NBC Nightly Information and CBS Night Information noticed viewership good points within the Adults 25-54 demo through the first full week of October.
Sadly, all three night information broadcasts registered week-to-week declines in complete viewers.
Nevertheless, the actual story of the week is the substantial inroads Nightly Information is making within the demo, as 14,000 demo viewers are separating it from ABC’s World Information Tonight.
That is Nightly Information’ closest demo hole vs. WNT in 6 years.
Observe: The weekly common of ABC Information is predicated on three days (Tuesday to Thursday). Monday’s (10/06/25) broadcast was retitled to WNT-ABC as a result of 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.
Based on nationwide stay+similar day massive information plus program scores from Nielsen, ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir averaged 7.192 million complete viewers and 801,000 Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of October 6. The night newscast skilled losses of -2% in complete viewers and -5% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week—it was the one newscast to see declines in each measured classes. its efficiency to the identical week in 2024 (the week starting Oct. 7), WNT was down by -4% in complete viewers and by -26% within the demo.
In second place in complete viewers and the demo was NBC Nightly Information with Tom Llamas, averaging 5.63 million and 787,000 viewers, respectively. The printed was down by -3% in complete viewers however noticed a viewership achieve of +2% within the A25-54 demo. When evaluating its efficiency to the identical week a 12 months in the past, Nightly Information declined by -5% in complete viewers and -16% within the demo.
CBS Night Information had 3.555 million complete viewers and 422,000 viewers within the demo for the week of October 6. The printed dipped by -1% in complete viewers however grew by +6% within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. Its year-ago week numbers noticed the newscast decline by -21% in complete viewers and -33% within the demo.
ABC NBC CBS • Complete Viewers: 7,192,000 5,630,000 3,555,000 • A25-54: 801,000 787,000 422,000
Supply: Nielsen, NTI Complete Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Nationwide Reside + Identical Day Huge Information Plus Panel Program Scores. Present Week (w/o 10/6/25), Earlier Week (w/o 9/29/25) and Yr-In the past Week (w/o 10/7/24). Season up to now: Most Present Information Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22 – 10/12/25) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23 – 10/13/24).
