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Q1 News Ratings: ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ Posts Year-Over-Year Gains

ABC’s World News Tonight showed ratings growth in the first quarter, delivering an average of 8.13 million viewers, while its rivals saw year-over-year erosion. The newscast’s audience was up from 8.12 million in the same period a year earlier. NBC Nightly News averaged 6.6 million viewers, off by 3% from the first quarter of last [...]

Billboard Women in Music 2025 ABC’s World News Tonight showed ratings growth in the first quarter, delivering an average of 8.13 million viewers, while its rivals saw year-over-year erosion. The newscast’s audience was up from 8.

12 million in the same period a year earlier. NBC Nightly News averaged 6.6 million viewers, off by 3% from the first quarter of last year.

CBS Evening News averaged 4.59 million, dropping 8%. The latter broadcast debuted a new format on Jan.

27, with John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois succeeding Norah O’Donnell as anchors. In the 25-54 demo, World News Tonight averaged 1.16 million viewers, up 3%, compared to 983,000 for NBC Nightly News , down by 1%, and 657,000 for CBS Evening News , off by 9%.

The figures are from Nielsen via ABC News ..