
ABC World News Tonight Reclaims Top Spot with 19% Year-Over-Year Growth
ABC's World News Tonight returned to the top of evening news rankings for the week of August 17, averaging 8.462 million total viewers and 1.059 million in the Adults 25-54 demographic. The program posted its highest viewership since March, driven by a 19 percent increase in total audience and a 34 percent rise in the key demographic compared to the same period in 2025. NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News also recorded year-over-year growth, though both trailed ABC in total viewership.








