From Adweek · Mark Mwachiro · · 1m 20s
ABC Grows in Evening News Ratings
ABC World News Tonight leads 2026-2027 broadcast season with record viewership.
In brief
ABC World News Tonight leads 2026-2027 broadcast season with record viewership. ABC World News Tonight gained 3% total viewers and 17% year-over-year growth in its first week of the 2026-2027 broadcast season. Originally reported by Adweek.
ABC World News Tonight starts season strong
ABC World News Tonight began the 2026-2027 broadcast season as the only telecast not to lose viewers in total and Adults 25-54 demo.
ABC leads in viewership for 11th year
This was the 11th year ABC World News Tonight started the new season as the most-watched broadcast.
ABC's demo battle with NBC
ABC World News Tonight separated NBC Nightly News by 183,000 viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo for the week of September 21, 2026.
ABC's weekly ratings
ABC World News Tonight averaged 8.388 million total viewers and 1.153 million Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of Sept. 21, 2026.
ABC's year-over-year growth
ABC World News Tonight was up +17% in total viewers and +35% in the Adults 25-54 demo compared to the same week in 2025.
NBC Nightly News performance
NBC Nightly News averaged 6.495 million total viewers and 970,000 Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of September 21, 2026.
The big picture
ABC World News Tonight gained 3% total viewers and 17% year-over-year growth in its first week of the 2026-2027 broadcast season.
