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NBC, ABC & CBS Evening News Ratings: Two Networks Hit Trouble
The evening news ratings for the week of April 6 are in, and they showed some troubling stats for CBS and NBC, while ABC remained on top in both total viewers and the key Adults 25 to 54 demo.
ABC World News Tonight, hosted by David Muir, averaged 8.417 million total viewers and 1.067 million in the key demo. Compared to the previous week, this was down 2% in total viewers and flat in the key demo, and compared to the same week in 2025, the show was up in both total viewers and the key demo by 12% and 5%, respectively.
Over on NBC, NBC Nightly News, hosted by Tom Llamas, brought in an average of 6.434 million total viewers and 909,000 in the key demo. This was down 4% for total viewers and down 13% in the key demo compared to the prior week. However, compared to the same week last year, NBC was up 6% in total viewers and up 7% in the Adults demo.
NBC, ABC, CBS news ratings revealed: ABC dominates with 8.4M viewers
ABC dominates evening news with David Muir crushing the competition. The network’s World News Tonight averaged 8.4 million viewers in early April, nearly 2 million more than NBC Nightly News. Here’s how the broadcast landscape is reshaping.
David Muir’s World News Tonight continues its reign as America’s most-watched newscast, commanding 8.4 million viewers compared to competitors. The margin is staggering: nearly 2 million more than NBC Nightly News and over 4.6 million more than CBS Evening News. This dominance represents a massive shift in broadcast news viewership.
Year-over-year performance shows ABC gained 12% in total viewers and 5% in the key Adults 25-54 demographic compared to the same week in 2025. The network is pulling further ahead while competitors struggle to retain audiences amid changing viewing habits.
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