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[06/12/26 - 08:15 AM]
"Nightline" Ranks No. 1 Across the Board and Posts Increases Both Week to Week and Year to Year in All Key Target Demos
"Nightline" posted week-to-week increases in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, delivering its strongest numbers in both key Adult demos in nearly 2 1/2 years.

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline"

'NIGHTLINE' RANKS NO. 1 ACROSS THE BOARD AND POSTS INCREASES BOTH WEEK TO WEEK AND YEAR TO YEAR IN ALL KEY TARGET DEMOS

'Nightline' Scores Its Most-Watched Telecast in Over 8 Months and Strongest Adults 18-49 Performance in 1 Year on Wednesday, and Turns in Its Best Adults 25-54 Ratings on Wednesday and Friday in 2 Years

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.138 million), Adults 25-54 (291,000) and Adults 18-49 (212,000) for the week of June 1, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, beating NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" across the board.

· "Nightline" posted week-to-week increases in Total Viewers (+24% - 1.138 million vs. 918,000), Adults 25-54 (+138% - 291,000 vs. 122,000) and Adults 18-49 (+183% - 212,000 vs. 75,000), delivering its strongest numbers in both key Adult demos in nearly 2 1/2 years - since w/o 1/15/24.

· "Nightline" surged on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+35% - 1.138 million vs. 841,000), Adults 25-54 (+76% - 291,000 vs. 165,000) and Adults 18-49 (+123% - 212,000 vs. 95,000).

· On Wednesday (6/3/26), "Nightline" scored its most-watched telecast (1.651 million) in over 8 months and its strongest Adults 18-49 performance (359,000) in 1 year - since 9/23/25 and 6/19/25, respectively.

· In addition, "Nightline" turned in its best Adults 25-54 delivery on Friday (491,000) and Wednesday (480,000) in 2 years - since 6/6/24.

· Season to date, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+3% - 982,000 vs. 955,000) versus the comparable weeks last season.

NOTE: On Friday (6/5/26), NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM" due to being a repeat. The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly and season averages. "Seth Meyers"'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 JUNE 1, 2026:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 1,138,000 291,000/0.2 212,000/0.2

NBC's "Late Night" 772,000 141,000/0.1 91,000/0.1

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 6/1/26), Previous Week (w/o 5/25/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/2/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 - 6/7/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 - 6/8/26). Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season. 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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