World News Tonight with David Muir

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For 20th Week This Season, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Program on U.S. Television, and the Newscast Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49, Outdelivering NBC by 1.4 Million Total Viewers, and CBS by 2.8 Million Total Viewer

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.147 million) and Adults 25-54 (956,000) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) for the 2nd week in a row during the week of June 17, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 20 weeks this season (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.147 million), Adults 25-54 (956,000) and Adults 18-49 (684,000). “World News Tonight” beat “NBC Nightly News” (5.727 million, 739,000 and 499,000, respectively) by 1.420 million Total Viewers, by 217,000 Adults 25-54 and by 185,000 Adults 18-49, “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week by double digits in Adults 25-54 (+11% – 217,000 vs. 196,000) and Adults 18-49 (+28% – 185,000 vs. 144,000). For the 4th week runnin

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June 18, 2024

ABC News Announces ‘Race for the White House,’ Coverage and Analysis of the 2024 Presidential Election and the Candidates With Special Programming on ABC, ABC News Live and Hulu on Thursday, June 27, From 7:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M. EDT

Today, ABC News announced coverage of the 2024 presidential election and the candidates with special programming on ABC, ABC News Live, the 24/7 streaming news network, and Hulu on Thursday, June 27, beginning at 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. EDT. ABC network coverage will kick off with a one-hour linear and streaming special report, “Race for the White House,” beginning at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Immediately following ABC News’ presentation of the CNN Presidential Debate simulcast at 9:00 p.m. EDT, the network and streaming channel will provide a post-debate program with reporting on and analysis of the candidates, issues, and state of the race. “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir leads the network’s coverage with ABC News’ powerhouse political team, including ABC News Live “Prime” anchor Linsey Davis, chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce, chief global affairs correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz, chief Washington correspondent and “This Week” co-ancho

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June 18, 2024

With 7.3 Million Viewers, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Program on U.S. Television for 19th Week This Season, and the Newscast Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.300 million) and Adults 25-54 (1.021 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 10, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 19 weeks this season (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.300 million), Adults 25-54 (1.021 million) and Adults 18-49 (696,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.785 million, 825,000 and 552,000, respectively) by 1.515 million Total Viewers, by 196,000 Adults 25-54 and by 144,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Adults 25-54 (+33% – 196,000 vs. 147,000) and Adults 18-49 (+73% – 144,000 vs. 83,000). “World News Tonight” widened its advantage ove

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June 11, 2024

Reporting From Normandy and With an Exclusive Interview With President Joe Biden, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Program on U.S. Television for the 18th Week This Season and the #1 Newscast in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.034 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 3, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 18 weeks this season (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.034 million), Adults 25-54 (919,000) and Adults 18-49 (603,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.467 million, 772,000 and 520,000, respectively) by 1.567 million Total Viewers, by 147,000 Adults 25-54 and by 83,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” was the only evening newscast to originate from Normandy marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day where Muir also sat down exclusively with President Joe Biden. For the 2nd week in a row, “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer l

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June 5, 2024

ABC News Announces ‘World News Tonight’ Anchor David Muir Has Exclusive Interview With President Joe Biden From D-Day’s 80th Anniversary in Normandy

“World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir will have an exclusive interview with President Joe Biden in Normandy, France, on Thursday, June 6. Biden is in France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, where he’ll join other world leaders to commemorate the invasion that helped bring an end to World War II. To mark the 80th anniversary, Muir will anchor “World News Tonight” from Normandy on Wednesday and Thursday and give a first look of his interview with President Biden on “Good Morning America” on Thursday, with the full interview airing that night on “World News Tonight” and other ABC News programs and platforms. “World News Tonight with David Muir” airs at 6:30 p.m. EDT, “Nightline” airs at 12:35 a.m. EDT, and “Good Morning America” airs at 7:00 a.m. EDT on ABC. ABC News Media Relations Brooks Lancaster brooks.lancaster@abc.com For more information, follow ABC News PR on Facebook, X and Instagram.

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June 4, 2024

For 17th Week This Season, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Program on U.S. Television, and the Newscast Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49

“World News Tonight with David Muir” finished as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.249 million) for the 2nd week in a row on all of broadcast and cable during the week of May 27, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 17 weeks this season (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.249 million), Adults 25-54 (1.027 million) and Adults 18-49 (669,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.605 million, 799,000 and 507,000, respectively) by 1.644 million Total Viewers, by 228,000 Adults 25-54 and by 162,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” increased its margins over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+9% – 1.644 million vs. 1.503 million), Adults 25-54 (+21% – 228,000 vs. 189,000) and Adults 18-49 (+28% – 162,000

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May 31, 2024

ABC News Presents Network-Wide Coverage of LGBTQ+ Pride Month Throughout June

Today, ABC News announced network-wide, month-long coverage of LGBTQ+ Pride Month and the community, coverage includes: ABC News Live will highlight Pride Month throughout June, featuring interviews with LGBTQ+ changemakers and an array of stories about the community on “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis.” ABC News Live’s pride parade coverage kicks off with a simulcast of KABC-TV’s coverage of LA Pride on June 9 and will culminate with “Pride Across America,” a major streaming event that spans the entire country, featuring five hours of live coverage from three of the nation’s biggest pride marches and parades on June 30, beginning at 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT. In partnership with Hulu and ABC Owned Television Stations WABC (New York), WLS (Chicago) and KGO (San Francisco), “Pride Across America” will begin with a one-hour pre-show, followed by coverage of the pride marches and parades and will include live special guest interviews and inspiring stories, spotlighting today’s influen

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May 29, 2024

For 16th Week This Season, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is the #1 Most-Watched Program Across All Broadcast and Cable

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.226 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of May 20, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 16 weeks this season (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.226 million), Adults 25-54 (996,000) and Adults 18-49 (667,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.723 million, 807,000 and 540,000, respectively) by 1.503 million Total Viewers, by 189,000 Adults 25-54 and by 127,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+8% – 1.503 million vs. 1.398 million) to a 4-week high — since w/o 4/22/24. “World News Tonight” was the only evening newscast to grow week to week in Total Viewers (+34,000 –

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May 21, 2024

‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Newscast on All of Broadcast and Cable in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49, Outdelivering NBC by 1.4 Million Viewers and CBS by Nearly 3 Million Viewers

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.192 million), Adults 25-54 (988,000) and Adults 18-49 (659,000) during the week of May 13, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” defeated “NBC Nightly News” (5.794 million, 785,000 and 513,000, respectively) by 1.398 million Total Viewers, by 203,000 Adults 25-54 and by 146,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+5% – 1.398 million vs. 1.336 million), Adults 25-54 (+34% – 203,000 vs. 152,000) and Adults 18-49 (+11% – 146,000 vs. 131,000). “World News Tonight” was up over the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+1%/+5.000 – 988,000 vs. 983,000) and Adults 18-49 (+1%/+5,000 – 659,000 vs. 654,000), standing as the only evening newscast to grow week to week in both Adult demos. “World News Tonight” has won the last 285 of 286 weeks in Total View

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May 14, 2024

‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Newscast on 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 Nearly 3 Million Viewers

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.239 million), Adults 25-54 (983,000) and Adults 18-49 (654,000) during the week of May 6, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.903 million, 831,000 and 523,000, respectively) by 1.336 million Total Viewers, by 152,000 Adults 25-54 and by 131,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer lead week to week over “NBC Nightly News” by 9% (1.336 million vs. 1.223 million). “World News Tonight” has won the last 284 of 285 weeks in Total Viewers, including the last 128 weeks and 212 of the last 215 in Adults 25-54. “World News Tonight” stood as the No. 2 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.239 million) on all of broadcast and cable. Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.916 million) is ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 8th straight year, based on Most

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World News Tonight with David Muir

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For 20th Week This Season, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Program on U.S. Television, and the Newscast Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49, Outdelivering NBC by 1.4 Million Total Viewers, and CBS by 2.8 Million Total Viewer

ABC News Announces ‘Race for the White House,’ Coverage and Analysis of the 2024 Presidential Election and the Candidates With Special Programming on ABC, ABC News Live and Hulu on Thursday, June 27, From 7:00 P.M. to 12:00 A.M. EDT

With 7.3 Million Viewers, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Program on U.S. Television for 19th Week This Season, and the Newscast Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49

Reporting From Normandy and With an Exclusive Interview With President Joe Biden, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Program on U.S. Television for the 18th Week This Season and the #1 Newscast in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49

ABC News Announces ‘World News Tonight’ Anchor David Muir Has Exclusive Interview With President Joe Biden From D-Day’s 80th Anniversary in Normandy

For 17th Week This Season, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Program on U.S. Television, and the Newscast Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54, Adults 18–49

ABC News Presents Network-Wide Coverage of LGBTQ+ Pride Month Throughout June

For 16th Week This Season, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is the #1 Most-Watched Program Across All Broadcast and Cable

‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Newscast on All of Broadcast and Cable in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49, Outdelivering NBC by 1.4 Million Viewers and CBS by Nearly 3 Million Viewers

‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Newscast on 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 Nearly 3 Million Viewers

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