{"id":226734,"date":"2026-10-06T22:23:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/for-16th-straight-week-abc-news-world-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-program-on-all-tv-with-8-2-million-viewers-and-the-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-18-4\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T22:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T22:23:47","slug":"for-16th-straight-week-abc-news-world-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-program-on-all-tv-with-8-2-million-viewers-and-the-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-18-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/for-16th-straight-week-abc-news-world-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-program-on-all-tv-with-8-2-million-viewers-and-the-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-18-4\/","title":{"rendered":"FOR 16th STRAIGHT WEEK, \u2018ABC NEWS WORLD TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR\u2019 IS THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TV WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS AND THE #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MI – Detpress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\tPress release\t\t\t – Ratings<\/span>\t\t
August 5, 2026<\/span>
\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Is #1 for 10th Year in a Row, With Largest Margin Over NBC in 31 Years and CBS in 34 Years and Highest Season Viewership in 5 Years<\/strong>
For the 16th week in a row, \u201cWorld News Tonight with David Muir\u201d stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers<\/strong> (8.168 million) on all of broadcast and cable <\/strong>(excluding sports) during the week of July 27, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
NOTE: On Friday (7\/31\/26), \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d was retitled to \u201cWNT-ABC,\u201d \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d was retitled to \u201cCBS Evening Nws,\u201d and \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d was retitled to \u201cNBC Nitely News.\u201d The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. The weekly averages of \u201cWorld News Tonight,\u201d \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d and \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).
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 July 27, 2026)<\/strong>
Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 7\/27\/2026. Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9\/22\/25 \u2013 8\/2\/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9\/23\/24 \u2013 8\/3\/25). Average audience based on regularly titled telecasts only.
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