Tom Llamas introduced NBC Nightly Information a uncommon scores victory over ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir on Thursday (April 17), beating the normally primary broadcast by 19,000 viewers in the important thing A25-54 demo.
In line with AdWeek, citing live-plus-same-day information from Nielsen, NBC Nightly Information topped ABC in the important thing A25-54 demo on Thursday and was the No. 4 most-watched present of the week with 5.908 million whole viewers (LS, excluding specials, sports activities & syndication).
The present’s typical host, Lester Holt, anchored Monday and Friday, whereas Llamas stepped in to host Tuesday to Thursday. Final week’s averages solely counted the Monday-Thursday broadcasts, as Friday’s Good Friday programming was excluded from the weekly and season averages.
Thursday’s demo victory is an effective signal for NBC Information as Llamas is about to take over as Holt’s successor as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly Information starting this summer season. Earlier than becoming a member of NBC Information, Llamas served because the weekend anchor of ABC World Information Tonight from 2014 till 2021.
“Anchoring NBC Nightly Information is a profound honor and one which carries large accountability,” Llamas stated in a press release final month. “Lester Holt is a superb man and some of the trusted broadcasters of our time. Similar to Lester, I promise to be dedicated to our viewers and devoted to the reality.”
Regardless of the demo victory over ABC World Information Tonight on Thursday, NBC Nightly Information was down in each whole viewers and key demo from the week prior. The present averaged 5.908 million whole viewers (down 3%) and 816,000 demo viewers (down 4%).
ABC World Information Tonight additionally dropped on its earlier week, averaging 7.172 million whole viewers (down 4%) and 959,000 demo viewers (down 6%).
CBS Night Information was the one night newscast to indicate will increase over the week prior, with 3.738 million whole viewers (flat with final week) and 544,000 viewers within the demo (up 11%).