NBC Nightly News wins the week by a 1.39 million lead over ABC
“NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” was the most-watched network evening newscast, winning the week of June 22-28, 2009 in all categories, according to Nielsen Media Research data. During the week, the Williams-led newscast averaged 8.379 million total viewers, an impressive 1.385 million more than ABC “World News’” 6.994 million, and +2.813 million more than CBS “Evening News’” 5.566 million. Season-to-date, “Nightly” tops “World News” by +813,000 viewers.
“Nightly” has won for 37 consecutive weeks in total viewers, and for 31 straight weeks in A25-54.
Among the key demographic adults 25-54, “Nightly News” delivered a 2.1 rating, topping ABC’s 1.6 rating and CBS’ 1.3 rating. “Nightly” led “World News” by +628K A25-54 viewers for the week. Season-to-date, Nightly leads World News by +325,000 A25-54 viewers.
In homes, “Nightly News” was No. 1 with a 5.6 rating and a 12 share. Second place ABC drew a 4.7/10 and CBS placed third delivering a 3.7/8. On its digital platforms, “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” continued its strong performance with more than 7.8 million online streams for the week ending June 27, 2009.
Bob Epstein is the executive producer of “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.” Aurelia Grayson is the senior broadcast producer.