For the third week in a row, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.300 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of April 27, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
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- “World News Tonight” ranked as the No. 1 newscast across broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.300 million), Adults 25-54 (1.004 million) and Adults 18-49 (754,000).
- “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.231 million, 928,000 and 690,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+33%/+2.069 million), Adults 25-54 (+8%/+76,000) and Adults 18-49 (+9%/+64,000).
- For the tenth straight week, “World News Tonight” built on its Total Viewer lead over “NBC Nightly News” on the same week last year (+44% – 2.069 million vs. 1.436 million) by double digits.
- For the ninth week running, “World News Tonight” saw gains on the year-ago week in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+13%/+973,000 – 8.300 million vs. 7.327 million), Adults 25-54 (+5%/+52,000 –1.004 million vs. 952,000) and Adults 18-49(+10%/+67,000 – 754,000 vs. 687,000).
- “World News Tonight” (8.300 million, 1.004 million and 754,000, respectively) outperformed “CBS Evening News” (3.862 million, 541,000 and 379,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+115%/+4.438 million), Adults 25-54 (+86%/+463,000) and Adults 18-49 (+99%/+375,000).
- “World News Tonight” widened its lead over “CBS Evening News” versus the year-ago week in Total Viewers (+20% – 4.438 million vs. 3.691 million).