‘NIGHTLINE’ RANK NO. 1 IN ALL KEY DEMOS FOR THE WEEK IN DECEMBER. 30 VS. CBS’ “AFTER MIDNIGHT” and NBC’s “LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS”

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in total viewers (790,000), Adults 25-54 (155,000) and adults 18-49 (107,000) for the week of December 30, 2024, based on live+same-day data from Nielsen Media Research, It beat CBS’s “After Midnight” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” outright for the second straight year.

• “Nightline” has seen an increase in total viewers year over year (+4% – 790,000 versus 756,000), Adults 25-54 (+3% – 155,000 vs. 151,000) and adults 18-49 (+2% – 107,000 vs. 88,000).
• This week “Night line” covered the New Orleans truck bomber whose heinous attack left 14 people dead, Drea de Matteo talked about her journey to OnlyFans, the death of former President Jimmy Carter, looked at the life of the 39th president and much more .

NOTE: On Tuesday (12/31/24) all three programs were moved forward. On Wednesday (1/1/25), CBS coded “Nightline” and “After Midnight” as specials. ABC and CBS’ weekly averages are based on three days (Monday, Thursday and Friday), and NBC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday, Wednesday through Friday).

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television’s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful and profound stories that shape our lives and the world around us. The hosts are Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Eman Varoqua is executive producer. The show airs weekdays from 12:35 p.m. to 1:05 a.m. EST on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News and Hulu’s digital platforms.

WEEK DEC. 30. 2024:

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (excluding 12/30/24), Previous Week (excluding 12/23/24) and Year-One Week Ago (excluding 1/1/24). Latest data stream: 2024-2025 season (09/23/24 – 01/05/25) and 2023-2024 season (09/25/23 – 01/27). Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC and CBS include additional broadcasts in select markets. As of 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) views. Averages based on regular television shows.

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