The top twenty nightly news stories of 2006, as compiled by the Tyndall Report:
| Minutes | ||||
| Subject | Total | ABC | CBS | NBC |
| Iraq: US-led combat continues | 1131 | 343 | 398 | 389 |
| Israel-Hezbollah fighting | 578 | 177 | 196 | 205 |
| Hurricane Katrina aftermath | 367 | 102 | 75 | 190 |
| September 11th attacks aftermath | 229 | 76 | 67 | 87 |
| Oil, gasoline prices rise | 207 | 60 | 65 | 82 |
| Illegal immigration debate | 202 | 47 | 77 | 78 |
| Iraq: sectarian violence flares | 187 | 53 | 54 | 80 |
| Iraq: war-zone journalists attacks | 170 | 58 | 73 | 39 |
| Campaign 2006: Dems win House | 165 | 51 | 58 | 57 |
| North Korea N-weapons program | 162 | 53 | 54 | 55 |
| al-Qaeda manhunts, detention | 144 | 48 | 51 | 46 |
| West Virginia coal mine explosion | 132 | 42 | 36 | 53 |
| Iran N-weapons program feared | 131 | 42 | 48 | 41 |
| NYSE-NASDAQ market action | 129 | 22 | 39 | 68 |
| Torino Winter Olympic Games | 106 | 29 | 4 | 73 |
| Auto industry financial troubles | 100 | 32 | 24 | 45 |
| Rep Mark Foley (R-FL) scandal | 99 | 32 | 37 | 31 |
| Airlines anti-terrorism security | 99 | 32 | 34 | 33 |
| War on Terrorism: global effort | 97 | 30 | 30 | 37 |
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