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

 

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos”
On Sunday, July 12, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.810 million) and Adults 25-54 (420,000) for the second straight week, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “This Week” improved on the week-ago Sunday in Total Viewers (+8% – 2.810 million vs. 2.593 million) and Adults 18-49 (+9% – 342,000 vs. 314,000).  The ABC program drew its largest overall audience in 11 weeks and posted its strongest Adults 18-49 performance in nearly 6 months – since 4/26/26 and 1/25/26, respectively.
• “This Week” posted double-digit gains year to year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+18% – 2.810 million vs. 2.386 million), Adults 25-54 (+32% – 420,000 vs. 319,000) and Adults 18-49 (+71% – 342,000 vs. 200,000).
• Season to date, “This Week” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.753 million) for the 5th season in a row, leading NBC’s “Meet the Press” (+148,000; vs. 2.605 million) and CBS’ “Face the Nation” 1 and 2 (+80,000; vs. 2.673 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.
• In fact, “This Week” is increasing its Total Viewer leads over NBC (+164% – 148,000 vs. 56,000) and CBS (+471% – 80,000 vs. 14,000) 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% – 2.753 million vs. 2.724 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, July 12, 2026	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54 (000)	ADULTS 18-49 (000)
ABC “THIS WEEK”	2,810,000	420,000	342,000
NBC “MEET THE PRESS”	2,394,000	379,000	252,000
CBS “FACE THE NATION” 1 & 2	2,294,000	280,000	163,000
FOX “FOX NEWS SUNDAY”	1,037,000	188,000	134,000

“Nightline”
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (880,000), Adults 25-54 (131,000) and Adults 18-49 (95,000) for the week of July 6, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

• “Nightline” posted gains week to week in Total Viewers (+6% – 880,000 vs. 828,000), Adults 25-54 (+19% – 131,000 vs. 110,000) and Adults 18-49 (+19% – 95,000 vs. 80,000).
• “Nightline” saw gains year to year in Total Viewers (+11% – 880,000 vs. 795,000) and Adults 18-49 (+9% – 95,000 vs. 87,000), growing its overall audience for the third week in a row.
• Season to date, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+3% – 984,000 vs. 951,000) versus the same point last season.

NOTE: For the week, NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM” due to being repeats. The retitled telecasts are excluded from the season averages.

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 JULY 6, 2026:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/RTG	A18-49(000)/RTG
ABC’s “Nightline”	880,000	131,000/0.1	95,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”	601,000	107,000/0.1	65,000/0.1

“20/20”
ABC News’ “20/20: House of Cards” averaged 2.380 million Total Viewers, 336,000 Adults 25-54 and 235,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, July 10, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Dateline” (2.084 million) to rank as Friday’s No. 1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers.

• “20/20” improved on the year-ago telecast by double digits in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+23% – 2.380 million vs. 1.938 million), Adults 25-54 (+29% – 336,000 vs. 261,000) and Adults 18-49 (+36% – 235,000 vs. 173,000).
• Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+17%/+543,000 – 3.727 million vs. 3.184 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%/+215,000 – 3.727 million vs. 3.512 million).

NOTE: “20/20” was retitled to “20/20-Fri-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.

Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers and Adults 25-54; Live+SD 7/12/26, 7/5/26 and 7/13/25 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 – 7/12/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 – 7/13/26). For “Nightline,” Current Week (w/o 7/6/26), Previous Week (w/o 6/29/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 7/7/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 7/12/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 – 7/13/26).  Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season.  For “20/20”, Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for current week telecast (7/10/26), week ago telecast (7/3/26) and year-ago telecast (7/4/25).  Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 7/12/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/2– 7/6/25).  “20/20” includes airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. 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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