World News Tonight with David Muir

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THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TV FOR 13TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ WITH 8.3 MILLION VIEWERS — AND IS THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD, BEATING NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.5 MILLION

For the 13th week in a row, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.291 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of July 6, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.291 million), Adults 25-54 (1.058 million) and Adults 18-49 (778,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.380 million, 935,000 and 699,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+30%/+1.911 million), Adults 25-54 (+13%/+123,000) and Adults 18-49 (+11%/+79,000). “World News Tonight” widened its Adults 25-54 lead over “NBC Nightly News” compared to the previous week by 14% (123,000 vs. 108,000) to its largest in 6 weeks — since w/o 5/25/26. “World News Tonight” widened its Total Viewers margin over “NBC Nightly News” year to year by 7% (1.919 million vs. 1.780 millio

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July 9, 2026

WITH 8.1 MILLION VIEWERS, THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ FOR THE 12th CONSECUTIVE WEEK — AND THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 2 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.4 MILLION

For the 12th straight week, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.128 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 29, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.128 million), Adults 25-54 (964,000) and Adults 18-49 (741,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.160 million, 856,000 and 612,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+32%/+1.968 million), Adults 25-54 (+13%/+108,000) and Adults 18-49 (+21%/+129,000). “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+30% – 1.968 million vs. 1.517 million), Adults 25-54 (+66% – 108,000 vs. 65,000) and Adults 18-49 (+231% – 129,000 vs. 39,000). “World News Tonight” delivered its largest Total Viewer lead in 6 weeks and its biggest ma

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June 30, 2026

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION FOR 11TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — WINNING ALL KEY DEMOS IN SECOND QUARTER WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS, BEATING NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.3 MILLION

2nd Quarter of 2026 ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir” won the 2nd quarter of 2026, standing as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.200 million), Adults 25-54 (1.010 million) and Adults 18-49 (753,000), based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” took the top spot in all key target demos for the 7th straight year during the 2nd quarter. Overall, “World News Tonight” has won the last 37 quarters in Total Viewers and the last 26 quarters in Adults 25-54 — since 2Q17 and 1Q20, respectively. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.347 million, 923,000 and 655,000, respectively) during 2Q26 in Total Viewers (+29%/+1.853 million), Adults 25-54 (+9%/+87,000) and Adults 18-49 (+15%/+98,000). “World News Tonight” increased its lead over the NBC program versus the previous quarter (1Q26) in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+6% -1.853 million vs. 1.745 million), Adults 25-54 (+74% – 87,000 vs. 50,000

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June 24, 2026

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TV FOR THE 10TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — AND THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, BEATING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.0 MILLION

For the tenth consecutive week, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (7.887 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 15, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.887 million), Adults 25-54 (930,000) and Adults 18-49 (745,000). “World News Tonight” posted Total Viewer increases both week to week (+3%/+249,000 – 7.887 million vs. 7.638 million) and year to year (+3%/+243,000 – 7.887 million vs. 7.644 million). “World News Tonight” beat “NBC Nightly News” by 1.517 million Total Viewers, widening its lead compared to the previous week by +57%. “World News Tonight” (7.887 million, 930,000 and 745,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (3.923 million, 564,000 and 391,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+101%/+3.964 million), Adults 25-5

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June 9, 2026

FOR THE 8TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK, THE #1 PROGRAM ON TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.4 MILLION AND CBS BY 3.8 MILLION

For the eighth straight week, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (7.660 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 1, 2026, 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 (7.660 million), Adults 25-54 (974,000) and Adults 18-49 (766,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.304 million, 892,000 and 598,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+22%/+1.356 million), Adults 25-54 (+9%/+82,000) and Adults 18-49 (+28%/+68,000). “World News Tonight” was up over the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+1%/+13,000 – 974,000 vs. 961,000) and Adults 18-49 (+6%/+44,000 – 766,000 vs. 722,000), hitting a 4-week high in Adults 25-54 and a 6-week best in Adults 18-49 — since weeks of 5/4/26 and 4/20/26, respectively. “World News Tonight” improved on the same week last year

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June 3, 2026

FOR 7TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK, THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ BEATING NBC BY 1.9 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.0 MILLION, AND IS THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

For the seventh consecutive week, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (7.824 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of May 25, 2026, 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 (7.824 million), Adults 25-54 (961,000) and Adults 18-49 (722,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (5.955 million, 800,000 and 603,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+31%/+1.869 million), Adults 25-54 (+20%/+161,000) and Adults 18-49 (+20%/+119,000). “World News Tonight” (7.824 million, 961,000 and 722,000, respectively) towered over “CBS Evening News” (3.787 million, 493,000 and 303,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+107%/+4.037 million), Adults 25-54 (+95%/+468,000) and Adults 18-49 (+138%/+419,000). “World News Tonight” posted increases on the year-ago week in Total

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May 29, 2026

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS — AND IS THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, BEATING NBC BY 2.1 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.1 MILLION

For the sixth week in a row, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.187 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of May 18, 2026, 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 (8.187 million), Adults 25-54 (966,000) and Adults 18-49 (727,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.093 million, 867,000 and 639,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+34%/+2.094 million), Adults 25-54 (+11%/+99,000) and Adults 18-49 (+14%/+88,000). “World News Tonight” widened its Total Viewers margins over “NBC Nightly News” both week to week (+9% – 2.094 million vs. 1.919 million) and year to year (+37% – 2.094 million vs. 1.524 million). “World News Tonight” posted increases on the previous week across the board: Total Viewers (+4%/+298,000 – 8.187 million vs. 7.899 million),

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May 20, 2026

WITH DAVID MUIR IN BEIJING, THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ — AND #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 — OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.9 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.1 MILLION

With David Muir anchoring from Beijing, China, last week, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (7.889 million) on all of broadcast and cable for the second consecutive week during the week of May 11, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” has been the No. 1 program on all TV for 15 weeks this season (with and without sports). “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.889 million), Adults 25-54 (962,000) and Adults 18-49 (709,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (5.970 million, 831,000 and 586,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+32%/+1.919 million), Adults 25-54 (+16%/+131,000) and Adults 18-49 (+31%/+123,000). “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Adults 25-54 (+79% – 131,000 vs. 73,000) and Adults 18-49 (+459% – 123,000 vs. 22,000). “World News T

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May 13, 2026

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS — LEADING NBC BY 2.1 MILLION VIEWERS, CBS BY 4.5 MILLION AND ABC WINNING ALL KEY DEMOS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.183 million) on all of broadcast and cable for the third time in the last four weeks during the week of May 4, 2026, 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 (8.183 million), Adults 25-54 (976,000) and Adults 18-49 (694,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.125 million, 903,000 and 672,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+34%/+2.058 million), Adults 25-54 (+8%/+73,000) and Adults 18-49 (+3%/+22,000). For the 11th consecutive week, “World News Tonight” grew its Total Viewer lead over “NBC Nightly News” on the year-ago week (+20% – 2.058 million vs. 1.714 million) by double digits. For the 10th week in a row, “World News Tonight” improved year to year in Total Viewers (+8%/+616,000 – 8.183 million vs. 7.567 million) and Adults 25-54 (+3%/+30

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May 6, 2026

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — BEATING NBC BY 2.1 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.4 MILLION AND WINNING ALL DEMOS ACROSS THE BOARD

For the third week in a row, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.300 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of April 27, 2026, 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 (8.300 million), Adults 25-54 (1.004 million) and Adults 18-49 (754,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.231 million, 928,000 and 690,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+33%/+2.069 million), Adults 25-54 (+8%/+76,000) and Adults 18-49 (+9%/+64,000). For the tenth straight week, “World News Tonight” built on its Total Viewer lead over “NBC Nightly News” on the same week last year (+44% – 2.069 million vs. 1.436 million) by double digits. For the ninth week running, “World News Tonight” saw gains on the year-ago week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+13%/+973,000 – 8.3

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World News Tonight with David Muir

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THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TV FOR 13TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ WITH 8.3 MILLION VIEWERS — AND IS THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS THE BOARD, BEATING NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.5 MILLION

WITH 8.1 MILLION VIEWERS, THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ FOR THE 12th CONSECUTIVE WEEK — AND THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 2 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.4 MILLION

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION FOR 11TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — WINNING ALL KEY DEMOS IN SECOND QUARTER WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS, BEATING NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.3 MILLION

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TV FOR THE 10TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — AND THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, BEATING NBC BY 1.5 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.0 MILLION

FOR THE 8TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK, THE #1 PROGRAM ON TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST ACROSS TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.4 MILLION AND CBS BY 3.8 MILLION

FOR 7TH CONSECUTIVE WEEK, THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ BEATING NBC BY 1.9 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.0 MILLION, AND IS THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS — AND IS THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, BEATING NBC BY 2.1 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.1 MILLION

WITH DAVID MUIR IN BEIJING, THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ — AND #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 — OUTDELIVERING NBC BY 1.9 MILLION AND CBS BY 4.1 MILLION

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS — LEADING NBC BY 2.1 MILLION VIEWERS, CBS BY 4.5 MILLION AND ABC WINNING ALL KEY DEMOS

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — BEATING NBC BY 2.1 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.4 MILLION AND WINNING ALL DEMOS ACROSS THE BOARD

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