{"id":229398,"date":"2026-11-01T05:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T05:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/with-8-3-million-viewers-abc-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-18-49-leading-nbc-by-1-5-million-and-cbs-by-4-1-million\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T05:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T05:26:12","slug":"with-8-3-million-viewers-abc-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-18-49-leading-nbc-by-1-5-million-and-cbs-by-4-1-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/with-8-3-million-viewers-abc-world-news-tonight-with-david-muir-is-the-1-newscast-in-total-viewers-adults-25-54-and-adults-18-49-leading-nbc-by-1-5-million-and-cbs-by-4-1-million\/","title":{"rendered":"WITH 8.3 MILLION VIEWERS, \u2018ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR\u2019 IS THE #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.1 MILLION VIEWERS – Detpress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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October 7, 2026<\/span>
\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Improves on Year-Ago Week Across All Demos: +14% in Total Viewers, +35% in Adults 25-54 and +51% in Adults 18-49<\/strong>
\u2018World News Tonight\u2019 Is Delivering Largest Season Lead Over NBC in 32 Years and CBS in 35 Years, Biggest Viewership in 6 Years, and Double-Digit Season-to-Date Growth Across the Board<\/strong>
\u201cWorld News Tonight with David Muir\u201d ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers <\/strong>(8.346 million), Adults 25-54 <\/strong>(1.136 million) and Adults 18-49 <\/strong>(836,000) during the week of Sept. 28, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.<\/p>\n

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 Sept. 28, 2026)
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Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 9\/28\/2026. Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2026-2027 Season (9\/21 \u2013 10\/04\/26) and 2025-2026 Season (9\/22 \u2013 10\/5\/26). Average audience based on regularly titled telecasts only.
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