It was an unusual week for the evening newscasts, with the Memorial Day holiday and a pair of major sporting events meaning that the ratings were based on limited data. As usual :”NBC Nightly News” placed first, though that was based only on numbers from Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with a Stanley Cup playoff game on Wednesday.
“ABC World News” placed second, but was based only on Wednesday and Friday, due to the holiday and a pair of NBA playoff games.
“CBS Evening News” placed third, and was based on numbers from Tuesday-Friday.
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All three programs were down compared to the same week last year except for CBS, which was flat.
Numbers for the week of May 30:
| NBC | ABC | CBS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Total Viewers: | 7,849,000 | 6,690,000 | 5,511,000 |
| • A25-54: | 2,211,000 | 1,789,000 | 1,542,000 |