ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS ON FRIDAY EVENING, SUNDAY MORNING AND LATE NIGHT

 

“20/20”
ABC News’ “20/20: Her Last Call” stood as Friday’s No. 1 program on all of broadcast and cable (non-sports) Total Viewers (3.433 million), Adults 25-54 (508,000) and Adults 18-49 (347,000) on Friday, June 19, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Dateline” (1.505 million, 241,000 and 207,000, respectively, from 10:46-11:45 p.m.) to rank as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine across the board.

• “20/20” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+18% – 3.433 million vs. 2.917 million) and Adults 25-54 (+1% – 508,000 vs. 503,000), drawing its largest overall audience in 3 months— since 3/20/26.
• Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+15%/+484,000 – 3.727 million vs. 3.243 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.  In addition, “20/20” is improving versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+6%/+202,000 – 3.727 million vs. 3.525 million).

NOTE: “20/20” was retitled to “20/20-ABC.”  The retitled telecast is excluded from the season averages.

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.

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos”
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.531 million) for the second straight week, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• Season to date, “This Week” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.761 million) for the 5th season in a row, leading NBC’s “Meet the Press” (+148,000; vs. 2.613 million) and CBS’ “Face the Nation” 1 and 2 (+78,000; vs. 2.683 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.
• In fact, “This Week” is increasing its Total Viewer lead over NBC (+202% – 148,000 vs. 49,000) and CBS (+550% – 78,000 vs. 12,000) by triple digits 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% – 2.761 million vs. 2.739 million), standing as the only Sunday public affairs program to grow in overall viewers.

NOTE: NBC’s “Meet the Press” was retitled to “Meet the Press-MTP.”

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.” Jon Schlosberg is the executive producer.

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, JUNE 21, 2026	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54 (000)/Rtg
ABC “THIS WEEK”	2,531,000	340,000/0.3
NBC “MEET THE PRESS”	2,149,000	393,000/0.3
CBS “FACE THE NATION” 1 & 2	2,367,000	262,000/0.2
FOX “FOX NEWS SUNDAY”	865,000	197,000/0.2

“Nightline”
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (975,000) and Adults 18-49 (110,000) for the week of June 15, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, beating NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in both measures.

• Season to date, “Nightline” leads NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in Total Viewers (992,000 vs. 988,000). In addition, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+2% – 992,000 vs. 960,000).

NOTE: On Friday (6/19/26), “Nightline” was retitled to “NL-ABC” and NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM” due to being a repeat. The retitled telecasts are excluded from the weekly and season averages. “Nightline”’s and “Seth Meyers”’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 JUNE 15, 2026:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/RTG	A18-49(000)/RTG
ABC’s “Nightline”	975,000	160,000/0.1	110,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”	841,000	166,000/0.1	100,000/0.1

Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers and Adults 25-54; Live+SD for 6/21/26, 6/14/26 and 6/22/25 for “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”  Beginning 9/29/25, “This Week” includes airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 6/21/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 – 6/22/26). Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings. Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49, National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for current week telecast (6/19/26), week ago telecast (6/12/26) and year-ago telecast (6/13/25) for “20/20.”  Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 6/21/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/16/24 – 6/15/25).  “20/20” includes airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Current Week (w/o 6/15/26), Previous Week (w/o 6/8/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/16/25) for “Nightline.”  Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 6/21/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 6/22/25). 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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