ABC NEWS IS #1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS IN LATE NIGHT, FRIDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING

'Nightline' Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers, Leading NBC's 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'

'20/20: Murder at the U' is the #1 Friday Newsmagazine, Leading NBC's 'Dateline' in Total Viewers

'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 6th Straight Week

"NIGHTLINE"

ABC News' "Nightline" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (912,000), for the week of March 2, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

· For the second week in a row, "Nightline" improved on the previous week in Total Viewers (+10% - 912,000 vs. 828,000), Adults 25-54 (+22% - 156,000 vs. 137,000) and Adults 18-49 (+14% - 120,000 vs. 98,000). In fact, "Nightline" delivered its best Adults 25-54 performance in 7 weeks and best delivery in Adults 18-49 in 9 weeks - since weeks of 1/12/26 and 12/29/25, respectively.

· "Nightline" saw year-to-year double-digit gains in Total Viewers (+11% - 912,000 vs. 822,000), Adults 25-54 (+15% - 156,000 vs. 136,000) and Adults 18-49 (+58% - 120,000 vs. 76,000).

· Season to date, "Nightline" (986,000) leads NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (+980,000) in Total Viewers.

NOTE: On Friday (3/6/26), NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM." NBC's weekly average is based on four days (Monday-Thursday).

ABC News' "Nightline" is late-night television's prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Eman Varoqua is executive producer. The program airs weeknights from 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News' digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.

"20/20"

ABC News' "20/20: Murder at the U" averaged 2.315 million Total Viewers, 384,000 Adults 25-54 and 269,000 Adults 18-49 on Friday, March 6, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC's "Dateline" (2.262 million) in Total Viewers.

· "20/20" saw week-to-week gains in Adults 25-54 (+7% - 384,000 vs. 359,000) and Adults 18-49 (+27% - 269,000 vs. 212,000).

· "20/20" improved on the year-ago Friday in Adults 25-54 (+3% - 384,000 vs. 372,000) and Adults 18-49 (+5% - 269,000 vs. 255,000).

· Season to date, "20/20" leads "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+12%/+381,000 - 3.551 million vs. 3.170 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

ABC News' "20/20" is the No. 1 award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for over 45 years, "20/20" features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour "20/20" events air Fridays from 9-11 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.

"This Week with George Stephanopoulos"

WEEK OF MARCH 2, 2026:

PROGRAM AVERAGES TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/RTG A18-49(000)/RTG

ABC's "Nightline" 912,000 156,000/0.1 120,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 875,000 197,000/0.2 134,000/0.1

"THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS"

On Sunday, March 8, 2026, "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.660 million) for the sixth straight week, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

· For the second week in a row, "This Week" saw year to year gains in both Total Viewers (+2% - 2.660 million vs. 2.613 million) and Adults 25-54 (+12% - 383,000 vs. 343,000) and stood as the only Sunday public affairs program to build on the year-ago Sunday in both measures.

· Season to date, "This Week" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.792 million), leading NBC's "Meet the Press" (2.650 million) and CBS' "Face the Nation" 1 and 2 (2.774 million). In fact, "This Week" is beating the NBC program by its largest overall viewer lead (+142,000) in 29 years - since the 1996-1997 season.

George Stephanopoulos is anchor, Martha Raddatz is chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor, and Jonathan Karl is chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of "This Week."

NOTE: CBS' numbers are based on averages for both "Face the Nation" and "Face the Nation-2."

Sunday, March 8, 2026 TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 (000)/Rtg

ABC "THIS WEEK" 2,660,000 383,000/0.3

NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 2,436,000 491,000/0.4

CBS "FACE THE NATION" 1 & 2 2,475,000 270,000/0.3

FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 1,039,000 209,000/0.2

Source: Nielsen, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings. Current Week (w/o 3/9/26), Previous Week (w/o 3/2/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 3/3/25) for "Nightline." Total Viewers and Adults 25-54; Live+SD for 3/8/26, 3/1/26 and 3/9/25 for "This Week with George Stephenoplous." Beginning 9/29/25, "This Week" includes airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Total Viewers, Adults 25-54, and Adults 18-49, National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for current week telecast (3/6/26), week ago telecast (2/27/26) and year-ago telecast (2/28/25) for "20/20." Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 - 3/8/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 - 3/9/26). Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season. Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings do not include OOH viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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