World News Tonight with David Muir

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OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 2+ MILLION VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ SCORES LARGEST LEAD IN 14 MONTHS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.658 million), Adults 25-54 (927,000) and Adults 18-49 (631,000) during the week of Oct. 13, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.646 million, 746,000 and 506,000, respectively) by 2.012 million Total Viewers, by 181,000 Adults 25-54 and by 125,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” from the prior week in Total Viewers (+29% – 2.012 million vs. 1.562 million), Adults 25-54 (+1193% – 181,000 vs. 14,000) and Adults 18-49 (+155% – 125,000 vs. 49,000). In fact, “World News Tonight” scored its largest overall viewer lead in 14 months — since w/o 8/26/24. “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+6%/+466,000 – 7.658 million vs. 7.192 million), Adults 25-54 (+16%/+126,000 – 927,000 vs. 801

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October 14, 2025

ABC ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ LEADS NBC BY 1.5+ MILLION VIEWERS AND IS AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.192 million), Adults 25-54 (801,000) and Adults 18-49 (584,000) during the week of Oct. 6, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” beat “NBC Nightly News” (5.630 million, 787,000 and 535,000, respectively) by 1.562 million Total Viewers, by 14,000 Adults 25-54 and by 49,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+2% – 1.562 million vs. 1.534 million) and Adults 18-49 (+88% – 49,000 vs. 26,000), posting its largest overall viewer lead in 5 weeks — since w/o 9/1/25. “World News Tonight” (7.192 million, 801,000 and 584,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Evening News” (3.555 million, 422,000 and 314,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+102%/+3.637 million), Adults 25-54 (+90%/+379,000) and Adults 18-49 (+86%/+270,000). Season

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October 7, 2025

LEADING NBC BY 1.5+ MILLION VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (7.334 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of Sept. 29, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.334 million), Adults 25-54 (844,000) and Adults 18-49 (552,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.800 million) by 1.534 million Total Viewers. “World News Tonight” increased its lead from the previous week over “NBC Nightly News” in Total Viewers (+4% – 1.534 million vs. 1.480 million). For the 2nd week in a row, “World News Tonight” grew in Total Viewers (+2%/+153,000 – 7.334 million vs. 7.181 million). “World News Tonight” (7.334 million, 844,000 and 562,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Evening News” (3.593 million, 399,000 and 291,000, respectively) more than doubling its performance in Total Viewers

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September 30, 2025

THE #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — ONLY NEWSCAST TO GROW WEEK TO WEEK IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

“World News Tonight with David Muir” opened the 2025-2026 season as America’s No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.181 million), Adults 25-54 (856,000) and Adults 18-49 (587,000) during the week of Sept. 22, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” stood as the most-watched evening newscast during the opening week of the season for the 10th year in a row and led in all key target demos during premiere week for the 6th consecutive year in a row — since premiere weeks of the 2016-2017 and the 2020-2021 seasons, respectively. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.701 million, 808,000 and 553,000, respectively) by 1.480 million Total Viewers, by 48,000 Adults 25-54 and by 34,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its overall viewer lead week to week by 5% (vs. +1.415 million). “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+2%/+109

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September 23, 2025

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ WINS SEASON WITH 24 WEEKS AS #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TV — SCORING BIGGEST WIN OVER NBC IN 30 YEARS

2024-2025 Season “World News Tonight” stood as the most-watched evening newscast for the 9th consecutive season — since the 2016-17 season — spending 24 of 52 weeks as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers on all of broadcast and cable (with and without sports), the most number of weeks at No. 1 for any program during the 2024-2025 season. “World News Tonight” ranked as America’s No. 1 evening newscast for the 2024-2025 season in all key target demos, Total Viewers (7.594 million), Adults 25-54 (1.054 million) and Adults 18-49 (727,000), for the 6th consecutive year, based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” won all 52 weeks of the 2024-2025 season in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54. During the 2024-2025 season, “World News Tonight” (7.594 million) led “NBC Nightly News” (6.020 million) by 1.574 million and “CBS Evening News” (4.171 million) by 3.423 million. “World News Tonight” grew its Total Viewer lead over NBC compared to last season (+2

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September 16, 2025

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ OUTDELIVERS NBC BY 1.4+ MILLION VIEWERS, CBS BY 3.2+ MILLION — #1 NEWSCAST IN AMERICA

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.133 million), Adults 25-54 (1.002 million) and Adults 18-49 (708,000) during the week of Sept. 8, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.655 million, 767,000 and 501,000, respectively) by 1.478 million Total Viewers, by 235,000 Adults 25-54 and by 207,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” more than tripled its lead over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+222% – 235,000 vs. 73,000) and more than doubled its lead in Adults 18-49 (+188% – 207,000 vs. 72,000). In fact, “World News Tonight” saw its largest Adults 25-54 lead over the NBC program in nearly 4 months and biggest lead in Adults 18-49 in over 2 years — since weeks of 4/21/25 and 6/26/23, respectively. “World News Tonight” posted double-digit gains week to week in Adults 25-54 (+12%/+109,000 – 1.002 mi

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September 9, 2025

FOR 17 WEEKS STRAIGHT, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TV

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (7.118 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of Sept. 1, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 17 consecutive weeks (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.188 million), Adults 25-54 (893,000) and Adults 18-49 (592,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.631 million, 820,000 and 520,000, respectively) by 1.557 million Total Viewers, by 73,000 Adults 25-54 and by 72,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” versus the year-ago week in Total Viewers (+28% – 1.557 million vs. 1.213 million) and Adults 25-54 (+4% – 73,000 vs. 70,000). For the 2nd week in a row, “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers

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September 3, 2025

FOR 16 STRAIGHT WEEKS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 PROGRAM IN THE U.S. ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (7.026 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of Aug. 25, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 16 straight weeks (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.026 million), Adults 25-54 (872,000) and Adults 18-49 (590,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.321 million, 681,000 and 418,000, respectively) by 1.705 million Total Viewers, by 191,000 Adults 25-54 and by 172,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” widened its lead over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week by double digits in Total Viewers (+36% – 1.705 million vs. 1.251 million) and by triple digits in Adults 25-54 (+315% – 191,000 vs. 46,000) and Adults 18-49 (+136% – 172,000 vs. 73,000). “World News

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August 26, 2025

FOR 15th STRAIGHT WEEK, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE TV

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (6.916 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of Aug. 18, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 15 weeks in a row (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (6.916 million), Adults 25-54 (838,000) and Adults 18-49 (569,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.665 million, 792,000 and 496,000, respectively) by 1.251 million Total Viewers, by 46,000 Adults 25-54 and by 73,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” (6.916 million, 838,000 and 569,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (3.775 million, 478,000 and 336,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+83%/+3.141 million), Adults 25-54 (+75%/+360,000) and Adults 18-49 (+69%/+233,000). Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.628 million) is ra

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August 19, 2025

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 PROGRAM ACROSS ALL TELEVISION FOR 14 WEEKS STRAIGHT

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (7.006 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of Aug. 11, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 most-watched program on television for 14 consecutive weeks (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.006 million), Adults 25-54 (931,000) and Adults 18-49 (634,000). “World News Tonight” beat “NBC Nightly News” (5.715 million, 776,000 and 501,000, respectively) by 1.291 million Total Viewers, by 155,000 Adults 25-54 and by 133,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” widened its lead over “NBC Nightly News” year to year in Total Viewers (+8% – 1.291 million vs. 1.193 million), Adults 25-54 (+112% – 155,000 vs. 73,000) and Adults 18-49 (+1008% – 133,000 vs. 12,000). “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+2%/+124,000 – 7.00

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World News Tonight with David Muir

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OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 2+ MILLION VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ SCORES LARGEST LEAD IN 14 MONTHS

ABC ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ LEADS NBC BY 1.5+ MILLION VIEWERS AND IS AMERICA’S MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD

LEADING NBC BY 1.5+ MILLION VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE

THE #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE IS ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — ONLY NEWSCAST TO GROW WEEK TO WEEK IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ WINS SEASON WITH 24 WEEKS AS #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TV — SCORING BIGGEST WIN OVER NBC IN 30 YEARS

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ OUTDELIVERS NBC BY 1.4+ MILLION VIEWERS, CBS BY 3.2+ MILLION — #1 NEWSCAST IN AMERICA

FOR 17 WEEKS STRAIGHT, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TV

FOR 16 STRAIGHT WEEKS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 PROGRAM IN THE U.S. ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE

FOR 15th STRAIGHT WEEK, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 PROGRAM ON ALL BROADCAST AND CABLE TV

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 PROGRAM ACROSS ALL TELEVISION FOR 14 WEEKS STRAIGHT

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