ABC World News Tonight has consistently ranked among the top-rated evening newscasts in recent Nielsen measurements, often leading NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News in total viewers. Recent weeks/periods show ABC maintaining the No. 1 position in total viewers, with NBC sometimes close behind and NBC edging ahead in the Adults 25-54 demo in certain weeks. For precise weekly numbers, ABC World News Tonight typically averages around 8 to 9 million viewers in total viewership, with variations by week and by demographic.
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ABC's World News Tonight showed ratings growth in the first quarter of 2025, delivering an average of 8.13 million viewers, while its broadcast network rivals saw year-over-year erosion. The…
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www.imdb.com“NBC Nightly News” was a close second for the week with 8.36 million viewers. “CBS Evening News” finished third with 6.81 million. Season to date “World News” has averaged 8.757 million total viewers, just 3,000 ahead of NBC’s 8.754 million. It’s the first time ABC has led among total viewers at this point in the season since 1995-96. “World News” is up 6 percent versus last year, the only newscast to show year-to-year gains. Among viewers 25-54, “NBC Nightly News” was first for the week with...
medialifemagazines.comThe latest evening news ratings show that ABC's World News Tonight with David Muir remained the most-watched evening newscast overall for the week of February 9. NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas saw the only increase in both total viewers and the key Adults 25-54 demographic, while CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil trailed its competition with declining viewership numbers.
nationaltoday.comFOR 35TH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN AMERICA — BEATING NBC IN 4TH QUARTER BY MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS — AND IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49
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