As the February ratings period comes to a close, NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas is celebrating a five-year high.
During the month, the network averaged 7.4 million viewers. That marks its most-watched February since 2021. It was also the closest the network finished to ABC News in the timeslot in the Adults 25-54 demographic in the past seven years.
World News Tonight finished February with an average of 8.9 million viewers. It earned an average of 1,143,000 viewers from the key demographic in February, just topping NBC Nightly News, which averaged 1,140,000 viewers. That figure represented a three-year high for the NBC newscast.
The performance of NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas during February comes as the network broadcast the 2026 Winter Olympics from Italy. Llamas was on location from Milan throughout the event. Despite the on-location broadcast, ABC News’ nightly broadcast won its 10th consecutive Olympic week during the week of February 16th.
The retooled CBS Evening News averaged 4.4 million viewers during February. The Tony Dokoupil-led newscast saw an average audience of 539,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demographic in the month.
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