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[10/08/25 - 05:01 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Leading NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in All Key Demos for the 2nd Straight Week
On Monday (9/29/25), "Nightline" turned in its top Adults 18-49 telecast (346,000) in over 3 months.

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of Sept. 29, 2025

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, LEADING NBC'S 'LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS' IN ALL KEY DEMOS FOR THE 2ND STRAIGHT WEEK

'Nightline' Posts Gains Year-to-Year in Total Viewers and Women 18-49, With Top Telecast on Monday in Adults 18-49 in Over 3 Months

Season to Date, 'Nightline' Leads 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' Across the Board for the 3rd Consecutive Season, With Its Largest Total Viewer Audience in 6 Years

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.070 million), Adults 25-54 (221,000) and Adults 18-49 (158,000) for the week of Sept. 29, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in all key measures for the second straight week.

· For the second week in a row, "Nightline" improved on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+3% - 1.070 million vs. 1.036 million) and Adults 18-49 (+5% - 158,000 vs. 150,000).

· On Monday (9/29/25), "Nightline" turned in its top Adults 18-49 telecast (346,000) in over 3 months - since 6/19/25.

· Season to date, "Nightline" (1.174 million, 251,000 and 177,000, respectively) leads NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (985,000, 183,000 and 122,000, respectively) in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 3rd straight year. In addition, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+5% - 1.174 million vs. 1.120 million) versus the comparable weeks last season, posting its largest Total Viewer audience in 6 years - since the 2019-2020 season.

· This week, "Nightline" aired all-new interviews with Dakota and Elle Fanning and Sandee and Josh Greenberg, who discuss the new Hulu docuseries "Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?"; the newest "Project Runway" winner, Veejay Floresca, who opens up about breaking stereotypes; GRAMMY(R) winner Ne-Yo, who opens up about his polyamorous lifestyle; and covered Prince William discussing family, legacy and the future of the royals; investigators saying they've identified suspected serial killer Robert Brashers as the killer in the 1991 quadruple murder of four teenage girls at an Austin, Texas, yogurt shop; Sean "Diddy" Combs being sentenced to more than four years in prison and more.

NOTE: On Friday (10/3/25), NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being a repeat. 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 SEPT. 29, 2025:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 1,070,000 221,000/0.2 158,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 788,000 147,000/0.1 107,000/0.1

Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings. Current Week (w/o 9/29/25), Previous Week (w/o 9/22/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 9/30/24). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22 - 10/5/25) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23 - 10/6/24). Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.





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