ABC's WORD NEWS TONIGHT Delivers Largest Overall Viewer Audience in 8 Years

ABC News' "World News Tonight with David Muir" won the week in Total Viewers (7.891 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.257 million) for the week of April 13, 2015, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. Leading "NBC Nightly News" (7.737 million and 1.219 million, respectively) by 154,000 Total Viewers and 38,000 Adults 18-49, "World News Tonight's" marked its 3rd consecutive Total Viewer win, its longest in more than 6 1/2 years (since weeks of 9/8 - 9/22/08) and its 4th straight victory in Adults 18-49, its longest in more than 7 1/2 years (since weeks of 5/14 - 6/4/07).

For the 4th week in a row, "World News Tonight" saw a bigger Total Viewer audience versus the year-ago week (+2% - 7.891 million vs. 7.733 million on w/o 4/14/14). In fact, "World News Tonight" has posted year-to-year, Total Viewer gains in 9 of the last 10 weeks.

In Total Viewers, "World News Tonight" defeated "NBC Nightly News" by its two largest single-day margins of the season on Monday (+784,000 - 8.479 million vs. 7.695 million) and Wednesday (+681,000 - 8.438 million vs. 7.757 million). In fact, "World News Tonight's" Monday margin of victory stands as its largest single-day Total Viewer advantage over a "Nightly News" telecast in more than 5 1/2 years - since 6/12/09, based on regular telecasts.

"World News Tonight" is averaging 506,000 more viewers, season to date, compared to the same time frame last season (8.725 million vs. 8.219 million), while "NBC Nightly News" is posting a 241,000 average loss (9.177 million vs. 9.418 million). For the 2nd year in a row, "World News Tonight" is improving versus the same point last season in both Total Viewers (+6%) and Adults 25-54 (+2%). "World News Tonight" is averaging its largest overall viewer audience in 8 years and strongest in the key adult news demo in 4 years - since the 2006-07 and the 2010-11 seasons, respectively. In addition, "World News Tonight" is improving the most in Total Viewers and standing as the only evening newscast to grow in Adults 25-54 compared to "CBS Evening News" (+2%/-2%) and "NBC Nightly News" (-3%/-8%).

Season to date, "World News Tonight" has slashed nearly all of its season margin with "NBC Nightly News" in Adults 25-54 (-93% - 16,000 vs. 241,000), delivering its closest news demo performance with the NBC program in 7 years - since the 2007-08 season. In addition, "World News Tonight" cut its season gaps with "NBC Nightly News" by more than half in Total Viewers (-62% - 452,000 vs. 1.119 million) and Adults 18-49 (-61% - 110,000 vs. 283,000) to its closest performances in 7 years in both measures - since the 2007-08 season.

For the week, "World News Tonight" beat the "CBS Evening News" by 1.111 million Total Viewers, by 265,000 Adults 25-54 and by 222,000 Adults 18-49.

ABC "World News Tonight with David Muir" airs at 6:30 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network. Almin Karamehmedovic is the executive producer of the broadcast. Follow David Muir and the "World News Tonight" team online: @DavidMuir; @WNTonight; facebook.com/DavidMuirABC; facebook.com/WorldNewsTonight.

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