Eclipse Across America

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April 11, 2024

ABC News and National Geographic Delivered 4.8 Million Viewers for ‘Eclipse Across America’ Special

ABC News and National Geographic’s special live coverage of “Eclipse Across America” (2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT.) delivered 4.8 million viewers. The ABC News special anchored by David Muir and Linsey Davis, featuring National Geographic talent and Explorers, ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (4.448 million), Adults 25-54 (920,000) and Adults 18-49 (744,000) among the broadcast and cable networks. ABC towered over the NBC News Special “Solar Eclipse: 2024” (2:00 – 4:00 p.m. EDT. – 2.406 million, 483,000 and 368,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+85%), Adults 25-54 (+90%) and Adults 18-49 (+102%) and “CBS News: Total Eclipse of the Heartland” (2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EDT. – 2.705 million, 447,000 and 339,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+64%), Adults 25-54 (+106%) and Adults 18-49 (+119%). In addition, ABC outdelivered the eclipse coverage (2:00-4:00 p.m. EDT.) on Fox News Channel (2.264 million, 230,000 and 155,000, respectively), CNN (1.643 million, 332,000 and 221,000, respectively) and MSNBC

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