ABC NEWS’ ‘NIGHTLINE’ RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49, LEADING CBS’ ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT’ AND NBC’S ‘LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS’ IN ALL THREE MEASURES

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (740,000), Adults 25-54(161,000) and Adults 18-49 (112,000) during the week of Sept. 8, 2025, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research, leading CBS’ “After Midnight” and NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” across the board.

• For the 2nd week in a row, “Nightline” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+8% – 740,000 vs. 684,000), Adults 25-54 (+33% – 161,000 vs. 121,000) and Adults 18-49 (+45% – 112,000 vs. 77,000). “Nightline” hit 3-month highs across the board — since w/o 6/16/25.
• This week, “Nightline” covered the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk; a Tyler Perry accuser speaking out in their first television interview; summer camps aiming to combat the rise of screen-addicted young teens and adults; Seth Rogen’s cannabis lifestyle brand; Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle and Stephanie Mills opening up about their legendary tour with Gladys Knight; Brooks Nader and her sisters’ new Hulu show, “Love Thy Nader” and more.

NOTE: For the week, CBS’ “After Midnight” was retitled to “After Midnight-ENC” due to being repeats. On Friday (9/12/25), NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM” due to being a repeat. NBC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television’s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Eman Varoqua is executive producer. The program airs weeknights from 12:35-1:05 a.m. EDT on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News’ digital platforms and Hulu.

WEEK OF Sept. 8, 2025:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/Rtg	A18-49(000)/Rtg
ABC’s “Nightline”	740,000	161,000/0.1	112,000/0.1
CBS’ “After Midnight”	479,000	101,000/0.1	73,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”	682,000	135,000/0.1	76,000/0.1

 

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 9/8/25), Previous Week (w/o 8/1/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 9/9/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24-9/14/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23-9/15/24). 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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ABC News Media Relations
Sydney Wolfish
sydney.wolfish@abc.com

 

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