Broadcast Evening News Ratings for 10/16 to 10/20

While NBC remains in the top spot, ABC is making progress, nearly finishing first in total viewers, and placing first in the key A25-54 and A18-49 demos.

Here are the average ratings for the week of October 16th to the 20th (From Nielsen Media Research data):

NBC – Nightly News with Brian Williams

• 8,651,000 Total Viewers (-190,000 viewers)
• 6.0/12 HH Rating (-0.1 rating points)
• 2.2/9 A25-54 Rating (-0.1 rating points)
• 2,830,000 A25-54 Viewers
• 1.6/7 A18-49 Rating (-0.1 rating points)

ABC – World News with Charles Gibson

• 8,447,000 Total Viewers (+411,000 viewers)
• 5.9/12 HH Rating (+0.2 rating points)
• 2.2/9 A25-54 Rating (n/c)
• 2,680,000 A25-54 Viewers
• 1.7/7 A18-49 Rating (+0.1 rating points)

CBS – Evening News with Katie Couric

• 7,556,000 Total Viewers (+224,000 viewers)
• 5.2/11 HH Rating (n/c)
• 2.1/8 A25-54 Rating (+0.1 rating points)
• 2,510,000 A25-54 Viewers
• 1.5/6 A18-49 Rating (n/c)