{"id":196543,"date":"2026-01-11T17:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T17:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/with-7-8-million-viewers-abcs-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-leads-nbc-by-more-than-1-4-million-viewers-and-is-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-1\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T17:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T17:08:49","slug":"with-7-8-million-viewers-abcs-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-leads-nbc-by-more-than-1-4-million-viewers-and-is-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/with-7-8-million-viewers-abcs-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-leads-nbc-by-more-than-1-4-million-viewers-and-is-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-1\/","title":{"rendered":"WITH 7.8 MILLION+ VIEWERS, ABC\u2019S \u2018WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR\u2019 LEADS NBC BY MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS AND IS #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49 ACROSS BROADCAST AND CAB – detpress.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\tPress release\t\t\t – Ratings<\/span>\t\t
December 17, 2025<\/span>
\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Is #1 in Total Viewers for 10th\u00a0Year in a Row and in Both Key Adults Demos for the 7th Year Straight Season to Date<\/strong>
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\u201cWorld News Tonight with David Muir\u201d ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers <\/strong>(7.867 million), Adults 25-54 <\/strong>(1.000 million) and Adults 18-49 <\/strong>(705,000) during the week of Dec. 8, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.<\/strong>
ABC\u2019s \u201cWorld News Tonight with David Muir\u201d 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)<\/strong>
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 \u2013 12\/14\/25) and 2024-2025 Season (9\/23 \u2013 12\/15\/24). Beginning 12\/26\/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings.
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