ABC's Nightline
won the 2010-11 broadcast season and the May sweeps period in late night,
beating CBS' Late Show with David
Letterman and NBC's Tonight Show with
Jay Leno in total viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49, according to
Nielsen.
It is the first time ever that the program placed first in
total viewers, A25-54 or A18-49 for a full broadcast season.
It was also the first time that Nightline ranked first in both adult demos during a May sweeps and
the first time the newsmagazine beat The
Tonight Show in any of the three demos during May sweeps since 1995.
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Broadcast season and May sweeps ratings below (note: ABC's
ratings are based on a 25-minute broadcast; CBS and NBC's are based on a
broadcast that is approximately 50 minutes).
(2010-11 Broadcast Season)
TOTAL
VIEWERS A25-54(000)/ RtgA18-49(000)/ Rtg
ABC Nightline
4,023,000 1,649,000/ 1.3
1,277,000/ 1.0
CBS Late
Show 3,554,000 1,548,000/ 1.2
1,151,000/ 0.9
NBC Tonight Show 3,874,000 1,596,000/ 1.3
1,274,000/ 1.0
(May 2011 Sweep)
TOTAL
VIEWERS A25-54(000)/ Rtg
A18-49(000)/ Rtg
ABC Nightline
4,402,000 1,761,000/ 1.4 1,361,000/
1.0
CBS Late
Show 3,489,000 1,524,000/ 1.2
1,133,000/ 0.9
NBC Tonight Show 3,395,000 1,650,000/ 1.3
1,321,000/ 1.0
