For the 12th straight week, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.128 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of June 29, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
- “World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.128 million), Adults 25-54 (964,000) and Adults 18-49 (741,000).
- “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.160 million, 856,000 and 612,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+32%/+1.968 million), Adults 25-54 (+13%/+108,000) and Adults 18-49 (+21%/+129,000).
- “World News Tonight” widened its margins over “NBC Nightly News” week to week in Total Viewers (+30% – 1.968 million vs. 1.517 million), Adults 25-54 (+66% – 108,000 vs. 65,000) and Adults 18-49 (+231% – 129,000 vs. 39,000). “World News Tonight” delivered its largest Total Viewer lead in 6 weeks and its biggest margin in Adults 25-54 in 5 weeks — since the week of 5/18/26 and 5/25/26, respectively.
- “World News Tonight” widened its Total Viewers margin over “NBC Nightly News” year to year by 14% (1.968 million vs. 1.726 million).
- “World News Tonight” posted increases on the previous week across the board: Total Viewers (+3%/+270,000 – 8.128 million vs. 7.858 million), Adults 25-54 (+1%/+9,000 –964,000 vs. 955,000) and Adults 18-49 (+7%/+47,000 –741,000 vs. 694,000). “World News Tonight” hit a 6-week high in overall viewers and a 4-week best in the key Adult news demo — since weeks of 5/18/26 and 6/1/26, respectively.
- “World News Tonight” saw gains on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+9%/+672,000 – 8.128 million vs. 7.456 million) and Adults 18-49 (+2%/+17,000 –741,000 vs. 724,000).
- “World News Tonight” (8.128 million, 964,000 and 741,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (3.765 million, 501,000 and 398,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+116%/+4.363 million), Adults 25-54 (+92%/+463,000) and Adults 18-49(+86%/+343,000).
🔎NBC Night News Highlights
- Nightly News scores its 22nd consecutive week of across-the-board growth vs. last year
- Nightly News delivers its best streak of year-over-year growth in the demo since November 2008
- Nightly News closes the year-over-year A25-54 gap vs. ABC by 49% and by 44% in A18-49
- Nightly News continues to deliver its closest key demo gaps vs. ABC in six years for the current season
- Nightly News is the only network evening newscast to grow its viewership across the board vs. last season
- Hallie Jackson anchored the week.