NBC, ABC & CBS Evening News Ratings Show Big Swings: Who Had Hot Start to July?
What To Know
- ABC World News Tonight was the only major evening news show to see week-over-week growth.
- NBC Nightly News and CBS Evening News both experienced declines in weekly ratings.
- Holiday scheduling shifts and anchor substitutions impacted the ratings data.
The latest evening news ratings are in, and the summer started hot for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir, the only show to see a rise in total viewers and the key Adults 25-54 demographic.
It should be noted that the Fourth of July holiday led to scheduling shifts across all three major networks for the week of June 29; the ratings data is therefore based on different days. ABC News’ average is based on the Monday and Tuesday broadcasts; CBS News’ is based on Monday to Wednesday; and NBC News’ is based on Monday to Thursday.
In addition, NBC Nightly News‘ regular host, Tom Llamas, was off last week and replaced by Haillie Jackson.
According to AdWeek, citing national live+same-day big data plus program ratings from Nielsen, ABC World News Tonight averaged 8.128 million total viewers and 964,000 demo viewers for the week of June 29. This was up 8 percent in total viewers and up 1 percent in the key demo compared to the week before.
Compared to the same period in 2025, World News Tonight was up 13 percent in total viewers but down 3 percent in the demo.
NBC Nightly News ranked second, averaging 6.16 million total viewers and 856,000 demo viewers. This was down 3 percent in total viewers and down 4 percent in the demo compared to the previous week. However, the show was up 12 percent in total viewers and the demo when compared to the same period in 2025.
Meanwhile, CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil fell back below the 4 million benchmark for the week of June 29. The show averaged 3.765 million total viewers and 501,000 demo viewers. This was down 6 percent in total viewers and down 13 percent in the demo compared to the week prior.
However, there was better news in the year-over-year comparison, as CBS Evening News grew by 1 percent in total viewers and 8 percent in the key demo compared to the same period in 2025.
CBS Evening News, Weeknights, 6:30/5:30c, CBS
NBC Nightly News, Weeknights, 6:30/5:30c, NBC
ABC World News Tonight, Weeknights, 6:30/5:30c, ABC
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I swear that just looks like 3 different pictures of the same guy.
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They all need to follow the rules of journalism. We're sick of opinions, we want actual facts.
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It is no long "news" , rather broadcast entertainment! Give the facts, I can form my own opinions thank you.
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Don't watch any of them. They lean towards the network's beliefs. I just want the facts and no opinions.
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C
Those 3 report the true facts, not whatever trump wants them to report.
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I didn't realize the broadcast networks had all cloned one guy for their broadcasts.
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Why isn't Fox Network included?
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Bret Baier gets 2.6 million. So, 4th place.
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CBS is the most politically biased . Can’t trust Tony and his fawning fawning over Trump admin
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What about Fox News Channel? Last I heard, they blew away the "Big 3".
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M
Comparing network with broadcast is like Apples and oranges
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Fox News' flagship 6:00 PM ET newscast, Special Report with Bret Baier, averaged around 2.6 million total viewers in recent cable news ratings.
So no.
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Cbs is my favorite TV news station
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I like Tony on CBS I think he's great not bias doesn't give his opinion he just reports the news and I love that
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Tony is a great news anchot
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