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ABC’s World News Tonight was probably the most watched newscast for a sixth consecutive season and once more topped different broadcast networks within the adults 25-54 rankings demographic.

All of the networks noticed rankings declines of their night newscasts, albeit the earlier season had the extraordinary 2020 presidential election and its aftermath, in addition to a lot of the nation nonetheless hunkered down as a result of Covid.

The David Muir-anchored World News Tonight averaged 8.15 million viewers, a decline of seven% from the 2020-21 season. NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt averaged 6.87 million, off by 6%, whereas CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell posted 4.94 million, off by 9%.

In the adults 25-54 demo. World News Tonight averaged 1.47 million, a 13% drop from the earlier season. NBC Nightly News averaged 1.2 million, a fall of 15%, and CBS Evening News was at 830,000, additionally off by 15%.

Some stats: ABC says that World News Tonight was probably the most watched program in all of U.S. tv for 17 weeks in the course of the season, greater than another present. Since the beginning of the pandemic, it has had the No. 1 spot throughout broadcast and cable for 70 weeks. World News Tonight additionally topped within the 18-49 demo.

CBS News promoted that the O’Donnell-anchored newscast was narrowing the hole with its rivals, significantly amongst ladies 25-54.

NBC News stated that it improved the viewership hole vs. ABC News in complete viewers by 12%, in addition to in different demos.