ABC NEWS IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS ON SUNDAY MORNING, IN LATE-NIGHT AND ON FRIDAY NIGHT

 

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos”

On Sunday, May 3, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.569 million) for the 14th straight week, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “This Week”’s Total Viewer win marked the program’s longest run at No. 1 in more than 2 ½ years — since 6/04-9/3/23.
• For the fifth Sunday running, “This Week” was the only Sunday public affairs program to grow year to year in Total Viewers (+6% – 2.569 million vs. 2.420 million).
• Season to date, “This Week” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.793 million) for the 5th season in a row, leading NBC’s “Meet the Press” (+188,000; vs. 2.605 million) and CBS’ “Face the Nation” 1 and 2 (+52,000; vs. 2.741 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.
• In fact, “This Week” is increasing its Total Viewer leads over both NBC (+154% – 188,000 vs. 74,000) and CBS (+41% – 52,000 vs. 37,000) compared to the same point last season. Further, “This Week” is delivering its largest overall viewer lead over NBC’s “Meet the Press” in 30 years — since the 1995-1996 season.
• In addition, “This Week” is up in Total Viewers (+1% – 2.793 million vs. 2.777 million).

George Stephanopoulos is anchor, Martha Raddatz is chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor, and Jonathan Karl is chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of “This Week.”

NOTE: CBS’ numbers are based on averages for both “Face the Nation” and “Face the Nation-2.” CBS’ “Face the Nation” 1 and 2 began on 4/1/12.

Sunday, May 3, 2026	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54 (000)/Rtg
ABC “THIS WEEK”	2,569,000	286,000/0.2
NBC “MEET THE PRESS”	2,242,000	346,000/0.3
CBS “FACE THE NATION” 1 & 2	2,442,000	319,000/0.3
FOX “FOX NEWS SUNDAY”	873,000	171,000/0.1

“Nightline”

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (987,000) for the week of April 27, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, defeating NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

• “Nightline” posted gains week to week in Total Viewers (+6% – 987,000 vs. 931,000) and Adults 25-54 (+1% – 139,000 vs. 137,000). “Nightline” attracted its largest overall audience in 4 months — since w/o 12/22/25.
• “Nightline” turned in double-digit increases year to year across the board: Total Viewers (+24% – 987,000 vs. 798,000), Adults 25-54 (+15% – 139,000 vs. 121,000) and Adults 18-49 (+38% – 94,000 vs. 68,000).
• Season to date, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+2% – 983,000 vs. 968,000) versus the comparable weeks last season.

NOTE: On Friday (5/1/26), NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM.” The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly and season averages.  NBC’s weekly averages are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).

ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television’s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Eman Varoqua is executive producer. The program airs weeknights from 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET on ABC. “Nightline” has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News’ digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.

WEEK OF APRIL 27, 2026:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/RTG	A18-49(000)/RTG
ABC’s “Nightline”	987,000	139,000/0.1	94,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”	752,000	163,000/0.1	132,000/0.1

“20/20”

ABC News’ “20/20: The Secret in the Water” ranked as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine across the board averaging 2.754 million Total Viewers, 409,000 Adults 25-54 and 291,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, May 1, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Dateline” (2.292 million, 396,000 and 252,000, respectively).“20/20” saw gains versus its most-recent telecast (4/17/26) in Total Viewers (+12% – 2.754 million vs. 2.463 million), Adults 25-54 (+4% – 409,000 vs. 395,000) and Adults 18-49 (+14% – 291,000 vs. 255,000).

• Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+13%/+430,000 – 3.639 million vs. 3.209 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. In addition, “20/20” is improving versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+4%/+130,000 – 3.639 million vs. 3.509 million).

ABC News’ “20/20” is the No. 1 award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 45 years, “20/20” features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour “20/20” events air Fridays from 9-11 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.

Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers and Adults 25-54; Live+SD for 5/3/26, 4/26/26 and 5/4/25 for “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”  Beginning 9/29/25, “This Week” includes airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings. Current Week (w/o 4/27/26), Previous Week (w/o 4/20/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 4/28/25) for “Nightline.” Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49, National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for current week telecast (5/1/26), week ago telecast (4/24/26) and year-ago telecast (4/28/25) for “20/20.”  Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 5/3/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 – 5/4/26). Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season.  Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out-of-Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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