US EditionTom Llamas ‘NBC Nightly News’ Ratings Revealed for First Month as Lester Holt’s Replacement
UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – NBC Nightly News averaged 5.674 million viewers in June 2025, slightly below Lester Holt's final numbers, with ratings trailing ABC's World News Tonight.
- Following Holt’s May 30 exit, NBC named Llamas in March as his successor, with Llamas starting June 2 after Holt’s ten-year tenure.
- NBC Nightly News aired only 17 times in June due to ABC's NBA playoffs, with ratings slightly below Holt's last month, and the 25-54 demo dipped from 828,000 to 823,000.
- NBC Nightly News aired only 17 times in June due to ABC's NBA playoffs, with the 25-54 demo declining slightly from Holt's last average, remaining behind Muir's program.
- Llamas heads to Chicago on Wednesday for the NAHJ conference, marking his second remote NBC Nightly News broadcast after a Texas flood edition.
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