World News Tonight with David Muir

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THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ - WITH LARGEST LEAD OVER ‘NBC NIGHTLY NEWS’ IN 10 MONTHS - OUTDELIVERING NBC BY MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION VIEWERS AND INCREASING MARGINS WEEK TO WEEK AND YEAR TO YEAR

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.448 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 16, 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 6th straight week (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.448 million), Adults 25-54 (1.038 million) and Adults 18-49 (688,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.678 million, 820,000 and 536,000, respectively) by 1.770 million Total Viewers, by 218,000 Adults 25-54 and by 152,000 Adults 18-49. For the 3rd week running, “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week across the board: Total Viewers (+12% – 1.770 million vs. 1.585 million), Adults 25-54 (+40% – 218,000 vs. 156,000) and Adults 18-49 (+21% – 152,000 v

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June 17, 2025

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ INCREASING MARGINS OVER NBC WEEK TO WEEK IN TOTAL VIEWERS (+2%), ADULTS 25-54 (+15%) AND ADULTS 18-49 (+73%) – OUTDELIVERING NBC BY NEARLY 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS – THE LARGEST LEAD IN 5 WEEKS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.248 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 9, 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 5th consecutive week (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.248 million), Adults 25-54 (1.000 million) and Adults 18-49 (692,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.663 million, 844,000 and 566,000, respectively) by 1.585 million Total Viewers, by 156,000 Adults 25-54 and by 126,000 Adults 18-49. For the 2nd week in a row, “World News Tonight” widened its lead over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week across the board: Total Viewers (+2% – 1.585 million vs. 1.548 million), Adults 25-54 (+15% – 156,000 vs. 136,000) and Adults 18-49 (+73% – 126,000 v

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June 10, 2025

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION - BROADCAST AND CABLE – IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ – AND #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49 — INCREASING LEAD OVER NBC WEEK TO WEEK IN TOTAL VIEWERS BY +17% AND ADULTS 25-54 BY +157%

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (6.997 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 2, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (6.997 million), Adults 25-54 (907,000) and Adults 18-49 (597,000). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day on Monday (7.284 million), Tuesday (7.078 million), Wednesday (7.194 million) and Friday (6.432 million). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.449 million, 771,000 and 524,000, respectively) by 1.548 million Total Viewers, by 136,000 Adults 25-54 and by 73,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+3%/+23,000 – 907,000 vs. 884,000) and Adults 18-49 (+1%/+5,000 – 597,000 vs. 592,000). “World News Tonight” widened its lead week to week over “NBC Nightly News” in

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June 3, 2025

FOR 3RD STRAIGHT WEEK, THE MOST-WATCHED PROGRAM ON ALL OF U.S. TELEVISION IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’— THE #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49 — LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION VIEWERS FOR THE SEASON

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week for the 3rd week in a row in Total Viewers (7.042 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of May 26, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.042 million), Adults 25-54 (884,000) and Adults 18-49 (592,000). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day on Monday (6.428 million), Tuesday (7.282 million), Wednesday (7.300 million), Thursday(6.775 million) and Friday (6.813 million). For the 12th week in a row, “World News Tonight” increased its advantage over “CBS Evening News” compared to the same week last year in Total Viewers (+15% – 3.442 million vs. 3.003 million), Adults 25-54 (+2% – 394,000 vs. 385,000) and Adults 18-49 (+19% – 260,000 vs. 218,000). Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.749 million) is ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 9th consecutive

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May 28, 2025

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’, UP WEEK TO WEEK ACROSS THE BOARD AS AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.179 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of May 19, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across the board in Total Viewers (7.179 million), Adults 25-54 (969,000) and Adults 18-49 (708,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.744 million, 872,000 and 583,000, respectively) by 1.435 million Total Viewers, by 97,000 Adults 25-54 and by 125,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day on Monday (7.374 million), Tuesday (7.171 million), Wednesday (7.132 million), Thursday (7.037 million) and Friday (6.425 million). “World News Tonight” posted week-to-week gains in all key demos: Total Viewers (+3%/+213,000 – 7.179 million vs. 6.966 million), Adults 25-54 (+9%/+78,000 – 969,000 vs. 891,000) and Adults 18-49 (+13%/+83,000 – 708,000 vs. 625,000). “Wor

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May 20, 2025

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ AND AMERICA’S #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS ALL DEMOS, LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION AND CBS BY 3.2 MILLION VIEWERS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (6.966 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of May 12, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across the board in Total Viewers (6.966 million), Adults 25-54 (891,000) and Adults 18-49 (625,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.465 million, 776,000 and 496,000, respectively) by 1.501 million Total Viewers, by 115,000 Adults 25-54 and by 129,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day on Monday (7.416 million), Tuesday (7.127 million), Wednesday (6.992 million), Thursday (6.909) and Friday (6.387 million). “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer margin over “NBC Nightly News” year to year by 7% (1.501 million vs. 1.398 million). “World News Tonight” (6.966 million, 891,000 and 625,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Evening News” (3.766 mill

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May 13, 2025

WITH DAVID MUIR REPORTING FROM THE VATICAN, ABC NEWS IS #1 NETWORK FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF WHITE SMOKE AND NAMING OF POPE — AND ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE, LEADING NBC BY 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.6 MILLION

Led by anchor and managing editor David Muir from the Vatican, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as America’s most-watched weekday program in Total Viewers (7.268 million) on all of broadcast and cable and ranked as the No. 1 newscast across the board in Total Viewers (7.268 million), Adults 25-54 (971,000) and Adults 18-49 (698,000) during the week of May 5, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day on Monday (7.461 million), Tuesday (7.655 million), Wednesday (7.074 million), Thursday (7.444) and Friday (6.706 million). On Thursday (5/8/25), ABC News’ special coverage for the papal conclave announcement of Pope Leo XIV(12:08-2:00 p.m. EDT), led by Muir, outperformed its closest competitor, Fox News (12:00-2:00 p.m. EDT), by +5% in Total Viewers (3.457 million vs. 3.295 million), by +5% in Adults 25-54 (615,000 vs. 583,000) and by +11% in Adults 18-49 (504,000 vs. 454,000) and CBS and NBC by do

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May 12, 2025

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 NETWORK ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE TO COVER THE PAPAL CONCLAVE ANNOUNCEMENT OF POPE LEO XIV — LED BY ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ ANCHOR DAVID MUIR FROM THE VATICAN

ABC News’ Special coverage for the Papal Conclave Announcement of Pope Leo XIV (12:08-2:00 p.m. EDT) led by “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir from the Vatican ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (3.457 million), Adults 25-54 (615,000) and Adults 18-49 (504,000), based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. The ABC News special featured reporting and analysis from ABC News Live “Prime” and “World News Tonight” Sunday anchor Linsey Davis, chief international correspondent James Longman, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, foreign correspondent Maggie Rulli, reporters Ines de La Cuetara and Patrick Revell, WABC-TV Eyewitness News anchor Joe Torres, WLS-TV Eyewitness News reporter Liz Nagy, and contributors Father Jim Martin, Father John Wauck and Helen Alvaré. ABC News outdelivered its closest competitor, Fox News (12:00-2:00 p.m. EDT), by +5% in Total Viewers (3.457 million vs. 3.295 million), by +5% in Adults 25-54 (615,000 vs. 583,000) and by +11%

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May 6, 2025

ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE PAPAL CONCLAVE, ACROSS ABC NEWS, ABC NEWS LIVE, DISNEY+, HULU AND ABC OWNED TELEVISION STATIONS

ABC News announced today special, comprehensive coverage of the papal conclave and installation of the new pope led by “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir from the Vatican beginning Wednesday, May 7, at 10 a.m. EDT. Muir will be joined by ABC News Live “Prime” and “World News Tonight” Sunday anchor Linsey Davis, chief international correspondent James Longman, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, foreign correspondent Maggie Rulli, reporters Ines de La Cuetara and Patrick Revell, WABC-TV Eyewitness News anchor Joe Torres, WLS-TV Eyewitness News reporter Liz Nagy, and contributors Father Jim Martin, Father John Wauck and Helen Alvaré. ABC News will broadcast all voting session smoke releases until a new pope is announced. David Muir will anchor “World News Tonight” from the Vatican, beginning Tuesday, May 6. “Good Morning America” and “GMA3” will have live reports from the Vatican each morning, delivering full team coverage and the latest breaking news as i

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May 6, 2025

‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 WEEKDAY PROGRAM ACROSS ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE TELEVISION AND AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as America’s most-watched weekday program in Total Viewers (7.013 million) on all of broadcast and cable and ranked as the No. 1 newscast across the board in Total Viewers (7.013 million), Adults 25-54 (973,000) and Adults 18-49 (679,000) during the week of April 28, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day on Monday (6.797 million), Tuesday (7.070 million), Wednesday (7.137 million), Thursday (7.263) and Friday (6.581 million). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.880 million, 870,000 and 566,000, respectively) by 1.133 million Total Viewers, by 103,000 Adults 25-54 and by 113,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” (7.013 million, 973,000 and 679,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (3.637 million, 482,000 and 360,000, respectively) by 3.376 million Total Viewers, by 491,000 Adults 25-54 and by 319,000 Adults 18-49. For the 8th strai

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World News Tonight with David Muir

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THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ - WITH LARGEST LEAD OVER ‘NBC NIGHTLY NEWS’ IN 10 MONTHS - OUTDELIVERING NBC BY MORE THAN 1.7 MILLION VIEWERS AND INCREASING MARGINS WEEK TO WEEK AND YEAR TO YEAR

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ INCREASING MARGINS OVER NBC WEEK TO WEEK IN TOTAL VIEWERS (+2%), ADULTS 25-54 (+15%) AND ADULTS 18-49 (+73%) – OUTDELIVERING NBC BY NEARLY 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS – THE LARGEST LEAD IN 5 WEEKS

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION - BROADCAST AND CABLE – IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ – AND #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49 — INCREASING LEAD OVER NBC WEEK TO WEEK IN TOTAL VIEWERS BY +17% AND ADULTS 25-54 BY +157%

FOR 3RD STRAIGHT WEEK, THE MOST-WATCHED PROGRAM ON ALL OF U.S. TELEVISION IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’— THE #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49 — LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION VIEWERS FOR THE SEASON

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’, UP WEEK TO WEEK ACROSS THE BOARD AS AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ AND AMERICA’S #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS ALL DEMOS, LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION AND CBS BY 3.2 MILLION VIEWERS

WITH DAVID MUIR REPORTING FROM THE VATICAN, ABC NEWS IS #1 NETWORK FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF WHITE SMOKE AND NAMING OF POPE — AND ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE, LEADING NBC BY 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.6 MILLION

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 NETWORK ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE TO COVER THE PAPAL CONCLAVE ANNOUNCEMENT OF POPE LEO XIV — LED BY ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ ANCHOR DAVID MUIR FROM THE VATICAN

ABC NEWS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL COVERAGE OF THE PAPAL CONCLAVE, ACROSS ABC NEWS, ABC NEWS LIVE, DISNEY+, HULU AND ABC OWNED TELEVISION STATIONS

‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 WEEKDAY PROGRAM ACROSS ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE TELEVISION AND AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD

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