For the 16th week in a row, “World News Tonight with David Muir” stood as the No. 1 program in Total Viewers (8.168 million) on all of broadcast and cable (excluding sports) during the week of July 27, 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 (8.168 million), Adults 25-54 (1.078 million) and Adults 18-49 (822,000).
- “World News Tonight” outperformed “NBC Nightly News” (6.620 million, 948,000 and 708,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+23%/+1.548 million), Adults 25-54 (+14%/+130,000) and Adults 18-49 (+16%/+114,000).
- “World News Tonight” (8.168 million, 1.078 million and 822,000, respectively) beat “CBS Evening News” (4.127 million, 570,000 and 401,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+98%/+4.041 million), Adults 25-54 (+89%/+508,000) and Adults 18-49 (+105%/+421,000).