline" improved on the previous week in Adults 18-49 (+12% - 144,000 vs. 129,000).

· "Nightline" saw gains year to year in Adults 25-54 (+24% - 204,000 vs. 165,000) and Adults 18-49 (+41% - 144,000 vs. 102,000).

· This week, "Nightline" covered the accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, charged with his seventh murder; Timothée Chalamet learning guitar and embodying Bob Dylan in the biopic "A Complete Unknown"; the daughter of so-called "Pom-Pom Mom" discussing the pain of the alleged cheerleader murder plot and more.

NOTE: On Friday (12/20/24), NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being a repeat. The repeat telecast is excluded from 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. EST on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News' digital platforms and Hulu.

WEEK OF DEC. 16, 2024:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 756,000 204,000/0.2 144,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 537,000 129,000/0.1 91,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 791,000 188,000/0.2 129,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 12/16/24), Previous Week (w/o 12/9/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 12/18/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23-12/22/24) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25-12/24/23) 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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