From Adweek · Mark Mwachiro · · 1m 10s
Election News Boosts Evening News Ratings
Midterm election interest lifts ABC, CBS, and NBC news ratings this week.
In brief
Midterm election interest lifts ABC, CBS, and NBC news ratings this week. ABC World News Tonight gained 8% total viewers and 15% Adults 25-54 demo viewers compared to last week, with NBC Nightly News up 9% in total viewers and 25% in the demo. Originally reported by Adweek.
Week of Nov 2 Evening News Ratings
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, and CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil saw week-to-week gains in total viewers and Adults 25-54 demo.
ABC World News Tonight Leads
ABC World News Tonight averaged 9.143 million total viewers and 1.325 million Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of Nov 2, up +8% in total viewers and +15% in the demo compared to last…
NBC Nightly News Gains
NBC Nightly News ranked second with 7.268 million total viewers and 1.163 million Adults 25-54 demo viewers, up +9% in total viewers and +25% in the demo compared to last week.
CBS Evening News Performance
CBS Evening News finished with 4.332 million total viewers and 663,000 Adults 25-54 demo viewers, up +3% in total viewers and +12% in the demo compared to last week.
Here's the gist
ABC World News Tonight gained 8% total viewers and 15% Adults 25-54 demo viewers compared to last week, with NBC Nightly News up 9% in total viewers and 25% in the demo.
