ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 ON SUNDAY MORNING, FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE NIGHT

 

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos”
On Sunday, July 19, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.715 million), Adults 25-54 (344,000) and Adults 18-49 (283,000) for the third consecutive week, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “This Week” improved on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+2% – 2.715 million vs. 2.673 million) and Adults 18-49 (+32% – 283,000 vs. 214,000).
• 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” (+146,000; vs. 2.607 million) and CBS’ “Face the Nation” 1 and 2 (+82,000; vs. 2.671 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.
• In fact, “This Week” is increasing its Total Viewer leads over NBC (+152% – 146,000 vs. 58,000) and CBS (+257% – 82,000 vs. 23,000) 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. 2.726 million), standing as the only Sunday public affairs program to grow in overall viewers.

NOTE: NBC’s “Meet the Press” was preempted for R&A Open Championship Golf.

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 19, 2026	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54 (000)	ADULTS 18-49 (000)
ABC “THIS WEEK”	2,715,000	344,000	283,000
NBC “MEET THE PRESS”	PREEMPTED
CBS “FACE THE NATION” 1 & 2	2,549,000	300,000	237,000
FOX “FOX NEWS SUNDAY”	944,000	156,000	99,000

“20/20”
ABC News’ “20/20: Where Are You Jacob” ranked as the night’s No.1 program on broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (3.157 million), Adults 25-54 (531,000) and Adults 18-49 (358,000) on Friday, July 17, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Dateline” (2.015 million, 381,000 and 241,000) across the board.

• “20/20” was up over the previous week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+33% – 3.157 million vs. 2.380 million), Adults 25-54 (+58% – 531,000 vs. 336,000) and Adults 18-49 (+52% – 358,000 vs. 235,000), posting its strongest news demo performance in 2 months — since 5/15/26.
• “20/20” improved year to year across the board: Total Viewers (+39% – 3.157 million vs. 2.270 million), Adults 25-54 (+68% – 531,000 vs. 316,000) and Adults 18-49 (+55% – 358,000 vs. 231,000).
• Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+16%/+519,000 – 3.705 million vs. 3.186 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%/+193,000 – 3.705 million vs. 3.512 million).

“Nightline”
ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Adults 25-54 (116,000) for the week of July 13, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

• For the fourth week in a row, “Nightline” was up on the year-ago week in Total Viewers (+2% – 736,000 vs. 725,000).
• Season to date, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+3% – 979,000 vs. 948,000) versus the same point last season.

NOTE: On Friday (7/17/26), NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM.” 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 JULY 13, 2026:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/RTG	A18-49(000)/RTG
ABC’s “Nightline”	736,000	116,000/0.1	73,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”	799,000	115,000/0.1	87,000/0.1

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 7/19/26, 7/12/26 and 7/20/25 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 – 7/19/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 – 7/20/26). For “Nightline,” Current Week (w/o 7/13/26), Previous Week (w/o 7/6/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 7/14/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 7/19/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 – 7/20/26).  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 (7/17/26), week ago telecast (7/10/26) and year-ago telecast (7/11/25).  Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 – 7/19/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/2– 7/13/25).  “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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