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[06/17/25 - 03:03 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers"
On Wednesday, "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.049 million) in 5 months and strongest delivery in Adults 25-54 (404,000) in 1 year.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of June 9, 2025

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 VS. CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS'

'Nightline' Posts Double-Digit Gains Week to Week in All Key Target Demos, Draws Its Largest Overall Audience in 5 Months, and Showcases Strongest Numbers in Both Key Adult Demos in Nearly 6 Months

On Wednesday, 'Nightline' Scores Its Most-Watched Telecast in 5 Months and Strongest Delivery in Adults 25-54 in 1 Year; and on Friday, the Show Delivers Its Best Adults 18-49 Performance in Over 8 Months

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (833,000), Adults 25-54 (231,000) and Adults 18-49 (165,000) the week of June 9, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" across the board.

· "Nightline" posted double-digit gains week to week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+11% - 833,000 vs. 752,000), Adults 25-54 (+55% - 231,000 vs. 149,000) and Adults 18-49 (+72% - 165,000 vs. 96,000). "Nightline" drew its largest overall audience in 5 months and strongest numbers in both key Adult demos in nearly 6 months - since weeks of 1/13/25 and 12/23/24, respectively.

· On Wednesday (6/11/25), "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.049 million) in 5 months and strongest delivery in Adults 25-54 (404,000) in 1 year - since 1/13/25 and 6/6/24, respectively.

· On Friday (6/13/25), "Nightline" delivered its best Adults 18-49 performance (298,000) in over 8 months - since 8/30/24.

· This week, "Nightline" covered the dismissal of Justin Baldoni's lawsuit against Blake Lively; Sean "Diddy" Combs ex-girlfriend testifying at his trial; controversial rapper Ye arriving in court to support Sean Combs; the suspects pleading not guilty to charges of kidnapping and torture in crypto crime; Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll teaming up in new comedy-horror film, "I Don't Understand You"; Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer and Nathan Lee Graham starring in "Mid-Century Modern" as gay best friends of a certain age living under one roof; the latest episode of "IMPACT x Nightline" titled "It Started With a Scream: What Happened to Holly Bobo?" and more.

NOTE: On Friday (6/13/25), 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 9, 2025:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 833,000 231,000/0.2 165,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 470,000 75,000/0.1 48,000/0.0

NBC's "Late Night" 727,000 162,000/0.1 87,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 6/9/25), Previous Week (w/o 6/2/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/10/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-6/15/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-6/16/24). 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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