WITH LARGEST LEAD OVER NBC IN 30 YEARS FOR 2ND QUARTER ACROSS THE BOARD, ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 PROGRAM ON BROADCAST AND CABLE TELEVISION — OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY MORE THAN 3.4 MILLION FOR THE WEEK

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.352 million). and Adults 25-54 (1.037 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of June 23, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for the 7th consecutive week (with and without sports).

• “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.352 million), Adults 25-54 (1.037 million) and Adults 18-49 (710,000).
• “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.751 million, 840,000 and 533,000, respectively) by 1.601 million Total Viewers, by 197,000 Adults 25-54 and by 177,000 Adults 18-49.
• “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” year to year in Total Viewers (+3% – 1.601 million vs. 1.561 million) and Adults 18-49 (+57% – 177,000 vs. 113,000).
• On Monday (6/23/25), “World News Tonight” turned in its strongest telecast in Total Viewers (8.035 million) and Adults 18-49 (830,000) in 3 months and best performance in Adults 25-54 (1.223 million) in 4 months — since 3/31/25 and 3/3/25, respectively. In addition, “World News Tonight” scored its largest single-day telecast lead in Total Viewers (+1.934 million – 8.035 million vs. 6.101 million) over “NBC Nightly News” in more than 5 months — since 1/9/25.
• For the 2nd week in a row, “World News Tonight” saw increases versus the year-ago week in in Total Viewers (+2%/+120,000 – 7.352 million vs. 7.232 million), Adults 25-54 (+8%/+76,000 – 1.037 million vs. 961,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10%/+63,000 – 710,000 vs. 647,000). Once again, “World News Tonight” stood as the only evening newscast to grow year to year in all key target demos.
• “World News Tonight” (7.352 million, 1.037 million and 710,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (3.880 million, 514,000 and 341,000, respectively) by 3.472 million Total Viewers, by 523,000 Adults 25-54 and by 369,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” delivered its largest advantage in both key Adults demos in 11 weeks — since w/o 4/7/25, respectively.
• For the 16th week in a row, “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “CBS Evening News” year to year in Total Viewers (+23% – 3.472 million vs. 2.834 million), Adults 25-54 (+44% – 523,000 vs. 363,000) and Adults 18-49 (+59% – 369,000 vs. 232,000).
• Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.715 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” (6.147 million) by 1.568 million and “CBS Evening News” (4.299 million) by 3.416 million. In fact, “World News Tonight” is growing its Total Viewer lead over NBC compared to the same point last season (+18% – 1.568 million vs. 1.334 million) to its largest in 30 years — since the 1994-1995 season. In addition, “World News Tonight” is increasing its Total Viewer season margin versus “CBS Evening News” by 10% (3.416 million vs. 3.105 million) to its largest in 4 years — since the 2020-2021 season.
• “World News Tonight” is ranking No. 1 in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 6th straight season. Season to date, “World News Tonight” (1.083 million and 750,000, respectively) is leading NBC (901,000 and 596,000, respectively), increasing its margins from the same point last season in Adults 25-54 (+30% – 182,000 vs. 140,000) and Adults 18-49 (+45% – 154,000 vs. 106,000).
• In addition, “World News Tonight” is widening margins with “CBS Evening News” (611,000 and 415,000, respectively) by double digits in Adults 25-54 (+14% – 472,000 vs. 414,000) and Adults 18-49 (+18% – 335,000 vs. 283,000).

NOTE: On Wednesday (6/25/25), “World News Tonight” was retitled to “WNT-ABC.” The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. ABC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).

2nd Quarter of 2025

ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir” won the 2nd quarter of 2025, standing as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.370 million), Adults 25-54 (1.009 million) and Adults 18-49 (700,000), based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. In fact, “World News Tonight” led across the board in all 13 weeks of the quarter, including the final four weeks of the quarter that featured Tom Llamas’ debut as anchor of “NBC Nightly News.”

• “World News Tonight” took the top spot in all key target demos for the 6th year in a row during the 2nd quarter. Overall, “World News Tonight” has won the last 33 quarters in Total Viewers and the last 22 quarters in Adults 25-54 — since 2Q17 and 1Q20, respectively.
• “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.788 million, 829,000 and 541,000, respectively) during 2Q25 by 1.582 million Total Viewers, by 180,000 Adults 25-54 and by 159,000 Adults 18-49.
• “World News Tonight” increased its lead over the NBC program versus the previous quarter (1Q25) in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+3% -1.582 million vs. 1.537 million), Adults 25-54 (+2% – 180,000 vs. 176,000) and Adults 18-49 (+3% – 159,000 vs. 155,000), delivering its largest Total Viewer quarter lead over “NBC Nightly News” in more than 4 years — since 1Q21.
• “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer margin over the NBC program compared to the year-ago 2nd quarter(1.581 million vs. 1.580 million for 2Q24), to its largest during a 2nd quarter in 30 years — since 2Q95.
• “World News Tonight” (7.370 million, 1.009 million and 700,000, respectively) outperformed “CBS Evening News” (3.849 million, 522,000 and 366,000) in Total Viewers (3.521 million), Adults 25-54 (+487,000) and Adults 18-49(+334,000).

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 June 23, 2025)

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49	HOUSEHOLDS
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	7,352,000	0.8/13; 1,037,000	0.5/12; 710,000	4.4/18
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	5,751,000	0.7/10; 840,000	0.4/9; 533,000	3.3/13
CBS EVENING NEWS	3,880,000	0.4/6; 514,000	0.3 /6; 341,000	2.3/ 9

EVENING NEWS (2nd Quarter 2025):

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49	HOUSEHOLDS
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	7,370,000	0.8/12; 1,009,000	0.5/11; 700,000	4.4/17
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	5,788,000	0.7/10; 829,000	0.4/8; 541,000	3.4/13
CBS EVENING NEWS	3,849,000	0.4/6; 522,000	0.3 /6; 366,000	2.3/ 9

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 6/23/25), Previous Week (w/o 6/16/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/24/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 6/24/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 6/23/24). Live+7/Most Current – 2Q25: 3/31 – 6/29/25, 2Q24: 4/1 – 6/30/24 and 1Q25: 12/30/24 – 3/30/25. 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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