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January 27, 2026
‘World News Tonight’ Is the Only Evening Newscast To Grow Year to Year in Total Viewers
‘World News Tonight’ Is #1 in Total Viewers for 10th Season in a Row and in Both Key Adults Demos for the 7th Year Straight Season to Date
“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (9.000 million), Adults 25-54 (1.089 million) and Adults 18-49 (755,000) during the week of Jan. 19, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir” airs 6:30-7:00 p.m. ET on ABC. Chris Dinan is the executive producer of the broadcast.
EVENING NEWS (Week of Jan. 19, 2026)
Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings. Current Week (w/o 1/19/26), Previous Week (w/o 1/12/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/20/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 1/26/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 1/28/25). Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season. Beginning 9/29/25, “World News Tonight” averages include airings on ABCNL. 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.
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