“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” finished the 2015-16 season ranked No. 1 in total viewers and all demos, marking its 20th consecutive across-the-board season win.
The program averaged 8.57 million total viewers for the season, compared to 7.67 million for ABC’s “World News Tonight” and 6.31 million for CBS’ “Evening News.”
Holt’s newscast finished ahead of ABC by three percent and dominated CBS by 22 percent in total viewers. Among the key news demo of adults age 25-54, “Nightly News” averaged 2.1 million viewers, compared to 1.9 million for ABC and 1.6 million for CBS.
During the 2015-16 season, “Nightly News” added the most demo viewers, gaining 2 percent since last year, improving its lead over rivals.