{"id":227751,"date":"2026-10-16T21:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T21:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/leading-nbc-by-1-5-million-viewers-abcs-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-1-program-on-all-broadcast-and-cable-detpress\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T21:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T21:14:06","slug":"leading-nbc-by-1-5-million-viewers-abcs-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-1-program-on-all-broadcast-and-cable-detpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/leading-nbc-by-1-5-million-viewers-abcs-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-1-program-on-all-broadcast-and-cable-detpress\/","title":{"rendered":"LEADING NBC BY 1.5+ MILLION VIEWERS, ABC\u2019S \u2018WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR\u2019 IS #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE – Detpress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\t\t\tPress release\t\t\t – Ratings<\/span>\t\t
October 7, 2025<\/span>
\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Is America\u2019s Most-Watched Newscast Across Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49<\/strong>
\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Grows Week to Week in Total Viewers<\/strong>
Season to Date \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Is #1 for 10th Year in a Row in Total Viewers and in Both Key Adults Demos for the 7th Year Straight<\/strong>
\u201cWorld News Tonight with David Muir\u201d stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers <\/strong>(7.334 million) on all of broadcast and cable <\/strong>(excluding sports) during the week of Sept. 29, 2025, <\/strong>based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
NOTE: On Monday (9\/29\/25), \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d was retitled to \u201cWNT-ABC\u201d due to the NFL, and from Wednesday through Thursday (10\/1\u20132\/25), \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d was retitled to \u201cWNT-ABC\u201d due to the MLB Playoffs. On Friday (10\/3\/25), \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d was retitled to \u201cWNT-ABC.\u201d The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. ABC\u2019s weekly averages are based on one day (Tuesday).
ABC\u2019s \u201cWorld 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 Sept. 29, 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 9\/29\/25), Previous Week (w\/o 9\/22\/25) and Year-Ago Week (w\/o 9\/30\/24). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9\/22 \u2013 10\/5\/25) and 2024-2025 Season (9\/23 \u2013 10\/6\/24). Beginning 12\/26\/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC and CBS include additional airings in select markets. Beginning 9\/29\/25, \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d averages include airings on ABCNL.. Beginning 8\/31\/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing.
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