ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir was the most-watched newscast for the May sweep, topping NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt by its widest margin in 11 years.
Holt’s broadcast was No. 1 among the A25-54 demo, which matters most to advertisers of news, winning its 12th straight sweep.
Muir’s broadcast was the only network evening newscast to see overall growth vs. May 2017 up +5 percent in viewers and up +4 percent in the demo. Holt’s Nightly News also added viewers, up +1 percent, but was down -5 percent in the demo. CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor was down -7 percent in viewers and down -10 percent in the demo, vs. last May.
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Numbers for the May, 2018 Sweep:
| ABC | NBC | CBS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Total Viewers: | 7,928,000 | 7,574,000 | 5,684,000 |
| • A25-54: | 1,591,000 | 1,632,000 | 1,170,000 |