THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ WITH NEARLY 7.6 MILLION VIEWERS — HITTING 4-WEEK HIGHS AND THE ONLY NEWSCAST TO *GROW* ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 SEASON TO DATE

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.587 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of March 31, 2025, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

• “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.587 million), Adults 25-54 (1.045 million) and Adults 18-49 (730,000).
• “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in all key demos — Total Viewers (+2%/+175,000 – 7.587 million vs. 7.412 million), Adults 25-54 (+2%/+22,000 – 1.045 million vs. 1.023 million) and Adults 18-49 (+5%/+36,000 – 730,000 vs. 694,000) — hitting 4-week highs across the board, since w/o 3/3/25.
• “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.180 million, 907,000 and 602,000, respectively) by407 million Total Viewers, by 138,000 Adults 25-54 and by 128,000 Adults 18-49.
• For the week, “World News Tonight” (7.587 million, 1.045 million and 730,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (3.927 million, 558,000 and 371,000, respectively) by 3.660 million Total Viewers, by 487,000 Adults 25-54 and by 359,000 Adults 18-49.
• Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.895 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” (6.327 million) by 1.568 million and “CBS Evening News” (4.544 million) by 3.351 million. In fact, “World News Tonight” is growing its Total Viewer lead over NBC compared to the same point last season (+28% – 1.568 million vs. 1.222 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. The ABC newscast is the only evening newscast to improve over the same point last season in Adults 25-54 (1.121 million vs. 1.120 million) and Adults 18-49 (+1% – 776,000 vs. 767,000). In addition, “World News Tonight” (1.121 million and 776,000, respectively) is leading NBC (937,000 and 623,000, respectively), nearly doubling its margins from the same point last season in Adults 25-54 (+84% – 184,000 vs. 100,000) and Adults 18-49 (+89% – 153,000 vs. 81,000). In addition, “World News Tonight” is leading “CBS Evening News” (660,000 and 442,000, respectively) by 461,000 Adults 25-54 and by 334,000 Adults 18-49.

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 March 31, 2025)

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 3/31/25), Previous Week (w/o 3/24/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/1/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 4/6/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 4/7/24). 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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