"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS" IS America's #1 Evening Newscast For The Week Ending January 8, 2012

"NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was America's number one newscast for the week ending January 8, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast delivered an average of 8.900 million total viewers, +930,000 more than ABC "World News'" 7.970 million, and +2,254,000 million more than CBS "Evening News'" 6.646 million. CBS "Evening News" was labeled as a special on Monday for the New Year's holiday and is based on a 4-day average.

"Nightly" has won for 121 consecutive weeks, and in 168 of the past 169 weeks in total viewers. Versus the fourth quarter 2011 average, "Nightly" increased in homes (+2%) and total viewers (+2% or +204,000). Season-to-date, "Nightly" leads "World News" by +935,000 total viewers. As the number one network broadcast last week, "Nightly" delivered a 5.9/10 Household rating, with "World News" in second place with a 5.2/9, and "Evening News" in third with a 4.5/8.

For the week, "Nightly" delivered a 2.1 rating A25-54, ahead of "World News" and "Evening News" who tied with a 1.7 rating. "Nightly" averaged 2.564 million A25-54 (000) viewers last week, +464,000 viewers ahead of "World News," marking the best advantage since the week of November 7, 2011. This is the 163rd consecutive week "Nightly" has topped "World News" in A25-54 (000). Season-to-date, "Nightly" leads "World News" by +328,000 A25-54 viewers.

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.