Nightly News with Lester Holt NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt is a U.S. television program aired on NBC since Monday, June 22, 2015. Nightly News with Lester Holt is currently the #1 most popular show on NBC and seventh overall on TV, watched by a total number of 5,908,000 people (1.86% rating, down -3% from last week) per episode, as of the average weekly audience measurement for the period ending April 20, 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, April 20, 2025.
Nightly News with Lester Holt Weekly Ratings Date Demo Audience Rating 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 Monthly Ratings Date Demo Audience Rating 2025-Feb P2+ 6,758,000 2.13 P18-49 680,000 0.51 P25-54 1,029,000 0.83 2024-Aug P2+ 6,844,000 2.17 P18-49 906,000 0.69 P25-54 1,204,000 0.99 2024-Jul P2+ 5,794,000 1.84 P18-49 572,000 0.43 P25-54 811,000 0.67 2024-Feb P2+ 6,721,000 2.13 P18-49 643,000 0.49 P25-54 975,000 0.81 2024-Jan P2+ 7,300,000 2.32 P18-49 736,000 0.56 P25-54 1,105,000 0.91 2023-Nov P2+ 6,965,000 2.21 P18-49 734,000 0.56 P25-54 1,048,000 0.87
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 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 Lester Holt 5,908,000 -3% 2 Chicago Med 5,382,000 -4% 3 Chicago Fire 5,278,000 -5% 4 Chicago PD 4,168,000 -6% 5 Americas 3,148,000 -16% 6 Law & Order 2,686,000 -32% 7 Today 2,489,000 -4% 8 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2,414,000 +88% 9 St. Denis Medical 2,071,000 +19% 10 Dateline Mystery 1,874,000 +28% 11 SNL Prime 1,611,000 -5% 12 Night Court 1,563,000 +23% 13 Found 1,499,000 -33% 14 The Voice 1,332,000 -48% 15 Suits LA 1,306,000 -6% 16 The Wall 1,297,000 17 Grosse Pointe Garden Society 1,284,000 -4% 18 Dateline Classic 1,231,000 -33% 19 NBC News Daily 1,099,000 -3% 20 Late Night with Seth Meyers 623,000 -20%