Nielsen ratings show KXAN is still on top

KXAN continues to be Austin’s top choice for local TV news, according to the latest Nielsen ratings.

In the November “sweeps” period, the city’s NBC affiliate was home to the No. 1-rated 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. English-language newscasts.

ABC affiliate KVUE’s newscasts placed first at 4:30 a.m. and middays.

Mornings, in particular, were especially competitive, with less than one rating point separating the top three contenders.

Looking at national news broadcasts, ABC’s “Good Morning America” is the most-watched network morning show in Austin, while “NBC Nightly News” is the nighttime network newscast of choice here.

In prime time, Fox was the network to beat in Central Texas, followed by NBC, CBS, ABC, The CW and then MyNetworkTV.

CBS’ Stephen Colbert wins the late-night TV race among local viewers, followed by NBC’s Jimmy Fallon and then ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel.

November Nielsen ratings

Each ratings point equals 7,915 Central Texas households. The first number is ratings points, the second is share (the percentage of in-use TV sets tuned to a particular channel) and the third is total households. 4:30 a.m. KVUE: .8 / 8 / 6,332 KXAN: .6 / 5.5 / 4,749 KTBC: .6 / 5.3 / 4,749 KEYE: .3 / 2.7 / 2,375 5 a.m. KXAN: 1.1 / 9.2 / 8,707 KTBC: 1.1 / 8.9 / 8,707 KVUE: 1 / 8.7 / 7,915 KEYE: .4 / 3.1 / 3,166 6 a.m. KXAN: 2.3 / 12.9 / 18,205 KVUE: 2.2 / 12.5 / 17,413 KTBC: 1.7 / 9.4 / 13,456 KEYE: .8 / 4.4 / 6,332 7 a.m. KTBC: 2.3 / 9.8 / 18,205 KNVA: .3 / 1.4 / 2,375