World News Tonight with David Muir

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THE #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ RANKING #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.1 MILLION VIEWERS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.786 million), Adults 25-54 (1.110 million) and Adults 18-49 (766,000) during the week of Nov. 18, 2024, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.341 million, 934,000 and 635,000, respectively) by 1.445 million Total Viewers, by 176,000 Adults 25-54 and by 131,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” widened its margins versus the previous week over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+19% – 1.445 million vs. 1.212 million), Adults 25-54 (+74% – 176,000 vs. 101,000) and Adults 18-49 (+56% – 131,000 vs. 84,000). “World News Tonight” increased its lead year to year with “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+173% – 1.445 million vs. 529,000), Adults 25-54 (+450% – 176,000 vs. 32,000) and Adults 18-49 (+58% – 131,000 vs. 83,000). “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+

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November 19, 2024

THE #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ RANKING #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 2.7 MILLION VIEWERS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.276 million), Adults 25-54 (957,000) and Adults 18-49 (643,000) during the week of Nov. 11, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.064 million, 856,000 and 559,000, respectively) by 1.212 million Total Viewers, by 101,000 Adults 25-54 and by 84,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead year to year over “NBC Nightly News” by double digits in Total Viewers (+10% – 1.212 million vs. 1.104 million), Adults 25-54 (+49% – 101,000 vs. 68,000) and Adults 18-49 (+94% – 84,000 vs. 44,000). Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.448 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” (5.911 million) by 1.537 million and “CBS Evening News” (4.501 million) by 2.947 million. In fac

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November 12, 2024

WITH DAVID MUIR LEADING THE NETWORK’S ELECTION COVERAGE, ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 2.8 MILLION VIEWERS

With David Muir leading ABC News’ election coverage, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.371 million), Adults 25-54 (1.075 million) and Adults 18-49 (745,000) during the week of Nov. 4, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.071 million, 967,000 and 654,000, respectively) by 1.300 million Total Viewers, by 108,000 Adults 25-54 and by 91,000 Adults 18-49. For the 5th week in a row, “World News Tonight” widened its Adults 25-54 margin over “NBC Nightly News” on the same week last year (+44% – 108,000 vs. 75,000). In fact, “World News Tonight” increased its lead year to year in 6 of the 7 weeks of the season. “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+2%/+124,000 – 7.371 million vs. 7.247 million), Adults 25-54 (+6%/+60,000 – 1.075 million vs. 1.015 million) and Adults 18-49 (+8%/+58,000 – 745

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November 6, 2024

For the First Time in 16 Years, ABC News Is No. 1 Broadcast Network Across All Key Demos in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49 on Election Night

For the first time in 16 years, ABC News’ “Election Night 2024: Your Voice/Your Voice” ranked No. 1 among the broadcast networks in all key target demos — Total Viewers (5.898 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.288 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.928 million), according to the early Fast Nationals Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir led the network’s coverage with ABC News’ powerhouse political team. ABC News outdelivered the primetime coverage in Total Viewers (5.898 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.228 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.928 million) versus CBS’ “Campaign 2024” (3.608 million, 1.257 million and 1.080 million, respectively), NBC’s “Decision 2024” (5.507 million, 2.216 million and 1.854 million, respectively) and Fox’s “Democracy 2024” (1.614 million, 683,000 and 504,000, respectively). Marc Burstein is senior executive producer, and Molly Shaker is executive producer of ABC News Special Events. Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI

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November 5, 2024

The #1 Newscast Across All of Broadcast and Cable Is ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49, Outdelivering NBC by 1.5 Million Viewers and CBS by 2.8 Million Viewers

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.247 million), Adults 25-54 (1.015 million) and Adults 18-49 (687,000) during the week of Oct. 28, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.708 million, 787,000 and 507,000, respectively) by 1.539 million Total Viewers, by 228,000 Adults 25-54 and by 180,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” widened its margins versus the previous week over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+4% – 1.539 million vs. 1.479 million), Adults 25-54 (+68% – 228,000 vs. 136,000) and Adults 18-49 (+65% – 180,000 vs. 109,000), delivering its largest news demos lead in 2 months — since w/o 8/26/24. “World News Tonight” increased its lead on the same week last year over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+64% – 1.539 million vs. 937,000), Adults 25-54 (+239% – 228,000 vs. 58,000) and Adults 18-49 (+900% – 180

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October 31, 2024

ABC News Announces 72+ Hours of Coverage and Analysis of the 2024 Election With Special Programming on ABC, ABC News Live and ABC News Digital Platforms, Including the ABC News App, Hulu and Disney+

Today, ABC News announced 72+ hours of comprehensive coverage of the 2024 election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, with special programming on ABC; ABC News Live, the 24/7 streaming news channel available on Disney+, Hulu, YouTube, Roku, Amazon, Samsung TV and other platforms; and ABC News Digital properties, including the ABC News app. Streaming coverage begins Monday, Nov. 4, at 2 a.m. EST, and network coverage kicks off Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. EST. “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir will lead the network’s coverage. He will be joined by ABC News’ powerhouse political team, including ABC News Live “Prime” and “World News Tonight” Sunday anchor Linsey Davis, chief global affairs correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz, chief Washington correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce, senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, senior national correspondent Terry Moran and Washington, D.C., bureau chi

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October 29, 2024

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 con

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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

“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% – 148,00

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October 21, 2024

Chris Dinan Named Executive Producer of ABC’s ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’

Chris Dinan has been named executive producer of “World News Tonight with David Muir,” announced today by ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic. Dinan will report into Karamehmedovic and will be leading the team previously overseen by Karamehmedovic, who was promoted in August. In his new role, Dinan will oversee all aspects of “World News Tonight.” “Chris is an accomplished producer and gifted storyteller who has been a part of the ‘World News Tonight’ DNA for over 13 years, helping to shape the newscast and deliver the best reporting to serve our viewers,” said Karamehmedovic. “His strong leadership and deep collaboration with David and the entire team across ABC News will continue to take the broadcast to new heights.” Dinan is an award-winning journalist with over three decades of network news experience, joining ABC News in 2011. Since 2014, he served as senior broadcast producer of “World News Tonight with David Muir,” the No. 1 newscast across all broadcast and cable for the

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October 15, 2024

With David Muir Anchoring From Hurricane Milton’s Path, ‘World News Tonight’ Delivers Largest Viewership in 9 Weeks and 11-Week Highs in Key Adults Demos and Is #1 Newscast Across All Broadcast and Cable

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.453 million), Adults 25-54 (1.087 million) and Adults 18-49 (749,000) during the week of Oct. 7, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. Muir anchored special editions of “World News Tonight” on Wednesday (10/9/2024) and Thursday (10/10/2024), reporting from Hurricane Milton’s storm zone in Florida. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.936 million, 935,000 and 607,000, respectively) by 1.517 million Total Viewers, by 152,000 Adults 25-54 and by 142,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” increased its advantage over “NBC Nightly News” from the previous week in Total Viewers (+9% – 1.517 million vs. 1.387 million), Adults 25-54 (+20% – 152,000 vs. 127,000) and Adults 18-49 (+19% – 142,000 vs. 119,000). “World News Tonight” widened its year-to-year lead over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+84% – 1.517 m

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World News Tonight with David Muir

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THE #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ RANKING #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.1 MILLION VIEWERS

THE #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ RANKING #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 2.7 MILLION VIEWERS

WITH DAVID MUIR LEADING THE NETWORK’S ELECTION COVERAGE, ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 2.8 MILLION VIEWERS

For the First Time in 16 Years, ABC News Is No. 1 Broadcast Network Across All Key Demos in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49 on Election Night

The #1 Newscast Across All of Broadcast and Cable Is ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49, Outdelivering NBC by 1.5 Million Viewers and CBS by 2.8 Million Viewers

ABC News Announces 72+ Hours of Coverage and Analysis of the 2024 Election With Special Programming on ABC, ABC News Live and ABC News Digital Platforms, Including the ABC News App, Hulu and Disney+

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’ Is #1 Newscast Across Broadcast and Cable in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

Chris Dinan Named Executive Producer of ABC’s ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’

With David Muir Anchoring From Hurricane Milton’s Path, ‘World News Tonight’ Delivers Largest Viewership in 9 Weeks and 11-Week Highs in Key Adults Demos and Is #1 Newscast Across All Broadcast and Cable

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