June 26, 2012 “NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS” IS #1 FOR 19 CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS NBC BROADCAST TOPS ABC BY NEARLY 800,000 VIEWERS, CBS BY OVER 2.2 MILLION
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NEW YORK – June 26, 2012 – “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” continues as America’s number one newscast for the second quarter 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast averaged 7.852 million total viewers, outperforming ABC World News’ 7.053 million by +11% (+799,000) and CBS Evening News’ 5.636 million by +39% (+2,216,000).

For the quarter, “Nightly” delivered a 5.3/11 Household rating, followed by “World News” in second place with a 4.8/10, and “Evening News” in third with a 3.9/8. “Nightly” delivered a 1.8 rating A25-54, ahead of “World News’” 1.5 and “Evening News’” 1.3.

Quarter Highlights:
- In homes, Nightly topped ABC World News by +10% and CBS Evening News by +36%.
- Nightly was #1 in rating A25-54, topping ABC by +20% (+3 tenths) and CBS by +38% (+5 tenths).
- Nightly averaged 2.116 million A25-54 (000) viewers, +281,000 more than World News and +490,000 ahead of CBS Evening News.
- NOTE: World News had its lowest ever 2nd quarter delivery in rating A25-54

Nightly has placed first in:
- TOTAL VIEWERS: 19 consecutive quarters, and in 49 of the last 51 quarters.
- RATING MEN 18-49: 64 consecutive quarters (includes 1 tie).
- RATING ADULTS 18-49: 62 of the last 63 quarters (includes 6 ties).
- RATING WOMEN 18-49: 17 consecutive quarters (includes 1 tie).
- RATING MEN 25-54: 64 consecutive quarters (includes 2 ties).
- RATING ADULTS 25-54: 24 of the last 27 quarters (includes 5 ties).
- RATING WOMEN 25-54: 16 consecutive quarters (includes 1 tie)

Patrick Burkey is the executive producer of "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams." Jamie Kraft and Aurelia Grayson are the senior broadcast producers. For more news and information about "Nightly News," go to www.nbcnightlynews.com.

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