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Season 52 is the biggest.Season 52 is the biggest.

NBC Nightly News seasons

Through Nov 4, 2026
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Season Attention Score is a season's average Attention Score in its first 30 days. How it works

  1. Season 1Aug 1970 · 1 episode
  2. 5 months after season 1
    Season 2Jan 1971 · 1 episode
  3. 1 year after season 2
    Season 3Jan 1972 · 1 episode
  4. 1 year after season 3
    Season 4Jan 1973 · 1 episode
  5. 1 year after season 4
    Season 5Jan 1974 · 1 episode
  6. 1 year after season 5
    Season 6Jan 1975 · 1 episode
  7. 1 year after season 6
    Season 7Jan 1976 · 1 episode
  8. 1 year after season 7
    Season 8Jan 1977 · 1 episode
  9. 1 year after season 8
    Season 9Jan 1978 · 1 episode
  10. 1 year after season 9
    Season 10Jan 1979 · 1 episode
  11. 1 year after season 10
    Season 11Jan 1980 · 1 episode
  12. 1 year after season 11
    Season 12Jan 1981 · 1 episode
  13. 1 year after season 12
    Season 13Jan 1982 · 2 episodes
  14. 5 months after season 13
    Season 14Jan 1983 · 1 episode
  15. 1 year after season 14
    Season 15Jan 1984 · 1 episode
  16. 1 year after season 15
    Season 16Jan 1985 · 1 episode
  17. 1 year after season 16
    Season 17Jan 1986 · 1 episode
  18. 1 year after season 17
    Season 18Jan 1987 · 1 episode
  19. 1 year after season 18
    Season 19Jan 1988 · 1 episode
  20. 1 year after season 19
    Season 20Jan 1989 · 1 episode
  21. 1 year after season 20
    Season 21Jan 1990 · 2 episodes
  22. 5 months after season 21
    Season 22Jan 1991 · 1 episode
  23. 1 year after season 22
    Season 23Jan 1992 · 1 episode
  24. 1 year after season 23
    Season 24Jan 1993 · 1 episode
  25. 1 year after season 24
    Season 25Jan 1994 · 1 episode
  26. 1 year after season 25
    Season 26Jan 1995 · 1 episode
  27. 1 year after season 26
    Season 27Jan 1996 · 1 episode
  28. 1 year after season 27
    Season 28Jan 1997 · 1 episode
  29. 1 year after season 28
    Season 29Jan 1998 · 1 episode
  30. 1 year after season 29
    Season 30Jan 1999 · 1 episode
  31. 1 year after season 30
    Season 31Jan 2000 · 1 episode
  32. 1 year after season 31
    Season 32Jan 2001 · 1 episode
  33. 1 year after season 32
    Season 33Jan 2002 · 1 episode
  34. 1 year after season 33
    Season 34Jan 2003 · 1 episode
  35. 1 year after season 34
    Season 35Jan 2004 · 1 episode
  36. 1 year after season 35
    Season 36Jan 2005 · 1 episode
  37. Straight after season 36
    Season 37Jan 2005 · 1 episode
  38. 2 years, 8 months after season 37
    Season 38Sep 2007 · 43 episodes
  39. 8 weeks after season 38
    Season 39Jan 2008 · 1 episode
  40. 1 year after season 39
    Season 40Jan 2009 · 1 episode
  41. 1 year after season 40
    Season 41Jan 2010 · 1 episode
  42. 1 year after season 41
    Season 42Jan 2011 · 1 episode
  43. 1 year after season 42
    Season 43Jan 2012 · 1 episode
  44. 1 year after season 43
    Season 44Jan 2013 · 1 episode
  45. 1 year after season 44
    Season 45Jan 2014 · 1 episode
  46. 1 year after season 45
    Season 46Jan 2015 · 1 episode
  47. 1 year after season 46
    Season 47Jan 2016 · 1 episode0.5
  48. 1 year after season 47
    Season 48Jan 2017 · 48 episodes0.5
  49. 10 months after season 48
    Season 49Jan 2018 · 1 episode0.3
  50. 1 year after season 49
    Season 50Jan 2019 · 1 episode0.3
  51. 1 year after season 50
    Season 51Jan 2020 · 6 episodes0.3
  52. Straight after season 51
    Season 52Jan 2021 · 1 episode0.5
  53. 1 year after season 52
    Season 53Jan 2022 · 1 episode0.3
  54. 1 year after season 53
    Season 54Jan 2023 · 1 episode0.3
  55. 1 year after season 54
    Season 55Jan 2024 · 1 episode0.3
  56. 1 year after season 55
    Season 56Jan 2025 · 1 episode0.2
  57. 1 year after season 56
    Season 57Jan 2026 · 1 episode0.3
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First 30 days of each NBC Nightly News season

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Attention Score on each day after a season came out

00.511.5Day 1Day 10Day 20Day 30S57S56S52S48

Day 1 is the premiere. Each mark on the bottom line is a day with a new episode of season 57.

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Time between NBC Nightly News seasons

Through Nov 4, 2026
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Usually 1 year between seasons. The longest wait was 2 years, 8 months, before season 38.