World News Tonight with David Muir

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‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Turns in Largest Single-Day Lead Over NBC by More Than 2 Million Viewers in 8 Months, Standing as the #1 Newscast Across Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49

ABC News* “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.563 million), Adults 25-54 (1.034 million) and Adults 18-49 (693,000) during the week of April 15, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.942 million, 814,000 and 534,000, respectively) by 1.621 million Total Viewers, by 220,000 Adults 25-54 and by 159,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. With Muir anchoring from Israel on Monday, “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+130,000/+2% – 7.563 million vs. 7.433 million), standing as the only evening newscast to grow its overall audience week to week. “World News Tonight” widened its margins week to week over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+19% – 1.621 million vs. 1.361 million), Adults 25-54 (+4% – 220,000 vs. 212,000) and Adults 18-49 (+4% – 159,000 vs. 153,000), posting its largest lead in both key Adu

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April 19, 2024

ABC News Announces Special Week-Long Series in Honor of Earth Day Featuring Innovative Solutions for Climate Change Across All Programs and Platforms, ABC Owned Television Stations and ABC Affiliate Stations

ABC News* ABC News announced today a special week-long series for Earth Week, “The Power of Us: People, Climate, and Our Future,” featuring innovative solutions for climate change. Led by ABC News chief meteorologist and climate correspondent Ginger Zee along with the ABC News weather and climate unit, this series will not only cover climate challenges we face but also share stories of empowerment about emerging solutions — from individuals, communities, industry and government — for our changing world. “Power of Us,” part of Disney and National Geographic’s ourHOME global campaign, begins Sunday, April 21, and airs across ABC News programs and platforms, ABC Owned Television Stations and ABC affiliate stations through Friday, April 26. “ABC News’ continued commitment to provide audiences with straightforward climate change coverage is more of a priority than ever,” said ABC News President Kim Godwin. “Building upon the success of last year’s ‘Power of Water’ series, ‘Power of Us’ mov

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April 16, 2024

‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Newscast on All of U.S. Television, Ranking #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

ABC News* “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.433 million), Adults 25-54 (1.043 million) and Adults 18-49 (706,000) during the week of April 8, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.072 million, 831,000 and 553,000, respectively) by 1.361 million Total Viewers, by 212,000 Adults 25-54 and by 153,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” widened its lead on the same week last year over the NBC program in Total Viewers (+11% – 1.361 million vs. 1.226 million) and Adults 25-54 (+33% – 212,000 vs. 160,000). “World News Tonight” has won the last 280 of 281 weeks in Total Viewers and 207 of the last 211 in adults 25-54. “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 3 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.433 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports). Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.978

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April 9, 2024

With More Than 7.8 Million Viewers Last Week, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ is #1 Program on All of U.s. Television — and the Newscast is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Topping NBC With Largest Total Viewer Lead in 8 Months

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.830 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of April 1, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.830 million), Adults 25-54 (1.097 million) and Adults 18-49 (734,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.203 million, 883,000 and 576,000, respectively) by 1.627 million Total Viewers, by 214,000 Adults 25-54 and by 158,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+8.000 – 7.830 million vs. 7.822 million) Adults 25-54 (+4%/+38,000 – 1.097 million vs. 1.059 million) and Adults 18-49 (+5%/+36,000 – 734,000 vs. 698,000), hitting a 5-week high in overall viewers — since w/o 2/26/24. “World News Tonight” widened its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week, across the

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April 2, 2024

With More Than 8.1 Million Viewers in the First Quarter of 2024, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49 for Fourth Year Running, Topping NBC by 1.3 Million Total Viewers and CBS by 3.2 Million Total Viewers

ABC News* 1st Quarter 2024 For the 4th year in a row, ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir” won the 1st Quarter in Total Viewers (8.120 million), Adults 25-54 (1.133 million) and Adults 18-49 (722,000), based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. In addition, “World News Tonight” has won in all three measures for the 16th consecutive quarter and has stood as the most-watched evening newscast for the 28th straight quarter — since 2Q20 and 2Q17, respectively. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.811 million, 993,000 and 660,000) by 1.309 million Total Viewers, by 140,000 Adults 25-54 and by 112,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over NBC versus the previous quarter (4Q23) in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+21% – 1.309 million vs. 1.081 million), Adults 25-54 (+192% – 140,000 vs. 48,000) and Adults 18-49 (+160% – 112,000 vs. 43,000). “World News Tonight” widened its margin over “NBC Nightly News” compared to the year-ag

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March 26, 2024

The #1 Most-Watched Program on All of U.S. Television Is ‘World News Tonight With David Muir,’ and the Newscast Is #1 on All of Broadcast and Cable in All Demos – Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

ABC News* “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers (7.532 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of March 18, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.532 million), Adults 25-54 (1.000 million) and Adults 18-49 (657,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.169 million, 807,000 and 523,000, respectively) by 1.353 million Total Viewers, by 193,000 Adults 25-54 and by 134,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” widened its lead over “NBC Nightly News” year to year in Total Viewers (+7% – 1.363 million vs. 1.278 million). “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+2%/+174,000 – 7.532 vs. 7.358 million). “World News Tonight” has won the last 277 of 278 weeks in Total Viewers and 205 of the last 208 in Adult

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March 19, 2024

With Largest Lead Over NBC This Season and 1.8 Million Viewer Single-Day Lead On Thursday, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is America’s #1 Newscast on All of Broadcast and Cable, Outdelivering NBC by 1.4 Million Viewers and CBS by 2.9 Million Viewers

ABC News* “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.358 million), Adults 25-54 (1.035 million) and Adults 18-49 (716,000) during the week of March 11, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.912 million, 801,000 and 531,000, respectively) by 1.446 million Total Viewers, by 234,000 Adults 25-54 and by 185,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week in Total Viewers (+2% – 1.446 million vs. 1.441 million), Adults 25-54 (+28% – 234,000 vs. 183,000) and Adults 18-49 (+16% – 16,000 vs. 159,000) to its largest of the season. In fact, “World News Tonight” turned in its largest lead in Total Viewers in 6 months, in Adults 25-54 in nearly 8 months and in Adults 18-49 in nearly 9 months — since weeks of 9/11/24, 7/17/23 and 6/26/23, respectively. On Thursday (3/12/2

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March 12, 2024

During Week of Super Tuesday and President Biden’s State of the Union Address, ‘World News Tonight’ Is America’s No. 1 Newscast on Broadcast and Cable Across the Board, Outdelivering NBC by 1.4 Million Viewers and CBS by 3.3 Million

ABC News* “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.787 million), Adults 25-54 (1.101 million) and Adults 18-49 (755,000) during the week of March 4, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.376 million, 918,000 and 596,000, respectively) by 1.411 million Total Viewers, by 183,000 Adults 25-54 and by 159,000 Adults 18-49, respectively. David Muir anchored the broadcast from Washington, D.C., on Thursday, March 7, to cover President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. The network’s primetime coverage anchored that night by Muir led all broadcast networks in Total Viewers. Also, Super Tuesday special coverage anchored by Muir ranked No. 1 for the 3rd straight year vs. all broadcast networks. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+12% – 1.411 million vs. 1.261 million) and Adu

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March 6, 2024

ABC News Announces Special Coverage of the 2024 State of the Union Address by President Joe Biden and the Republican Response

ABC News* ABC News announces special coverage of the 2024 State of the Union address by President Joe Biden and the Republican response by Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama, airing Thursday, March 7 (9:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC, and streaming on ABC News Live. “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir will lead coverage joined by ABC News’ powerhouse political team, including “ABC News Live Prime” anchor Linsey Davis, chief global affairs correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz, chief Washington correspondent and “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl, chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce, chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas, senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, senior White House correspondent Selina Wang, correspondent Elizabeth Schulze, political director Rick Klein, deputy political director Averi Harper and multiplatform reporter Jay O’Brien. Contributors Donna Brazile and Reince Priebus wi

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March 5, 2024

The #1 Program on All of U.S. Television Is ‘World News Tonight With David Muir,’ — Leading NBC by Nearly 400,000 News Demo Viewers on Tuesday, the Broadcast Turns in Largest Single-Day Win Over NBC in 9 Months

ABC News* “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program of the week for the 3rd consecutive week in Total Viewers (7.830 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of Feb. 26, 2024, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast on all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.830 million), Adults 25-54 (1.108 million) and Adults 18-49 (753,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.549 million, 912,000 and 627,000, respectively) by 1.261 million Total Viewers, by 196,000 Adults 25-54 and by 126,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+3% – 1.261 million vs. 1.230 million), Adults 25-54 (+68% – 196,000 vs. 117,000) and Adults 18-49 (+47% – 126,000 vs. 86,000). “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” compared to the same week last year in Total Viewers (+15% – 1.261 million vs. 1

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World News Tonight with David Muir

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‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Turns in Largest Single-Day Lead Over NBC by More Than 2 Million Viewers in 8 Months, Standing as the #1 Newscast Across Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49

ABC News Announces Special Week-Long Series in Honor of Earth Day Featuring Innovative Solutions for Climate Change Across All Programs and Platforms, ABC Owned Television Stations and ABC Affiliate Stations

‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 Newscast on All of U.S. Television, Ranking #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

With More Than 7.8 Million Viewers Last Week, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ is #1 Program on All of U.s. Television — and the Newscast is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Topping NBC With Largest Total Viewer Lead in 8 Months

With More Than 8.1 Million Viewers in the First Quarter of 2024, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is #1 in Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49 for Fourth Year Running, Topping NBC by 1.3 Million Total Viewers and CBS by 3.2 Million Total Viewers

The #1 Most-Watched Program on All of U.S. Television Is ‘World News Tonight With David Muir,’ and the Newscast Is #1 on All of Broadcast and Cable in All Demos – Total Viewers, Adults 25–54 and Adults 18–49

With Largest Lead Over NBC This Season and 1.8 Million Viewer Single-Day Lead On Thursday, ‘World News Tonight With David Muir’ Is America’s #1 Newscast on All of Broadcast and Cable, Outdelivering NBC by 1.4 Million Viewers and CBS by 2.9 Million Viewers

During Week of Super Tuesday and President Biden’s State of the Union Address, ‘World News Tonight’ Is America’s No. 1 Newscast on Broadcast and Cable Across the Board, Outdelivering NBC by 1.4 Million Viewers and CBS by 3.3 Million

ABC News Announces Special Coverage of the 2024 State of the Union Address by President Joe Biden and the Republican Response

The #1 Program on All of U.S. Television Is ‘World News Tonight With David Muir,’ — Leading NBC by Nearly 400,000 News Demo Viewers on Tuesday, the Broadcast Turns in Largest Single-Day Win Over NBC in 9 Months

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