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

 

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos”

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.749 million), based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “This Week” increased its Total Viewer audience both week to week (+5% – 2.749 million vs. 2.612 million) and year to year (+15% – 2.749 million vs. 2.394 million), delivering its most-watched telecast in 7 weeks — since 4/26/26. In addition, “This Week” stood as the only public affairs program to grow its overall audience year to year.
• Season to date, “This Week” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.766 million) for the 5th season in a row, leading NBC’s “Meet the Press” (+157,000; vs. 2.609 million) and CBS’ “Face the Nation” 1 and 2 (+73,000; vs. 2.693 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.
• In fact, “This Week” increased its Total Viewer lead over NBC (+257% – 157,000 vs. 44,000) and CBS (+421% – 73,000 vs. 17,000) 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% – 2.766 million vs. 2.730 million), standing as the only Sunday public affairs program to grow in overall viewers.

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 14, 2026	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54 (000)/Rtg
ABC “THIS WEEK”	2,749,000	361,000/0.3
NBC “MEET THE PRESS”	2,577,000	390,000/0.3
CBS “FACE THE NATION” 1 & 2	2,397,000	276,000/0.2
FOX “FOX NEWS SUNDAY”	976,000	195,000/0.2

“20/20”

ABC News’ “20/20: Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror” ranked as Friday’s No. 1 program on all of broadcast and cable (non-sports) in Total Viewers (2.917 million), Adults 25-54 (503,000) and Adults 18-49 (381,000) on Friday, June 12, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Dateline” (1.731 million, 378,000 and 238,000, respectively, from 10:00-11:00 p.m.), to rank as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine across the board.

• For its third telecast in a row, “20/20” turned in gains on the same week last year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+6% – 2.917 million vs. 2.750 million), Adults 25-54 (+16% – 503,000 vs. 432,000) and Adults 18-49 (+49% – 381,000 vs. 255,000).
• Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+14%/+441,000 – 3.688 million vs. 3.247 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. In addition, “20/20” is improving versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+5%/+163,000 – 3.688 million vs. 3.525 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.

“Nightline”

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.208 million), Adults 25-54 (335,000) and Adults 18-49 (268,000), for the week of June 8, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, beating NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” across the board.

• For the second week in a row, “Nightline” built on the previous week across the board: Total Viewers (+2% – 1.208 million vs. 1.138 million), Adults 25-54 (+15% – 335,000 vs. 291,000) and Adults 18-49 (+26% – 268,000 vs. 212,000). In fact, “Nightline” drew its largest overall audience in over 2 1/2 years and turned in its strongest numbers in both key Adult demos in over 5 1/2 years — since weeks of 11/20/23 and 10/5/20, respectively.
• “Nightline” turned in double-digit increases year to year in Total Viewers (+31% – 1.208 million vs. 925,000), Adults 25-54 (+77% – 335,000 vs. 244,000) and Adults 18-49 (+66% – 268,000 vs. 161,000).
• Season to date, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+4% – 991,000 vs. 956,000) versus the comparable weeks last season.

NOTE: On Friday (6/12/26), NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM” due to being a repeat. The retitled telecast is excluded from the weekly and season averages. The weekly average for “Seth Meyers” is 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 8, 2026:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/RTG	A18-49(000)/RTG
ABC’s “Nightline”	1,208,000	335,000/0.3	268,000/0.2
NBC’s “Late Night”	792,000	153,000/0.1	103,000/0.1

Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers and Adults 25-54; Live+SD for 6/14/26, 6/7/26 and 6/15/25 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 – 6/14/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 – 6/15/26). 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 (6/12/26), week ago telecast (6/5/26) and year-ago telecast (6/6/25) for “20/20.”  Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 5/31/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 – 5/25/26).  “20/20” includes airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Current Week (w/o 6/8/26), Previous Week (w/o 6/1/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/9/25) for “Nightline.”  Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 6/14/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 6/15/25). 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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