The evening news programs continued to see ratings averages slide a bit as summertime viewership numbers typically do.
“NBC Nightly News” remains on top, followed by “ABC World News” and “CBS Evening News,” though all three were down week-to-week in total viewers and the demo. All three newscasts were also down year-to-year in total viewers, but ABC and CBS saw increases in the demo.
Numbers for the week of May 24:
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NBC | ABC | CBS | |
---|---|---|---|
• Total: | 7,400,000 | 6,650,000 | 5,330,000 |
• A25-54: | 2,150,000 | 1,930,000 | 1,620,000 |
May Sweeps:
NBC | ABC | CBS | |
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• Total: | 7,590,000 | 6,990,000 | 5,270,000 |
• A25-54: | 2,240,000 | 1,990,000 | 1,630,000 |