ABC NEWS WINS ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING AND LATE NIGHT

“20/20”
ABC News’ “20/20: Born to Kill” ranked as Friday’s No.1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers (2.815 million), Adults 25-54 (541,000) and Adults 18-49 (411,000) on Oct. 9, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “20/20” outdelivered NBC’s “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+44%/+866,000 – 2.815 million vs. 1.949 million), Adults 25-54 (+55%/+192,000 – 541,000 vs. 349,000) and Adults 18-49 (+41%/+156,000 – 411,000 vs. 255,000) for the second week in a row 

• “20/20” turned in gains week to week in Adults 25-54 (+3% – 541,000 vs. 526,000) and Adults 18-49 (+7% – 411,000 vs. 383,000), posting its strongest numbers in both measures in nearly 5 months — since 5/15/26.
• For the second straight week, “20/20” scored double-digit increases year to year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+11% – 2.815 million vs. 2.540 million), Adults 25-54 (+80% – 541,000 vs. 301,000) and Adults 18-49 (+95% – 411,000 vs. 211,000).
• Season to date, “20/20” leads “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+19%/+607,000 – 3.867 million vs. 3.260 million), Adults 25-54 (+8%/+48,000 – 679,000 vs. 631,000) and Adults 18-49 (+4%/+19,000 – 488,000 vs. 469,000), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. In addition, “20/20” is improving versus the comparable weeks last season in Total Viewers (+13%/+451,000 – 3.867 million vs. 3.416 million), Adults 25-54 (+35%/+176,000 – 679,000 vs. 503,000) and Adults 18-49 (+37%/+131,000 – 488,000 vs. 357,000).

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 almost 50 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, Oct. 11, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 across the board: Total Viewers (2.516 million), Adults 25-54 (427,000) and Adults 18-49 (301,000), based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

• “This Week” improved week to week in Total Viewers (+5% – 2.516 million vs. 2.394 million), Adults 25-54 (+33% – 427,000 vs. 321,000) and Adults 18-49 (+14% – 301,000 vs. 264,000), scoring its strongest performance in the key Adult news demo in 7 months — since 3/1/26.
• “This Week” posted gains year to year in Total Viewers (+9% – 2.516 million vs. 2.303 million), Adults 25-54 (+38% – 427,000 vs. 309,000) and Adults 18-49 (+34% – 301,000 vs. 224,000).
• Season to date, “This Week” is posting double-digit increases compared to the same point last season in Total Viewers (+14% – 2.508 million vs. 2.201 million), Adults 25-54 (+17% – 371,000 vs. 316,000) and Adults 18-49 (+35% – 286,000 vs. 212,000).

NOTE: ABC’s “This Week” was retitled to “Week-ABC,” and NBC’s “Meet the Press” was retitled to “Meet the Press-MTP.” The retitled telecast is excluded from the season averages.

Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026	TOTAL VIEWERS	ADULTS 25-54 (000)	ADULTS 18-49 (000)
ABC “THIS WEEK”	2,516,000	427,000	301,000
NBC “MEET THE PRESS”	2,150,000	323,000	218,000
CBS “FACE THE NATION” 1 & 2	2,486,000	323,000	240,000
FOX “FOX NEWS SUNDAY”	869,000	172,000	152,000

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.

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.

“Nightline”
ABC News’ “Nightline” averaged 952,000 Total Viewers, 157,000 Adults 25-54 and 98,000 Adults 18-49 for the week of Oct. 5, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (855,000) in Total Viewers. 

• Season to date, “Nightline” (1.114 million, 214,000 and 144,000, respectively) leads NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.040 million, 209,000 and 139,000, respectively) in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 4th consecutive year.

NOTE: On Friday (10/9/25), 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 OCT. 5, 2026:

PROGRAM AVERAGES	TOTAL VIEWERS	A25-54(000)/RTG	A18-49(000)/RTG
ABC’s “Nightline”	952,000	157,000/0.1	98,000/0.1
NBC’s “Late Night”	855,000	183,000/0.1	130,000/0.1

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.

Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers and Adults 25-54; Live+SD 10/11/26, 10/5/26 and 10/12/25 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: 2026-2027 Season (9/21/26 – 10/11/26) and 2025-2026 Season (9/22 – 10/12/25). For “Nightline,” Current Week (w/o 10/5/26), Previous Week (w/o 9/28/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/6/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2026-2027 Season (9/21 – 10/11/26) and 2025-2026 Season (9/22 – 10/12/25). 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 (10/9/26), previous week (10/2/26) and year-ago telecast (10/10/25).  Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2026-2027 Season (9/21 – 10/11/26) and 2025-2026 Season (9/22 – 10/12/25). “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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