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[06/10/25 - 02:18 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the 3rd Consecutive Week
On Thursday, "Nightline" scored its strongest telecast in Adults 25-54 (259,000) in nearly 3 months and best Adults 18-49 delivery (202,000) in 5 months.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of June 2, 2025

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS VS. CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS' FOR THE 3RD CONSECUTIVE WEEK

On Thursday, 'Nightline' Scores Its Strongest Telecast in Adults 25-54 in Nearly 3 Months and Best Adults 18-49 Delivery in 5 Months

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (752,000), the week of June 2, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for the 3rd week in a row.

· On Thursday (6/5/25), "Nightline" scored its strongest telecast in Adults 25-54 (259,000) in nearly 3 months and best Adults 18-49 delivery (202,000) in 5 months - since 3/14/25 and 1/13/25, respectively.

· This week, "Nightline" covered the manhunt for former police chief and convict dubbed the "Devil in the Ozarks"; how content creators are giving an inside look of the Sean "Diddy" Combs trial; convicted murderer Jamie Snow's fight to clear himself of a murder he says he didn't commit; Gloria Gaynor discussing her upcoming album, "Happy Tears"; a look back at Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley's 20-year career in new documentary "1.6 Seconds"; ABC News Studios' new docuseries, "Not Her First Rodeo," which showcases the passion of female bull riders; the latest episode of "IMPACT x Nightline" titled "Inside the Kim Kardashian Heist," and more.

NOTE: On Friday (6/6/25), 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 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News' digital platforms and Hulu.

WEEK OF June 2, 2025:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 752,000 149,000/0.1 96,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 501,000 95,000/0.1 59,000/0.0

NBC's "Late Night" 704,000 193,000/0.2 124,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 6/2/25), Previous Week (w/o 5/26/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/3/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-6/8/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-6/9/24). 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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