The transient lull in native and worldwide information delivered a blended plate of viewership engagement for all three night broadcasts, with CBS Night Information experiencing a decline in viewership in each whole day and the Adults 25-54 demographic for the week of June 16.
ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir is the one newscast to see positive factors in each measured classes, whereas NBC’s Nightly Information skilled losses within the demo.
Notice: The weekly common of ABC Information relies on two days (Tuesday and Wednesday). Monday’s broadcast (06/16/25) was retitled to WNT-ABC attributable to Sport 5 of the NBA Finals. Thursday’s broadcast (06/19/2025) was coded as a particular because of the Juneteenth vacation, and Friday’s broadcast was retitled to WNT-ABC. These broadcasts have been excluded from the weekly and season averages.
In response to live-plus-same-day knowledge from Nielsen, ABC World Information Tonight averaged 7.448 million whole viewers for the week of June 16. It noticed positive factors of +3% in whole viewers and +4% within the A25-54 demo, drawing 1.038 million viewers within the demo. Taking a look at its efficiency to the identical week in 2024 (the week starting June 17), WNT was up +4% in whole viewers and +9% within the demo.
NBC Nightly Information with Tom Llamas completed because the No. 2 broadcast in whole viewers and the demo, averaging 5.678 million whole viewers and 820,000 demo viewers. The published was flat in whole viewers however noticed a -3% decline within the A25-54 demo. When evaluating its efficiency to the identical week a yr in the past, Nightly Information was down in whole viewers by -1% however up +11% within the demo.
CBS Night Information had 3.981 million whole viewers and 526,000 viewers within the demo for the week of June 16. The published was down -4% in whole viewers and the demo in comparison with the week prior. Its year-ago week numbers have been down by -8% in whole viewers and -15% within the demo.
ABC NBC CBS • Complete Viewers: 7,448,000 5,678,000 3,981,000 • A25-54: 1,038,000 820,000 526,000
Supply: The Nielsen Firm, NTI Complete Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Reside + SD Present Week (w/o 6/16/25), Earlier Week (w/o 6/9/25) and Yr-In the past Week (w/o 6/17/24). Most Present Knowledge Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 6/17/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 6/16/24). Nielsen rankings for ABC, NBC, and CBS embrace extra airings in choose markets. Starting 8/31/20, nationwide rankings additionally embrace Out of Dwelling (OOH) viewing. Averages based mostly on common telecasts.
