{"id":228081,"date":"2026-10-20T01:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-news-tonight-wins-10th-straight-season-tops-tv-for-32-weeks-exclusive-thewrap\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T01:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T01:46:07","slug":"world-news-tonight-wins-10th-straight-season-tops-tv-for-32-weeks-exclusive-thewrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-news-tonight-wins-10th-straight-season-tops-tv-for-32-weeks-exclusive-thewrap\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Wins 10th Straight Season, Tops TV for 32 Weeks | Exclusive &#8211; TheWrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \t<span aria-hidden=\"true\">Pro<\/span> \t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Available to WrapPRO members<\/span> <br \/>David Muir\u2019s ABC newscast averaged 8.3 million viewers as NBC gained ground in the key demo<br \/>ABC\u2019s \u201cWorld News Tonight With David Muir\u201d completed its 10th consecutive season as America\u2019s most-watched evening newscast \u2014 and ranked as the most-watched program of the week across broadcast and cable television for 32 of the season\u2019s 51 weeks, more than any other show.<br \/>The newscast averaged 8.4 million viewers during the 2025-26 broadcast TV season, up 6% from the previous year and its largest audience in five years, according to Nielsen Most Current Big Data + Panel measurement.<br \/>\u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d won all 51 measured weeks in total viewers. During 32 of those weeks, it ranked first across broadcast and cable \u2014 including sports \u2014 giving it more weekly No. 1 finishes than any other program.<br \/>The show&#8217;s dominance is a rare feat especially given the broader declines on traditional linear television. &#8220;World News Tonight&#8221; isn\u2019t just extending its evening news streak \u2014 it\u2019s growing on linear and digital and leading regulardly, which is a pretty unusual position in a fragmented market.<br \/>\u201cIn these times, to have a newscast that is growing in viewers and has now been No. 1 for a decade speaks to the deep connection David has built with the audience,\u201d ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic told TheWrap. \u201cThe team cuts through the noise every night, but most importantly, you can\u2019t hide David\u2019s bond with the viewers when he\u2019s traveling the country and when he celebrates those small-town victories at the end of the program. We need that more than ever.\u201d<br \/>NBC\u2019s \u201cNightly News\u201d averaged 6.5 million viewers, while the \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d drew a hair over 4 million. ABC\u2019s nearly 1.8 million-viewer lead over NBC was its largest in 31 years, dating back to the 1994-95 season, when the late Peter Jennings anchored the broadcast.<br \/>Its advantage of more than 4.3 million viewers over CBS was its largest in at least 34 years, according to Nielsen\u2019s electronic database, which began in September 1991.<br \/>ABC\u2019s gains were not limited to linear TV. Weeknight episodes released on YouTube during the season averaged 1.1 million views, an increase of 24% year over year, according to platform data provided to TheWrap.<br \/>The YouTube totals represent cumulative views per uploaded episode and are not directly comparable to Nielsen\u2019s average linear audience. But they indicate that ABC is also building an on-demand audience for a newscast traditionally tied to its 6:30 p.m. time slot.<br \/>\u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d content also generated 3.18 billion views across social platforms during the season, up 13% year over year. The broadcast added 3 million net new followers and now has a total following of approximately 16 million across Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Threads and X, according to Sprout Social data provided to TheWrap.<br \/>ABC has now led the evening news competition in total viewers for 10 consecutive seasons, beginning with the 2016-17 season. It has ranked first in total viewers and among adults 25-54 \u2014 the advertiser-preferred TV news demographic \u2014 for seven straight seasons.<br \/>The competition was closer among adults 25-54. ABC averaged under 1.1 million viewers in the key demo, just 101,000 more than NBC\u2019s 947,000.<br \/>NBC narrowed that gap during Tom Llamas\u2019 first full season as anchor and managing editor of \u201cNightly News.\u201d According to NBC\u2019s analysis of Nielsen data, the broadcast grew 12% among adults 25-54 and delivered its largest audience in the demographic in two years.<br \/>\u201cNightly News\u201d won seven weeks and more than 35 individual broadcasts in the demographic while narrowing its seasonal gap with ABC to its closest margin in seven years.<br \/>The results show that ABC\u2019s overall evening news lead remains substantial and is extending to digital platforms. NBC\u2019s growth in the demographic, however, makes the competition for younger TV news viewers considerably closer than the headline total audience gap suggests.<br \/><em>The 2025-26 season data cover regularly titled broadcasts from Sept. 22, 2025, through Sept. 13, 2026, and are based on Nielsen\u2019s Most Current Big Data + Panel ratings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please wait while we verify your access\u2026<br \/>Logged in as <strong data-fp-display-name><\/strong>. <a class=\"fp-member-center\">Manage your account<\/a>. <a class=\"fp-sign-out\">Sign out?<\/a><br \/><label for=\"comment\">Comment <span class=\"required\">*<\/span><\/label> <textarea id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"65525\" required><\/textarea><br \/><input name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" id=\"submit\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" value=\"Post Comment\" \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_post_ID' value='8082776' id='comment_post_ID' \/> <input type='hidden' name='comment_parent' id='comment_parent' value='0' \/> <br \/>Sorry, we&#039;re having trouble loading commenting features. 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