Press release - Ratings
October 22, 2024
‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Newscast Across Broadcast and Cable in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49
With Largest Key News Demo Lead in 7 Weeks, ‘World News Tonight’ Grows Over NBC Week to Week and Year to Year in All Key Demos
With Largest Lead Over NBC in 29 Years ‘World News Tonight’ Ranks #1 in Total Viewers for the 9th Year in a Row, Growing Lead by 51%, and Is #1 in Both Demos for 6th Year Straight, Growing Triple Digits Over NBC Season to Date
“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.277 million), Adults 25-54 (1.023 million) and Adults 18-49 (704,000) during the week of Oct. 14, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.
- “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.705 million, 816,000 and 556,000, respectively) by 1.572 million Total Viewers, by 207,000 Adults 25-54 and by 148,000 Adults 18-49, respectively.
- “World News Tonight” increased its lead week to week over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+4% – 1.572 million vs. 1.517 million), Adults 25-54 (+36% – 207,000 vs. 152,000) and Adults 18-49 (+4% – 148,000 vs. 142,000), posting its largest key news demo advantage in 7 weeks — since w/o 8/26/24.
- “World News Tonight” widened its year-to-year margins over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+41% – 1.572 million vs. 1.113 million), Adults 25-54 (+180% – 207,000 vs. 74,000) and Adults 18-49 (+76% – 148,000 vs. 84,000).
- Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.470 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” (5.859 million) by 1.601 million and “CBS Evening News” (4.503 million) by 2.967 million. In fact, “World News Tonight” is growing its Total Viewer lead over NBC compared to the same point last season (+51% – 1.601 million vs. 1.063 million) to its largest in 29 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” (1.067 million and 737,000, respectively) is leading NBC (880,000 and 579,000, respectively), increasing its margins from the same point last season by triple digits in Adults 25-54 (+217% – 187,000 vs. 56,000) and Adults 18-49 (+163% – 158,000 vs. 60,000). In addition, “World News Tonight” is leading “CBS Evening News” (656,000 and 443,000, respectively) by 411,000 Adults 25-54 and by 294,000 Adults 18-49.
- For the week, “World News Tonight” (7.277 million, 1.023 million and 704,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Evening News” (4.410 million, 686,000 and 442,000, respectively) by 2.867 million Total Viewers, by 337,000 Adults 25-54 and by 262,000 Adults 18-49.
NOTE: On Monday (10/14/24), “World News Tonight” was retitled to “WNT-ABC” due to “Monday Night Football.” On Friday (10/18/24), “World News Tonight” was also retitled to “WNT-ABC.” The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. ABC’s weekly averages are based on three days (Tuesday-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. 14, 2024):
| TOTAL VIEWERS | ADULTS 25-54 | ADULTS 18-49 | HOUSEHOLDS | |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 7,277,000 | 0.8/10; 1,023,000 | 0.5/9; 704,000 | 4.4/15 |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 5,705,000 | 0.7/8; 816,000 | 0.4/7; 556,000 | 3.5/12 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 4,410,00 | 0.6/6; 686,000 | 0.3/5; 442,000 | 2.7/ 9 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 10/14/24), Previous Week (w/o 10/7/24) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/16/23). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23 – 10/20/24) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25 – 10/22/23). 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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