{"id":226956,"date":"2026-10-09T01:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/with-9-1-million-viewers-monday-abc-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-program-on-all-tv-for-the-19th-week-in-a-row-and-most-watched-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-5\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T01:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T01:51:39","slug":"with-9-1-million-viewers-monday-abc-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-program-on-all-tv-for-the-19th-week-in-a-row-and-most-watched-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/with-9-1-million-viewers-monday-abc-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-program-on-all-tv-for-the-19th-week-in-a-row-and-most-watched-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-5\/","title":{"rendered":"WITH 9.1 MILLION VIEWERS MONDAY, \u2018ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR\u2019 IS THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TV FOR THE 19TH WEEK IN A ROW AND MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, – Detpress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\tPress release\t\t\t – Ratings<\/span>\t\t
August 26, 2026<\/span>
\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Grows Double Digits Year to Year Across Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Delivering Its Largest Viewership in 5 Weeks<\/strong>
\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 19th week running, \u201cWorld News Tonight with David Muir\u201d stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers <\/strong>(8.462 million) on all of broadcast and cable <\/strong>(excluding sports) during the week of Aug 17, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
NOTE: On Thursday (8\/20\/26) and Friday (8\/21\/26), \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d was retitled to \u201cWNT-ABC\u201d and \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d was retitled to \u201cNBC Nitely News.\u201d On Friday, \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d was retitled to \u201cCBS Evening Nws.\u201d The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. The weekly averages of \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d and \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d are based on three days (Monday-Wednesday), while the weekly averages for \u201cCBS Evening 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 Aug. 17, 2026)<\/strong>
Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 8\/17\/2026. Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9\/22\/25 \u2013 8\/23\/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9\/23\/24 \u2013 8\/24\/25). Average audience based on regularly titled telecasts only.
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