For the 14th consecutive week, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.476 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of July 13, 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 (8.476 million), Adults 25-54 (1.073 million) and Adults 18-49 (842,000).
- “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.684 million, 1.002 million and 772,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+27%/+1.792 million), Adults 25-54 (+7%/+71,000) and Adults 18-49 (+9%/+70,000).
- For the third straight week, “World News Tonight” improved week to week across the board: Total Viewers (+2%/+185,000 – 8.476 million vs. 8.291 million), Adults 25-54 (+1%/+15,000 –1.073 million vs. 1.058 million) and Adults 18-49 (+8%/+64,000 –842,000 vs. 778,000). “World News Tonight” hit a 3-month high in Total Viewers, a 4-month high in Adults 25-54 and a 6-month high in Adults 18-49 — since weeks of 4/20/26, 3/23/26 and 2/19/26, respectively.
- “World News Tonight” turned in double-digit gains year to year across the board: Total Viewers (+13%/+984,000 – 8.476 million vs. 7.492 million), Adults 25-54 (+11%/+108,000 –1.073 million vs. 965,000) and Adults 18-49 (+23%/+157,000 –842,000 vs. 685,000).
- “World News Tonight” (8.476 million, 1.073 million and 842,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (3.754 million, 472,000 and 309,000, respectively) by triple digits in Total Viewers (+126%/+4.722 million), Adults 25-54 (+127%/+601,000) and Adults 18-49 (+172%/+533,000).
- “World News Tonight” widened its lead over “CBS Evening News” versus the previous week in Total Viewers (+5% – 4.722 million vs. 4.503 million), Adults 25-54 (+7% – 601,000 vs. 561,000) and Adults 18-49 (+40% – 533,000 vs. 382,000), scoring its largest Adults 18-49 lead in nearly 4 1/2 years — since w/o 2/28/22.
- “World News Tonight” increased its margins over “CBS Evening News” year to year in Total Viewers (+25% – 4.722 million vs. 3.782 million), Adults 25-54 (+14% – 601,000 vs. 527,000) and Adults 18-49 (+42% – 533,000 vs. 375,000),