Week of Dec. 8 Evening News Ratings: Newscasts See Declines

The three night broadcasts posted week-to-week declines in each whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo for the week of December 8.ABC World Information Tonight continued to be America’s most-watched newscast in each measured classes, ending because the top-rated broadcast for the tenth 12 months in a row in whole viewers.One fascinating tidbit relating to WNT’s dominance, season to this point, its lead over CBS Night Information is the most important in whole viewers in no less than 34 years, because the 1991-1992 season, when Nielsen’s digital database started.In accordance with nationwide stay+same-day massive knowledge plus program scores from Nielsen, ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir averaged 7.867 million whole viewers and 1 million Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of December 8. The night newscast was down by -5% in whole viewers and -6% within the A25-54 demo in comparison with the earlier week. Taking a look at its efficiency for a similar week in 2024* (the week starting December 9), WNT was flat in whole viewers however down -8% within the demo.NBC Nightly Information with Tom Llamas was in second place in whole viewers and the demo, averaging 6.432 million and 854,000 viewers, respectively. The published was down -3% in whole viewers and -5% within the A25-54 demo. When evaluating its efficiency to the identical week a 12 months in the past*, Nightly Information was up +2% in whole viewers however down -4% within the demo—it was the one night newscast with year-over-year beneficial properties in both of the measured classes.CBS Night Information had 4.152 million whole viewers and 528,000 viewers within the demo for the week of December 8. The published was down -5% in whole viewers and within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. Its year-ago week numbers* confirmed the newscast drop by -11% in whole viewers and -23% within the demo—the one morning present with double-digit declines inside this comparability.  *Please observe that year-over-year comparisons are based mostly on Nielsen Huge Knowledge+Panel (2025) vs. Panel (2024) measurements. ABC NBC CBS • Whole Viewers: 7,867,000 6,432,000   4,152,000 • A25-54: 1,000,000 854,000   528,000 Supply: Nielsen, NTI Whole Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49 Nationwide Stay + Similar Day Huge Knowledge Plus Panel Program Rankings. Present Week (w/o 12/8/25), Earlier Week (w/o 12/1/25), and 12 months-In the past Week (w/o 12/9/24). Season to this point: Most Present Knowledge Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22 – 12/14/25) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23 – 12/15/24).