Nightly News with Lester Holt NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt was a U.S. television program aired on NBC from Monday, June 22, 2015 to Friday, May 30, 2025. Nightly News with Lester Holt was watched by a total number of 5,720,000 people (1.8% rating) per episode, as of the average weekly audience measurement for the period ending June 1, 2025 .
Nightly News with Lester Holt weekly P2+ ratings chart
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt Ratings Demographic breakdown of the most recent historical ratings of Nightly News with Lester Holt on NBC as of Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Nightly News with Lester Holt Weekly Ratings Date Demo Audience Rating 2025-Jun-01 HH 4,277,200 3.40 P2+ 5,720,000 1.80 P18-49 525,000 0.39 P25-54 831,000 0.67 2025-May-25 HH 4,277,200 3.40 P2+ 5,744,000 1.81 P18-49 583,000 0.43 P25-54 872,000 0.71 2025-May-18 HH 4,151,400 3.30 P2+ 5,465,000 1.72 P18-49 496,000 0.37 P25-54 776,000 0.63 2025-May-11 HH 4,277,200 3.40 P2+ 5,639,000 1.78 P18-49 503,000 0.38 P25-54 789,000 0.64 2025-May-04 HH 4,277,200 3.40 P2+ 5,880,000 1.85 P18-49 566,000 0.42 P25-54 870,000 0.70 2025-Apr-27 HH 4,277,200 3.40 P2+ 5,710,000 1.80 P18-49 495,000 0.37 P25-54 769,000 0.62 2025-Apr-20 HH 4,403,000 3.50 P2+ 5,908,000 1.86 P18-49 531,000 0.40 P25-54 816,000 0.66 2025-Apr-13 HH 4,528,800 3.60 P2+ 6,089,000 1.92 P18-49 533,000 0.40 P25-54 849,000 0.69 2025-Apr-06 HH 4,528,800 3.60 P2+ 6,180,000 1.95 P18-49 602,000 0.45 P25-54 907,000 0.73 2025-Mar-30 HH 4,403,000 3.50 P2+ 5,862,000 1.85 P18-49 510,000 0.38 P25-54 820,000 0.66 2025-Mar-23 HH 4,528,800 3.60 P2+ 6,103,000 1.92 P18-49 545,000 0.41 P25-54 860,000 0.70 2025-Mar-16 HH 4,528,800 3.60 P2+ 6,114,000 1.93 P18-49 576,000 0.43 P25-54 896,000 0.73 2025-Mar-09 HH 4,654,600 3.70 P2+ 6,393,000 2.02 P18-49 637,000 0.48 P25-54 952,000 0.77 2025-Mar-02 HH 4,654,600 3.70 P2+ 6,371,000 2.01 P18-49 633,000 0.47 P25-54 940,000 0.76 2025-Feb-23 HH 5,032,000 4.00 P2+ 6,692,000 2.11 P18-49 643,000 0.48 P25-54 1,021,000 0.83 2025-Feb-16 HH 5,032,000 4.00 P2+ 6,742,000 2.13 P18-49 677,000 0.50 P25-54 1,013,000 0.82 2025-Feb-09 HH 5,032,000 4.00 P2+ 6,709,000 2.11 P18-49 678,000 0.51 P25-54 1,003,000 0.81 2025-Feb-02 HH 5,157,800 4.10 P2+ 6,926,000 2.18 P18-49 731,000 0.55 P25-54 1,093,000 0.89
Nightly News with Lester Holt Quarterly Ratings Date Demo Audience Rating 2025-Q1 HH 4,906,200 3.90 P2+ 6,598,000 2.08 P18-49 652,000 0.49 P25-54 983,000 0.80 2024-Q4 HH 4,654,600 3.70 P2+ 6,066,000 1.91 P18-49 596,000 0.44 P25-54 894,000 0.72 2024-Q3 HH 4,654,600 3.70 P2+ 6,197,000 1.95 P18-49 689,000 0.51 P25-54 961,000 0.78 2024-Q2 HH 4,375,000 3.50 P2+ 5,671,000 1.80 P18-49 534,000 0.40 P25-54 724,000 0.60 2024-Q1 P2+ 6,811,000 2.16 P18-49 645,000 0.49 P25-54 993,000 0.82 2023-Q4 P2+ 6,782,000 2.15 P18-49 699,000 0.53 P25-54 1,056,000 0.87
Nightly News with Lester Holt Seasonal Ratings Date Demo Audience Rating 2024-2025 HH 4,528,800 3.60 P2+ 6,020,000 1.90 P18-49 576,000 0.43 P25-54 876,000 0.71 2023-2024 HH 4,875,000 3.90 P2+ 6,437,000 2.04 P18-49 648,000 0.49 P25-54 955,000 0.79 2022-2023 P2+ 6,742,000 2.16 P25-54 1,113,000 0.92
Rank Program Audience Change 1 Sunday Night Football 22,381,000 -6% 2 Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick 16,668,000 -1% 3 Football Night in America 12,671,000 +7% 4 Nightly News with Tom Llamas 6,224,000 +12% 5 Meet the Press with Kristen Welker 3,020,000 +24% 6 Today 2,836,000 -1% 7 NBA Pregame 2,507,000 -6% 8 Happy's Place 2,082,000 -10% 9 Dateline Classic 2,049,000 +9% 10 NBA Tuesday Regular Season 2,029,000 +17% 11 Law & Order 1,965,000 -47% 12 Toast To 1,913,000 -16% 13 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1,801,000 -8% 14 Wicked: One Wonderful Night 1,717,000 -35% 15 NBC News Daily 1,582,000 +7% 16 NBC NBA Monday Regular Season 1,529,000 17 Stumble 1,346,000 -8% 18 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 1,333,000 +8% 19 Hunting Party 1,254,000 -26% 20 SNL Prime 1,165,000 -30% 21 The Paper 845,000 -28% 22 St. Denis Medical 563,000 -67% 23 Late Night with Seth Meyers 497,000 -48%