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ABC NEWS WINS ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING AND LATE NIGHT

“20/20” ABC News’ “20/20: Born to Kill” ranked as Friday’s No.1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers (2.815 million), Adults 25-54 (541,000) and Adults 18-49 (411,000) on Oct. 9, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “20/20” outdelivered NBC’s “Dateline” in Total Viewers (+44%/+866,000 – 2.815 million vs. 1.949 million), Adults 25-54 (+55%/+192,000 – 541,000 vs. 349,000) and Adults 18-49 (+41%/+156,000 – 411,000 vs. 255,000) for the second week in a row “20/20” turned in gains week to week in Adults 25-54 (+3% – 541,000 vs. 526,000) and Adults 18-49 (+7% – 411,000 vs. 383,000), posting its strongest numbers in both measures in nearly 5 months — since 5/15/26. For the second straight week, “20/20” scored double-digit increases year to year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+11% – 2.815 million vs. 2.540 million), Adults 25-54 (+80% – 541,000 vs. 301,000) and Adults 18-49 (+95% – 411,000 vs. 211,000). Season to date, “20/20” leads

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October 8, 2026

ABC NEWS WINS IN LATE NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT

“Nightline” ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.174 million), Adults 25-54 (244,000) and Adults 18-49 (167,000) for the week of Sept 28, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” across the board. “Nightline” improved on premiere week by double digits in Total Viewers (+15% – 1.174million vs. 1.020 million), Adults 25-54 (+15% – 244,000 vs. 213,000) and Adults 18-49 (+11% – 167,000 vs. 151,000), hitting 16-week highs across the board — since w/o 6/8/26. “Nightline” saw gains on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+10% – 1.174 million vs. 1.070 million), Adults 25-54 (+6% – 244,000 vs. 221,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10% – 167,000 vs. 158,000). Season to date, “Nightline” (1.152 million, 236,000 and 163,000, respectively) leads NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.020 million, 204,000 and 133,000, respectively) in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the

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September 24, 2026

ABC NEWS WINS ACROSS THE BOARD IN LATE NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT

“Nightline” Week of Sept 14, 2026: ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.024 million), Adults 25-54 (199,000) and Adults 18-49 (157,000) for the week of Sept 14, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” For the second week in a row, “Nightline” scored increases versus the previous week in Total Viewers (+20% – 1.024 million vs. 855,000), Adults 25-54 (+14% – 199,000 vs. 175,000) and Adults 18-49 (+34% – 157,000 vs. 117,000). “Nightline” delivered its strongest performance across the board in 3 months — since w/o 6/8/26. “Nightline” turned in double-digit gains year to year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+38% – 1.024 million vs. 742,000), Adults 25-54 (+47% – 199,000 vs. 135,000) and Adults 18-49 (+80% – 157,000 vs. 87,000). NOTE: For the week, NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM.” 2025-2026 Season: For the 2025-2026 season, “Nightline” was up in

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September 18, 2026

ABC NEWS’ ‘NIGHTLINE’ WINS LATE NIGHT ACROSS THE BOARD

ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (855,000), Adults 25-54 (175,000) and Adults 18-49 (117,000) for the week of Sept. 7, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” “Nightline” posted gains week to week in Total Viewers (+9% – 855,000 vs. 783,000), Adults 25-54 (+30% – 175,000 vs. 135,000) and Adults 18-49 (+9% – 117,000 vs. 107,000). “Nightline” drew its largest overall audience in two months and strongest performance in both key Adult demos in three months — since weeks of 7/6/26 and 6/8/26, respectively. For the sixth week running, “Nightline” increased year to year in Total Viewers (+8% – 855,000 vs. 789,000) and Adults 25-54 (+1% – 175,000 vs. 173,000). Season to date, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+5% – 954,000 vs. 908,000) versus the same point last season. NOTE: On Monday (9/7/26), “Nightline” was coded as a special due to Labor Day. The specialed telecast i

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September 4, 2026

ABC NEWS WINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE NIGHT

ABC News* “Nightline” ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (839,000), Adults 25-54 (129,000) and Adults 18-49 (83,000) for the week of Aug 24, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” For the third consecutive week, “Nightline” improved by double digits year to year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+40% – 839,000 vs. 601,000), Adults 25-54 (+39% – 129,000 vs. 93,000) and Adults 18-49 (+30% – 83,000 vs. 64,000). Season to date, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+5% – 957,000 vs. 913,000) versus the same point last season. NOTE: For the week, NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM.” WEEK OF AUG. 24, 2026: PROGRAM AVERAGES TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/RTG A18-49(000)/RTG ABC’s “Nightline” 839,000 129,000/0.1 83,000/0.1 NBC’s “Late Night” 621,000 116,000/0.1 82,000/0.1 ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television’s prestigious, award-winning news program fe

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August 21, 2026

ABC NEWS RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE-NIGHT

“Nightline” ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (768,000), Adults 25-54 (130,000) and Adults 18-49 (88,000) for the week of Aug 10, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” “Nightline” posted double-digit gains week to week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+22% – 768,000 vs. 627,000), Adults 25-54 (+35% – 130,000 vs. 96,000) and Adults 18-49 (+24% – 88,000 vs. 70,000). “Nightline” also turned in double-digit increases year to year: Total Viewers (+23% – 768,000 vs. 624,000), Adults 25-54 (+31% – 130,000 vs. 99,000) and Adults 18-49 (+26% – 88,000 vs. 70,000). Season to date, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+4% – 959,000 vs. 924,000) versus the same point last season. NOTE: For the week, NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM.” ABC News’ “Nightline” is late-night television’s prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-d

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July 31, 2026

ABC NEWS WINS ACROSS LATE NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND KEY ADULT DEMOS

“Nightline” ABC News’ “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (827,000), Adults 25-54 (163,000) and Adults 18-49 (110,000) for the week of July 20, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers.” “Nightline” posted double-digit gains week to week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+12% – 827,000 vs. 736,000), Adults 25-54 (+41% – 163,000 vs. 116,000) and Adults 18-49 (+51% – 110,000 vs. 73,000), hitting a 6-week high in the key Adult news demo — since w/o 6/8/26. “Nightline” also turned in double-digit increases year to year: Total Viewers (+23% – 827,000 vs. 673,000), Adults 25-54 (+52% – 163,000 vs. 107,000) and Adults 18-49 (+80% – 110,000 vs. 61,000). Season to date, “Nightline” is up in Total Viewers (+4% – 976,000 vs. 942,000) versus the same point last season. NOTE: On Friday (7/24/26), NBC’s “Seth Meyers” was retitled to “Seth Meyers-SM.” NBC’s weekly averages are based on four da

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July 23, 2026

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 ON SUNDAY MORNING, FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE NIGHT

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos” On Sunday, July 19, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.715 million), Adults 25-54 (344,000) and Adults 18-49 (283,000) for the third consecutive week, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “This Week” improved on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+2% – 2.715 million vs. 2.673 million) and Adults 18-49 (+32% – 283,000 vs. 214,000). Season to date, “This Week” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.753 million) for the 5th season in a row, leading NBC’s “Meet the Press” (+146,000; vs. 2.607 million) and CBS’ “Face the Nation” 1 and 2 (+82,000; vs. 2.671 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. In fact, “This Week” is increasing its Total Viewer leads over NBC (+152% – 146,000 vs. 58,000) and CBS (+257% – 82,000 vs. 23,000) by triple digits compared to the same point last season. Further, “This Week” is delivering its largest overall viewer

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July 17, 2026

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS ON SUNDAY MORNING, IN LATE NIGHT AND FRIDAY EVENING

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos” On Sunday, July 12, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.810 million) and Adults 25-54 (420,000) for the second straight week, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “This Week” improved on the week-ago Sunday in Total Viewers (+8% – 2.810 million vs. 2.593 million) and Adults 18-49 (+9% – 342,000 vs. 314,000). The ABC program drew its largest overall audience in 11 weeks and posted its strongest Adults 18-49 performance in nearly 6 months – since 4/26/26 and 1/25/26, respectively. “This Week” posted double-digit gains year to year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+18% – 2.810 million vs. 2.386 million), Adults 25-54 (+32% – 420,000 vs. 319,000) and Adults 18-49 (+71% – 342,000 vs. 200,000). Season to date, “This Week” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.753 million) for the 5th season in a row, leading NBC’s “Meet the Press” (+148,000; vs. 2.605 milli

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July 10, 2026

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS ON SUNDAY MORNING AND IN LATE NIGHT

“This Week with George Stephanopoulos” On Sunday, July 5, 2026, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.559 million) and Adults 25-54 (422,000), based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research. “This Week” posted increases week to week in Total Viewers (+8% – 2.559 million vs. 2.359 million) and Adults 25-54 (+56% – 422,000 vs. 270,000), scoring its top key news Adult performance in 10 weeks — since 4/26/26. “This Week” improved on the year-ago Sunday in Adults 25-54 (+20% – 422,000 vs. 352,000). Season to date, “This Week” ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.751 million) for the 5th season in a row, leading NBC’s “Meet the Press” (+137,000; vs. 2.614 million) and CBS’ “Face the Nation” 1 and 2 (+66,000; vs. 2.685 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. In fact, “This Week” is increasing its Total Viewer lead over NBC (+174% – 137,000 vs. 50,000) and CBS (+500% – 66,000 vs. 11,000) by triple digits co

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ABC NEWS WINS ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING AND LATE NIGHT

ABC NEWS WINS IN LATE NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT

ABC NEWS WINS ACROSS THE BOARD IN LATE NIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT

ABC NEWS’ ‘NIGHTLINE’ WINS LATE NIGHT ACROSS THE BOARD

ABC NEWS WINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE NIGHT

ABC NEWS RANKS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE-NIGHT

ABC NEWS WINS ACROSS LATE NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY NIGHT IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND KEY ADULT DEMOS

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 ON SUNDAY MORNING, FRIDAY NIGHT AND LATE NIGHT

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS ON SUNDAY MORNING, IN LATE NIGHT AND FRIDAY EVENING

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS ON SUNDAY MORNING AND IN LATE NIGHT

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