ABC News' WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in Total Viewers (9.371 million) for the week of December 25, 2017, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. The ABC evening newscast outperformed "NBC Nightly News" (8.719 million) by its 2nd-largest lead of the season (+652,000).
"World News Tonight" posted gains week to week (8.845 million, 1.783 million and 1.175 million, respectively, for w/o 12/18/17) in Total Viewers (+6%), Adults 25-54 (+6%) and Adults 18-49 (+12%), drawing its 2nd-largest overall audience of the season.
For the 4th week in a row, "World News Tonight" improved on its Total Viewer count year to year (+5% - 9.371 million vs. 8.948 million on w/o 12/26/16).
Season to date, "World News Tonight" is delivering largest viewership in 13 years - since the 2004-05 season. "World News Tonight" is up in Total Viewers (+3% - 8.910 million vs. 8.616 million) compared to the same point last season.
"World News Tonight" is ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the season for the 2nd year in a row. In fact, "World News Tonight" is substantially increasing its lead over "NBC Nightly News" from last season (+1008% - 410,000 vs. 37,000), posting its largest season lead over the
NBC program in 22 years - since the 1995-96 season. In addition, "World News Tonight" is cutting its season margins by double digits in both Adults 25-54 (-51% - 129,000 vs. 261,000) and Adults 18-49 (-30% - 156,000 vs. 222,000).
"World News Tonight" decreased its margins with "NBC Nightly News" by more than half from the previous week in Adults 25-54 (-70% - 105,000 vs. 349,000) and Adults 18-49 (-58% - 158,000 vs. 372,000), posting its closest news adult performance in 6 weeks - since w/o 11/13/17.
"World News Tonight" narrowed its year-to-year gap with "NBC Nightly News" in Adults 25-54 (-38% - 105,000 vs. 169,000).
For the week, "World News Tonight" beat the "CBS Evening News" by 2.517 million Total Viewers, by 421,000 Adults 25-54 and by 304,000 Adults 18-49.
NOTE: Due to NBA on Monday (12/25/17), "World News Tonight" did not air. "CBS Evening News" did not air on Friday (12/29/17) due to the Sun Bowl. "NBC Nightly News" did not air on Monday due to NFL and was retitled to "NBC Nitely News" on Friday. The telecast was excluded from the weekly averages. ABC's weekly averages are based on four days (Tuesday-Friday), while CBS's and NBC's averages are based on three days (Tuesday-Thursday).
4th Quarter 2017
ABC News' "World News Tonight with David Muir" won the 4th Quarter 2017 in Total Viewers (8.910 million), based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. After also winning the year-ago quarter, "World News Tonight" delivered its first back-to-back 4th quarter wins in 21 years - since 4Q95 and 4Q96, respectively.
"World News Tonight" outdelivered "NBC Nightly News" (8.500 million) by its largest quarter margin (+410,000) in over 10 years - since 2Q07. In addition, "World News Tonight" won with largest 4th quarter lead over the
NBC program in 22 years - since 4Q95.
For the 2nd quarter in a row, "World News Tonight" posted across-the-board gains from the previous quarter (7.967 million, 1.656 million and 1.155 million, respectively, for 3Q17): Total Viewers (+12%), Adults 25-54 (+11%) and Adults 18-49 (+7%), drawing its largest overall quarter audience in nearly 2 years - since 1Q16.
Improving on its year-ago Total Viewer count for the 7th straight year (+4% - 8.910 million vs. 8.599 million for 4Q16), "World News Tonight" attracted its largest overall 4th quarter audience in 13 years - since 4Q04. "World News Tonight" stood as the only evening newscast to grow over 4Q16 as both "CBS Evening News" (-7%) and "NBC Nightly News" (-1%) lost viewers.
"World News Tonight" narrowed its margins from the year-ago quarter (4Q16) with "NBC Nightly News" by double digits in Adults 25-54 (-51% - 129,000 vs. 265,000) and Adults 18-49 (-31% - 156,000 vs. 227,000), posting its closest key adult performances during a 4th quarter in 3 years - since 4Q14.
For the 4th quarter, "World News Tonight" defeated the "CBS Evening News" by 2.326 million Total Viewers, by 460,000 Adults 25-54 and by 312,000 Adults 18-49.
ABC News' "World News Tonight with David Muir" airs 6:30-7:00 p.m. EDT on The
ABC Television Network. Almin Karamehmedovic is the executive producer of the broadcast.
EVENING NEWS (Week of December 25, 2017)
TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 ADULTS 18-49 HOUSEHOLDS
ABC WORLD NEWS
TONIGHT 9,371,000 1.6/6; 1,896,000 1.0/5; 1,314,000 5.8/12
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS 8,719,000 1.7/7; 2,001,000 1.1/6; 1,472,000 5.4/11
CBS EVENING NEWS 6,854,000 1.2/5; 1,475,000 0.8/4; 1,010,000 4.4/ 9
EVENING NEWS (4th Quarter, 2017)
ABC WORLD NEWS
TONIGHT 8,910,000 1.5/7; 1,836,000 1.0/6; 1,237,000 5.8/12
NBC NIGHTLY NEWS 8,500,000 1.6/7; 1,965,000 1.1/6; 1,393,000 5.5/11
CBS EVENING NEWS 6,584,000 1.1/5; 1,376,000 0.7/4; 925,000 4.3/ 9
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD, 2016-17 Current Week (w/o 12/25/17), Previous Week (w/o 12/18/17) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 12/26/16). Season-to-Date: Most Current: 2017-2018 Season (9/25 - 12/30/17) and 2016-2017 Season (9/19 - 12/31/16). Most Current - 4Q17: 9/25 - 12/31/17, 3Q17: 6/26 - 9/24/17. 4Q16: 9/19 - 12/25/16. Averages based on regular telecasts.
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