‘THE TONIGHT SHOW’ FINISHES #1 FOR THE ENCORE HOLIDAY WEEK OF DEC. 23-27 IN ALL KEY DEMOS
At 12:35 a.m., Seth Meyers Takes the Hour Vs. Corden in 18-49, Leads the Season Vs. “Late Late Show” & “Nightline” in All Key Ratings Measures
NEW YORK — Dec. 31, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has finished #1 for the encore holiday week of Dec. 23-27 in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and every other key demographic (including a tie with “The Late Show” in men 18-34), according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.
“Tonight’s” encores last week averaged a 0.30 rating in adults 18-49, to outscore the 0.22 for rebroadcasts of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and the 0.21 for encores of “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Last week at 12:35 a.m. ET, encore telecasts of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” took the week over “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. Season to date, Seth leads Corden and ABC’s “Nightline” in 10 of 10 key demographics – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers..
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 23-27. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.30 rating, 2 share (R) *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.22/2 (R) *
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.21/2 (R) *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.15/1 *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.15/2 (R) *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.14/1 (R) *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.11/1 (R) *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.677 million viewers (R) *
CBS “Late Show,” 1.862 million viewers (R) *
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.433 million viewers (R) *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.936 million viewers *
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.839 million viewers (R) *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.995 million viewers (R) *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.558 million viewers (R) *
* Tuesday and Wednesday telecasts were coded as specials and are excluded from these averages. NBC and CBS programming was preempted on Tuesday night, Christmas Eve.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.41 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.45/4
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.34/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.21/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.25/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.21/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.16/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 2 008 viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.641 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.941 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.143 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.340 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.284 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.705 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF DEC. 23-27
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” preempted
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” preempted
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.16 (R) **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.32
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.28
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” preempted
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” preempted
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.426 million viewers (R) **
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.661 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.560 million viewers
** “Conan” was preempted on Tuesday.
NBC WINS THE WEEK OF DEC. 23-29 IN 18-49 & TOTAL VIEWERS, 49ERS-SEAHAWKS ‘SNF’ RANKS #1
It’s NBC’s Sixth Straight Weekly Win in Total Viewers, NBC Takes the Fourth Quarter in Total Viewers for the First Time in 20 Years, Snapping an 18-Year CBS Winning Streak
In 18-49, Encores of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “SNL Christmas” & the 2000 “Grinch” Movie Join “SNF” in the Top 10 for Prime Big 4 Telecasts; Encores of the Animated “Grinch,” “Ellen’s Giveaways” & “Coat of Many Colors” Tie for #12
A Monday “SNL” Christmas Special Wins Its Two-Hour Timeslot Among the Big 4 Nets
On Tuesday, “It’s a Wonderful Life” Ranks #1 for Christmas Eve Among the Big 4 in Every Key Demographic
On Wednesday, the 2000 “Grinch” Features Films Is the #1 Entertainment Telecast Christmas Night Among the Big 4 in 18-49 and the 1966 Animated Special Is #2
NBC Wins Thursday Night in Total Viewers With Encores of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” & “Coat of Many Colors”
“Dateline” Is Friday’s #1 Newsmagazine in 18-49, 25-54 & Total Viewers; “Christmas of Many Colors” Ranks #1 or Tied for #1 in All Key Female Demos
It’s NBC’s sixth straight weekly win in total viewers and second in a row in 18-49.
NBC’s 49ers-Seahawks “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the #1 primetime telecast of the week in adults 18-49 and total viewers, while encores of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special” and the 2000 motion picture “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” tied for #8 (rankings exclude sports pre- and post-game shows).
Tying for #12 on that list were Wednesday’s run of the 1966 animated “Grinch” special, Thursday’s encore of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” and Thursday’s rebroadcast of “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors.”
The week concluded television’s fourth quarter of 2019, with NBC ranking #1 for the quarter in total viewers with an average of 7.97 million persons. It’s the first time NBC has won a fourth quarter in total viewers since 1999 and the NBC win ends CBS’ 18-year winning streak in the fourth quarter, which dates back to 2000 when ABC won the quarter over NBC and CBS.
Week 14 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Dec. 23-29
NBC…1.2
Fox…0.7
ABC…0.6
CBS…0.5
CW…0.1
Total Viewers
NBC…5.6 million
CBS…3.8 million
ABC…3.0 million
Fox…2.6 million
CW…0.6 million
Fourth Quarter 2019 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…1.9
NBC…1.8
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.0 million
CBS…7.6 million
Fox…7.1 million
ABC…5.3 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Dec. 23-29:
Monday
NBC ranked #1 for the night among the Big 4 networks in nine of nine key demographics, including a tie in men 18-34.
In 18-49, Encores of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “SNL Christmas” & the 2000 “Grinch” Movie Join “SNF” in the Top 10 for Prime Big 4 Telecasts; Encores of the Animated “Grinch,” “Ellen’s Giveaways” & “Coat of Many Colors” Tie for #12
A Monday “SNL” Christmas Special Wins Its Two-Hour Timeslot Among the Big 4 Nets
On Tuesday, “It’s a Wonderful Life” Ranks #1 for Christmas Eve Among the Big 4 in Every Key Demographic
On Wednesday, the 2000 “Grinch” Features Films Is the #1 Entertainment Telecast Christmas Night Among the Big 4 in 18-49 and the 1966 Animated Special Is #2
NBC Wins Thursday Night in Total Viewers With Encores of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” & “Coat of Many Colors”
“Dateline” Is Friday’s #1 Newsmagazine in 18-49, 25-54 & Total Viewers; “Christmas of Many Colors” Ranks #1 or Tied for #1 in All Key Female Demos
A 49ers-Seahawks Thriller is the Most-Watched NBC “SNF” Game Ever Between West Coast Teams
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Dec. 31, 2019 — NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Dec. 23-29 among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, total viewers and every other key ratings category, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.It’s NBC’s sixth straight weekly win in total viewers and second in a row in 18-49.
NBC’s 49ers-Seahawks “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the #1 primetime telecast of the week in adults 18-49 and total viewers, while encores of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special” and the 2000 motion picture “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” tied for #8 (rankings exclude sports pre- and post-game shows).
Tying for #12 on that list were Wednesday’s run of the 1966 animated “Grinch” special, Thursday’s encore of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” and Thursday’s rebroadcast of “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors.”
The week concluded television’s fourth quarter of 2019, with NBC ranking #1 for the quarter in total viewers with an average of 7.97 million persons. It’s the first time NBC has won a fourth quarter in total viewers since 1999 and the NBC win ends CBS’ 18-year winning streak in the fourth quarter, which dates back to 2000 when ABC won the quarter over NBC and CBS.
In “most current” averages through Dec. 29, NBC’s schedule includes the quarter’s #1 primetime program overall in 18-49 and total viewers, “Sunday Night Football”; #1 entertainment series in 18-49, “This Is Us”; and top 10 rankings among entertainment shows in 18-49 and total viewers for all three “Chicago” dramas.
NBC delivered the four most-watched Christmas specials of the season with “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” (6.9 million on Dec. 4) and the three telecasts of Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” (6.8 million on Dec. 10, 6.0 million on Dec. 11 and 5.9 million on Dec. 12). In adults 18-49, the Dec. 10 “Giveaway’s” tied CBS’ “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” as top-rated Christmas special this season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”Week 14 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Dec. 23-29
NBC…1.2
Fox…0.7
ABC…0.6
CBS…0.5
CW…0.1
Total Viewers
NBC…5.6 million
CBS…3.8 million
ABC…3.0 million
Fox…2.6 million
CW…0.6 million
Fourth Quarter 2019 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…1.9
NBC…1.8
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.0 million
CBS…7.6 million
Fox…7.1 million
ABC…5.3 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Dec. 23-29:
Monday
A rebroadcast of “Holidays with the Houghs” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 2.4 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) combined with the 4.2 million viewers for the show’s initial run on Monday, Dec. 16 from 10:01-11 p.m. to total 6.6 million viewers.
An encore telecast of “A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) won the two-hour 9-11 p.m. timeslot among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, retaining 100% of the show’s prior encore on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 8-10 p.m. (0.6 vs. 0.6).
TuesdayNBC ranked #1 for the night among the Big 4 networks in nine of nine key demographics, including a tie in men 18-34.
A Christmas Eve encore of “It’s a Wonderful Life” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 3.6 million viewers overall from 8-11 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in every key demographic (including ties in men 18-34 and women 18-34), increasing by +17% from its first half-hour to its sixth in adults 18-49 (0.6 to 0.7) and +20% in total viewers (3.3 million to 3.9 million). This was NBC's 46th primetime telecast of "It's a Wonderful Life," directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart, since the movie was brought to broadcast network television in 1994.
Wednesday
An encore telecast of the 1966 animated special “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.4 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) finished as the #2 entertainment show of the night on the Big 4 networks in 18-49 rating, behind only NBC’s 8:30-11 p.m. showing of the 2000 “Grinch” feature film (excludes NBA-boosted ABC), while tying the “Grinch” film for #1 in adults 25-54 and men and women 18-34.
The 2000 feature film “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 2.4 million viewers overall from 8:30-11 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 top-rated entertainment show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adult 18-49 rating (excludes NBA-boosted ABC) and was #1 or tied for #1 among entertainment telecasts on the Big 4 for the night in all other key demographics
Thursday
NBC won Thursday in total viewers and tied for #1 among the Big 4 networks in adults, men and women 18-49 and adults, men and women 25-54.
An encore telecast of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.0 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) tied as #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49.
An encore telecast of “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.5 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) tied as #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults, men and women 18-49. For its second hour from 10-11 p.m., “Coat” ranked #1 or tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in 10 of 10 key ratings measures.
Friday
NBC ranked #1 for the night among the Big 4 networks in women 18-49 and tied for #1 in women 18-34 and women 25-54.
An encore telecast of “Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) ranked #2 in its two-hour 8-10 p.m. timeslot among the Big 4 networks in total viewers and was #1 or tied for #1 in women 18-34, women 18-49 and women 25-54.
“Dateline NBC” (0.4 rating in adults 18-49, 0.6 in adults 25-54, 2.8 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 newsmagazine of the night in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers. In the 10-11 p.m. timeslot, “Dateline” tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. L+7: “Dateline” is growing this season by +53% going from L+SD to L+7 Nielsens in 18-49 rating (from a 0.53 to a 0.81) and by more than +1.2 million viewers overall (3.4 million to 4.7 million).
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of San Francisco 49ers-Seattle Seahawks “Sunday Night Football” (6.2 rating in 18-49, 22.8 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:28 p.m. ET) led NBC to #1 finishes for the night in 10 of 10 key ratings measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. For the night, NBC topped ABC, CBS and Fox results combined in all 10 categories
The 49ers-Seahawks matchup ranked as NBC “SNF’s” most-watched game ever among West Coast teams. The San Francisco-Seattle telecast was the final NFL game of the decade of the 2010s, and with an average TV-only viewership of 22.8 million, it marked the 104th NBC “SNF” regular-season game of the decade to average at least 20 million viewers – easily topping all other primetime shows.
The 49ers-Seahawks telecast concluded NBC’s 14th season of “Sunday Night Football,” posting the highest “SNF” average viewership since the series’ record 2015 season.
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT WINS THE YEAR
Nightly is Also #1 for December 2019
Tops ABC and CBS in the Key 25-54 and A18-49 Demos
2019 Year-End Ratings:
DECEMBER 2019:
4TH QUARTER 2019:
Note: Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. World News Tonight’s ratings also include 3:30pm airings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
- Nightly News is the #1 most-watched evening newscast among A25-54 for 12 straight years and A18-49 viewers for 23 years in a row.
- Among A25-54, Nightly averages 1.683 million viewers in the key news demo, topping ABC by +5,000 (+.3%) and CBS by +579,000 (+52%).
- The newscast posts its best key A25-54 demo advantage vs. CBS Evening News in eight years and biggest total viewers advantage in six years.
- This past year, Nightly News launched a criminal justice reform series, “Justice for All,” which has evolved into a network-wide initiative led by Holt. The newscast also began new series, "Lester Holt Reports" and "Your Money, Your Life,” and continued to broadcast award-winning NBC News investigations. Holt was also granted rare access inside Iran for a special edition of Nightly News and was honored with the prestigious 2019 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.
| Program | P25-54 Imps | P18-49 Imps | P2+ Imps |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1.683 | 1.149 | 7.769 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 1.104 | 0.792 | 5.665 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1.678 | 1.141 | 8.546 |
- Nightly News is the #1 most-watched newscast in A25-54 and A18-49.
- Among A25-54, the newscast averages 1.671 million viewers, leading ABC by +20,000 (+1%) and CBS by +590,000 (+55%).
- Marking its 4th consecutive monthly win in A18-49, Nightly posts 1.172 million viewers, topping ABC by +45,000 (+4%) and CBS by +407,000 (+53%).
| Program | P25-54 Imps | P18-49 Imps | P2+ Imps |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,671 | 1,172 | 8,092 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 1,081 | 765 | 5,786 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,651 | 1,127 | 8,738 |
- Nightly News wins fourth quarter in A18-49.
- Among A18-49, Nightly averages 1.156 million viewers, ahead of ABC by +29,000 (+3%) and CBS by +415,000 (+56%).
| Program | P25-54 Imps | P18-49 Imps | P2+ Imps |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1.651 | 1.156 | 7.835 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 1.040 | 0.741 | 5.534 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1.652 | 1.127 | 8.556 |
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the most-watched evening newscast in America among the key news demo, and reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the Nightly News app, The Nightly newsletter and social media platforms. The broadcast provides the latest on the day’s top stories, going beyond the headlines to uncover how people’s lives are affected by the world around them. Lester Holt is the anchor, and was named the most-trusted television news personality in America, according to The Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult 2018 survey. Jennifer Suozzo is the executive producer.‘TODAY’ WINS TOTAL VIEWERS FOR MONTH
TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers and Key Demo for the Month of December, Posts 10th Outright Weekly Win this Year
TODAY Wins Key Demo for 4th Quarter and Year
TODAY Wins Key Demo for 4th Quarter and Year
NEW YORK – December 31, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show outright for the month of December topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. The win marks TODAY’s first outright monthly win (four straight weeks) since November 2018, and tenth weekly win this year. TODAY has now won the key demo for 52 straight months (207 out of 209 weeks). Additionally versus last month, TODAY’s demo lead over GMA grew by 69%.
TODAY ended 2019 at number-one in the key A25-54 and A18-49 demos for the fourth straight year. TODAY also won the key demo for the fourth quarter 2019. Versus the prior quarter, TODAY added more viewers in the key demo than GMA and CBS combined, with and it more than doubled its demo lead over GMA.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
2019 BROADCAST YEAR
TODAY ranked #1 in A25-54 for the 4th consecutive broadcast year
TODAY won its 28th consecutive year among A18-49 viewers
In total viewers, TODAY narrowed the gap vs. GMA by 6% and increased its lead over CBS by 4%
4TH QUARTER 2019
4TH QUARTER 2019
TODAY ranked #1 in A25-54 for the 17th consecutive quarter
- TODAY averaged 1.236 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +104,000 (+9%) and CBS This Morning by +479,000 (+63%)
- Compared to the prior quarter, TODAY added more A25-54 viewers than GMA and CBS combined (+154,000), more than doubled its demo lead over GMA, and increased its advantage over CBS by 27%.
TODAY ranked #1 In A18-49 for the 28th consecutive quarter
- TODAY averaged 891,000 A18-49 viewers, +111,000 (+14%) higher than GMA and +380,000 (+74%) more than CBS
- Versus the same quarter last year, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA grew by 48%
- Compared to prior quarter, TODAY again added more A18-49 viewers than GMA and CBS combined (+115,000) while increasing its advantage over GMA by 73% and CBS by 28%
TODAY averaged 3.792 million total viewers, leading CBS by +910,000 (+32%)
- TODAY posted the biggest increase in total viewership versus prior quarter (+248,000) while closing the gap vs. GMA by 36% and increasing its total viewer lead over CBS by 13%
DECEMBER 2019
TODAY won its 52nd consecutive month among A25-54 viewers
- TODAY averaged 1.250 million A25-54 viewers, topping GMA by +152,000 (+14%) and CBS by +505,000 (+68%)
- TODAY’s demo lead over GMA improved by 69% month-over-month and by 15% compared to December 2018
TODAY ranked #1 in A18-49 for the 57th consecutive month
- TODAY averaged 886,000 A18-49 viewers, +132,000 (+18%) higher than GMA and +388,000 (+78%) more than CBS
- TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA rose by 15% versus prior month and more than doubled compared to December 2018
TODAY ranked #1 in total viewers for the first time since November 2018
- TODAY averaged 3.834 million total viewers, +7,000 more than GMA and +945,000 (+33%) more than CBS
- TODAY posted its biggest monthly total viewer win over CBS in exactly one year (since December 2018)
WEEK OF DECEMBER 23-29, 2019
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 0.86 | 1,047 | 0.57 | 735 | 3,483 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.52 | 625 | 0.32 | 415 | 2,671 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
TODAY averaged 3.483 million total viewers, outperforming CBS by +812,000 (+30%)
- Compared to the same week last season, TODAY’s total viewer advantage over CBS rose by 18%.
TODAY averaged 1.047 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS This Morning by +422,000 (+68%)
TODAY averaged 735,000 A18-49 viewers, +320,000 (+77%) higher than CBS
SEASON-TO-DATE (9/23/2019-12/29/2019)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
In A18-49, TODAY’s lead over GMA is 40% higher than the same point last season (+108,000 vs. +77,000 last season)
DATELINE NBC FINISHES 2019 AS THE #1 FRIDAY NEWSMAGAZINE ACROSS THE BOARD AGAIN
Broadcast Also Wins 4th Quarter
Plus: Dateline’s Entry into Podcasts in 2019 Tops the Apple Charts
December 31, 2019 – Dateline NBC closes out 2019 as the #1 Friday newsmagazine, beating ABC’s 20/20 across the board in all key measurements, including total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. This marks the fourth consecutive broadcast year win.
Dateline averages 4.55 million total viewers, outpacing 20/20 by +215,000 (+5%). Among A25-54, Dateline averages 1.41 million viewers, leading 20/20 by +30,000 (+2%). The broadcast also notches 1.04 million A18-49 viewers, ahead of 20/20 by +48,000 (+5%).
Additionally, the newsmagazine tops 20/20 across the board for the fourth quarter. Dateline averages 4.54 million total viewers, leading ABC by +776,000 (+21%) and 1.38 million viewers in A25-54, ahead of 20/20 by +30,000 (+2%). The broadcast also averages 1.01 million A18-49 viewers, topping 20/20 by +136,000 (+16%).
2019 Year-to-Date Highlights
BIG ‘TODAY’ WIN: #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR 3 STRAIGHT WEEKS
Dateline averages 4.55 million total viewers, outpacing 20/20 by +215,000 (+5%). Among A25-54, Dateline averages 1.41 million viewers, leading 20/20 by +30,000 (+2%). The broadcast also notches 1.04 million A18-49 viewers, ahead of 20/20 by +48,000 (+5%).
Additionally, the newsmagazine tops 20/20 across the board for the fourth quarter. Dateline averages 4.54 million total viewers, leading ABC by +776,000 (+21%) and 1.38 million viewers in A25-54, ahead of 20/20 by +30,000 (+2%). The broadcast also averages 1.01 million A18-49 viewers, topping 20/20 by +136,000 (+16%).
2019 Year-to-Date Highlights
- Dateline averages 4.55 million total viewers, outpacing 20/20 by +215,000 (+5%).
- Among A25-54, the newsmagazine averages 1.41 million viewers, topping 20/20 by +30,000 (+2%).
- Dateline averages 1.04 million A18-49 viewers, leading 20/20 by +48,000 (+5%).
- Dateline averages 4.54 million total viewers, leading ABC by +776,000 (+21%).
- The broadcast notches 1.38 million viewers in A25-54, ahead of 20/20 by +30,000 (+2%).
- Among A18-49, Dateline averages 1.01 million viewers, topping 20/20 by +136,000 (+16%).
- Dateline’s “showcasts” continue to be in the top 20 of Apple’s podcasts. The showcasts are Dateline broadcasts available as podcasts.
- Dateline’s first original scripted podcast, “The Thing About Pam,” hosted by Keith Morrison, made Apple’s top 25 most popular new shows of 2019 and has received over 7 million downloads since its launch in September. It hit #1 and stayed there for nearly five weeks.
- Dateline’s first foray into podcasts, “13 Alibis,” debuted in May 2019 and featured Dateline producer Dan Slepian taking listeners on a real-time journey into a two-year investigation of a convicted murderer serving 20 years in prison for a crime he claims he did not commit. It hit #3 on Apple’s chart.
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Dateline NBC is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 28th season. Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, Dateline is the #1 Friday newsmagazine and reaches more than 18 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms and podcasts. David Corvo is the senior executive producer, and Liz Cole is the executive producer. BIG ‘TODAY’ WIN: #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR 3 STRAIGHT WEEKS
TODAY Posts Biggest Total Viewer Win Over GMA Since Pyeongchang Olympics, Biggest Key Demo Win Over GMA in a Year
TODAY Posts 9th Outright Win this Year
TODAY Wins 206 out of 208 Weeks in A25-54
NEW YORK – December 26, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show outright last week topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. This marks TODAY’s third consecutive weekly win in total viewers and ninth outright win for the year. TODAY posted its biggest total viewer win versus GMA since the Pyeongchang Olympics, and its biggest A25-54 lead over GMA in nearly one year (since the week of 1/7/2019). TODAY has now won 206 out of 208 weeks in the key demo.
Additionally, TODAY posted the biggest gains of the morning shows week over week, increasing its total viewer lead over GMA by 73%, and its demo lead by 26%. Versus last year, TODAY’s demo advantage grew by 24% compared to GMA.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
TODAY averaged 3.919 million total viewers, outperforming GMA by +135,000 (+4%) and topping CBS by +908,000 (+30%)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
TODAY Posts 9th Outright Win this Year
TODAY Wins 206 out of 208 Weeks in A25-54
NEW YORK – December 26, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show outright last week topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. This marks TODAY’s third consecutive weekly win in total viewers and ninth outright win for the year. TODAY posted its biggest total viewer win versus GMA since the Pyeongchang Olympics, and its biggest A25-54 lead over GMA in nearly one year (since the week of 1/7/2019). TODAY has now won 206 out of 208 weeks in the key demo.
Additionally, TODAY posted the biggest gains of the morning shows week over week, increasing its total viewer lead over GMA by 73%, and its demo lead by 26%. Versus last year, TODAY’s demo advantage grew by 24% compared to GMA.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 1.09 | 1,324 | 0.73 | 948 | 3,919 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.63 | 759 | 0.39 | 507 | 3,011 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.89 | 1,084 | 0.58 | 749 | 3,784 |
- This represents TODAY’s best total viewer advantage over GMA since the Pyeongchang Olympics (week of 2/19/2018)
- Week-over-week, TODAY posted the biggest increase in viewership (+4%, or +150,000) and widened its lead over GMA by 73% and CBS by 8%
- TODAY posted its biggest A25-54 delivery in eight months, since the week of 4/15/2019 (a 33-week high), its largest advantage over GMA since the week of 1/7/2019 (49 weeks), and biggest lead over CBS since the week of 2/25/2019 (42 weeks)
- Compared to the same week last season, TODAY’s A25-54 advantage over GMA rose 24%.
- Week-over-week, TODAY saw the biggest A25-54 gain (+8%, or +103,000) and increased its demo leads over GMA by 26% and CBS by 27%.
- Versus the same week last season, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA was 76% higher and its lead over CBS 15% higher.
- Week-over-week, TODAY added more A18-49 viewers (+127,000, or +15%) than GMA and CBS combined. TODAY also increased its A18-49 lead over GMA by 66% and CBS by 39% versus prior week.
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
In A18-49, TODAY’s lead over GMA is 43% higher than the same point last season (+114,000 vs. +80,000 last season)
‘TONIGHT’ & ‘LATE NIGHT’ DELIVER THEIR BEST 18-49 AVERAGES FOR A NON-NFL WEEK SINCE MAY, ‘A LITTLE LATE’ SETS A NEW SERIES HIGH FOR A NON-NFL WEEK
Friday’s “Tonight,” With Guests Eddie Murphy and Greta Gerwig, Is the Show’s Top Non-NFL Night of the Season in 18-49; Tuesday, the Night of the “Voice” Finale, Ties for the #2 Non-NFL Night of the Season
(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 16-20. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.41 rating, 3 share *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.38/3 *
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.29/2 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.17/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.25/2 *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.21/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.17/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 2.093 million viewers *
CBS “Late Show,” 3.180 million viewers *
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.609 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.983 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.283 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.294 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.782 million viewers *
* All Friday shows except “Nightline” were encores and CBS encores were excluded from these averages. “Kimmel” also ran a Monday rebroadcast that’s excluded.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.41 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.45/4
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.34/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.21/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.25/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.20/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.16/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1 999 viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.575 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.931 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.148 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.320 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.274 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.704 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF DEC. 16-20
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.24
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.16
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.19
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.34
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.28
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.774 million viewers
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.335 million viewers
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.442 million viewers
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.682 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.553 million viewers
Digital: “Tonight” & “Late Night” Deliver Series-Record Weeks for YouTube Views
Year to Date, “Tonight” Is Up +18% in YouTube Views, While “Late Night” Has More Than Doubled
Since Its Premiere, “Lilly Singh” Has Amassed 37 Million Views on YouTube, Which Ranks #1 Across All New Series in That Time-Frame
NEW YORK — Dec. 24, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have delivered their top weekly adult 18-49 averages, excluding weeks of high-rated primetime NFL coverage, since May, and, excluding those NFL weeks, “A Little Late with Lily Singh” has generated its top rated week to date.
According to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has averaged a 0.41 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.093 million viewers overall for the late-night ratings for the week of Dec. 16-20, generating “Tonight’s” top 18-49 average, excluding weeks with primetime NFL lead-ins, since May 20-24 (0.42) and its most-watched non-NFL week since June 24-28 (2.102 million).
“Tonight’s” week was led by Friday’s telecast, featuring guests Eddie Murphy and Greta Gerwig, which scored a 0.47 in 18-49, best for “Tonight” on a non-NFL night since Thursday, June 27, the night of a live telecast following a Democratic presidential debate. “Tonight” also excelled on Tuesday of last week, the night of primetime’s “Voice 17” finale, with its 0.44 rating tying as “Tonight’s second-best non-NFL night of the season.
At 12:35 a.m. ET, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” earned a 0.25 rating in 18-49 to score the show’s highest average for a non-NFL week since May 20-24 (0.25), and, with 1.283 million viewers overall, generated its most-watched non-NFL week since Feb. 25-March 1 (1.376 million).
At 1:35 a.m. ET, “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” set new series records, excluding NFL weeks, in 18-49 (0.17) and total viewers (782,000).
In the digital realm, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” delivered a series-record week in YouTube viewing with 70 million views, and was the week’s #2 entertainment program in YouTube viewing behind only “Saturday Night Live” (78 million views, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 12/16/19-12/22/19; Brand Type: TV Shows. Excludes Children’s programs and WWE).
Year-to-date, “Tonight” has accumulated 2.5 billion YouTube views, up +18% from 2018.
For the calendar year 2019 to date, “Tonight” is the #1 most-viewed Entertainment Program on television across social channels (excludes WWE programs & specials, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-12/22/19).
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” generated the show’s best week ever of YouTube viewing for both total views and new views. New-video views totalled 15.5 million, which topped the previous record set one week earlier by 1 million. This was accomplished despite the show last week airing only three “A Closer Looks,” which between them netted 9 million views. Meyers’ monologues and interviews of Rep. Adam Schiff and comedian John Mulaney accounted for the bulk of the other views during the record-setting week.
When looking at total views (current and historical content), “Late Night” drew 22 million YouTube views and also set a new record for the show, eclipsing the previous high by 2 million.
Year-to-date, “Late Night” has generated 706 million views on YouTube, up +114% from the same time-frame last year. Counting new videos only, “Late Night” has earned 607 million views, up +131% year-over-year.
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” fueled by Lilly’s interview of Malala Yousafzai, generated its best week of new YouTube views in a month. Segments with Malala accounted for three of the show’s five most-viewed videos of the week. The show’s Intagram post about Malala’s first selfie earned the most responses of any Instagram post among freshman shows last week (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Brand Rankings; LF// TV Universe // Episodic; ListenFirst Content Responses [Instagram]; Brand Type: TV Shows; Season: 1; 12/16/19-12/22/19.)/
Since its premiere on Sept. 16, “A Little Late” has earned 37 million views on YouTube, which ranks #1 across all new series in that time-frame (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Brand Rankings; LF// TV Universe // Episodic; ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube]; Brand Type: TV Shows; Season: 1; 9/16/19-12/22/19).
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 16-20. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.41 rating, 3 share *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.38/3 *
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.29/2 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.17/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.25/2 *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.21/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.17/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 2.093 million viewers *
CBS “Late Show,” 3.180 million viewers *
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.609 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.983 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.283 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.294 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.782 million viewers *
* All Friday shows except “Nightline” were encores and CBS encores were excluded from these averages. “Kimmel” also ran a Monday rebroadcast that’s excluded.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.41 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.45/4
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.34/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.21/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.25/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.20/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.16/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1 999 viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.575 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.931 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.148 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.320 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.274 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.704 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF DEC. 16-20
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.24
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.16
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.19
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.34
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.28
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.774 million viewers
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.335 million viewers
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.442 million viewers
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.682 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.553 million viewers
NBC WINS THE WEEK OF DEC. 16-22 IN 18-49 & TOTAL VIEWERS, ‘VOICE’ RANKS #2-3 AMONG THE WEEK’S ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS IN VIEWERS
“Sunday Night Football” Is Again the Week’s #1 Primetime Telecast in 18-49 & Total Viewers (Excluding Sports Pre- and Post-Game Shows)
The Monday and Tuesday “Voice” Finales Beat Wednesday’s “Masked Singer” Finale as the Week’s Top Alternative Series Telecasts
Season to Date, NBC Is the #1 Network in Total Viewers at This Point in the Season for the First Time in 20 Years
"The Voice" Delivers Its Most-Watched Monday Telecast Since the Show’s Season Premiere; "Holidays with the Houghs" Hits NBC's Slot High in Viewers Since Sept. 30
On Tuesday, the “Voice” Finale "Voice" Grows +18% in 18-49 Vs. the Show’s Prior Finale, Delivers NBC's Biggest Tuesday 9-11 p.m. Overall Audience in the Past Year
“Miss America 2020” Leads NBC to the Thursday Win
“Dateline” Is Friday’s #1 Newsmagazine in 18-49, 25-54 & Total Viewers
NBC’s Chiefs-Bears “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the #1 primetime telecast of the week in adults 18-49 and total viewers (sports pre- and post-game show are excluded from these rankings), while Monday and Tuesday editions of NBC’s “The Voice” were the week’s #2 and #3 entertainment programs in total viewers.
The two finale episodes of “The Voice 17” on Monday and Tuesday topped Fox’s Wednesday finale of “The Masked Singer” as the week’s #1-2 alternative series telecasts.
Season to date, NBC’s ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, marking the first time since 1999 that NBC has led in total viewers at this point in the season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 13 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Dec. 16-22
NBC…1.2
Fox…1.1
CBS…0.6
ABC…0.6
CW…0.1
Total Viewers
NBC…6.2 million
CBS…5.0 million
Fox…4.3 million
ABC…2.9 million
CW…0.7 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.0
NBC…1.8
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.1 million
CBS…7.9 million
Fox…7.3 million
ABC…5.4 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Dec. 16-22:
Monday
The Monday and Tuesday “Voice” Finales Beat Wednesday’s “Masked Singer” Finale as the Week’s Top Alternative Series Telecasts
Season to Date, NBC Is the #1 Network in Total Viewers at This Point in the Season for the First Time in 20 Years
"The Voice" Delivers Its Most-Watched Monday Telecast Since the Show’s Season Premiere; "Holidays with the Houghs" Hits NBC's Slot High in Viewers Since Sept. 30
On Tuesday, the “Voice” Finale "Voice" Grows +18% in 18-49 Vs. the Show’s Prior Finale, Delivers NBC's Biggest Tuesday 9-11 p.m. Overall Audience in the Past Year
“Miss America 2020” Leads NBC to the Thursday Win
“Dateline” Is Friday’s #1 Newsmagazine in 18-49, 25-54 & Total Viewers
Chiefs-Bears “SNF” Delivers a #1 Finish for NBC Sunday Night in Every Key Ratings Measure
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Dec. 24, 2019 — NBC has won the primetime ratings week of Dec. 16-22 in adults 18-49 and total viewers, and finished #1 or tied for #1 among the Big 4 networks in every other key ratings measure, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.NBC’s Chiefs-Bears “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the #1 primetime telecast of the week in adults 18-49 and total viewers (sports pre- and post-game show are excluded from these rankings), while Monday and Tuesday editions of NBC’s “The Voice” were the week’s #2 and #3 entertainment programs in total viewers.
The two finale episodes of “The Voice 17” on Monday and Tuesday topped Fox’s Wednesday finale of “The Masked Singer” as the week’s #1-2 alternative series telecasts.
Season to date, NBC’s ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, marking the first time since 1999 that NBC has led in total viewers at this point in the season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 13 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Dec. 16-22
NBC…1.2
Fox…1.1
CBS…0.6
ABC…0.6
CW…0.1
Total Viewers
NBC…6.2 million
CBS…5.0 million
Fox…4.3 million
ABC…2.9 million
CW…0.7 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.0
NBC…1.8
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.1 million
CBS…7.9 million
Fox…7.3 million
ABC…5.4 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Dec. 16-22:
Monday
NBC finished #1 Monday night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and all other key ratings measures.
“The Voice” (1.2 rating in 18-49, 8.8 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) matched the show’s highest Monday 18-49 rating since Nov. 4 (1.3) and grew for a third straight week in total viewers to deliver its most-watched Monday telecast since the season premiere Sept. 23 (8.9 million). “The Voice” was the night’s #1 non-sports show in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers. Week to week, the Monday “Voice” grew +7% in total viewers (8.8 million vs. 8.2 million in official nationals to top the comparable performance finale of the prior cycle by +11% (8.8 million vs. 8.0 million).
“Holidays with the Houghs” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 4.2 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) scored NBC’s highest 18-49 rating in the timeslot since Oct. 7 (0.6) and the network’s best total-viewer slot result since Sept. 30 (4.249 million). “Houghs” beat NBC’s timeslot average so far this season in total viewers by +1.4 million persons or +49% in total viewers (4.2 million vs. 2.8 million, L+SD).
Tuesday
NBC won Tuesday among the Big 4 networks in all key demographics.
An encore recap telecast of “The Voice” averaged a 1.0 rating in 18-49 and 6.7 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET.
The finale of “The Voice 17” (1.3 rating in 18-49, 8.7 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) grew +18% versus the prior cycle’s finale in 18-49 (1.3 vs. 1.1 on May 21) and more than +1.2 million persons or +17% in total viewers (8.7 million vs. 7.4 million). In total viewers, “The Voice” delivered NBC’s biggest audience in the timeslot in the past year (best since Dec. 18, 2018, 9.9 million for the “Voice 15” finale) and in 18-49 equals NBC’s top rating in the slot since premiere week (1.4). The finale also equaled “Voice’s” highest rating since Monday Oct. 14 in 18-49 (1.4) and generated its top Tuesday total-viewer result since Oct. 1 (9.0 million). “Voice” won its 9-11 p.m. timeslot in every key measure.
Wednesday
From 8-9 p.m. ET, NBC carried live coverage of the House Impeachment Vote as sustaining programming.
An encore telecast of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 2.6 million viewers overall from 9-10 p.m. ET) joined with the show’s original airing on Dec. 11 (6.0 million viewers) to total 8.6 million viewers.
A second rebroadcast of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 2.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) maintained 100% of its lead-in in 18-49 and grew +14% in adults 25-54 (0.8 vs.0.7).
Thursday
NBC won Thursday night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49.
“Miss America 2020” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 3.6 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) tied as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and was up +20% or +0.1 of a point versus NBC’s Thursday 8-10 p.m. timeslot average last season in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5, L+SD excluding sports) and +15% in total viewers (3.593 million vs. 3.133 million). In the 8-10 p.m. timeslot, “Miss America” tied for #1 among the Big 4 nets.
An encore telecast of the holiday special “Gwen Stefani’s You Make It Feel Like Christmas” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) won the timeslot among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49 and total viewers. The Dec. 19 rebroadcast combined with the special’s original telecast on Dec.12, 2017 to total 9.950 million viewers.
Friday
“Global Citizen Prize” averaged a 0.3 rating in 18-49, 1.8 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET
.“Dateline NBC” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 0.8 in adults 25-54, 3.1 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 newsmagazine of the night in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers and tied as the #2 show overall on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and tied for #1 on those nets in adults 25-54. From its first half-hour to its fourth “Dateline” grew by +50% in adults 18-49 (0.4 to 0.6), +33% in adults 25-54 (0.6 to 0.8) and +31% in total viewers (2.5 million to 3.3 million). For its second hour from 10-11 p.m., “Dateline” ranked #1 outright in adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. L+7: “Dateline” is growing this season by +53% going from L+SD to L+7 Nielsens in 18-49 rating (from a 0.53 to a 0.81) and by more than +1.2 million viewers overall (3.4 million to 4.7 million).
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of Kansas City Chiefs-Chicago Bears “Sunday Night Football” (4.6 rating in 18-49, 17.0 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:01 p.m. ET) led NBC to #1 finishes for the night in all key ratings measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers (including a tie in women 18-34).
| "The Voice" Is the #1 Most-Watched Primetime Network Show of the Decade NBC further spins the numbers for the series to date. | |
| [via press release from NBC] | |
| "THE VOICE" IS THE #1 MOST-WATCHED PRIMETIME NETWORK SHOW OF THE DECADE THROUGH THE 2010s, "THE VOICE" HAS GENERATED MORE THAN 562 BILLION GROSS VIEWER IMPRESSIONS "The Voice" is the most watched primetime single-network entertainment show of the decade, according to viewership data from Nielsen Media Research. Through the 2010s, "The Voice" has generated more than 562 billion gross viewer impressions, the most for a primetime series airing on a single network in the decade (excludes digital viewership, all non-primetime audiences and viewers from airings beyond a show's primary network, as well as news and sports programming). Ranking #2 on that list is the TBS run of "The Big Bang Theory," with 552 billion gross viewer impressions from 8888 primetime telecasts (versus 514 telecasts for "The Voice"), and #3 is "NCIS" on CBS, with 445 billion impressions. Though the current 2019-20 season to date, "The Voice" remains a top television draw, currently ranking as the season's #1 most-watched alternative series with a "most current" average through the opening 12 weeks of the season of 9.6 million viewers for the Monday and Tuesday editions. And "The Voice" audience grows significantly with additional delayed viewing on digital and linear platforms. The Sept. 23 "Voice" season premiere has grown to a 3.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 13.9 million viewers overall with the addition of digital and linear delayed viewing to date. In "live plus same day" Nielsens, "The Voice" ran undefeated this season in adults 18-49 in both its Monday and Tuesday timeslots versus regular competition on the Big 4 networks. The Dec. 17 season finale, during which 31-year-old country artist Jake Hoot was crowned champion, averaged 8.7 million viewers in "live plus same day" Nielsens, to deliver NBC's biggest audience in the Tuesday 9-11 p.m. timeslot in the past year (best since Dec. 18, 2018, 9.9 million for the "Voice 15" finale). |
NBC NEWS “FOUR” THE WIN AGAIN IN 2019: TODAY, NBC NIGHTLY NEWS AND MEET THE PRESS ARE #1 FOR FOUR STRAIGHT YEARS
Four Years in a Row Following Four Seasons in a Row
December 19, 2019 – NBC News’ TODAY, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and Meet the Press with Chuck Todd close out 2019 at #1 in the key A25-54 and A18-49 demos for the fourth straight year, according to Nielsen Media Research. This ratings achievement comes on the heels of all three shows winning four broadcast seasons in a row.
NBC News also sets a record-breaking year with over 275 exclusive investigative reports broken by the Investigative and Political Units and over 175 exclusive interviews booked across the network – all which have propelled the network to another ratings banner year.
TODAY
More Americans watch NBC News than any news organization in the world. Its leading and award-winning television news broadcasts include TODAY, NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, Meet the Press with Chuck Todd, Dateline NBC, Third Hour of TODAY, TODAY with Hoda and Jenna and Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist, as well as primetime specials and breaking news reports. The rapidly-growing NBC News Digital Group, including its streaming news service NBC News NOW, along with the SiriusXM TODAY Show Radio channel, provides continuous content to consumers wherever they are, whenever they want it. NBC News also operates Peacock Productions, an award-winning in-house production company, and the NBC NewsChannel affiliate news service.
NBC News is part of the NBCUniversal News Group, a division of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast Corporation. For more information about NBCUniversal, please visit www.NBCUniversal.com.
NBC News also sets a record-breaking year with over 275 exclusive investigative reports broken by the Investigative and Political Units and over 175 exclusive interviews booked across the network – all which have propelled the network to another ratings banner year.
TODAY
- TODAY wins the key A25-54 news demo for the fourth consecutive year and A18-49 for the 28th straight year.
- The morning broadcast finished out 2019 with another perfect year, outperforming ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS This Morning across both demos all 12 months.
- Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb have anchored TODAY for two straight years alongside Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Carson Daly.
- Nightly News is the #1 most-watched evening newscast among A25-54 for 12 straight years and A18-49 viewers for 23 years in a row.
- The newscast posts its best key A25-54 demo advantage vs. CBS Evening News in eight years and biggest total viewers advantage in multiple years.
- This past year, Nightly News launched a criminal justice reform series, “Justice for All,” which has evolved into a network-wide initiative led by Holt. And Holt, who was honored with the prestigious 2019 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Walter Cronkite School at Arizona State University, got rare access inside Iran for a special edition of Nightly News.
- Meet the Press is #1 across the board for the 2nd straight year, outpacing all other Sunday morning public affairs programs in A25-54, A18-49 and total viewers.
- The show also wins in total viewers for the second year in a row, topping the competition for all four quarters this year.
- The program beats ABC’s This Week and CBS’ Face the Nation in A25-54 by double digits for the fourth straight year and leads them in A18-49 for the fifth consecutive year.
- In the influential D.C. market, Meet the Press has won every single Sunday for over four years (since 3/22/2015).
- This year marks five years with Chuck Todd at the helm of Meet the Press and saw the launch of the NBC News’ year-long “County to County” project highlighting five pivotal counties in the upcoming 2020 election.
- NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo hosted the first Democratic debate of the 2020 cycle and made history with 18.1 million viewers and 5.3 million in A25-54 on the second night, making it the most-watched Democratic debate ever.
- NBC News’ coverage of the 2019 State of the Union and post-speech analysis won across the board across the broadcast networks for the second consecutive year.
- Ranked #1 among all television networks in the key A25-54 and younger A18-49 demos for coverage of both the Mueller testimony and for the first five days of the impeachment hearings.
- The Specials Unit produced over 90 NBC News Special Reports this year with over 90 hours, in addition to the first Democratic debate of the 2020 election.
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Year-End Nielsen Ratings Charts:| A25-54 (000) | A18-49 (000) | P2+ (000) | |
| TODAY | 1,246 | 893 | 3,827 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 1,136 | 790 | 3,908 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 771 | 536 | 2,972 |
| A25-54 (000) | A18-49 (000) | P2+ (000) | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,687 | 1,151 | 7,772 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,680 | 1,142 | 8,547 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 1,106 | 794 | 5,666 |
| A25-54 (000) | A18-49 (000) | P2+ (000) | |
| MEET THE PRESS | 779 | 553 | 3,257 |
| THIS WEEK | 656 | 445 | 2,783 |
| FACE THE NATION | 647 | 457 | 3,026 |
| FOX NEWS SUNDAY | 363 | 267 | 1,298 |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, LS, 12/31/2018-12/15/2019 with two weeks remaining in the broadcast year; NBC News programs vs. respective competitive sets; regularly-titled telecasts only, excluding specials and breakouts. Evening newscasts include 3:30P West Coast airings for ABC and overnight airings in selected markets for all three networks.
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NBC RATINGS FOR THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF DEC. 9-13
Digital: “Tonight” Delivers Its Top Week of YouTube Viewing So Far This Year
“Late Night” Achieves Its Best Week of New Video YouTube Viewing Ever
Since Its Premiere, “Lilly Singh” Has Amassed 36 Million Views on YouTube
NEW YORK — Dec. 17, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has averaged a 0.31 rating in adults 18-49 and 1.616 million viewers overall for the late-night ratings week of Dec. 9-13, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.
On the digital front, “Tonight” had its best week of YouTube viewing of 2019 with 68 million views, and the new record was set despite “Tonight” only airing four new originals last week. “True Confessions with Ryan Reynolds, Camila Cabello” (3.6 million views), “Ryan Reynolds Reveals How He Snagged the ‘Peloton Wife’ for Aviation Gin” (2.9 million views) and “Musical Genre Challenge with Charlie Puth” (2.5 million) generated the week’s most new video views.
Year-to-date, “Tonight” has accumulated 2.4 billion YouTube views, up +16% from 2018. When including Facebook, viewing jumps to 3.44 billion views.
For calendar year 2019 to date, “Tonight” is the #1 Most-Viewed Entertainment program on television across social channels (excludes WWE programs & specials, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-12/15/19) and the #1 Most-Social late-night series across broadcast and cable (Source: Nielsen Social SCR, 01/01/19-12/15/19. Late Fringe Daypart, Series Only. Linear Metric).
In 12:35 a.m. Nielsens last week, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” ranked #1 or tied for #1 for the hour versus “The Late Late Show with James Corden” in adults 18-49, 25-54 and 18-34; men 25-54; and all key adult-female demos. Season to date, Meyers leads both “Late Late Show” and “Nightline” in “most current” averages in 10 of 10 key ratings measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
In the digital realm for the week, “Late Night,” with its four new “A Closer Look” segments, achieved its best week of YouTube viewing of new videos ever, recording 14.7 million new views. This tops the previous high of 13.8 million views for the week of Nov. 18, which also featured four “Closer Look” segments. Last week’s four “Closer Looks” accounted for 10 million of the show’s 14.7 million new views.
Year-to-date “Late Night” has amassed 684 million views on YouTube, up +114% versus the same time-frame last year. Among new videos, “Late Night” has earned 591 million views, up +98% year over year. “A Closer Look” has accounted for 54% or 325 million of the show’s new views in 2019, averaging 2.9 million views per instalment in 2019.
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” driven by continued strong engagement on Instagram, drew 240,000 post responses across platforms last week, to continue to lead all freshman programs in social engagements (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Brand Rankings; LF// TV Universe // Episodic; ListenFirst Digital Audience Rating [DAR]; Brand Type: TV Shows; Season: 1; 9/16/19-12/15/19).
Since its premiere on Sept. 16, the show has amassed 36 million views on YouTube, which ranks #1 across all new series in that time-frame (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Brand Rankings; LF// TV Universe // Episodic; ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube]; Brand Type: TV Shows; Season: 1; 9/16/19-12/15/19).
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 9-13. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.31 rating, 3 share *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.33/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.29/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.18/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.19/2 *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.19/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.14/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.616 million viewers *
CBS “Late Show,” 3.009 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.687 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.039 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.102 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.226 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.657 million viewers *
Friday’s “Tonight,” “Kimmel,” “Late Night,” “Late Late Show” and “A Little Late” were encores and the NBC Friday rebroadcasts are excluded from these averages.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.41 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.44/4
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.34/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.21/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.25/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.20/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.16/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.980 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.563 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.944 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.158 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.324 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.269 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.697 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF DEC. 9-13
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.20
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.11
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.17
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.36
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.34
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.638 million viewers
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.259 million viewers
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.398 million viewers
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.758 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.667 million viewers
NBC WINS THE WEEK OF DEC. 9-15 IN VIEWERS, ‘SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL,’ ‘VOICE’ & ‘ELLEN’S GIVEAWAYS’ ACCOUNT FOR 4 OF THE TOP 8 IN 18-49
In Total Viewers, Tuesday and Monday “Voice” Telecasts Are the Week’s #1-2 Entertainment Programs
Bills-Steelers Sunday Football Is #1 Among Primetime Programs in Both 18-49 & Total Viewers, Tuesday’s “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” Joins Two Editions of “The Voice” to Tie for #6 in 18-49
“Giveaways” Delivers Three of the Season’s Four Biggest Audiences for Christmas Specials
Season to Date, NBC Is the #1 Network in Total Viewers at This Point in the Season for the First Time in 20 Years
"The Voice" Grows to Its Most-Watched Monday Telecast Since Early October; Monday’s "Making It" Is Up +41% Vs. the Show’s Previous Telecast the Prior Thursday
“Voice” Is #1 Tuesday Night in Total Viewers, the Debut of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” Beats "Masked Singer" in Viewers & Ties as the Season’s #1 Christmas Special in 18-49
Wednesday’s 9 p.m. "Making It" Hits a Season High in 18-49
"Ellen's Giveaways" Ties for #1 for the Night Among Non-Sports Shows, In Its Three Nights Generates 3 of Top 4 Most-Watched Xmas Specials
Friday’s “Blacklist” Grows +5% Week to Week in Total Viewers, “Dateline” Is the Night’s Most-Watched Newsmagazine
NBC’s Bills-Steelers “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the #1 primetime telecast of the week in adults 18-49 and total viewers, while Monday and Tuesday editions of NBC’s “The Voice” were the week’s #1 and #2 entertainment programs in total viewers.
In the key 18-49 demo, the two editions of “The Voice” teamed with Tuesday’s “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” to tie for #6 and join “SNF” in accounting for four of the week’s top 8 primetime shows in 18-49 (rankings exclude sports pre- and post-game shows).
The three nights of “Giveaways” have delivered three of the season’s four biggest overall audiences for Christmas specials (with 6.8 million, 6.0 million and 5.9 million viewers respectively on Tuesday through Thursday), trailing only NBC’s Dec. 4 telecast of “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” (6.9 million).
Season to date, NBC ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, marking the first time since 1999 that NBC has led in total viewers at this point in the season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 12 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Dec. 9-15
Fox…1.6
NBC…1.2
CBS…0.6
ABC…0.5
CW…0.3
Total Viewers
NBC…5.9 million
Fox…5.5 million
CBS…5.4 million
ABC…3.1 million
CW…0.9 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.1
NBC…1.8
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.2 million
CBS…8.0 million
Fox…7.5 million
ABC…5.6 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Dec. 9-15:
Monday
NBC wins Monday night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers.
“The Voice” (1.2 rating in 18-49, 8.2 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) matched the show’s highest Monday rating since Nov. 4 (1.3) and delivered its most-watched Monday telecast since Oct. 7 (8.5 million). “Voice” was the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers. Week to week, Monday’s “Voice” grew +9% in 18-49 (1.2 vs. 1.1) and +2% in total viewers (8.221 million vs. 8.031 million).
Night 2 of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” (1.0 rating in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) grew +11% from its first half-hour to its second in adults 18-49 (0.9 to 1.0) by +9% in women 18-49 (1.1 to 1.2) and +3% in total viewers (5.9 million to 6.1 million). “Giveaways” was television’s #3 show of the night in adults 18-49 and total viewers.
Bills-Steelers Sunday Football Is #1 Among Primetime Programs in Both 18-49 & Total Viewers, Tuesday’s “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” Joins Two Editions of “The Voice” to Tie for #6 in 18-49
“Giveaways” Delivers Three of the Season’s Four Biggest Audiences for Christmas Specials
Season to Date, NBC Is the #1 Network in Total Viewers at This Point in the Season for the First Time in 20 Years
"The Voice" Grows to Its Most-Watched Monday Telecast Since Early October; Monday’s "Making It" Is Up +41% Vs. the Show’s Previous Telecast the Prior Thursday
“Voice” Is #1 Tuesday Night in Total Viewers, the Debut of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” Beats "Masked Singer" in Viewers & Ties as the Season’s #1 Christmas Special in 18-49
Wednesday’s 9 p.m. "Making It" Hits a Season High in 18-49
"Ellen's Giveaways" Ties for #1 for the Night Among Non-Sports Shows, In Its Three Nights Generates 3 of Top 4 Most-Watched Xmas Specials
Friday’s “Blacklist” Grows +5% Week to Week in Total Viewers, “Dateline” Is the Night’s Most-Watched Newsmagazine
Bills-Steelers “SNF” Wins Sunday Primetime in Every Key Ratings Measure
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Dec. 17, 2019 — NBC has averaged a 1.2 rating in adults 18-49 and 5.9 million viewers overall for the primetime week of Dec. 9-15 to win the week in total viewers, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.NBC’s Bills-Steelers “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the #1 primetime telecast of the week in adults 18-49 and total viewers, while Monday and Tuesday editions of NBC’s “The Voice” were the week’s #1 and #2 entertainment programs in total viewers.
In the key 18-49 demo, the two editions of “The Voice” teamed with Tuesday’s “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” to tie for #6 and join “SNF” in accounting for four of the week’s top 8 primetime shows in 18-49 (rankings exclude sports pre- and post-game shows).
The three nights of “Giveaways” have delivered three of the season’s four biggest overall audiences for Christmas specials (with 6.8 million, 6.0 million and 5.9 million viewers respectively on Tuesday through Thursday), trailing only NBC’s Dec. 4 telecast of “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” (6.9 million).
Season to date, NBC ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, marking the first time since 1999 that NBC has led in total viewers at this point in the season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 12 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Dec. 9-15
Fox…1.6
NBC…1.2
CBS…0.6
ABC…0.5
CW…0.3
Total Viewers
NBC…5.9 million
Fox…5.5 million
CBS…5.4 million
ABC…3.1 million
CW…0.9 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.1
NBC…1.8
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.2 million
CBS…8.0 million
Fox…7.5 million
ABC…5.6 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Dec. 9-15:
Monday
NBC wins Monday night among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers.
“The Voice” (1.2 rating in 18-49, 8.2 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) matched the show’s highest Monday rating since Nov. 4 (1.3) and delivered its most-watched Monday telecast since Oct. 7 (8.5 million). “Voice” was the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and total viewers. Week to week, Monday’s “Voice” grew +9% in 18-49 (1.2 vs. 1.1) and +2% in total viewers (8.221 million vs. 8.031 million).
“Making It” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 2.4 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) maintains 100% versus the previous episode in 18-49 (0.4 vs. 0.4 on the prior Thursday) and is up +41% in total viewers (2.382 million vs. 1.685 million). Delayed Viewing: Season 1 of the series more than doubled with digital and linear delayed viewing (from a 0.9 rating in “live plus same day” Nielsens to a 2.0 with all delayed viewing tallied to date). In total viewers, the show has grown by more than +50% (4.0 million to 6.1 million).
Tuesday
NBC tied for the Tuesday win with Fox (boosted by a special Tuesday “Masked Singer”) in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34.
The premiere of the three-night holiday event “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” (1.2 rating in 18-49, 6.8 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) beat “The Masked Singer” in the timeslot by more than 1.0 million persons (6.8 million vs. 5.8 million) and tied as the #2 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 with “The Voice” behind only “Masked Singer.” The Tuesday “Giveaways” tied “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” as the top-rated Christmas special so far this season in 18-49 and finished a close #2 behind “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” in total viewers (6.8 million vs. 6.9 million).
“The Voice” (1.2 rating in 18-49, 8.3 million viewers overall from 9:01-10:01 p.m. ET) grew +20% week to week in 18-49 (1.2 vs. 1.0) and by +1.9 million persons or +29% in total viewers (8.3 million vs. 6.4 million) to beat the comparable telecast from the prior cycle by +20% in 18-49 (1.2 vs. 1.0 on May 14) and +1.7 million persons or +27% in total viewers (8.310 million vs. 6.564 million). “Voice” ranked #1 in the hour among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and every other key ratings measure and was the #1 most-watched show of the night.
“Making It” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.9 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) set a new season high in total viewers and equaled its season high in 18-49, while growing by +0.1 of a point or +25% versus the prior night’s episode in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.4 Monday from 10:01-11 p.m.) and by +22% in total viewers (2.914 million vs. 2.382 million). Versus the episode before that last Thursday, the Dec. 10 “Making It” was up +73% in total viewers (2.9 million vs. 1.7 million). “Making It” tied for the 10 p.m. win in adults 18-49 and won the hour outright in adults 25-54 and adults 18-34.
WednesdayNight 2 of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” (1.0 rating in 18-49, 6.0 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) grew +11% from its first half-hour to its second in adults 18-49 (0.9 to 1.0) by +9% in women 18-49 (1.1 to 1.2) and +3% in total viewers (5.9 million to 6.1 million). “Giveaways” was television’s #3 show of the night in adults 18-49 and total viewers.
A 9 p.m. telecast of “Making It” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 9:01-10 p.m. ET) set a new season high for the show in 18-49 and delivered the show’s #3 most-watched episode of the season. Versus the prior night’s episode, the 9 p.m. “Making It” was up +20% in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5 Tuesday from 10:01-11 p.m.) and retained 95% in total viewers (2.8 million vs. 2.9 million, which Tuesday night represented a season high for “Making It”).
A second episode of “Making It” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.1 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) tied the 0.5 in 18-49 that was the show’s season high prior to Wednesday night and retained 100% of the prior week’s Wednesday 10 p.m. telecast. The 10 p.m. “Making It” finished within 0.1 of the timeslot lead in adults 18-49 and tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in women 18-49 and adults 18-34.
Thursday
Night 3 of “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways” (1.0 rating in 18-49, 5.9 million viewers overall from 8-9:01 p.m. ET) tied as the #1 non-sports show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 with “Young Sheldon” and ranked#1 outright in the 8-9 p.m. hour excluding sports, ahead of CBS’ full hour of comedy (1.0 vs. 0.9). In its three nights, “Giveaways” delivered three of the season’s four most-watched Christmas specials, with all three episodes trailing only “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” (6.9 million). The Dec. 12 telecast unwrapped NBC’s best 18-49 rating in the Thursday 8-9 p.m. timeslot, excluding sports, since Feb. 28 (1.0 with the “Titan Games” finale) and top non-sports total-viewer result since Jan. 3 (6.5 million with the “Titan Games” premiere).
“Superstore” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 2.7 million viewers overall from 9:01-9:31 p.m. ET), despite having been preempted during the prior two weeks and moving from its regular 8 p.m. timeslot, generated an increase in total viewers (2.666 million vs. 2.656 million on Nov. 21). In the timeslot, “Superstore” finished within 0.1 of a point of CBS’ rival comedy “Mom,” (0.6 vs. 0.7).
“Perfect Harmony” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 1.8 million viewers overall from 9:31-10 p.m. ET), despite being preempted each of the previous two weeks and airing outside its usual 8:30 timeslot, maintained 100% of the show’s prior result in adults 18-49 (0.4 vs. 0.4 on Nov.21). Social: Generating 14,000 Total Interactions, this week’s episode of “Perfect Harmony” generated a +76% increase in engagement versus the prior week’s episode (8,000).
An encore telecast of “A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy” (0.3 rating in 18-49, 1.7 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) combined with last year’s original and encore to total 8.3 million viewers.
Friday
“The Blacklist” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) retained 100% week to week in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5) and increased by +5% in total viewers (3.9 million vs. 3.7 million). Versus NBC’s average in the timeslot last season, the Dec. 13 “Blacklist” maintained 100% in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5, L+SD non-sports) and grew +24% in total viewers (3.9 million vs. 3.1 million). Social: “The Blacklist” scored as Friday’s most social scripted primetime drama with 62,000 Total Interactions, a +76% increase versus the 35,000 for the prior week’s episode and a +155% increase over the series average of 24,000, to rank as the second most social episode of the series (Source: Nielsen Social Content Ratings, 12/13/19, Percent Share, Primetime, Drama).
“Dateline NBC” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 0.8 in adults 25-54, 3.5 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) tied for #1 among the Big 4 networks in its two-hour 9-11 p.m. timeslot in the key news demo of adults 25-54, and for its second hour from 10-11 p.m., ranked #1 outright in 25-54 and tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49. “Dateline” was the #1 newsmagazine of the night in total viewers. From its first half-hour to its fourth, “Dateline” grew by +25% in adults 18-49 (0.4 to 0.5), +29% in adults 25-54 (0.7 to 0.9) and +19% in total viewers (3.2 million to 3.8 million). L+7: “Dateline” is growing this season by +53% going from L+SD to L+7 Nielsens in 18-49 rating (from a 0.53 to a 0.81) and by +1.2 million viewers overall (3.4 million to 4.6 million).
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of Buffalo Bills-Pittsburgh Steelers “Sunday Night Football” (5.3 rating in 18-49, 17.9 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:14 p.m. ET) won the night in all key ratings measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. With a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 18.5 million, the Dec. 15 telecast topped by +28% only the only prior Bills’ NBC “SNF” Game, Which Was 12 Years Ago (14.5 million vs. the unbeaten Patriots, Nov. 18, 2007).
This season, NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” is averaging a TAD of 20.5 Million Viewers. It’s “SNF’s” strongest season through Week 15 since 2015, up +4% versus last year (19.8 Million).
‘TODAY’ IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR 2 WEEKS STRAIGHT
TODAY Tops GMA for Two Consecutive Weeks in Total Viewers and the Key Demo, 8th Outright Win this Year
TODAY Wins 205 out of 207 Weeks in A25-54
TODAY Posts Biggest Total Viewer and Key Demo Leads Over GMA in More Than 7 Months
TODAY‘s Total Viewer Lead Over GMA Is 5 Times Higher Than Last Week
NEW YORK – December 17, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show outright last week topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. This marks TODAY’s second consecutive weekly win in total viewers and eighth outright win for the year. TODAY has now won 205 out of 207 weeks in the key demo. TODAY posted its biggest total viewer and A25-54 leads over GMA in more than seven months (since the week of April 15).
Additionally, TODAY’s total viewer lead over GMA was five times higher than last week, and its demo lead grew by 69%. Versus last year, TODAY’s demo advantage grew by 26% compared to GMA.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
TODAY averaged 1.221 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +191,000 (+19%) and CBS This Morning by +446,000 (+58%)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
TODAY Wins 205 out of 207 Weeks in A25-54
TODAY Posts Biggest Total Viewer and Key Demo Leads Over GMA in More Than 7 Months
TODAY‘s Total Viewer Lead Over GMA Is 5 Times Higher Than Last Week
NEW YORK – December 17, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show outright last week topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. This marks TODAY’s second consecutive weekly win in total viewers and eighth outright win for the year. TODAY has now won 205 out of 207 weeks in the key demo. TODAY posted its biggest total viewer and A25-54 leads over GMA in more than seven months (since the week of April 15).
Additionally, TODAY’s total viewer lead over GMA was five times higher than last week, and its demo lead grew by 69%. Versus last year, TODAY’s demo advantage grew by 26% compared to GMA.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 1.01 | 1,221 | 0.63 | 821 | 3,768 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.64 | 775 | 0.39 | 504 | 2,931 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.85 | 1,030 | 0.54 | 701 | 3,690 |
- This was TODAY’s widest demo advantage over GMA since the week of 4/15/2019 (a 34-week high)
- TODAY’s A25-54 advantage over GMA rose 26% compared to the same week last season.
- Week-over-week, TODAY increased its demo lead over GMA by 69%.
- Versus the same week last season, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA increased by 69%
- This was TODAY’s third total viewer win of the broadcast season and eighth victory of 2019
- TODAY had its biggest total viewer advantage over GMA since the week of 4/15/2019 (34 weeks)
- TODAY’s total viewer lead over GMA was over five times higher than prior week (+78,000 vs. +14,000)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
In A18-49, TODAY’s lead over GMA is 37% higher than the same point last season (+107,000 vs. +78,000 last season)
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT IS #1 AGAIN
Wins Key A25-54 and A18-49 Demos for Another Straight Week
Posts Strongest Demo Win Over ABC in 12 Weeks
#1 Year-to-Date and Season-to-Date; Tops ABC and CBS
WEEK OF 12/9/2019
Note: Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. World News Tonight’s ratings also include 3:30pm airings in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
- NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the #1 most-watched newscast for another straight week – #1 in the key A25-54 and A18-49 demos, according to Nielsen Media Research (see the below chart).
- Among A25-54, Nightly averages 1.651 million viewers, leading ABC and CBS for the third consecutive week by +64,000 (+4%) and +586,000 (+55%), respectively.
- Nightly posts its strongest demo win over ABC in 12 weeks (since 9/16/19) and improves its advantage over ABC compared to the same week last year and also the previous week.
- Among A18-49, Nightly posts 1.144 million viewers, topping ABC by +73,000 (+7%) and CBS by +392,000 (+52%).
- Last week, Cynthia McFadden sat down with a former Boeing manager in a television exclusive interview about how he warned Boeing about problems months before two of its 737 Max airplanes crashed.
- Nightly News continues its reign as #1 in both A25-54 and A18-49 demos for the year.
- Nightly News leads both ABC and CBS for the 2019-2020 season in both A25-54 and A18-49.
| Program | P25-54 Imps | P18-49 Imps | P2+ Imps |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,651 | 1,144 | 7,968 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 1,065 | 752 | 5,800 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,587 | 1,071 | 8,631 |
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the most-watched evening newscast in America among the key news demo, and reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the Nightly News app, The Nightly newsletter and social media platforms. The broadcast provides the latest on the day’s top stories, going beyond the headlines to uncover how people’s lives are affected by the world around them. Lester Holt is the anchor, and was named the most-trusted television news personality in America, according to The Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult 2018 survey. Jennifer Suozzo is the executive producer.NBC RATINGS FOR THE LATE-NIGHT WEEK OF DEC. 2-6
Digital: “Tonight” Is the Week’s Most-Viewed Program on YouTube; Year-to-Date, “Tonight” Is up +16% from 2018 in YouTube Views
In 12:35 a.m. Nielsens, “Late Night” Encores Tie “Late Late Show” in 18-49
NEW YORK — Dec. 10, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has averaged a 0.32 rating in adults 18-49 and 1.711 million viewers overall for the late-night ratings week of Dec. 2-6, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research, to finish in a virtual three-way tie for the weekly lead in the 18-49 demo.
On the digital front, “Tonight” was once again the #1 most-viewed program on YouTube last week, achieving 51 million views, with total viewing reaching 60 million when Facebook is added (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube + Facebook], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 12/2/19-12/8/19; Brand Type: TV Shows. Excludes Children’s programs and WWE). “Tonight” had 12 million new YouTube views for the week, the show’s best weekly total for new views in seven weeks. That increase in new views was fueled by Jimmy’s interview of Camila Cabello, which drew 2 million views on the platform. Jimmy and Camila’s singing segment using Google Translate was also a top performer with 1.7 million views for the week.
Year-to-date, “Tonight” has accumulated 2.3 billion YouTube views, which is up +16% from 2018.
For the calendar year 2019 to date, “Tonight” is the #1 Most-Viewed Entertainment program on television across social channels (excludes WWE programs & specials, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-12/8/19), the #1 Most-Viewed Entertainment Program overall on YouTube in 2019 (excludes WWE and Kids Programming, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-12/8/19) and the #1 Most-Social late-night series of 2019 across broadcast and cable (Source: Nielsen Social SCR, 01/01/19-12/8/19. Late Fringe Daypart, Series Only. Linear Metric).
In 12:35 a.m. Nielsens last week, encore telecasts of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” tied for #1 in adults 18-49 for the hour with “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” which included two original and one rebroadcast in its weekly averages, and Meyers’ encore won the timeslot outright in adults 18-34.
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Dec. 2-6. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.32 rating, 3 share *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.33/3 *
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.33/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.20/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.18/2 (R)
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.18/2 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.14/2 (R)
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.711 million viewers *
CBS “Late Show,” 2.792 million viewers *
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.875 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.096 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.009 million viewers (R)
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.166 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.638 million viewers (R)
* Monday and Tuesday CBS telecasts and Friday’s “Tonight” were encores and are excluded from these averages. Friday’s “Kimmel” and “Late Late Show” were also rebroadcasts but are included in those shows’ averages.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.42 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.45/4
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.35/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.22/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.25/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.21/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.16/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 1.999 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.580 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.962 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.164 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.324 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.268 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.699 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF DEC. 2-6
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.19
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.10
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.14
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.36
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.27
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.607 million viewers
Comedy Central, 11:30-midnight ET, “Lights Out with David Spade,” 0.270 million viewers
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.349 million viewers
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.742 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.546 million viewers
‘SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’ IS #1 IN 18-49 FOR THE PRIMETIME WEEK OF DEC. 2-8, ‘CHRISTMAS IN ROCK. CTR.,’ ‘GRINCH’ & ‘VOICE’ RANK AS TOP-10 NON-SPORTS SHOWS
In Total Viewers, Monday’s “Voice” Is the #3 Entertainment Telecast of the Week
Season to Date, NBC Is the #1 Network in Total Viewers at This Point in the Season for the First Time in 20 Years
Monday’s "Voice" Is the Night’s #1 Entertainment Show in Total Viewers With the Series’ Most-Watched Monday Telecast Since October
"Grinch," "Voice," "How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming" Are the #1-2-3 Shows Tuesday Night in 18-49
Wednesday’s "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Is the Most-Watched Christmas Special of the Past Year; "Making It" Ties for #1 at 10, Maintains 100% of Nights 1 and 2
Friday’s “Dateline” Grows +26% Week to Week in Total Viewers to Its Most-Watched Episode Since Oct. 11
NBC’s Seahawks-Rams “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the #1 primetime telecast of the week in adults 18-49 and among non-sports programs, NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and Monday’s “The Voice” tied for #6, while Tuesday’s “Voice” tied for #10 and “How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming” tied for #12.
In total viewers, Monday’s “Voice” was the week’s #3 entertainment telecast, while “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” ranked #6 and was the #1 Christmas special of the week and of the past year.
Season to date, NBC’s ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, marking the first time since 1999 that NBC has led in total viewers at this point in the season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 11 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Dec. 2-8
Fox…2.1
NBC…1.3
CBS…1.0
ABC…0.8
CW…0.3
Total Viewers
Fox…7.9 million
CBS…6.6 million
NBC…5.8 million
ABC…4.4 million
CW…0.8 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.1
NBC…1.9
ABC…1.2
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.4 million
CBS…8.1 million
Fox…7.6 million
ABC…5.7 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Dec. 2-8:
Monday
NBC won Monday night among the Big 4 networks in total viewers and tied for #1 among those nets in adults 25-54.
“The Voice” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 8.0 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) delivered its most-watched Monday telecast since Oct. 28 (8.2 million), to score as the #1 entertainment show of the night in total viewers. “Voice” maintained 100% week to week in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 1.1) and grew +10% in total viewers (8.0 million vs. 7.3 million).
The premiere of the multi-night crafting event “Making It” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) maintained the 0.5 rating NBC scored in the timeslot for each of the prior seven weeks. Delayed Viewing: Season 1 of the series more than doubled with digital and linear delayed viewing (from a 0.9 rating in “live plus same day” Nielsens to a 2.0 with all delayed viewing tallied to date). In total viewers, the show has grown by more than +50% (4.0 million to 6.1 million).
Tuesday
NBC won Tuesday in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34.
An encore telecast of the 1966 animated classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, jumping +57% versus the special’s prior telecast in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 0.7 last Christmas, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018 from 8-8:30 p.m.) and +2.2 million persons or +74% in total viewers (5.2 million vs. 3.0 million).
“How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming” (0.9 rating in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall from 8:30-9 p.m. ET) finishedas the #3 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 behind only “The Grinch” and “The Voice” and tied for #1 in the timeslot in adults 18-49.
“The Voice” (1.0 rating in 18-49, 6.4 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET), despite moving to the 9-10 p.m. time period, ranked #1 in the hour in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and total viewers and was the #2 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 behind only “The Grinch.”
Night 2 of the multi-night crafting event “Making It” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.6 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) retained100% versus the prior night’s season premiere in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5 Monday from 10:01-11 p.m.) and finished within 0.1 of a rating point of #1 in the timeslot among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49.
Wednesday
“The 87th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 6.9 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) scored as the most-watched primetime Christmas special on the Big 4 networks in the year since the 2018 “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” telecast (8.4 million on Nov. 28, 2018), topping Monday’s encore of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (5.7 million) and Thursday’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” (5.0 million). It was the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in total viewers ahead of all shows on those nets, including “The Masked Singer.”
Night 3 of the multi-night crafting event “Making It” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.6 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) retained 100% of the show’s Monday and Tuesday 18-49 ratings, making it the first alternative series this fall to maintain its premiere rating through the show’s second and third episodes. In the 10 p.m. hour, “Making It” tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49.
Thursday
An encore telecast of “A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) was up +0.1 of a rating point or +20% versus the special’s year-ago Thursday encore in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5 on Dec. 13, 2018 from 9-11 p.m.) and +1.0 million persons or +48% in total viewers (3.1 million vs. 2.1 million), and was also up +0.1 of a rating point or +20% versus NBC’s timeslot average last season in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5, L+SD excluding sports). The “SNL” special matched NBC’s highest in-season 18-49 rating in the timeslot, excluding sports, since April 7 (0.7) and scored the net’s best in-season total-viewer result in the slot excluding sports since Feb. 28 (3.4 million).
“The Blacklist” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) maintained 100% of NBC’s average in the timeslot last season in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5, L+SD non-sports) and was up +17% in total viewers (3.7 million vs. 3.1 million). Despite the prior week’s preemption, “Blacklist” retained 100% of its previous telecast in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5 on Nov. 22).
Season to Date, NBC Is the #1 Network in Total Viewers at This Point in the Season for the First Time in 20 Years
Monday’s "Voice" Is the Night’s #1 Entertainment Show in Total Viewers With the Series’ Most-Watched Monday Telecast Since October
"Grinch," "Voice," "How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming" Are the #1-2-3 Shows Tuesday Night in 18-49
Wednesday’s "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" Is the Most-Watched Christmas Special of the Past Year; "Making It" Ties for #1 at 10, Maintains 100% of Nights 1 and 2
Friday’s “Dateline” Grows +26% Week to Week in Total Viewers to Its Most-Watched Episode Since Oct. 11
Seahawks-Rams “SNF” Wins Sunday Primetime in Every Key Ratings Measure
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Dec. 10, 2019 — NBC has averaged a 1.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 5.8 million viewers overall for the primetime week of Dec. 2-8, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research. That places NBC #2 for the week in adults 18-49 behind only Fox, which was boosted by high-rated football coverage on both Thursday and Saturday nights.NBC’s Seahawks-Rams “Sunday Night Football” ranked as the #1 primetime telecast of the week in adults 18-49 and among non-sports programs, NBC’s “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and Monday’s “The Voice” tied for #6, while Tuesday’s “Voice” tied for #10 and “How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming” tied for #12.
In total viewers, Monday’s “Voice” was the week’s #3 entertainment telecast, while “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” ranked #6 and was the #1 Christmas special of the week and of the past year.
Season to date, NBC’s ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, marking the first time since 1999 that NBC has led in total viewers at this point in the season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 11 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Dec. 2-8
Fox…2.1
NBC…1.3
CBS…1.0
ABC…0.8
CW…0.3
Total Viewers
Fox…7.9 million
CBS…6.6 million
NBC…5.8 million
ABC…4.4 million
CW…0.8 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.1
NBC…1.9
ABC…1.2
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.4 million
CBS…8.1 million
Fox…7.6 million
ABC…5.7 million
CW…1.2 million
NBC highlights for the week of Dec. 2-8:
Monday
NBC won Monday night among the Big 4 networks in total viewers and tied for #1 among those nets in adults 25-54.
“The Voice” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 8.0 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) delivered its most-watched Monday telecast since Oct. 28 (8.2 million), to score as the #1 entertainment show of the night in total viewers. “Voice” maintained 100% week to week in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 1.1) and grew +10% in total viewers (8.0 million vs. 7.3 million).
The premiere of the multi-night crafting event “Making It” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) maintained the 0.5 rating NBC scored in the timeslot for each of the prior seven weeks. Delayed Viewing: Season 1 of the series more than doubled with digital and linear delayed viewing (from a 0.9 rating in “live plus same day” Nielsens to a 2.0 with all delayed viewing tallied to date). In total viewers, the show has grown by more than +50% (4.0 million to 6.1 million).
Tuesday
NBC won Tuesday in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34.
An encore telecast of the 1966 animated classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall from 8-8:30 p.m. ET) ranked as the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, jumping +57% versus the special’s prior telecast in 18-49 (1.1 vs. 0.7 last Christmas, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018 from 8-8:30 p.m.) and +2.2 million persons or +74% in total viewers (5.2 million vs. 3.0 million).
“How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming” (0.9 rating in 18-49, 3.9 million viewers overall from 8:30-9 p.m. ET) finishedas the #3 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 behind only “The Grinch” and “The Voice” and tied for #1 in the timeslot in adults 18-49.
“The Voice” (1.0 rating in 18-49, 6.4 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET), despite moving to the 9-10 p.m. time period, ranked #1 in the hour in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, adults 18-34 and total viewers and was the #2 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 behind only “The Grinch.”
Night 2 of the multi-night crafting event “Making It” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.6 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) retained100% versus the prior night’s season premiere in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5 Monday from 10:01-11 p.m.) and finished within 0.1 of a rating point of #1 in the timeslot among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49.
Wednesday
“The 87th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 6.9 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) scored as the most-watched primetime Christmas special on the Big 4 networks in the year since the 2018 “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” telecast (8.4 million on Nov. 28, 2018), topping Monday’s encore of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (5.7 million) and Thursday’s “Charlie Brown Christmas” (5.0 million). It was the #1 show of the night on the Big 4 networks in total viewers ahead of all shows on those nets, including “The Masked Singer.”
Night 3 of the multi-night crafting event “Making It” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 2.6 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) retained 100% of the show’s Monday and Tuesday 18-49 ratings, making it the first alternative series this fall to maintain its premiere rating through the show’s second and third episodes. In the 10 p.m. hour, “Making It” tied for #1 among ABC, CBS and NBC in adults 18-49.
Thursday
An encore telecast of “A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special” (0.6 rating in 18-49, 3.1 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) was up +0.1 of a rating point or +20% versus the special’s year-ago Thursday encore in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5 on Dec. 13, 2018 from 9-11 p.m.) and +1.0 million persons or +48% in total viewers (3.1 million vs. 2.1 million), and was also up +0.1 of a rating point or +20% versus NBC’s timeslot average last season in 18-49 (0.6 vs. 0.5, L+SD excluding sports). The “SNL” special matched NBC’s highest in-season 18-49 rating in the timeslot, excluding sports, since April 7 (0.7) and scored the net’s best in-season total-viewer result in the slot excluding sports since Feb. 28 (3.4 million).
Night 4 of the multi-night crafting event “Making It” (0.4 rating in 18-49, 1.7 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) tied with the timeslot’s ABC and CBS competition in men 18-34 (0.2 each). Through four episodes, “Making It” maintained a steady rating among men 18-34 (0.2) and women 18-34 (0.3).
Friday “The Blacklist” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.7 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) maintained 100% of NBC’s average in the timeslot last season in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5, L+SD non-sports) and was up +17% in total viewers (3.7 million vs. 3.1 million). Despite the prior week’s preemption, “Blacklist” retained 100% of its previous telecast in 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5 on Nov. 22).
“Dateline NBC” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 0.9 in adults 25-54, 3.6 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) delivered the show’s most-watched edition since Oct. 11 (3.7 million), while equaling the show’s high for a Friday edition in adults 25-54 since June 7 (1.0). Week to week, “Dateline” maintained 100% in adults 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5 from 10-11 p.m.) while increasing by +29% in adults 25-54 (0.9 vs. 0.7) and +26% in total viewers (3.6 million vs. 2.9 million).
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of Seattle Seahawks-Los Angeles Rams “Sunday Night Football” (5.3 rating in 18-49, 17.9 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:07 p.m. ET) won the night in all key ratings measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers. Despite a 21-3 halftime score, the Seahawks-Rams telecast averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 18.3 million viewers.
TODAY’ IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS
TODAY Tops GMA in Total Viewers and the Key Demo, 7th Outright Win this Year
TODAY Wins 204 out of 206 Weeks in A25-54
TODAY Doubles Its Total Viewer Lead Over GMA Vs. the Same Week Last Year
TODAY Wins 204 out of 206 Weeks in A25-54
TODAY Doubles Its Total Viewer Lead Over GMA Vs. the Same Week Last Year
NEW YORK – December 10, 2019 – TODAY was the number-one morning show outright last week topping “Good Morning America” in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49. The win marks TODAY’s seventh total viewer victory for the year. TODAY has now won 204 out of 206 weeks in the key demo. Additionally, TODAY grew in total viewers versus the prior week and doubled its total viewer lead over GMA versus the same week last year.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
TODAY averaged 1.278 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +113,000 (+10%) and CBS This Morning by +477,000 (+60%)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 1.05 | 1,278 | 0.71 | 919 | 3,937 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.66 | 801 | 0.42 | 548 | 2,961 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.96 | 1,165 | 0.62 | 804 | 3,923 |
- Week-over-week, TODAY added +4,000 A25-54 viewers.
- Versus the same week last season, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA increased by 32%
- This was TODAY’s second total viewer win of the broadcast season and seventh victory of 2019
- TODAY’s total viewer lead over GMA doubled versus prior year (+14,000 vs. +7,000 during the same week last season)
- Compared to prior week, TODAY increased its total viewership by +47,000 (+1%)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
In A18-49, TODAY’s:
- Lead vs. GMA is 36% higher than the same point last season (+106,000 vs. +78,000 last season)
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT WINS ANOTHER STRAIGHT WEEK
#1 in Key A25-54 and A18-49 Demos; Wins All Five Nights
Continues to Top ABC and CBS in Both Demos Year-to-Date
Continues to Top ABC and CBS in Both Demos Year-to-Date
WEEK OF 12/2/2019
Note: Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. World News Tonight’s ratings also include 3:30pm airings in Los Angeles and San Francisco. World News Tonight was rated for 4 days this past week.
- NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the #1 most-watched newscast for another straight week – #1 in the key A25-54 and A18-49 demos, according to Nielsen Media Research (see the below chart).
- Nightly News wins every night this past week in the key news demo most-valued by advertisers.
- Nightly News is the 4th most-watched television program for the week in total viewers (excluding sports & syndication), marking the second straight week the newscast has ranked among the top 5.
- Among A25-54, Nightly averages 1.748 million viewers, ahead of ABC by +6,000 and CBS by +634,000 (+57%).
- Among A18-49, Nightly posts 1.234 million viewers, leading ABC by +48,000 (+4%) and CBS by +463,000 (+60%).
- Last week, Nightly featured an exclusive interview with Uber Chief legal counsel Tony West following the release of the company’s safety report. And last night, Cynthia McFadden sat down with a former Boeing manager who spoke out for the first time on television about how he warned Boeing about problems months before two of its 737 Max airplanes crashed.
- Nightly News is #1 in both A25-54 and A18-49 and continues to lead for the year.
| Program | P25-54 Imps | P18-49 Imps | P2+ Imps |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,748 | 1,234 | 8,244 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 1,114 | 771 | 5,850 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,742 | 1,186 | 9,027 |
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the most-watched evening newscast in America among the key news demo, and reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the Nightly News app, The Nightly newsletter and social media platforms. The broadcast provides the latest on the day’s top stories, going beyond the headlines to uncover how people’s lives are affected by the world around them. Lester Holt is the anchor, and was named the most-trusted television news personality in America, according to The Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult 2018 survey. Jennifer Suozzo is the executive producer.‘TONIGHT’ & ‘LATE NIGHT’ HIT ONE-YEAR HIGHS IN 18-49 AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 25-29, ‘A LITTLE LATE’ SETS A NEW HIGH
Fallon Increases His Audience for a Fourth Straight Week; At 12:35 a.m., “Late Night” Leads the Week and the Season in Every Key Ratings Measure
On Thanksgiving Night, Jimmy Fallon & Seth Meyers Hit One-Year Highs for an Individual Telecast, “A Little Late with Lilly Singh Sets New Series Highs
Digital: “Tonight” Is The Most-Social Late-Night Series of the Week; Year-to-Date, “Tonight” Is the #1 Most-Viewed Entertainment Program on Television Across Social Channels
“Late Night’s” Monday “Closer Look” Is the Most-Viewed YouTube Video Across All Entertainment TV Programs for the Week
Across Social Platforms, “A Little Late” Is the #1 Most-Engaging New Program Among All Genres and Platforms
NEW YORK — Dec. 4, 2019 — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” have delivered their top weekly adult 18-49 averages in the past year and “A Little Late with Lily Singh” has generated its top rated week to date.
According to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has averaged a 0.57 rating in adults 18-49 and 2.375 million viewers overall for the late-night ratings week of Nov. 25-29, generating “Tonight’s” top week of mostly originals in 18-49 since Nov. 19-23, 2018 (0.77) and its most-watched week since Feb. 25-March 1, 2019 (2.563 million).
It’s the fourth straight week “Tonight” has increased its overall audience, from 1.693 million viewers for the week of Oct. 28, to 1.775 for the week of Nov. 4, to 1.863 for the week of Nov. 11, to last week’s 1.897 million for the week of Nov. 18, to last week’s 2.375 million.
Fallon led the week versus the ABC and CBS competition in nine of nine key demographics – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54.
“Tonight’s” week was paced by strong results following primetime NFL telecasts on Thursday and Sunday. The Thanksgiving night episode (1.03 rating in adult 18-49 rating, 3.668 million viewers overall) scored the show’s top results for an original telecast in the past year, best since the Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 Thanksgiving post-NFL installment.
Versus the show’s prior Thursday post-NFL telecast on Sept. 5, last night’s edition was up +10% in 18-49 (1.03 vs. 0.94) and up +26% in total viewers (3.668 million vs. 2.912 million).
The Thanksgiving “Tonight” was up +171% from the show’s season-to-date originals average in 18-49 (1.03 vs. 0.38, including Sunday NFL nights) and +1.826 million persons or +97% in total viewers (3.668 million vs. 1.842 million).
For the week, “Late Night with Seth Meyers” earned its top Nielsens since the week of Nov. 19-23, 2018, last year’s Thanksgiving week (0.40 in 18-498, 1.655 million viewers overall. For both the week and the season, Meyers leads the timeslot’s ABC and CBS competition in total viewers and very key demographic.
Thursday’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” drew a 0.54 rating in 18-49 rating and 1.929 million total viewers, for Seth’s best results in both measures since the show’s 2018 Thanksgiving telecast. Versus Seth’s prior NFL-boosted Thursday, the Thanksgiving edition was up +6% in 18-49 (0.54 vs. 0.51) and up +18% in total viewers (1.929 million vs. 1.640 million).
Versus Meyers’ season-to-date average for originals weeks, the Thanksgiving telecast was up +147% from in 18-49 (0.54 vs. 0.22) and +71% in total viewers 2+ (1.929 million vs. 1.128 million)
At 1:35 a.m. ET, “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” rose to its top weeklong results to date, a 0.21 in adults 18-49 and 876,000 viewers overall. Thursday’s telecast posted the show’s best results to date for an individual episode, a 0.38 18-49 rating and 1.229 million total viewers. Versus its season-to-date average for weeks with mostly originals, the Thanksgiving “A Little Late” was up +153% in 18-49 (0.38 vs. 0.15) and +84% in total viewers (1.229 million vs. 668,000).
On the digital front, “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” generated 60 million digital views last week, up +10% from the prior week, despite having only four Monday-through-Friday original episodes this past week. “Tonight’s” 60 million views ranked it #2 for the week among all entertainment programs, behind only “Saturday Night Live” (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube + Facebook], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 11/25/19-12/1/19; Brand Type: TV Shows. Excludes Children’s programs and WWE)/
With 319,000 Total Interactions across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, “Tonight” was the most-social late-night series of the week and accounted for three of the top five most-social episodes in the late-night daypart, including the Bernie Sanders (#1) and John Boyega (#2) episodes, which were driven by strong Instagram engagement, while Daisy Ridley’s episode (#5 for the week) was led by Twitter activity spiking during her rap (Source: Nielsen Social SCR, 11/25/19-12/1/19; Late Fringe Daypart, Linear Metric, Series Only.)
Year to date, “Tonight” has accumulated 2.3 Billion YouTube views which is up +16% from 2018.
For the 2019 year to date, “Tonight” is the #1 Most-Viewed Entertainment program on television across social channels (excludes WWE programs & specials, Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Video Views [Facebook + YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 01/01/19-12/1/19), and the #1 Most-Social late-night series of 2019 across broadcast and cable (Source: Nielsen Social SCR, 01/01/19-12/1/19. Late Fringe Daypart, Series Only. Linear Metric).
“Late Night with Seth Meyers” earned 17.5 million YouTube views last week, +10% above the show’s weekly average in 2019, despite airing just two “A Closer Look” segments during the week instead of the usual three. The two “Closer Look” segments alone totaled 6.5 million views. With 3.7 million views, Monday’s “A Closer Look” was the most-viewed YouTube video across all Entertainment TV programs for the week (Source: ListenFirst Content Rankings , ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube], LF//TV Universe // Episodic, 11/25/19-12/1/19).
Year-to-date, “Late Night” has amassed 660 million views on YouTube, which is up +107% from the same time-frame last year. Among new videos, “Late Night” has generated 568 million views, up +95% year-over-year
“A Little Late with Lilly Singh” continues to generate strong buzz across social platforms, with another 276,000 Responses last week, to rank as the #1 most-engaging new program across genres and platforms since its premiere on Sept. 16 (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Brand Rankings; LF// TV Universe // Episodic; ListenFirst Digital Audience Rating [DAR]; Brand Type: TV Shows; Season: 1; 9/16/19-12/1/19).
Since its premiere on Sept. 16, the show has amassed 34 million views on YouTube, which ranks #1 across all new series in that time-frame (Source: ListenFirst Media, ListenFirst Brand Rankings; LF// TV Universe // Episodic; ListenFirst Video Views [YouTube]; Brand Type: TV Shows; Season: 1; 9/16/19-12/1/19).
LATE-NIGHT WEEKLY AVERAGES(According to viewing figures from Nielsen Media Research for the week of Nov. 25-29. Ratings reflect “live plus same day” data unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date figures are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”)
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.57 rating, 5 share *
CBS “Late Show,” 0.44/3 *
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.33/3 *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.18/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.31/3 *
CBS “Late Late Show,” 0.24/3 *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.21/2 *
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 2.375 million viewers *
CBS “Late Show,” 3.054 million viewers *
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.884 million viewers *
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.027 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.388 million viewers *
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.274 million viewers *
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.876 million viewers *
* Thursday’s NBC programs were delayed by the overrun of a primetime NFL game. Wednesday through Friday editions of “Kimmel,” Thursday and Friday CBS telecasts and Friday NBC telecasts are excluded from these averages due to the Thanksgiving holiday. “Tonight” also aired a Sunday edition, delayed by an NFL overrun.
SEASON AVERAGES
ADULTS 18-49
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight” 0.42 rating, 3 share
CBS “Late Show,” 0.45/3
ABC “Kimmel,” 0.34/3
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 0.22/2
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 0.24/3
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 0.21/2
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.16/2
TOTAL VIEWERS
11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Tonight,” 2.007 million viewers
CBS “Late Show,” 3.549 million viewers
ABC “Kimmel,” 1.957 million viewers
12:35-1:05 a.m. ET
ABC “Nightline,” 1.166 million viewers
12:35-1:35 a.m. ET
NBC “Late Night,” 1.300 million viewers
CBS “The Late Late Show,” 1.267 million viewers
1:35-2:05 a.m. ET
NBC “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” 0.698 million viewers
SELECTED CABLE RESULTS, WEEK OF NOV. 25-29
NATIONAL ADULT 18-49 RATING
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.12 (R) **
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.13 (R)
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.34
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.28
Each adult 18-49 rating point equals 1.29 million viewers.
TOTAL VIEWERS
Comedy Central, 11-11:30 p.m., “The Daily Show,” 0.319 million viewers (R) **
TBS, 11-11:30 p.m., “Conan,” 0.335 million viewers (R)
Adult Swim, 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET, 0.656 million viewers
Adult Swim, 12:30-1:30 a.m. ET, 0.547 million viewers
** Thursday’s “Daily Show” was preempted.
NBC DOMINATES NOV. 25-DEC. 1 PRIMETIME RESULTS WITH ITS MOST-WATCHED WEEK IN THE PAST YEAR
With Thursday and Sunday Football Ranking #1-2 Among Primetime Programs, NBC Hits Its Season High for a Week in 18-49 and Most-Watched Week Since November 2018
In Total Viewers, Both Nights of “The Voice” and “Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry” Deliver Top 10 Rankings Among Big 4 Primetime Entertainment Shows
Season to Date, NBC Is the #1 Network in Total Viewers at This Point in the Season for the First Time in 18 Years
NBC Wins The November Sweep In Total Viewers for the First Time in 23 Years, Snaps CBS 18-Year Winning Streak
Monday’s “Voice” Ties for #1 Among the Broadcast Nets in Its 8-10 p.m. Timeslot, "Bluff City" Maintains 100% Week to Week
Tuesday’s "Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry" Hits a Season High for the Timeslot in Total Viewers, "Voice" Ties for #1 in the 8 p.m. Hour
Wednesday’s “SNL Thanksgiving Special” Encore Wins the 9-11 p.m. Timeslot in 18-49
NBC Sports' Saints-Falcons NFL Football Thanksgiving Night Is Television's Most-Watched Primetime Thursday Program Since the “NFL Kickoff" Telecast On NBC Sept. 5
Friday’s “National Dog Show” Encore Jumps +25% Above the Year-Ago Primetime Rebroadcast in 18-49, +22% in Total Viewers
Patriots-Texans Is Most-Watched Week 13 NBC “Sunday Night Football” Game in 9 Years, With 22 Million Viewers Across All Platforms
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Dec. 4, 2019 — NBC has dominated the primetime ratings week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1 in adults 18-49, adults 25-54, total viewers and all other key measures with the networks highest weekly 18-49 and 25-54 ratings of the season and best total-viewer average in the year since Nov.19-25, 2018, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.
NBC won the week in 10 of 10 key measures – adults, men and women 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54, plus total viewers.
Patriots-Texans “Sunday Night Football” was the week’s #1 primetime telecast in 18-49 and total viewers and Thursday’s Saints-Falcons NFL coverage ranked #2 in both measures.
In total viewers, excluding sports, Tuesday’s telecast of “The Voice” ranked #6, Monday’s “Voice” finished #8 and Tuesday’s “Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry” ranked #9.
NBC’s 2.1 rating in adults 18-49 for the week and 2.7 in adults 25-54 are both season highs. The 8.9 million viewers is NBC’s best since Thanksgiving Week last year, Nov. 19-25, 2018, when NBC averaged 9.1 million viewers.
Season to date, NBC’s ranks #1 as the most-watched network in total viewers, marking the first time since 2001 that NBC has led in total viewers at this point in the season.
Weekly ratings are “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research unless otherwise noted. Season-to-date ratings are averages of “live plus seven day” data except for the two most recent weeks, which are “live plus same day.”
Week 10 Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “live plus same day,” Nov. 25-Dec. 1
NBC…2.1
CBS…1.0
Fox…0.8
ABC…0.6
CW…0.2
Total Viewers
NBC…8.9 million
CBS…6.3 million
ABC…3.6 million
Fox…3.1 million
CW…0.8 million
Season-to-Date Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…2.1
NBC…1.9
ABC…1.2
CBS…1.1
CW…0.4
Total Viewers
NBC…8.5 million
CBS…8.0 million
Fox…7.5 million
ABC…5.7 million
CW…1.2 million
In results for the Oct. 31-Nov. 27 November Sweep, NBC has won the November rating period in total viewers for the first time since 1996, according to “most current” ratings results from Nielsen Media Research period.
The NBC victory snapped an 18-year CBS November total-viewer winning streak, which dates back to 2000, when CBS finished third behind ABC and NBC.
NBC also ranked #1 outright for the November 2019 sweep in adults 25-54 and is tied with Fox for #1 for the month in adults 18-49 after trailing Fox in both measures last year.
NBC’s November was led by:- The #1 primetime series in 18-49, 25-54 and total viewers, “Sunday Night Football.”
- The #1 scripted series in 18-49, “This Is Us.”
- The “Chicago” dramas, with “Fire” and “P.D.” tying as the month’s #4 drama in 18-49, behind only “This Is Us,” “9-1-1” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Med” ranking as the #6 drama.
November Sweep Averages
Adult 18-49 Rating, “Most Current”
Fox…1.7
NBC…1.7
ABC…1.1
CBS…1.0
Adult 25-54 Rating
NBC…2.3
Fox…2.2
CBS…1.5
ABC…1.5
Total Viewers
NBC…7.786 million
CBS…7.494 million
Fox…6.172 million
ABC…5.547 million
Results are based on “most current” November sweep figures from Nielsen Media Research, which are “live plus seven day” ratings for Oct. 31 through Nov. 17 and “live plus same day” for Nov. 18 through Nov. 27.
NBC highlights for the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1:
Monday
“The Voice” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall from 8-10:01 p.m. ET) tied for #1 in its two-hour 8-10 p.m. timeslot among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49 and rahiedn#1 outright among those nets in adults 25-54.
The season finale of “Bluff City Law” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 3.2 million viewers overall from 10:01-11 p.m. ET) delivered the show’s seventh consecutive 0.5 rating in adults 18-49. Social: “Bluff City Law” generated 19,000 Total Interactions, a +141% increase from the prior week’s 8,000, and a +16% gain versus the series-average 16,000, making this 3rd third most social episode of the series
Tuesday
“The Voice” (1.1 rating in 18-49, 7.9 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) tied for #1 in the timeslot among the Big 4 networks in adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34 and ranked #1 or tied for #1 among those nets in all key adult-female demos
“Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry” (0.8 rating in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall from 9-10:01 p.m. ET) delivered an NBC season-high result in the timeslot in total viewers, with the network’s biggest audience in the Tuesday 9-11 p.m. time period since Aug. 6 (7.1 million viewers). Versus NBC’s average in the timeslot last season, “50 Years at the Opry” grew +10% in total viewers (7.0 million vs. 6.4 million). The special ranked #2 in its two-hour 9-11 p.m. timeslot in adults 18-49 and total viewers and for its first hour from 9-10 p.m., ranked #1 or tied for #1 in adults, men and women 18-49; women 25-54, and adults and women 18-34.
Wednesday
“Ellen’s Game of Games” (0.7 rating in 18-49, 4.0 million viewers overall from 8-9 p.m. ET) tied for #2 in the timeslot among the Big 4 networks in adults, men and women 18-34 and grew +14% from its first half-hour to its second in 18-49 (0.7 to 0.8).
An encore telecast of “A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special" (0.8 rating in 18-49, 3.4 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) ranked #1 in the two-hour 9-11 p.m. timeslot in adults 18-49.
Thursday
NBC Sports coverage of New Orleans Saints-Atlanta Falcons Thanksgiving Night football (6.1 rating in 18-49, 20.7 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:02 p.m. ET) dominated the night, beating the Big 4 competition combined the night in all key ratings measures. The telecast ranked as television's most-watched primetime Thursday program since the "NFL Kickoff" telecast on NBC Sept. 5.
Friday
An encore of Thursday afternoon’s telecast of “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina" (0.5 in 18-49 rating, 3.2 million viewers overall from 8-10 p.m. ET) grew +25% versus last year’s primetime encore in adult 18-49 rating (0.5 vs. a 0.4 on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 from 8-10 p.m.) and by +22% in total viewers (3.2 million vs. 2.6 million).
“Dateline NBC” (0.5 rating in 18-49, 0.7 in adults 25-54, 2.9 million viewers overall from 10-11 p.m. ET) maintained 100% week to week in adults 18-49 (0.5 vs. 0.5). L+7: In L+7 Nielsens, “Dateline” is growing this season by +55% going from L+SD to L+7 Nielsens in 18-49 rating (from a 0.53 to a 0.82) and by +1.3 million viewers overall (3.4 million to 4.7 million).
Saturday
An encore telecast of “It’s a Wonderful Life” (0.3 rating in 18-49, 2.8 million viewers overall from 8-11 p.m. ET) finished #2 in primetime among the Big 4 in total viewers, increasing by +0.1 of a point or +33% from its first half-hour to its sixth in adults 18-49 (0.3 to 0.4) and +26% in total viewers (2.5 million to 3.2 million). This was NBC's 45th primetime telecast of "It's a Wonderful Life," directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart, since the movie was brought to broadcast network television in 1994.
Sunday
NBC Sports coverage of New England Patriots-Houston Texans “Sunday Night Football” (6.2 rating in 18-49, 21.4 million viewers overall from 8:23-11:18 p.m. ET) won the night in all key ratings measures. With a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) average of 22.0 million viewers, this was the most-watched Week 13 NBC “SNF” game in nine years. The 2010 Week 13 Raven-Steelers “SNF” game averaged 22.5 million viewers.
The Dec. 1 Patriots-Texans game marked the seventh NBC “SNF” game to deliver at least 22 million TAD viewers this season – more than tripling last year’s total through Week 13 (two). The TAD of 22.0 million viewers across NBC TV, NBC Sports Digital, and NFL Digital platforms, represents a +21% increase over last year’s Week 13 game (18.2 million for Chargers-Steelers), according to ratings data released by Nielsen, and digital data from Adobe Analytics. It was also the most-watched NBC “Sunday Night Football” game featuring the Texans (nine games since 2006).
NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” is averaging 20.7 million viewers across all platforms this season – the best start for the series through Week 13 (15 games) since 2015, and is up +4% from the same point last season (19.8 million viewers).
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT IS #1
Wins the Week in Key A25-54 and A18-49 Demos
Continues to Top ABC and CBS in Both Demos Year-to-Date
WEEK OF 11/25/2019
Note: Nightly News, World News Tonight and CBS Evening News’ ratings are comprised of telecasts with regular titling and include overnight airings on owned stations. World News Tonight’s ratings also include 3:30pm airings in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Also, due to the holiday, NBC and CBS were rated for three days (Mon, Tue, Fri) while ABC was rated for two days (Mon, Tue).
- NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the #1 most-watched newscast for the week – #1 in the key A25-54 and A18-49 demos, according to Nielsen Media Research (see the below chart).
- Among A25-54, Nightly averages 1.844 million viewers, ahead of ABC by +52,000 (+3%) and CBS by +666,000 (+57%).
- Among A18-49, Nightly posts 1.324 million viewers, leading ABC by +126,000 (+10%) and CBS by +456,000 (+53%). This marks Nightly’s strongest win over ABC in over a year (55 weeks).
- This is Nightly’s best performance among A25-54 and A18-49 viewers in 38 weeks and best among total viewers in 43 weeks. Additionally, last week marked the smallest gap with ABC in total viewers in 52 weeks and the biggest lead over CBS in 171 weeks.
- Vs. prior week, Nightly is the only newscast up by double digits across the board: +11% in A25-54, +17% in A18-49 and +15% in P2+.
- Last week, Holt reported from California on an initiative that helps doctors pay off overwhelming debt while working in public hospitals, where lower salaries often discourages talent. Additionally, he anchored from New York on Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and the newscast averaged a whopping 10.224 million viewers and 1.7888 million in the key news demo.
- Nightly News is #1 in both A25-54 and A18-49 and continues to lead for the year.
| Program | P25-54 Imps | P18-49 Imps | P2+ Imps |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,844 | 1,324 | 9,062 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 1,178 | 868 | 6,002 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,792 | 1,198 | 9,259 |
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is the most-watched evening newscast in America among the key news demo, and reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the Nightly News app, The Nightly newsletter and social media platforms. The broadcast provides the latest on the day’s top stories, going beyond the headlines to uncover how people’s lives are affected by the world around them. Lester Holt is the anchor, and was named the most-trusted television news personality in America, according to The Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult 2018 survey. Jennifer Suozzo is the executive producer.‘TODAY’ WINS NOVEMBER SWEEP IN KEY DEMO
TODAY is #1 in A25-54 for 18 Straight Sweeps, More than Doubles Its Lead Over GMA Vs. Prior Sweep
TODAY Tops GMA in Key Demo for Week
TODAY Wins Monday in Total Viewers
NEW YORK – December 3, 2019 – NBC News’ TODAY was the number-one morning show for the November 2019 sweep, topping ABC’s “Good Morning America” in the key A25-54 demo. TODAY has now won the key demo for 18 consecutive sweeps. Since the July sweep, TODAY posted the most growth in the key demo, increasing its lead over GMA by a whopping 115%.
Additionally, TODAY won the week in the key demo, marking 203 out of 205 weeks in first place. TODAY posted a seven-month high in the key demo, delivering its largest audience since May. TODAY won in total viewers Monday and narrowed the gap with GMA by 75% for the week. TODAY also posted its largest advantage in A18-49 over GMA since the Pyeongchang Olympics. TODAY was rated Monday and Tuesday of last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
NOVEMBER 2019 SWEEP
TODAY won its 18th consecutive sweep among A25-54 viewers
TODAY averaged 1.274 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +184,000 (+17%) and CBS This Morning by +526,000 (+670%)
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
TODAY Tops GMA in Key Demo for Week
TODAY Wins Monday in Total Viewers
NEW YORK – December 3, 2019 – NBC News’ TODAY was the number-one morning show for the November 2019 sweep, topping ABC’s “Good Morning America” in the key A25-54 demo. TODAY has now won the key demo for 18 consecutive sweeps. Since the July sweep, TODAY posted the most growth in the key demo, increasing its lead over GMA by a whopping 115%.
Additionally, TODAY won the week in the key demo, marking 203 out of 205 weeks in first place. TODAY posted a seven-month high in the key demo, delivering its largest audience since May. TODAY won in total viewers Monday and narrowed the gap with GMA by 75% for the week. TODAY also posted its largest advantage in A18-49 over GMA since the Pyeongchang Olympics. TODAY was rated Monday and Tuesday of last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
TODAY HIGHLIGHTS:
NOVEMBER 2019 SWEEP
TODAY won its 18th consecutive sweep among A25-54 viewers
- TODAY averaged 1.279 million A25-54 viewers, leading GMA by +99,000 (+8%) and CBS This Morning by +512,000 (+67%)
- Compared to the prior sweep (July 2019), TODAY added the most A25-54 viewers (+262,00, an increase of +26%), more than doubled its lead over GMA (115% higher), and improved its advantage over CBS by 47%
- TODAY averaged 920,000 A18-49 viewers, +124,000 (+16%) higher than GMA and +404,000 (+78%) more than CBS
- Versus the prior sweep (July 2019), TODAY saw the biggest increase of A18-49 viewers (+198,000, or +27%), and widened its advantages over both GMA (65% higher) and CBS (51% higher)
- Compared to November 2018, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA grew by 28%.
- TODAY improved its total viewer lead over CBS by 29% compared to the July 2019 sweep.
| Program | P25-54 | P25-54 | P18-49 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Rtg | Imps | Rtg | Imps | Imps | |
| TODAY | 1.05 | 1,274 | 0.72 | 935 | 3,890 |
| CBS THIS MORNING | 0.62 | 748 | 0.38 | 490 | 2,808 |
| GOOD MORNING AMERICA | 0.90 | 1,090 | 0.57 | 740 | 3,916 |
- This was TODAY’s best lead over GMA since the week of 4/15/2019 (32 weeks) and CBS since the week of 5/13/2019 (28-week high)
- Compared to the same week last season, TODAY’s A25-54 advantage over GMA grew by 42%.
- Week-over-week, TODAY improved its leads over both GMA (82% higher) and CBS (4% higher).
- TODAY posted its largest advantage over GMA since the Pyeongchang Olympics (week of 2/19/2018)
- Versus the same week last season, TODAY’s A18-49 lead over GMA more than quadrupled while also growing its advantage over CBS by 23%.
- TODAY’s lead over GMA was 25% higher than prior week.
- This was TODAY’s largest total viewer lead over CBS in 46 weeks (since the week of 1/7/2019)
- TODAY’s total viewer lead over CBS improved by 13% versus the same week last season.
- Compared to prior week, TODAY cut the total viewer gap with GMA by 75% and increased its own lead over CBS by 2%.
TODAY ranks #1 among both A25-54 and A18-49 viewers
In A18-49, TODAY’s:
- Lead vs. GMA is 33% higher than the same point last season (+105,000 vs. +79,000 last season)
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