‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD — 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 (7.484 million), Adults 25-54 (1.020 million) and Adults 18-49 (712,000) during the week of April 7, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.

• “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day on Tuesday (7.490 million), Wednesday (7.494 million), Thursday (7.506 million) and Friday (6.964 million). In addition, “World News Tonight” stood as the No. 1 non-sports telecast of the day on Monday (7.996 million).
• “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.089 million, 849,000 and 553,000, respectively) by 1.395 million Total Viewers, by 171,000 Adults 25-54 and by 159,000 Adults 18-49.
• “World News Tonight” increased its margins over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+24% – 171,000 vs. 138,000) and Adults 18-49 (+24% – 159,000 vs. 128,000).
• “World News Tonight” widened its advantage on the same week last year over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+2% – 1.395 million vs. 1.361 million) and Adults 18-49 (+4% – 159,000 vs. 153,000).
• “World News Tonight” was up on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+1%/+51,000 – 7.484 million vs. 7.433 million) and Adults 18-49 (+1%/+6,000 – 712,000 vs. 706,000).
• “World News Tonight” (7.484 million, 1.020 million and 712,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (3.739 million, 491,000 and 335,000, respectively) by 3.745 million Total Viewers, by 529,000 Adults 25-54 and by 377,000 Adults 18-49.
• For the third straight week, “World News Tonight” increased its margins over “CBS Evening News” versus the previous week in Total Viewers (+29% – 3.745 million vs. 3.660 million), Adults 25-54 (+9% – 529,000 vs. 487,000) and Adults 18-49 (+5% – 377,000 vs. 459,000). “World News Tonight” posted its largest lead across the board in 8 weeks (since w/o 2/10/25) and 2nd largest overall this season in Total Viewers.
• For the 5th week running, “World News Tonight” widened its advantage over “CBS Evening News” on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+29% – 3.745 million vs. 2.903 million), Adults 25-54 (+40% – 529,000 vs. 379,000) and Adults 18-49 (+49% – 377,000 vs. 253,000).
• Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.882 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” (6.318 million) by 1.564 million and “CBS Evening News” (4.515 million) by 3.367 million. In fact, “World News Tonight” is growing its Total Viewer lead over NBC compared to the same point last season (+27% – 1.564 million vs. 1.227 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 8% (3.367 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” (1.118 million and 774,000, respectively) is leading NBC (934,000 and 621,000, respectively), substantially increasing its margins from the same point last season in Adults 25-54 (+75% – 184,000 vs. 105,000) and Adults 18-49 (+82% – 153,000 vs. 84,000).
• In addition, “World News Tonight” is widening margins with “CBS Evening News” (654,000 and 438,000, respectively) by double digits in Adults 25-54 (+12% – 464,000 vs. 415,000) and Adults 18-49 (+17% – 336,000 vs. 288,000).

NOTE: On Monday (4/7/25), “CBS Evening News” was retitled to “CBS Evening Nws.” The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly and season averages. CBS’ weekly averages are based on four days (Tuesday-Friday).

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 April 7, 2025)

	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54	ADULTS 18-49	HOUSEHOLDS
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT	7,484,000	0.8/11; 1,020,000	0.5/10; 712,000	4.4/16
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS	6,089,000	0.7/ 9; 849,000	0.4/8; 533,000	3.6/13
CBS EVENING NEWS	3,739,000	0.4/5; 491,000	0.2 /5; 335,000	2.2/ 8

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 4/7/25), Previous Week (w/o 3/31/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/8/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 4/13/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 4/14/24). 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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