ABC World News Tonight with David Muir maintained its dominance as the top newscast in both total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demographic, despite a slight decline in viewership. The week of April 8 saw WNT averaging 7.433 million total viewers and 1.043 million in the A25-54 demo, down by -5% from the previous week.
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt held onto its second-place position, with 6.072 million total viewers and 831,000 viewers in the A25-54 demo. The newscast experienced a -2% decline in total viewers and -6% in the demo compared to the previous week.
CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell ranked third with 4.530 million total viewers, down by -5% from the previous week. However, it was the only evening news program to see positive growth compared to the year-ago week numbers, with a +3% increase in total viewers and +1% in the A25-54 demo.
Overall, the Nielsen live-plus-same-day averages for the week of April 8, 2024, showed ABC leading with 7,433,000 total viewers, followed by NBC with 6,072,000 and CBS with 4,530,000. In the A25-54 demo, ABC had 1,043,000 viewers, NBC had 831,000, and CBS had 664,000 viewers.
Despite the slight declines in viewership for some newscasts, the competition remains fierce among the top evening news programs, with each network striving to capture and retain their audience in the ever-evolving media landscape.