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August 10, 2026
‘World News Tonight’ Improves Year to Year in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for 5th Week in a Row
‘World News Tonight’ Is #1 for 10th Year in a Row, With Highest Season Viewership in 5 Years
For the 17th consecutive week, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.339 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of Aug 3, 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 Aug 3, 2026)
Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 8/3/2026. Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 8/9/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 8/10/25). Average audience based on regularly titled telecasts only.
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