“Dateline NBC” won the second quarter of 2019 in all key TV ratings metrics, retaking the top spot for a Friday newsmagazine show from ABC’s “20/20,” which won the first quarter.

The NBC News victory marks the third straight second-quarter win among total viewers, adults 25-54 and adults 18-49. We include both age-range demographics here because news programming tends to target the older one, but primetime programming skews younger.

For the recently wrapped three-month period, “Dateline” averaged 3.58 million total viewers, besting “20/20” by 357,000 viewers, and a gain of 11%, according to Nielsen. The margin in the 25-54 demo is +3%, and +8% among adults 18-49.

It’s important to note here that CBS’ “60 Minutes,” which airs on Sunday nights, is still king of the newsmagazine series. Sundays have higher overall viewership than Fridays.

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The two programs trended in opposite directions when compared with their previous quarters, with NBC News’ bumping up across the board and ABC News’ decreasing. ABC’s “20/20” is a two-hour show and starts an hour earlier than most “Dateline” episodes, which is advantageous from a viewership standpoint.

“Dateline” aired a few two-hour episodes in Q2, which helped the Lester Holt-anchored program better compete with “20/20” this time around. Typically, “Dateline” begins at 10 p.m. and “20/20” at 9. When it goes two hours, “Dateline” also starts at 9 o’clock.