As the network evening newscasts continue what will be days of coverage of Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, the ratings from last week are in. And it shows a similar trend to previous weeks, “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” remains #1 while “CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley” is showing the most growth. Compared to the same week last year Pelly’s broadcast is up +7% in total viewers. #2 “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” is up +1%, while “Nightly” is down -6%. All three shows are down in younger viewers.
Numbers for the week of October 15:
| NBC | ABC | CBS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Total Viewers: | 8,026,000 | 7,587,000 | 6,370,000 |
| • A25-54: | 2,211,000 | 1,890,000 | 1,704,000 |