World News Tonight with David Muir

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WITH 8.4 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 — OUTDELIVERING NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.6 MILLION

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.417 million), Adults 25-54 (1.067 million) and Adults 18-49 (785,000) during the week of April 6, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.434 million, 909,000 and 642,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+31%/+1.983 million), Adults 25-54 (+17%/+158,000) and Adults 18-49 (+22%/+143,000). “World News Tonight” widened its advantage over “NBC Nightly News” versus the previous week in Total Viewers (+5% – 1.983 million vs. 1.895 million), Adults 25-54 (+532% – 158,000 vs. 25,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10% – 143,000 vs. 130,000), posting its largest key Adult news demo lead in nearly 4 months — since w/o 12/15/25. For the seventh week in a row, “World News Tonight” grew its Total Viewer lead over “NBC Nightly News” versus the same week last year (+23% – 1.983 million v

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April 8, 2026

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE TV WITH 8.6 MILLION VIEWERS IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — WINNING IN TOTAL VIEWERS, 25-54 AND 18-49

Earning a News & Documentary Emmy® Award nomination for Outstanding Live News Program for the fifth year in a row, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.598 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of March 30, 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 (8.598 million), Adults 25-54 (1.071 million) and Adults 18-49 (823,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.703 million, 1.046 million and 693,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+28%/+1.895 million), Adults 25-54 (+2%/+25,000) and Adults 18-49 (+19%/+130,000). For the sixth consecutive week, “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer margin over “NBC Nightly News” compared to the year-ago week (+30% – 1.895 million vs. 1.461 million) by double digits. For the fifth consecutive week, “W

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April 1, 2026

WITH 8.7 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ WINS THE 1ST QUARTER IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 — DELIVERING LARGEST LEAD OVER NBC IN 31 YEARS AND BIGGEST LEAD OVER CBS SINCE ELECTRONIC RECORDS BEGAN IN 1991 — AND ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT’ IS #1 FOR 36TH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER

1st Quarter 2026 For the 6th straight year, ABC News’ “World News Tonight with David Muir” won the 1st quarter in Total Viewers (8.729 million), Adults 25-54 (1.094 million) and Adults 18-49(799,000), based on Most Current Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. In addition, “World News Tonight” has won in overall viewers and in the key Adult news demos for the 24th consecutive quarter and has stood as the most-watched evening newscast for the 36th quarter in a row — since 2Q20 and 2Q17, respectively. “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.984 million, 1.045 million and 732,000) by 1.745 million Total Viewers, by 49,000 Adults 25-54 and by 67,000 Adults 18-49. “World News Tonight” widened its Total Viewer margins over “NBC Nightly News” compared to the previous quarter (+7% – 1.745 million vs. 1.637 million for 4Q25) and the year-ago quarter (+13% – 1.745 million vs. 1.548 million for 1Q25). “World News Tonight” turned in its largest 1st quart

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March 25, 2026

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE TV WITH 8.8 MILLION VIEWERS IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — BEATING NBC BY THE LARGEST MARGIN IN 6 YEARS

ABC News* “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.821 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of March 16, 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 (8.821 million), Adults 25-54 (1.102 million) and Adults 18-49 (800,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” by double digits (6.515 million, 978,000 and 674,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+35%/+2.303 million), Adults 25-54 (+13%/+124,000) and Adults 18-49 (+19%/+126,000). “World News Tonight” widened its lead over “NBC Nightly News” by double digits week to week in Total Viewers (+17% – 2.303 million vs. 1.964 million), Adults 25-54 (+43% – 124,000 vs. 87,000) and Adults 18-49 (+20% – 126,000 vs. 105,000), scoring its largest overall viewer lead in nearly 6 years — since w/o 4/13/20. For the 4t

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March 18, 2026

WITH 8.5 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ BEATS NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.6 MILLION

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.478 million), Adults 25-54 (1.033 million) and Adults 18-49 (743,000) during the week of March 9, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.514 million, 946,000 and 638,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+30%/+1.964 million), Adults 25-54 (+9%/+87,000) and Adults 18-49 (+16%/+105,000). “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” compared to the previous week in Adults 25-54 (+74% – 87,000 vs. 50,000) and Adults 18-49 (+36% – 105,000 vs. 77,000) to post its largest lead in 6 weeks — since w/o 1/26/26. For the third consecutive week, “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer margin over “NBC Nightly News” on the year-ago week (+34% – 1.964 million vs. 1.462 million) by double digits. For the second week in a row, “World News Tonight” turn

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March 10, 2026

WITH NEARLY 9 MILLION VIEWERS, THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, BEATING NBC BY OVER 2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.8 MILLION

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.901 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of March 2, 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 (8.901 million), Adults 25-54 (1.104 million) and Adults 18-49 (818,000). “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.898 million, 1.054 million and 741,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+29%/+2.003 million), Adults 25-54 (+5%/+50,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10%/+77,000). “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+8% – 2.003 million vs. 1.854 million), Adults 25-54 (+28% – 50,000 vs. 39,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10% – 77,000 vs. 70,000) to deliver its largest advantages in 5 weeks — since w/o 1/26/26. For the second week in a row, “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer margin

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March 4, 2026

WITH 8.6 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, BEATING NBC BY LARGEST MARGIN IN 4 WEEKS WITH 1.9 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.5 MILLION

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.642 million), Adults 25-54 (1.028 million) and Adults 18-49 (759,000) during the week of Feb. 23, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.788 million, 989,000 and 689,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+27%/+1.854 million), Adults 25-54 (+4%/+39,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10%/+70,000). “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer lead over “NBC Nightly News” by its largest margin in 4 weeks and by double digits both week to week (+46% – 1.854 million vs. 1.272 million) and year to year (+22% – 1.854 million vs. 1.522 million). For the 6th week running, “World News Tonight” grew its Total Viewer audience year to year (+6%/+479,000 – 8.642 million vs. 8.163 million). For the 3rd consecutive week, “World News Tonight” (8.642 million, 1.028 million and 759,000, r

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March 1, 2026

‘SHOCKWAVES: THE ATTACK ON IRAN’ AIRS SUNDAY, MARCH 1, ON ABC AND STREAMS ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

ABC News announced a primetime special, “Shockwaves: The Attack on Iran – ABC News Special,” airing Sunday, March 1 (9:01-10:00 p.m. EST) on ABC and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Led by “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir, the special reports on what preceded the surprise deadly attack, President Trump’s decision to launch Operation Epic Fury, the massive military operation between the United States and Israel and the reaction from Capitol Hill. With Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in the attack, the special will also look at the country’s explosive retaliation and what happens next strategically. Reporting live for the special are “This Week” co-anchor and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz from Washington; chief international correspondent Ian Pannell from Tel Aviv, Israel; chief international correspondent James Longman from Istanbul, Turkey; foreign correspondent Marcus Moore from Doha, Quatar; correspondent Matt Rivers

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February 24, 2026

WITH 8.9 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE, WINNING 10TH CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC WEEK OVER NBC AND DELIVERING MOST-WATCHED OLYMPIC WEEK IN 8 YEARS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.867 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) for the second week in a row during the week of Feb. 16, 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 (8.867 million), beating “NBC Nightly News” (7.595 million) during the second week of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, increasing its lead over the previous week by 48% (1.272 million vs. 860,000). “World News Tonight” marked its 10th straight Olympic week victory, including both weeks of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. On Monday (2/16/26), “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 telecast of the day, leading NBC’s primetime coverage on the night of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Total Viewers (+214,000

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February 18, 2026

WITH 8.7 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, DELIVERING ITS NINTH CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC WEEK WIN OVER NBC

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.657 million) during the week of Feb. 9, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” beat “NBC Nightly News” (7.797 million) by 860,000 post-Super Bowl LX Week and during the first week of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. “World News Tonight” victory represented its 9th consecutive Olympic week win, including both weeks of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. “World News Tonight” increased in Total Viewers versus the first week of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (+2%/+184,000 – 8.657 million vs. 8.473 million) and the first week of the 2024 Paris Olympics (+9%/+741,000 – 8.657 million vs. 7.916 million). In fact, “World News Tonight” scored its most-watched week during an Olympics in 8 years — since w/o 2/19

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World News Tonight with David Muir

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WITH 8.4 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS THE #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 — OUTDELIVERING NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.6 MILLION

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE TV WITH 8.6 MILLION VIEWERS IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — WINNING IN TOTAL VIEWERS, 25-54 AND 18-49

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL OF BROADCAST AND CABLE TV WITH 8.8 MILLION VIEWERS IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — BEATING NBC BY THE LARGEST MARGIN IN 6 YEARS

WITH 8.5 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ BEATS NBC BY NEARLY 2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.6 MILLION

WITH NEARLY 9 MILLION VIEWERS, THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TELEVISION IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ — THE MOST-WATCHED NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, BEATING NBC BY OVER 2 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.8 MILLION

WITH 8.6 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49, BEATING NBC BY LARGEST MARGIN IN 4 WEEKS WITH 1.9 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.5 MILLION

‘SHOCKWAVES: THE ATTACK ON IRAN’ AIRS SUNDAY, MARCH 1, ON ABC AND STREAMS ON DISNEY+ AND HULU

WITH 8.9 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS #1 NEWSCAST ACROSS BROADCAST AND CABLE, WINNING 10TH CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC WEEK OVER NBC AND DELIVERING MOST-WATCHED OLYMPIC WEEK IN 8 YEARS

WITH 8.7 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, DELIVERING ITS NINTH CONSECUTIVE OLYMPIC WEEK WIN OVER NBC

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