World News Tonight with David Muir

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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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April 29, 2026

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TELEVISION WITH 8.5 MILLION VIEWERS IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ BEATING NBC BY 2.4 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.8 MILLION — THE LARGEST LEAD OVER NBC IN 6 YEARS

“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.537 million) on all of broadcast and cable for the second straight week during the week of April 20, 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 (8.537 million), Adults 25-54 (1.056 million) and Adults 18-49 (778,000). “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.168 million, 831,000 and 612,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+38%/+2.369 million), Adults 25-54 (+27%/+225,000) and Adults 18-49 (+27%/+166,000). “World News Tonight” grew its margins over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+37% – 2.369 million vs. 1.734 million), Adults 25-54 (+236% – 225,000 vs. 67,000) and Adults 18-49 (+93% – 166,000 vs. 86,000), scoring its largest overall viewer lead in over 6 years — since w/o 4/13/20. For the ninth consecutive week, “World News To

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April 22, 2026

WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 — LEADING NBC BY 1.7 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.4 MILLION

“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.175 million), Adults 25-54 (1.010 million) and Adults 18-49 (744,000) during the week of April 13, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.411 million, 943,000 and 658,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+27%/+1.734 million), Adults 25-54 (+7%/+67,000) and Adults 18-49 (+13%/+86,000). For the eighth straight week, “World News Tonight” built on its Total Viewer lead over “NBC Nightly News” year to year (+18% – 1.734 million vs. 1.474 million) by double digits. For the seventh week in a row, “World News Tonight” saw gains on the same week last year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+9%/+644,000 – 8.175 million vs. 7.531 million), Adults 25-54 (+3%/+28,000 – 1.010 million vs. 982,000) and Adults 18-49 (+3%/+22,000 – 744,000 vs. 722,000). “World News Tonight

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April 16, 2026

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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World News Tonight with David Muir

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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

THE #1 PROGRAM ON ALL TELEVISION WITH 8.5 MILLION VIEWERS IS ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR,’ BEATING NBC BY 2.4 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.8 MILLION — THE LARGEST LEAD OVER NBC IN 6 YEARS

WITH 8.2 MILLION VIEWERS, ‘ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH DAVID MUIR’ IS AMERICA’S #1 NEWSCAST IN TOTAL VIEWERS, ADULTS 25-54 AND ADULTS 18-49 — LEADING NBC BY 1.7 MILLION VIEWERS AND CBS BY 4.4 MILLION

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

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