{"id":157921,"date":"2025-07-22T13:30:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/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\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:30:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T13:30:03","slug":"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","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/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\/","title":{"rendered":"FOR 3RD STRAIGHT WEEK, THE MOST-WATCHED PROGRAM ON ALL OF U.S. TELEVISION IS \u2018WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR\u2019\u2014 THE #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49 \u2014 LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MIL – dgepress.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

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June 3, 2025<\/span>
Leading \u2018NBC Nightly News\u2019 by Largest Margin in 30 Years, \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Is #1 in Total Viewers for the 9th Year Straight Season to Date<\/strong>
\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Is #1 in Both Key Adult Demos for 6th Year in a Row \u2013 Growing Year-to-Year Lead Over NBC and CBS by Double Digits Season to Date<\/strong>
\u201cWorld News Tonight with David Muir\u201d stood as the No. 1 program of the week for the 3rd week in a row in Total Viewers <\/strong>(7.042 million) on all of broadcast and cable <\/strong>during the week of May 26, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research.
NOTE: On Monday (5\/26\/25), all three evening newscasts were coded as specials due to Memorial Day. The specialed telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. ABC\u2019s, CBS\u2019 and NBC\u2019s weekly averages are based on four days (Tuesday-Friday).
ABC\u2019s World News Tonight with David Muir\u201d airs 6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT on ABC. Chris Dinan is the executive producer of the broadcast.
EVENING NEWS (Week of May 26, 2025)<\/strong>
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w\/o 5\/26\/25), Previous Week (w\/o 5\/19\/25) and Year-Ago Week (w\/o 5\/27\/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9\/23\/24 \u2013 6\/1\/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9\/25\/23 \u2013 6\/2\/24). 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. Averages based on regular telecasts.
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