World News Tonight with David Muir

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WITH MORE THAN 8 MILLION VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ BEATS NBC BY MORE THAN 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 3.9 MILLION — ABC WITH 8.3 MILLION VIEWERS ON MONDAY, 8.1 MILLION ON TUESDAY, 8.2 MILLION ON WEDNESDAY AND 8.2 MILLION ON THURSDAY — ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ IS THE #1 NEWSCAST ON ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.078 million) and Adults 18-49 (748,000) during the week of Jan. 5, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.725 million and 707,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+20%/+1.353 million) and Adults 18-49 (+6%/+41,000). “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+5%/+348,000 – 8.078 million vs. 7.730 million), Adults 25-54 (+12%/+106,000 – 989,000 vs. 883,000) and Adults 18-49 (+21%/+132,000 – 748,000 vs. 616,000), drawing its largest overall audience in 5 weeks — since w/o 12/1/25. “World News Tonight” (8.078 million, 989,000 and 748,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (4.166 million, 533,000 and 423,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+94%/+3.912 million), Adults 25-54 (+86%/+456,000) and Adults 18-49 (+77%/+325,000). Season to

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January 7, 2026

WITH LARGEST SEASON LEAD OVER CBS IN 34 YEARS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.730 million), Adults 25-54 (833,000) and Adults 18-49 (616,000) during the week of Dec. 29, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” posted Total Viewer increases both week to week (+3%/+193,000 – 7.730 million vs. 7.537 million) and year to year (+7%/+520,000 – 7.730 million vs. 7.210 million). “World News Tonight” (7.730 million, 883,000 and 616,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (4.046 million, 486,000 and 404,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+91%/+3.684 million), Adults 25-54 (+82%/+397,000) and Adults 18-49 (+52%/+212,000). Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.859 million) is ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 10th straight year based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. “World News Tonight” is leading “NBC Nightly News” (6.224 million) by 1.635 million and “CBS Evening N

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January 2, 2026

FOR 35TH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN AMERICA — BEATING NBC IN 4TH QUARTER BY MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS — AND IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

4th Quarter 2025 ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir” was the most-watched newscast across broadcast and cable in the 4th Quarter 2025 in Total Viewers (7.862 million), Adults 25-54 (974,000) and Adults 18-49 (696,000), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. In fact, “World News Tonight” won the 4th quarter across the board for the sixth year in a row — since 4Q20.“World News Tonight” led for the 24th straight quarter in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 — since 1Q20. Further, the ABC evening newscast has won in Total Viewers for the last 35 quarters — since 2Q17. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.224 million, 848,000 and 580,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+26%/+1.638 million), Adults 25-54 (+15%/+126,000) and Adults 18-49 (+20%/+116,000). “World News Tonight” was up compared to the previous quarter (3Q25) in Total Viewers (+5%/+389,000 – 7.862 million vs. 7.473 million), Adults 25-54 (+4%/38,000 – 974,000 vs. 936,000) and Adults 18-49 (+6%/

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December 23, 2025

FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ABC NEWS IS THE NO. 1 NETWORK IN AMERICA ACROSS MORNINGS, AFTERNOONS, EVENINGS AND FRIDAY NIGHTS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” In 2025, “World News Tonight with David Muir” spent 24 of 50 weeks of 2025 as the No. 1 program of the week in Total Viewers on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports), the most number of weeks for nonsports programs. “World News Tonight” stood as the most-watched evening newscast for the 9th consecutive year — since 2017. In fact, “World News Tonight” ranked as America’s No. 1 evening newscast for 2025 in Total Viewers (7.837 million), Adults 25-54 (1.011 million) and Adults 18-49 (718,000) to take the top spot for the 6th year in a row — since 2020. “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewers lead year to year over “NBC Nightly News” (+3% – 1.641 million vs. 1.591 million) to post its largest in 30 years — since 1995. “Good Morning America” For 2025, “Good Morning America” ranked as America’s No. 1 morning newscast in Total Viewers(2.766 million) for the 14th year in a row, leading NBC’s “Today” (2.753 million) and “CBS Mornings” (1.95

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December 17, 2025

WITH 7.8 MILLION+ VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ LEADS NBC BY MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS AND IS #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49 ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.867 million), Adults 25-54 (1.000 million) and Adults 18-49 (705,000) during the week of Dec. 8, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.432 million, 854,000 and 609,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+22%/+1.435 million), Adults 25-54 (+17%/+146,000) and Adults 18-49 (+16%/+96,000). “World News Tonight” (7.867 million, 1.000 million and 705,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (4.152 million, 528,000 and 389,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+89%/+3.715 million), Adults 25-54 (+89%/+472,000) and Adults 18-49 (+81%/+316,000). Season to date, “World News Tonight” (7.826 million) is ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 10th straight year based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. “World News Tonight” is leading “NBC Nightly News” (6.191 million) b

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December 9, 2025

WITH NEARLY 8.3 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ SEES LARGEST VIEWERSHIP IN OVER 9 MONTHS, BEATING NBC BY 1.6+ MILLION VIEWERS AND WINNING ACROSS THE BOARD IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

With largest viewership in over 9 months, “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.278 million), Adults 25-54 (1.061 million) and Adults 18-49 (793,000) during the week of Dec. 1, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.621 million, 900,000 and 617,000, respectively) by 1.657 million Total Viewers, by 161,000 Adults 25-54 and by 176,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” compared to the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+44% – 161.000 vs. 112,000) and Adults 18-49 (+129% – 176,000 vs. 77,000). “World News Tonight” saw its largest Adults 25-54 margin in 7 weeks and best Adults 18-49 advantage in 4 months — since weeks of 10/13/25 and 7/21/25, respectively. “World News Tonight” increased from the previous week in Total Viewers (8.278 million vs. 8.273 million), Ad

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December 4, 2025

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ BEATS NBC BY MORE THAN 2 MILLION VIEWERS, DELIVERING 8.2+ MILLION VIEWERS — THE HIGHEST VIEWERSHIP IN 9 MONTHS — WINNING TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

With 8.2+ million Total Viewers, “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.273 million), Adults 25-54 (1.030 million) and Adults 18-49 (790,000) during the week of Nov. 24, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.240 million, 918,000 and 713,000, respectively) by 2.033 million Total Viewers, by 112,000 Adults 25-54 and by 77,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+36% – 2.033 million vs. 1,499 million). “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+4%/+334,000 – 8.273 million vs. 7.939 million), Adults 25-54 (+4%/+35,000 – 1.030 million vs. 995,000) and Adults 18-49 (+11%/+76,000 – 790,000 vs. 714,000), delivering largest Total Viewers in 9 months, Adults 25-54 in 5 months and Adults 18-49 in 9 month

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November 25, 2025

WITH NEARLY 8 MILLION VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, 25-54 AND 18-49 — LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION VIEWERS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.939 million), Adults 25-54 (995,000) and Adults 18-49 (714,000) during the week of Nov. 17, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.440 million, 864,000 and 594,000, respectively) by 1.499 million Total Viewers, by 131,000 Adults 25-54 and by 120,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+67% – 1.499 million vs. 896,000), Adults 25-54 (+105% – 131,000 vs. 64,000) and Adults 18-49 (+6% – 120,000 vs. 113,000), posting its largest leads in Adult 25-54 in 5 weeks — since w/o 10/13/25. “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+5%/+367,000 – 7.939 million vs. 7.572 million), Adults 25-54 (+4%/+35,000 – 995,000 vs. 960,000) and Adults 18-49 (+4%/+25,000 – 714,000 vs. 689,0

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November 5, 2025

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ LEADS NBC BY 1.6 MILLION AND IS #1 NEWSCAST ON BROADCAST AND CABLE 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 (7.755 million), Adults 25-54 (949,000) and Adults 18-49 (679,000) during the week of Oct. 27, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.155 million, 848,000 and 559,000, respectively) by 1.600 million Total Viewers, by 101,000 Adults 25-54 and by 123,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” improved on the previous week’s Adults 25-54 (+3%/+24,000 – 949,000 vs. 925,000) and Adults 18-49 (+6%/+41,000 – 679,000 vs. 638,000), hitting season highs in both measures. In fact, “World News Tonight” posted its strongest Adults 18-49 performance in 13 weeks — since w/o 7/28/25. “World News Tonight” was up on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+2%/+154,000 – 7.755 million vs. 7.601 million) and Adults 18-49 (+6%/+36,000 – 679,000 vs. 643,000). “World News Tonight”

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October 29, 2025

ABC ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ LEADS NBC BY 2+ MILLION VIEWERS – BIGGEST MARGIN 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(7.864 million), Adults 25-54 (925,000) and Adults 18-49 (638,000) during the week of Oct. 20, 2025, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.843 million, 803,000 and 506,000, respectively) by 2.021 million Total Viewers, by 122,000 Adults 25-54 and by 132,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” increased its gap over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week in Total Viewers (2.021 million vs. 2.012 million) and Adults 18-49 (+6% – 132,000 vs. 125,000), turning in its largest overall viewer lead in 14 months — since w/o 8/26/24 “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” year to year in Total Viewers (+30% – 2.021 million vs. 1.560 million) and Adults 18-49 (+55% – 132,000 vs. 85,000). “World News Tonight” saw week-week-to-week gains in Total

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World News Tonight with David Muir

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WITH LARGEST SEASON LEAD OVER CBS IN 34 YEARS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

FOR 35TH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN AMERICA — BEATING NBC IN 4TH QUARTER BY MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS — AND IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, ABC NEWS IS THE NO. 1 NETWORK IN AMERICA ACROSS MORNINGS, AFTERNOONS, EVENINGS AND FRIDAY NIGHTS

WITH 7.8 MILLION+ VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ LEADS NBC BY MORE THAN 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS AND IS #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54, AND ADULTS 18-49 ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE

WITH NEARLY 8.3 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ SEES LARGEST VIEWERSHIP IN OVER 9 MONTHS, BEATING NBC BY 1.6+ MILLION VIEWERS AND WINNING ACROSS THE BOARD IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ BEATS NBC BY MORE THAN 2 MILLION VIEWERS, DELIVERING 8.2+ MILLION VIEWERS — THE HIGHEST VIEWERSHIP IN 9 MONTHS — WINNING TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

WITH NEARLY 8 MILLION VIEWERS, ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS, 25-54 AND 18-49 — LEADING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION VIEWERS

ABC’S ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ LEADS NBC BY 1.6 MILLION AND IS #1 NEWSCAST ON BROADCAST AND CABLE ACROSS THE BOARD

ABC ‘WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ LEADS NBC BY 2+ MILLION VIEWERS – BIGGEST MARGIN IN 14 MONTHS

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