“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (8.356 million), Adults 25-54 (1.133 million) and Adults 18-49 (843,000) during the week of Oct. 12, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
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- “World News Tonight” outdelivered “NBC Nightly News” (6.642 million, 1.018 million and 755,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+26%/+1.714 million), Adults 25-54 (+11%/+115,000) and Adults 18-49 (+12%/+88,000).
- “World News Tonight” saw gains on the previous week in Total Viewers (+2%/+137,000 – 8.356 million vs. 8.219 million) and Adults 18-49 (+1%/+7,000 – 843,000 vs. 836,000).
- “World News Tonight” turned in increases on the same week last year in Total Viewers (+9%/+638,000 – 8.356 million vs. 7.658 million), Adults 25-54 (+22%/+206,000 – 1.133 million vs. 927,000) and Adults 18-49 (+34%/+212,000 – 843,000 vs. 631,000). “World News Tonight” turned in year-to-year gains across the board in all four weeks of the season to date.
- “World News Tonight” (8.356 million, 1.133 million and 843,000, respectively) defeated “CBS Evening News” (4.219 million, 655,000 and 479,000, respectively) in Total Viewers (+98%/+4.137 million), Adults 25-54 (+73%/+478,000) and Adults 18-49 (+76%/+364,000).