{"id":133546,"date":"2026-07-02T23:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/here-are-the-2nd-quarter-of-2026-evening-news-ratings\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T23:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:31:44","slug":"here-are-the-2nd-quarter-of-2026-evening-news-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/07\/02\/here-are-the-2nd-quarter-of-2026-evening-news-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are the 2nd Quarter of 2026 Evening News Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Right here is TVNewser\u2019s take a look at the Q2 2026 rankings for night newscasts and the night rankings for the week of June 22: <\/p>\n

Week of June 22<\/strong><\/h5>\n

CBS Night Information with Tony Dokoupil<\/strong> completed the final week of June with features in each whole viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. It crossed the 4 million whole viewers mark throughout this just-concluded week.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir<\/strong> recorded features within the advertiser-coveted demo for the week of June 22. This optimistic displaying gave ABC Information\u2019 night newscast some life, because it managed to widen the viewership hole within the demo between it and NBC Nightly Information with Tom Llamas<\/strong> to 65,000 viewers, after 3,000 viewers had separated the 2 exhibits the earlier week\u2013Llamas solely anchored on Monday, with Hallie Jackson<\/strong> anchoring the remaining days.<\/p>\n

In keeping with nationwide reside+same-day huge knowledge plus program rankings from Nielsen, ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir<\/strong> averaged 7.528 million whole viewers and 955,000 Adults 25-54 demo viewers for the week of June 22. The night newscast was down -5% in whole viewers however up +3% amongst A25-54 viewers compared to the previous week<\/a>. its efficiency throughout the identical week in 2025* (the week starting June 23), WNT was up +2% in whole viewers however down -8% within the demo\u2014the one newscast to fall in both of the measured classes throughout this yearly comparability.<\/p>\n

NBC Nightly Information was second in whole viewers and the demo, averaging 6.341 million and 890,000 viewers, respectively. In comparison with the earlier week, Nightly Information was flat in whole viewers and was down -4% within the demo. When evaluating its efficiency to the identical week a 12 months in the past, Nightly Information was up by +10% in whole viewers and +6% within the demo.<\/p>\n

CBS Night Information completed the week of June 22 with 4.015 million whole viewers and 576,000 demo viewers. CBS Information\u2019 newscast grew by +2% in whole viewers and within the demo in comparison with the earlier week\u2014the one program with features in each classes. Its year-ago week numbers confirmed the newscast rising by +3% amongst whole viewers and +12% within the demo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

June 22, 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>\n7,528,000<\/strong><\/td>\n6,341,000\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n4,015,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022 A25-54:<\/td>\n955,000<\/strong><\/td>\n890,000\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n576,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
Second Quarter 2026<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Turning to the quarterly rankings, all three broadcasts skilled quarter-to-quarter declines in whole viewers and the prized Adults 25-54 demo.<\/p>\n

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The information cycle throughout this era was not dramatic, which led to quarterly drops throughout the three networks. WNT continued its second-quarter win streak in whole viewers, extending it to seven years. Within the demo, ABC Information\u2019 program widened the separation between Nightly Information, extending it to 87,000 demo viewers throughout the just-concluded quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In keeping with Nielsen Media Analysis, World Information Tonight completed the second quarter with 8.2 million whole viewers and 1.01 million viewers within the A25-54 demo. When put in opposition to the primary quarter of 2026, WNT was down by -6% in whole viewers and -8% within the demo. In contrast with the year-ago quarter (Q2 2025<\/a>)*, ABC Information\u2019 broadcast rankings grew by +13% in whole viewers and +3% within the demo.<\/p>\n

NBC Nightly Information averaged 6.347 million whole viewers and 923,000 A25-54 viewers throughout the just-concluded quarter. The newscast was down -9% in whole viewers and -12% within the demo in comparison with the prior quarter. Checking its efficiency relative to the year-ago quarter, it was up +10% in whole viewers and +12% within the A25-54 demo.<\/p>\n

Lastly, CBS Night Information completed under the 4 million mark, averaging 3.9 million whole viewers and 535,000 A25-54 viewers in Q2 2026. It was down by -9% in whole viewers and -1% within the demo vs. the prior quarter. In comparison with the second quarter of 2025, it grew by +2% in whole viewers and +3% amongst A25-54 viewers.<\/p>\n

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

\u200b2nd Quarter 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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ABC<\/strong><\/td>\nNBC<\/strong><\/td>\nCBS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022 Complete Viewers:<\/td>\n8,200,000<\/strong><\/td>\n6,347,000\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n3,900,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u2022 A25-54:<\/td>\n1,010,000<\/strong><\/td>\n923,000\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n535,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Supply: Nielsen, NTI Complete Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49 Nationwide Reside + Identical Day Large Knowledge Plus Panel Program Scores. Present Week (w\/o 6\/22\/26), Earlier Week (w\/o 6\/15\/26), and 12 months-In the past Week (w\/o 6\/23\/25). Season up to now: Most Present Knowledge Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9\/22\/25 \u2013 6\/28\/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9\/23\/24 \u2013 6\/29\/25).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n