Tops ABC’s ‘World News Tonight’ Tuesday by +102,000 in A25-54
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7 HIGHLIGHTS
Llamas anchored Tuesday-Friday, Hallie Jackson anchored Monday.
- Nightly News ranked #1 in the key demo on Tuesday, outperforming ABC by +102,000 in A25-54
- Nightly News posted the largest demo viewer growth year-over–year, more than ABC and CBS combined
- Nightly News increased its viewership across the board vs. prior year for the 32nd consecutive week
- Nightly News delivers its best streak of year-over-year growth on record
- Compared to the prior year, Nightly News narrowed its demo gap with ABC in A25-54 by 50%
- Nightly News posts the largest A25-54 and A18-49 viewer growth vs. last season among the evening newscasts, also up in total viewers
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7 STATS
- Averages 6.5 million total viewers, overperforming CBS by +2.6 million (+66%)
- Increases total viewership audience vs. last year by +669,000
- Grows total audience season to date by +316,000
- Averages 1 million A25-54 viewers, leading CBS by +450,000 (+81%)
- #1 evening newscast on Tuesday in A25-54
- Increases A25-54 viewership by +230,000 vs. last year
- Narrows the A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 50% vs. last year
- Nightly News’ A25-54 gap vs. ABC is 46% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, marking its closest demo gap vs. the network in 7 years
- Leads the competition in A25-54 viewer growth vs. last season, up +103,000
- Averages 730,000 A18-49 viewers, beating CBS by +338,000 (+86%)
- Increases A18-49 viewers vs. last year by +206,000
- Narrows A18-49 gap vs. ABC by 69% vs. last year
- Nightly News’ A18-49 gap vs. ABC is 31% better vs. prior year at this point in the season, closest demo gap vs. network in 6 years
- Leads the competition in A18-49 growth vs. last season, +92,000
WEEK OF 9/7/2026
| Program | P25-54 | P18-49 | P2+ |
| Imps | Imps | Imps | |
| NBC NIGHTLY NEWS | 1,006 | 730 | 6,472 |
| CBS EVENING NEWS | 556 | 392 | 3,893 |
| ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | 1,106 | 778 | 8,020 |
Source: Nielsen Big Data + Panel, L+SD, Week of 9/7/2026 through Thursday, 9/10/2026. Average audience based on regularly-titled telecasts only.
Note: Nightly News and ABC World News Tonight were based on 2-day averages, retitling on Monday (Labor Day), Wednesday (NFL Season Opener), and Friday. CBS Evening News was based on a 4-day average, retitling on Friday.
