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December 17, 2025
‘World News Tonight’ Is #1 in Total Viewers for 10th Year 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 (7.867 million), Adults 25-54 (1.000 million) and Adults 18-49 (705,000) during the week of Dec. 8, 2025, 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 Dec. 8, 2025)
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 12/8/25), Previous Week (w/o 12/1/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 12/9/24). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22 – 12/14/25) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23 – 12/15/24). Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings.
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