{"id":124125,"date":"2026-04-24T20:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/week-of-april-13-evening-news-ratings-nbc-and-cbs-grow-in-demo\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T20:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:39:13","slug":"week-of-april-13-evening-news-ratings-nbc-and-cbs-grow-in-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/24\/week-of-april-13-evening-news-ratings-nbc-and-cbs-grow-in-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of April 13 Evening News Ratings: NBC and CBS Grow in Demo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir<\/strong> remained America\u2019s most-watched newscast in complete viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo; nevertheless, it was the one newscast that was down in each classes for the week of April 13.<\/p>\n

Throughout per week that noticed much less escalation within the Center East than in prior weeks, not one of the night broadcasts recorded any development in complete viewers. Nonetheless, NBC Nightly Information with Tom Llamas<\/strong> and CBS Night Information with Tony Dokoupil<\/strong> completed with features within the A25-54 demo.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, WNT\u2019s demo lead over Nightly Information fell to beneath 100,000 viewers through the just-concluded week, with 67,000 demo viewers separating the 2 broadcasts.<\/p>\n

Observe: The weekly averages of NBC Nightly Information are based mostly on 4 days (Monday-Thursday). Friday\u2019s (04\/17\/26) broadcast was retitled to NBC Nitely Information. This broadcast is excluded from the weekly and season averages.<\/em><\/p>\n

In line with nationwide reside+same-day massive knowledge plus program rankings from Nielsen, ABC World Information Tonight averaged 8.175 million complete viewers and 1.01 million Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of April 13. The night newscast declined by -3% amongst complete viewers and -5% amongst A25-54 viewers compared to the previous week<\/a>. its efficiency throughout the identical week in 2025* (the week beginning April 14<\/a>), WNT was up +14% in complete viewers and +5% within the demo.<\/p>\n

NBC Nightly Information completed in second place in complete viewers and the demo, averaging 6.441 million and 943,000 viewers, respectively. In comparison with the earlier week, Nightly Information was flat in complete viewers and up +4% within the demo. It shrank WNT\u2019s lead within the demo to a distinction of simply 67,000 viewers. When evaluating its efficiency to the identical week a yr in the past, Nightly Information was up by +9% in complete viewers and +16% within the demo.<\/p>\n

As soon as once more, CBS Night Information completed the week of April 13 beneath the 4 million complete viewers mark, and the five hundred,000 viewers mark within the demo, with 3.804 million and 482,000 viewers, respectively. CBS Information\u2019 newscast was flat in complete viewers however registered a +1% achieve within the demo in comparison with the earlier week. Its year-ago week numbers confirmed the newscast rising by +2% amongst complete viewers however dropping by -11% within the demo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

*Please observe that year-over-year comparisons are based mostly on Nielsen Large Knowledge+Panel (2026) vs. Panel (2025) measurements.<\/em><\/p>\n

April,13 2026 <\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Nielsen Large Knowledge + Panel):<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABC<\/strong><\/td>\nNBC<\/strong><\/td>\nCBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022 Complete Viewers:<\/td>\n8,175,000<\/strong><\/td>\n6,441,000\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n3,804,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022 A25-54:<\/td>\n1,010,000<\/strong><\/td>\n943,000\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n482,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

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Supply: Nielsen, NTI Complete Viewers, Adults\u00a025-54, and Adults 18-49 Nationwide Reside + Identical Day Large Knowledge Plus Panel Program Scores.\u00a0Present Week (w\/o 4\/6\/26), Earlier Week (w\/o 3\/30\/26), and 12 months-In the past Week (w\/o 4\/7\/25). Season so far: Most Present Knowledge Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9\/22\/25 \u2013 4\/12\/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9\/23\/24 \u2013 4\/13\/25). Starting 12\/26\/22, averages are based mostly on Large Knowledge\u00a0Plus Panel rankings.\u00a0\u00a0Season averages based mostly on Large Knowledge Plus Panel rankings begin with the 2023-2024 season.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n