Evening News Ratings: Week of May 24 & May Sweeps

By kevin 

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
• Total: 7,590,000 6,990,000 5,270,000
• A25-54: 2,240,000 1,990,000 1,630,000

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