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Anchor Brian Williams Traveled More than 105K Miles Throughout the 2007-08 Season Covering the World’s News and Interviewing Its Leaders
“NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” Online Experiencing Tremendous Growth Its Relaunch in January
NEW YORK – September 23, 2008 – “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” was the number one network evening newscast for the 2007-08 season. In total viewers, “Nightly News” beat ABC by 340K (4 percent), and CBS by 2,365,000 (38 percent). This marks “Nightly’s” twelfth consecutive season win in total viewers. “Nightly” delivered 8.5 million viewers, +122,000 more than during the 2006-07 season, and was the only newscast to show year-to-year growth.
“Nightly” increased its total viewer advantage over ABC to +340,000 viewers versus +41,000 during the 2006-07 season. “Nightly” led CBS Evening News by +2,365,000 million total viewers, the best advantage since the 2004-05 season (+2,524,000).
In homes, “Nightly” topped ABC by +2% and CBS by +38%. This is the 12th consecutive season win for “Nightly” in homes (includes 1 tie).
In rating A25-54, “Nightly” topped ABC by +5% (+1 tenth) and CBS by +40% (+6 tenths). “Nightly” had its 12th consecutive season win in rating A25-54 (includes 1 tie).
“Nightly” also had its 12th consecutive season win in rating M25-54 and rating A18-49. “Nightly” had its best advantage over CBS in rating M25-54 (+7 tenths) since the 2002-03 season (+9 tenths). In A25-54 (000), “Nightly” beat ABC by +78,000 viewers and CBS by +681,000, and had its best A25-54 (000) advantage over CBS since the 2004-05 season (+838,000). “Nightly” grew by +9,000 A25-54 (000) viewers versus the 2006-07 season, while World News fell by -99,000 and CBS declined by -225,000.
“NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams” online, available at www.nightly.msnbc.com, has experienced tremendous growth since the enhanced website with new video features was introduced in January. According to Nielsen Video Census,* “Nightly News” online topped more than 12 million online streams for the month of August. The revamped “NBC Nightly News” website has seen a 50 percent increase in video streams from January through June 2008 versus the site’s average for the same six-month period last year.
The new site has enabled consumers to easily watch and discover news stories and find a wealth of materials that compliment reports seen on the broadcast edition of “Nightly.” Consumers visit nightly.msnbc.com for extended interviews, additional story angles, and web-exclusives.
Alexandra Wallace is the executive producer of “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.” Bob Epstein is the senior broadcast producer.
NBC News’ home on the Internet is www.msnbc.com. For more news and information about “Nightly News,” go to www.nightly.msnbc.com.
While I think you are a great newscaster, and you used to be impartial, I now find you promote Obama, without giving McCain the same time. This is media Bias, and this is why I went to Fox News
D. Cosgrove
Mr. Williams,
After all the hype I was looking for alot more than I received from the debate between Palin & Biden. Though I wasn’t expecting a knockout from either canidate
I was looking for questions to be answered.
I’m not super while about any of these two VP canidates, but I find it very disturbing that Palin ducked and dodged quite a few questions that really needed answering, yet! the coverage is givng her high marks.
On the other hand Biden was so concerned about offending his female political rival that she diminished his 30 years as an experience Senator down to a Governor of a state like Alaska….The things we do for country.
First, I enjoy watching nightly news, you do a great job. I think it’s very unfair that the media favors Obama. Why does the media do that? John McCain has a lot more experience and the American people need someone with experience. Barack Obama is from Illinois, a very democratic state and their are several problems going on now that involve democrats. Todd Stroger and Rod Blagovich are just two. I’m sure there are more. I wish the media would stop picking apart “experience”.
I would like more info on the story of the girl and the boy with one finger
for arms. We have a grandson with one arm in the same condition.
I would appreciate any information on this subject.
Murray Wideman