The #1 Newscast Across Broadcast and Cable Is ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49, Outdelivering NBC by Nearly 1.5 Million Viewers and CBS by More Than 3 Million Viewers

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.325 million), Adults 25-54 (1.045 million) and Adults 18-49 (698,000) during the week of Oct. 21, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

• “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.845 million, 909,000 and 589,000, respectively) by 1.479 million Total Viewers, by 136,000 Adults 25-54 and by 109,000 Adults 18-49, respectively.
• “World News Tonight” increased its lead year to year over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+31% – 1.479 million vs. 1.133 million), Adults 25-54 (+580% – 136,000 vs. 20,000) and Adults 18-49 (+106% – 109,000 vs. 53,000).
• “World News Tonight” saw gains on the previous week in Total Viewers (+1%/+48,000 – 7.325 million vs. 7.277 million) and Adults 25-54 (+2%/+22,000 – 1.045 million vs. 1.023 million).
• Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.471 million) is ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 9th consecutive year, based on Most Current Data. “World News Tonight” is leading “NBC Nightly News” (5.875 million) by 1.596 million and “CBS Evening News” (4.473 million) by 2.998 million. In fact, “World News Tonight” is growing its Total Viewer lead over NBC compared to the same point last season (+47% – 1.596 million vs. 1.087 million) to its largest in 30 years — since the 1994-1995 season.
• “World News Tonight” is ranking No. 1 in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 6th straight season. “World News Tonight” (1.072 million and 796,000, respectively) is leading NBC (887,000 and 582,000, respectively), increasing its margins from the same point last season by triple digits in Adults 25-54 (+270% – 185,000 vs. 50,000) and Adults 18-49 (+170% – 154,000 vs. 57,000). In addition, “World News Tonight” is leading “CBS Evening News” (549,000 and 438,000, respectively) by 423,000 Adults 25-54 and by 298,000 Adults 18-49.
• For the week, “World News Tonight” (7.325 million, 1.045 million and 698,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Evening News” (4.317 million, 621,000 and 420,000, respectively) by 3.008 million Total Viewers, by 424,000 Adults 25-54 and by 278,000 Adults 18-49.

NOTE: On Monday (10/21/24) and Friday (10/25/24), “World News Tonight” was retitled to “WNT-ABC,” and Friday “NBC Nightly News” was retitled “NBC Nitely News.” The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. ABC’s weekly averages are based on three days (Tuesday-Thursday), and NBC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).

ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir” airs 6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT on ABC. Chris Dinan is the executive producer of the broadcast.

EVENING NEWS (Week of Oct. 21, 2024):

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49	HOUSEHOLDS
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	7,325,000	0.8/10; 1,045,000	0.5/9; 698,000	4.5/16
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	5,846,000	0.7/8; 909,000	0.4/8; 589,000	3.6/12
CBS EVENING NEWS	4,317,00	0.5/6; 621,000	0.3/5; 420,000	2.7/ 9

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 10/21/24), Previous Week (w/o 10/14/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/23/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23 – 10/27/24) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25 – 10/29/23). Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC and CBS include additional airings in select markets. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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