WITH 8.1 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST ON ALL OF TELEVISION, RANKING #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.1 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.2 MILLION VIEWERS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.100 million), Adults 25-54 (1.136 million) and Adults 18-49 (771,000) during the week of Jan. 20, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

• “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.994 million, 1.051 million and 727,000, respectively) by 1.106 million Total Viewers, by 85,000 Adults 25-54 and by 44,000 Adults 18-49.
• “World News Tonight” widened its gaps over “NBC Nightly News” year to year in Adults 25-54 (+12% – 85,000 vs. 76,000).
• “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (8.100 million vs. 8.074 million), drawing its second-largest audience in 1 year — since w/o 1/22/24, behind only the week of “WNT”’s coverage of the Los Angeles wildfires two weeks ago.
• For the week, “World News Tonight” (8.100 million, 1.136 million and 771,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Evening News” (4.892 million, 714,000 and 456,000, respectively) by 3.208 million Total Viewers, by 422,000 Adults 25-54 and by 315,000 Adults 18-49.
• Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.784 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” (6.253 million) by 1.531 million and “CBS Evening News” (4.658 million) by 3.126 million. In addition, “World News Tonight” is growing its Total Viewer lead over NBC compared to the same point last season by 35% (1.531 million vs. 1.138 million).
• “World News Tonight” is ranking No. 1 in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 6th straight season. “World News Tonight” (1.115 million and 769,000, respectively) is leading NBC (924,000 and 620,000, respectively), increasing its margins from the same point last season by triple digits in Adults 25-54 (+235% – 191,000 vs. 57,000) and Adults 18-49 (+176% – 149,000 vs. 54,000). In addition, “World News Tonight” is leading “CBS Evening News” (681,000 and 455,000, respectively) by 434,000 Adults 25-54 and by 314,000 Adults 18-49.

NOTE: On Monday (1/20/25), all three programs were preempted. On Friday (1/24/25), “World News Tonight” was retitled to “WNT-ABC,” while “CBS Evening News” was preempted. ABC’s and CBS’ weekly averages are based on three days (Tuesday-Thursday), while NBC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Tuesday-Friday).

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

EVENING NEWS (Week of Jan. 20, 2025):

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49	HOUSEHOLDS
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	8,100,000	0.9/10; 1,136,000	0.6/ 9; 771,000	4.9/16
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	6,994,000	0.9/10; 1,051,000	0.5/ 9; 727,000	4.2/14
CBS EVENING NEWS	4,892,000	0.6/6; 714,000	0.3/ 5; 456,000	3.0/10

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 1/20/25), Previous Week (w/o 1/13/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/22/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 1/26/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 1/28/23). 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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