Over 10 Million Americans Tuned In To "NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS" For The Week Ending January 22, 2012

NBC Broadcast Tops ABC By 1.8 Million And CBS By Over 2.8 Million

Best Advantage Over ABC In A25-54 Demo Since June 2011

"NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was America's number one newscast for the week ending January 22, 2012, according to Nielsen Media Research data. The NBC broadcast delivered an average of 10.249 million total viewers, +1,800,000 more than ABC "World News'" 8.449 million, and +2,855,000 million more than CBS "Evening News'" 7.394 million. This marks "Nightly's" best total viewer delivery since the week of January 31, 2011.

On Monday, "Nightly" averaged 11.033 million viewers, the broadcast's biggest single-day delivery since February 7, 2011. It was also the biggest single-day advantage over ABC's "World News" since December 5, 2011.

"Nightly" has won for 123 consecutive weeks, and in 170 of the past 171 weeks in total viewers. Versus the first quarter of 2012-to-date average, "Nightly" increased in homes (+12%) and total viewers (+14%). Season-to-date, "Nightly" leads "World News" by +986,000 total viewers. As the number one network broadcast last week, "Nightly" delivered a 6.6/12 Household rating, with "World News" in second place with a 5.6/10, and "Evening News" in third with a 4.9/9.

For the week, "Nightly" delivered a 2.4 rating A25-54, ahead of "World News'" and "Evening News'" 1.9 rating. "Nightly" averaged 2.861 million A25-54 (000) viewers last week, +600,000 viewers ahead of "World News." This represents the best advantage since the week of June 27, 2011. Versus the first quarter of 2012-to-date average, "Nightly" increased in rating W/M/A25-54 (+13%/+11%/+14%). This is the 165th consecutive week "Nightly" has topped "World News" in A25-54 (000). Season-to-date, "Nightly" leads "World News" by +345,000 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.