"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS" Is America's #1 Evening Newscast For The Week Ending December 25, 2011

"NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was America's number one newscast for the week ending December 25, 2011, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast delivered an average of 8.641 million total viewers, +459,000 more than ABC "World News'" 8.182 million, and +2,213,000 million more than CBS "Evening News'" 6.428 million. ABC "World News" is based on a 4-day average (Friday excluded).

"Nightly" has won for 119 consecutive weeks, and in 166 of the past 167 weeks in total viewers. Season-to-date, "Nightly" is up in homes (+2%) versus the same period last year. Season-to-date, "Nightly" leads "World News" by +944,000 total viewers. As the number one network broadcast last week, "Nightly" delivered a 5.6/11 Household rating, with "World News" in second place with a 5.4/10, and "Evening News" in third with a 4.3/8.

For the week, "Nightly" delivered a 1.9 rating A25-54, tied with "World News" and ahead of "Evening News'" 1.5. "Nightly" averaged 2.322 million A25-54 (000) viewers last week, +87,000 viewers ahead of "World News." This is the 161st consecutive week "Nightly" has topped "World News" in A25-54 (000). Season-to-date, "Nightly" leads "World News" by +325,000 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.