ABC News’ ‘Nightline’ Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Leading CBS’ ‘After Midnight’ and NBC’s ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (802,000) for the week of March 18, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS’ “After Midnight” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” 

Season to date, “Nightline” is growing versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+1% – 925,000 vs. 912,000), posting its largest overall audience in 3 years — since the 2020-2021 season.

This week “Nightline” covered Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis; the story of a Mississippi seventh grader caught in the middle over blocked abortion access; the case of University of Missouri senior Riley Strain; Oprah sharing her history with weight struggles in new town hall; new shocking details revealed in the Ruby Franke abuse case; “IMPACT x Nightline’s” latest episode “How I got Played” and more.

NOTE: For the week, CBS’ “After Midnight” was retitled to “After Midnight-ENC” and NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM” due to being repeats. The repeat telecasts are excluded from the season averages.

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television’s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that . It is anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Eman Varoqua is executive producer. The program airs weeknights from EDT on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News digital platforms and Hulu.

WEEK OF MARCH 18, 2024:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/Rtg	A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC’s “Nightline”	802,000	167,000/0.1	109,000/0.1
CBS’ “Comics Unleased”	584,000	189,000/0.2	155,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”	736,000	175,000/0.1	119,000/0.1

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 3/18/24), Previous Week (w/o 3/11/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 3/12/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 3/24/24) and 2022-2023 Season (9/19/22 – 3/19/23). NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” premiered on 10/2/23. Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC and CBS include additional airings in select markets. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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