Nightline Scores a First in Late-Night Ratings Battle
ABC's "Nightline" has achieved a milestone in the late-night ratings, B&C reported. For the first time, "Nightline" ended the 2010-11 broadcast season as the highest-rated late-night show.
It is the first time ever that the program placed first and beat CBS's "Late Show With David Letterman" and NBC's "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" in both adult demographic segments -- adults 25 to 54 years old and adults 18 to 49, the story says.
For the 2010-11 broadcast season, ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 across all key demos:
NightLIne - ABC
Total Viewers - 4.023 million -- Adults 25-54 1.649 million -- Adults 18-49 1.277 million
Late Show - CBS
Total Viewers - 3,489,000 million -- Adults 25-54 -1,548 million -- Adults 18-49 1,151 million,
Tonight Show - NBC
Total Viewers - 3,874,000 million -- Adults 25-54 -1,596 million -- Adults 18-49 1,274 million,
according to Nielsen Media Research
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