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 Nightly News with Tom Llamas 6,160,000 -3% 2 Today 2,827,000 -5% 3 Americas 2,712,000 -4% 4 Surviving Earth 2,440,000 -10% 5 Brilliant Minds 2,390,000 +4% 6 MLB Sunday Night Baseball 2,061,000 +28% 7 Meet the Press with Kristen Welker 2,044,000 -5% 8 Today 3rd Hour 2,034,000 -6% 9 American Ninja Warrior 1,780,000 -2% 10 Chicago PD 1,705,000 -1% 11 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1,644,000 -12% 12 NBC News Daily 1,634,000 +3% 13 Chicago Fire 1,597,000 -5% 14 St. Denis Medical 1,513,000 -16% 15 America's Got Talent 1,464,000 -70% 16 Dateline 1,449,000 -4% 17 Today with Jenna & Sheinelle 1,445,000 -3% 18 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 1,174,000 -21% 19 Password 1,007,000 -67% 20 Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins 972,000 -46% 21 Late Night with Seth Meyers 639,000 -8%