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[07/15/25 - 01:04 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. CBS' "After Midnight" and NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" for 2nd Consecutive Week
"Nightline" posted Total Viewer gains both week to week and year to year.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of July 7, 2025

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 18-49 VS. CBS' 'AFTER MIDNIGHT' AND NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS' FOR 2ND CONSECUTIVE WEEK

'Nightline' Improves Week to Week and Double-Digits Year to Year in Total Viewers

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (725,000) and Adults 18-49 (85,000) during the week of July 7, 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 2nd week in a row.

· "Nightline" posted Total Viewer gains both week to week (+9% - 725,000 vs. 663,000) and year to year (+11% - 725,000 vs. 655,000).

· This week, "Nightline" covered the catastrophic flooding in Texas; University of Idaho victims' loved ones speaking out after killer's plea deal; the show's year-long reporting on students who struggle with substance abuse as they fight for their recovery in hopes of graduating from Denver's 5280 High School; the "Jaws" 50th anniversary celebration on Martha's Vineyard; ABC News Studios' new docuseries "Born to Be Viral: The Real Lives of Kidfluencers"; "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Dolores Catania candidly sharing her experience with taking weight loss medication; "Squid Game" bringing viewers more games and gore in final season and more.

NOTE: For the week, CBS' "After Midnight" was retitled to "After Midnight-Enc" and NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being repeats.

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 July 7, 2025:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 725,000 132,000/0.1 85,000/0.1

CBS' "After Midnight" 398,000 88,000/0.1 46,000/0.0

NBC's "Late Night" 578,000 138,000/0.1 79,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 7/7/25), Previous Week (w/o 6/30/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 7/8/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-7/13/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-7/14/24). 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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