ABC World News Tonight with David Muir was the No. 1 evening newscast for the week of January 14, not only in total audience, which is often the case these days, but also No. 1 among the younger news demos.
By averaging 9.8 million total viewers last week, World News delivered its most-watched the week since the comparable week in 2018 (week of Jan. 15, 2018). The ABC evening newscast defeated NBC Nightly News by its largest winning advantages in 7 months in key target demos: Total Viewers (+945,000), Adults 25-54 (+78,000) – since the week of June 4, 2018.
World News Tonight was -6 percent in total viewers, and -7 percent in A25-54 viewers vs. the same week last year, which just so happens to be the show’s most-watched in 13 years.
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt had a less than stellar week, ratings-wise. The broadcast was -10 percent in total viewers, and -14 percent in A25-54 viewers vs. the comparable week in 2018. However, Nightly remains the No.1 evening newscast this season in the ad-friendly A25-54 demo, and has been No. 1 in the demo at this point of the season for 23 consecutive seasons.
The CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor was -7 percent in total viewers, and -11 percent in A25-54 viewers vs. the comparable week in 2018.
The averages for the week of Jan. 14, 2019:
| Network | ABC | NBC | CBS |
|---|---|---|---|
| • Total Viewers: | 9,796,000 | 8,851,000 | 6,930,000 |
| • A25-54: | 2,114,000 | 2,036,000 | 1,451,000 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 Live + SD, 2017-18 Current Week (w/o 1/14/19), and Year-Ago Week (w/o 1/15/18). Season to date: Most Current: 2018 -2019 Season (9/24/18 – 1/20/19) and 2017-2018 Season (9/25/18 – 1/21/18). Averages based on regular telecasts.