“World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.901 million) on all of broadcast and cable during the week of March 2, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
- “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.901 million), Adults 25-54 (1.104 million) and Adults 18-49 (818,000).
- “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.898 million, 1.054 million and 741,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+29%/+2.003 million), Adults 25-54 (+5%/+50,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10%/+77,000).
- “World News Tonight” increased its lead over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+8% – 2.003 million vs. 1.854 million), Adults 25-54 (+28% – 50,000 vs. 39,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10% – 77,000 vs. 70,000) to deliver its largest advantages in 5 weeks — since w/o 1/26/26.
- For the second week in a row, “World News Tonight” increased its Total Viewer margin over “NBC Nightly News” year to year (+32% – 2.003 million vs. 1.513 million) by double digits.
- “World News Tonight” turned in gains on the previous week in Total Viewers (+3%/+259,000 – 8.901 million vs. 8.642 million), Adults 25-54 (+7%/+76,000 – 1.104 million vs. 1.028 million) and Adults 18-49 (+8%/+59,000 – 818,000 vs. 759,000).
- “World News Tonight” improved year to year in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+10%/+775,000 – 8.901 million vs. 8.126 million), Adults 25-54 (+5%/+57,000 – 1.104 million vs. 1.047 million) and Adults 18-49 (+5%/+42,000 – 818,000 vs. 776,000).
- “World News Tonight” (8.901 million, 1.104 million and 818,000, respectively) towered over the “CBS Evening News” audience (4.117 million, 507,000 and 410,000, respectively), beating the CBS program by triple digits in Total Viewers (+116%/+4.784 million), Adults 25-54 (+118%/+597,000) and Adults 18-49 (+100%/+408,000) for the fourth straight week.
- “World News Tonight” increased its lead over the “CBS Evening News” week to week in Total Viewers (+7% – 4.784 million vs. 4.472 million), Adults 25-54 (+14% – 597,000 vs. 524,000) and Adults 18-49 (+8% – 408,000 vs. 379,000).