The three night information broadcasters all skilled constructive progress in whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo for the ultimate week of July.
This feat comes because the official summer season season reaches its apex with the canine days seemingly upon us. All networks noticed no uptick in whole viewers the week prior, however they rebounded this week with CBS Night Information seeing the biggest uptick with a double-digit enhance inside this demo.
Observe: The weekly averages of NBC Nightly Information are primarily based on 4 days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday). Thursday’s (07/31/25) broadcast was retitled to NBC Nitely Information resulting from NFL preseason soccer. This broadcast is excluded from the weekly and season averages.
In line with live-plus-same-day information from Nielsen, ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir averaged 7.424 million whole viewers and 1.025 million Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of July 28. It noticed a +2% acquire in whole viewers and the demo in comparison with the earlier week. Taking a look at its efficiency to the identical week in 2024 (the week starting July 29), WNT was down -1% in whole viewers however up +6% within the demo.
NBC Nightly Information with Tom Llamas completed because the No. 2 night information broadcast in whole viewers and the demo, averaging 5.576 million and 807,000 viewers, respectively. The published was up +2% in whole viewers and +4% within the A25-54 demo. When evaluating its efficiency to the identical week a yr in the past (which was through the Paris Olympic Video games), Nightly Information fell by -28% in whole viewers and -45% within the demo.
CBS Night Information had 3.822 million whole viewers and 553,000 viewers within the demo for the week of July 28. The published was up +6% in whole viewers and +12% within the demo in comparison with the week prior—the one broadcast with double-digit progress within the advertiser-coveted demo. Its year-ago week numbers noticed the newscast document falls of -16% in whole viewers and -9% within the demo.
ABC NBC CBS • Whole Viewers: 7,424,000 5,576,000 3,822,000 • A25-54: 1,025,000 807,000 553,000
Supply: The Nielsen Firm, NTI Whole Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Reside + SD Present Week (w/o 7/28/25), Earlier Week (w/o 7/21/25) and Yr-In the past Week (w/o 7/29/24). Most Present Knowledge Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 8/3/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 8/4/24). Nielsen rankings for ABC, NBC and CBS embody further airings in choose markets. Starting 8/31/20, nationwide rankings additionally embody Out of Dwelling (OOH) viewing. Averages primarily based on common telecasts.
