via press release:
"NIGHTLY" DELIVERS MORE THAN NINE MILLION VIEWERS FOR THE LAST TEN WEEKS
NEW YORK – January 13, 2009 - According to Nielsen Media Research data, "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was the most-watched network evening newscast, winning the week of January 5 - 11, 2009. It was a strong week for the newscast as it averaged nearly ten million total viewers (9.903 million), an impressive +844K more than ABC "World News'" 9.059 million, and +2.620 million more than CBS "Evening News'" 7.283 million. Season-to-date, "Nightly" leads "World News" by +519,000 viewers.
"Nightly" has won for 13 consecutive weeks in total viewers, and for seven straight weeks in A25-54. "Nightly" has delivered over nine million total viewers for each of the last ten weeks.
Among the key demographic adults 25-54, "Nightly News" won posting a 2.5 rating, ahead of ABC's 2.3 rating, CBS followed with a 1.7 rating. Nightly led World News by +279,000 A25-54 viewers for the week. Season-to-date, "Nightly" leads World News by +182,000 A25-54 viewers.
In homes, "Nightly News" also led the pack with a 6.5 rating and a 12 share. In second place ABC drew a 6.0/11, and CBS posted a 4.9/9.
On its digital platforms, "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" continued its strong performance with more than 3.4 million online streams for the week ending January 10, 2009.
I can’t stand NBC, CBS, or ABC. I refuse to watch opinion nightly news. I want facts not manipulation and jaded reporting.
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I can’t stand NBC….Way..way…way…too liberal. They refused to air an anit-abortion ad that was supposed to be aired during SuperBowl 2009 stating they will not air any political or advocacy advertisements…..yet they are going to be airing an inappropriate sexual PETA ad. It’s just plain ridiculous. I have “blacked” out all of my NBC stations.
Brian, huh? Do you read the internets? NBC is not airing the PETA ad, and PETA knew NBC wouldn’t, and so did the Anti-abortionists. it just winds up being great *free* (which is cheaper than the cost of a 30 second spot in the Superbowl by at least 2.4 million dollars) PR to drive up views on youtube and the like.
Brian, indeed, remove head from sand. What is interesting to me about that PETA campaign (as opposed to campaigns to educate people about animal mistreatment, for example) is the apparent objective. It’s not like it’s *introducing* the concept of vegetarianism to people, except perhaps the most dim. “Hey, you mean I don’t *have* to eat meat?”
Or perhaps I am just way to literal and the objective is simply to lure eyeballs to the PETA site to watch hot babes.