NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS IS THE ONLY EVENING NEWSCAST TO INCREASE TOTAL & A18-49 VIEWERS FOR 4Q25 VS. LAST YEAR

Marks Closest Demo Gaps vs. ABC in 5 Quarters

Leads Competition in A25-54 Viewer Growth vs. Last Quarter

4th Quarter 2025: Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News is the only evening newscast to grow in total viewers and the key A18-49 demo vs. 4Q24

• Nightly News marks it closest A25-54 & A18-49 gaps vs. ABC in five quarters (3Q24)

• Nightly News is the #5 most-watched program in all of TV in total viewers for the quarter, averaging 6.187 million total viewers, excluding specials, sports & syndication

4^th Quarter: Nightly Stats

• Averages 6.187 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.175 million (+54%)
  • Nightly News increases total viewers by +477,000 vs. last quarter, +19,000 vs. last year (only evening newscast up vs. 4Q24)
  • Nightly News closes the total viewer gap vs. ABC by 5% vs. last year, 3% vs. last quarter

• Averages 845,000 A25-54 viewers, beating CBS by +354,000 (+72%)
  • Nightly News increases A25-54 viewers vs. the prior quarter, +89,000
  • Nightly News closes the A25-54 gap vs. ABC last year by 38%, last quarter by 29%

• Averages 577,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +217,000 (+60%)
  • Nightly News increases A18-49 viewership vs. last quarter by +60,000, last year by +3,000 (only evening newscast up vs. 4Q24)
  • Nightly News closes the A18-49 gap vs. ABC last year by 25%, last quarter by 14%

4^th QUARTER 2025

Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, 9/22/2025-12/18/2025. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.

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2025: NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS DELIVERS BEST KEY DEMO POSITION VS. ABC IN SIX YEARS

Marks Best Year-Over-Year Audience Retention than Any Other Evening Newscast Across the Board

Since Llamas Began Anchoring in June, ‘Nightly News’ Has Topped ABC Over 10 Times in A25-54

2025: Ratings Highlights

• Nightly News delivers its closest demo gaps vs. ABC in six years, narrowing the A25-54 gap by 25% and the A18-49 gap by 14%

• Nightly News marks the best year-over-year audience retention than ABC & CBS across the board

• Nightly News marks the best year-over-year audience retention than ABC & CBS across the board

• Since Llamas began anchoring Nightly in June, the newscast has topped ABC more than 10 times in A25-54, including winning the weeks of 9/15 and 11/3

• NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas is regularly a top five program in total viewers in all of TV each week, excluding specials, sports & syndication, averaging 6 million viewers.

2025: Ratings Stats

• Averages 6 million total viewers, topping CBS by +2.070 million (+53%)
  • Nightly News closes the total viewer gap vs. ABC by 5% vs. last year

• Averages 801,000 A25-54 viewers, topping CBS by +327,000 (+69%)
  • Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 25%, best key position in six years

• Averages 547,000 A18-49 viewers, topping CBS by +209,000 (+62%)
  • Nightly News narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 14%, best key position in six years

2025

Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, 6/2/25-12/18/25 vs. 6/3/24-12/19/24, excludes 7/26/24-8/11/24 (2024 Paris Olympics dates), averages are based on regular titles only.