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[11/06/25 - 02:15 PM]
ABC News' "Nightline" Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54
"Nightline" was up on the previous week by double digits in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49.
[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

For the Week of Oct. 27, 2025

ABC NEWS' 'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ADULTS 25-54

'Nightline' Grows by Double-Digits Week to Week in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

Season to Date, 'Nightline' Leads 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' Across the Board, Beating the NBC Program in Both Key Adult Demos for the 3rd Consecutive Season

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (826,000) and Adults 25-54 (135,000) for the week of Oct. 27, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

· "Nightline" was up on the previous week by double digits in Total Viewers (+10% - 826,000 vs. 754,000) and Adults 18-49 (+18% - 98,000 vs. 83,000).

· Season to date, "Nightline" (1.016 million, 204,000 and 139,000, respectively) leads NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (970,000, 181,000 and 126,000, respectively) in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49. In fact, "Nightline is beating the NBC program in both key Adult demos for the 3rd straight year.

· This week, "Nightline" aired a new two-part special titled "Chicago Crackdown" which goes inside the Chicago immigration operation "Midway Blitz" and featured interviews with impacted families and CBP Commander Gregory Bovino; covered the recent Louvre jewelry heist; King Charles stripping his brother Andrew of royal titles; and aired new, celebrity interviews with Emma Stone, Demi Lovato, Allison Williams and more.

NOTE: On Friday (10/31/25), "Nightline" was retitled to "NL-ABC" and NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM." ABC's 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. ET on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News' digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.

WEEK OF OCT. 27, 2025:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 826,000 135,000/0.1 98,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 726,000 131,000/0.1 100,000/0.1

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 10/27/25), Previous Week (w/o 10/20/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/28/24). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22 - 11/2/25) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23 - 10/3/24). 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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