What you need to know
- ABC World News Tonight led the week despite a decline from the previous week.
- NBC Evening News ranked second while also showing week-over-week decreases.
- CBS Evening News experienced the largest weekly decline.
The evening news ratings for the week of October 26 are in, and the numbers were down across the board for ABC, NBC and CBS, even though it was the week before the important midterm elections.
According to Adweek, citing Nielsen’s Live + Same Day National Big Data and Program Ratings, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir on average 8.454 million total viewers And 1.157 million viewers in the adults 25-54 demographic for the week of October 26. This represents a decline of 4 percent in total viewers and 3 percent in the demo compared to the previous week.
The year-over-year figures were better, with World News Tonight up 9% in total viewers and 22% in the key demo compared to the same week in 2025.
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas ranked second, with an average 6.652 million total viewers And 1.049 million demo viewers for the week of October 26. This represents a 1 percent drop in total viewers and a 5 percent drop in the demo compared to the previous week.
However, the show grew year over year, with an 8% increase in total viewers and a 24% increase in the demo.
CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil experienced the largest week-over-week decline, on average 4.187 million total viewers And 590,000 demo viewers. This represents a decline of 9 percent in total viewers and 14 percent in the key demo compared to the previous week.
Compared to the same period in 2025, CBS Evening News grew 3 percent among total viewers and 20 percent in the demo.
ABC World News Tonight with David Muirweekday evenings, 6:30 p.m./5:30 p.m., ABC
NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamasweeknights, 6:30/5:30 p.m., NBC
CBS Evening News with Tony DokoupilWeeknights, 6:30/5:30 p.m., CBS
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