ABC World Information Tonight and CBS Night Information recorded week-to-week features in each complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo.
For the week of October 13, WNT skilled double-digit will increase within the advertiser-coveted demo and had the most-watched newscast in 11 weeks.
After NBC Nightly Information made some demo inroads the prior week, WNT made features within the demo, stretching its lead over NBC Information’ night information program to a distinction of 181,000 demo viewers.
In the meantime, Nightly Information was the one newscast to not see viewership progress throughout each measured classes.
Notice: The weekly common of ABC Information is predicated on three days (Tuesday to Thursday). Monday’s (10/13/25) broadcast was retitled to WNT-ABC because of the NFL, whereas Friday’s (10/10/25) broadcast was additionally retitled to WNT-ABC. These broadcasts have been excluded from the weekly and season averages.
In line with nationwide dwell+identical day huge knowledge plus program scores from Nielsen, ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir averaged 7.658 million complete viewers and 927,000 Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of October 13. The night newscast grew by +6% in complete viewers and +16% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. its efficiency for a similar week in 2024 (the week starting Oct. 14), WNT was up by +5% in complete viewers however down -9% within the demo—it was the one newscast to indicate progress in one of many two measured classes inside this comparability.
Taking the No. 2 spot in complete viewers and the demo was NBC Nightly Information with Tom Llamas, averaging 5.646 million and 746,000 viewers, respectively. The published was flat in complete viewers and down by -5% within the A25-54 demo. When evaluating its efficiency to the identical week a 12 months in the past, Nightly Information declined by -1% in complete viewers and -9% within the demo.
CBS Night Information had 3.661 million complete viewers and 432,000 viewers within the demo for the week of October 13. The published was up by +3% in complete viewers and +2% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. Its year-ago week numbers noticed the newscast decline by -17% in complete viewers and -37% within the demo—the one program with double-digit losses inside this comparability.
ABC NBC CBS • Whole Viewers: 7,658,000 5,646,000 3,661,000 • A25-54: 927,000 746,000 432,000
Supply: Nielsen, NTI Whole Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Nationwide Dwell + Identical Day Massive Information Plus Panel Program Rankings. Present Week (w/o 10/13/25), Earlier Week (w/o 10/6/25) and 12 months-In the past Week (w/o 10/14/24). Season thus far: Most Present Information Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22 – 10/19/25) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23 – 10/20/24).
