Tag: ABC World News Tonight

For the week that encompassed Memorial Day, each of the three major network newscasts was down compared to the previous week.

The absence of Rachel Maddow in the MSNBC lineup was felt throughout the primetime schedule.

Many TV executives believe streaming is the answer. But that, especially for the old-fashioned evening news, means they’re competing for mindshare with Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and so on.

Before the week of November 11th, ABC News had held its largest lead over NBC News in the past 30 years.

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ABC News has led the ratings in the nightly newscast sector for 303 of the past 306 weeks.

During the final week of September, the network saw it's largest lead over NBC Nightly News in 29 years during the premiere week.

During the week of September 16th, the ratings for the program anchored by Muir rebounded after Disney television channels were reinserted for DirecTV subscribers.

The ABC show grew its lead in the demographic by 23% compared to the previous week.

For the first time in 30 years, ABC News led network news coverage of the event in total viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49.