# Election News Boosts Evening News Ratings

> Midterm election interest lifts ABC, CBS, and NBC news ratings this week.
- Title: Election News Boosts Evening News Ratings · Adweek | Shortify
- Summary: Midterm election interest lifts ABC, CBS, and NBC news ratings this week. ABC World News Tonight gained 8% total viewers and 15% Adults 25-54 demo viewers…
- Keywords: midterm elections, abc world news tonight, nbc nightly news, cbs evening news, adults 25-54 demo, total viewers, nielsen ratings, Adweek
- Source: Adweek — https://adweek.com/tvnewser/week-of-nov-2-2026-evening-news-ratings
- Author: Mark Mwachiro
- Published: 2026-11-12T20:26:27+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: midterm elections, abc world news tonight, nbc nightly news, cbs evening news, adults 25-54 demo, total viewers, nielsen ratings
## Week of Nov 2 Evening News Ratings
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas, and CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil saw week-to-week gains in total viewers and Adults 25-54 demo.
## ABC World News Tonight Leads
ABC World News Tonight averaged 9.143 million total viewers and 1.325 million Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of Nov 2, up +8% in total viewers and +15% in the demo compared to last…
## NBC Nightly News Gains
NBC Nightly News ranked second with 7.268 million total viewers and 1.163 million Adults 25-54 demo viewers, up +9% in total viewers and +25% in the demo compared to last week.
## CBS Evening News Performance
CBS Evening News finished with 4.332 million total viewers and 663,000 Adults 25-54 demo viewers, up +3% in total viewers and +12% in the demo compared to last week.
## Key takeaway

ABC World News Tonight gained 8% total viewers and 15% Adults 25-54 demo viewers compared to last week, with NBC Nightly News up 9% in total viewers and 25% in the demo.