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[04/02/26 - 01:46 PM]
ABC News Is #1 in Total Viewers Sunday Morning, in Late-Night and Friday Night
ABC News' "20/20" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine during the 1st quarter 2026 in Total Viewers (4.023 million) and Adults 25-54 (673,000), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

[via press release from ABC]

**Ratings Report for ABC News' "Nightline," "20/20" and "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"

For the Week of March 23, 2026, and Q1

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

'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' Ranks #1 for the 9th Straight Week and Is Most-Watched During the 1st Quarter With Largest Quarter Viewership in 5 Years

'Nightline' Ranks #1 in Total Viewers, Posting Double-Digit Gains Week to Week in Key Adult Demos and Year to Year Increases Across the Board

'20/20' Ranks as Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine During 1st Quarter in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, Delivering Largest Quarter Viewership in 2 Years

"This Week with George Stephanopoulos"

March 29, 2026

On Sunday, March 29, 2026, "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.566 million) for the ninth consecutive week, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

· "This Week" Total Viewer victory marked the program's longest run at No. 1 in more than 2½ years - since 7/9/23-9/3/23.

· Season to date, "This Week" ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.790 million) for the 5th season in a row, leading NBC's "Meet the Press" (2.639 million) and CBS' "Face the Nation" 1 and 2 (2.759 million), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. In addition, "This Week" is beating the NBC program by its largest overall viewer lead (+151,000) in 29 years - since the 1996-1997 season.

1st Quarter 2026

ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.952 million) during the 1st quarter of 2026, based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

· "This Week" took the top spot during a 1st quarter for the third time in the last five years, also leading in 1Q24 and 1Q22.

· "This Week" posted double-digit increases versus the previous quarter (4Q25) in both Total Viewers (+13% - 2.952 million vs. 2.610 million) and Adults 25-54 (+12% - 415,000 vs. 372,000). "This Week" drew its largest overall audience during a quarter in 5 years - since 1Q21.

· "This Week" was up versus the year-ago quarter (1Q25) in Total Viewers (+3% - 2.952 million vs. 2.867 million), seeing its most-watched 1st quarter in 5 years - since 1Q21.

· "This Week" (2.952 million and 415,000, respectively) outperformed CBS' "Face the Nation 1 and 2" (2.868 million and 383,000, respectively) by its largest quarter margin in Total Viewers (84,000) in 5 quarters and biggest lead in Adults 25-54 (+32,000) in 6 quarters - since 4Q24 and 3Q24, respectively.

· "This Week" (2.952 million) outperformed NBC's "Meet the Press" (2.804 million) by 148,000 Total Viewers, posting its biggest quarter advantage over the NBC program in four quarters - since 1Q25.

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 29, 2026 TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 (000)/Rtg

ABC "THIS WEEK" 2,952,000 309,000/0.3

NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 2,471,000 406,000/0.3

CBS "FACE THE NATION" 1 & 2 2,402,000 309,000/0.3

FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 1,027,000 204,000/0.2

1st Quarter 2026 TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 (000)/Rtg

ABC "THIS WEEK" 2,609,952 415,000/0.3

NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 2,804,000 481,000/0.4

CBS "FACE THE NATION" 1 & 2 2,868,000 383,000/0.3

FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 1,126,000 238,000/0.2

"Nightline"

Week of March 23, 2026

ABC News' "Nightline" ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers (936,000), for the week of March 23, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, defeating NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

· "Nightline" improved on the previous week by double digits in Adults 25-54 (+12% - 151,000 vs. 135,000) and Adults 18-49 (+15% - 100,000 vs. 87,000).

· "Nightline" posted year-to-year increases in Total Viewers (+13% - 936,000 vs. 831,000), Adults 25-54 (+9% - 151,000 vs. 139,000) and Adults 18-49 (+19% - 100,000 vs. 84,000).

· Season to date, "Nightline" (989,000) leads NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (986,000) in Total Viewers. In addition, "Nightline" is up in Total Viewers (+1% - 989,000 vs. 983,000) versus the comparable weeks last season.

NOTE: On Friday (3/27/26), NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM." NBC's weekly averages are 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.

WEEK OF MARCH 23, 2026:

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

ABC's "Nightline" 936,000 151,000/0.1 100,000/0.1

NBC's "Late Night" 793,000 177,000/0.2 119,000/0.1

"20/20"

1st Quarter 2026

ABC News' "20/20" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine during the 1st quarter 2026 in Total Viewers (4.023 million) and Adults 25-54 (673,000), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings.

· "20/20" outdelivered NBC's "Dateline" (3.353 million) for the third quarter in a row and the sixth consecutive 1st quarter - since 3Q25 and 1Q21, respectively.

· "20/20" turned in its largest lead over NBC's "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+670,000) during any quarter in over 2 years and biggest margin during a 1st quarter in 7 years - since 3Q23 and 1Q18, respectively.

· "20/20" posted double-digit gains versus the previous quarter (4Q25) across the board: Total Viewers (+25% - 4.023 million vs. 3.213 million), Adults 25-54 (33% - 673,000 vs. 503,000) and Adults 18-49 (+34% - 463,000 vs. 347,000). "20/20" drew its largest overall audience during a quarter in two years - since 1Q24.

· "20/20" was up versus the year-ago quarter (1Q25) in Total Viewers (+8% - 4.023 million vs. 3.721 million), seeing its largest 1st quarter performance in two years - since 1Q24.

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.

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 3/23/26), Previous Week (w/o 3/16/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 3/17/25) for "Nightline." Total Viewers and Adults 25-54; Live+SD for 3/29/26, 3/22/26 and 3/30/25 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 (3/27/26), week ago telecast (3/20/26) and year-ago telecast (3/21/25) for "20/20." Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2025-2026 Season (9/22/25 - 3/22/26) and 2024-2025 Season (9/23/25 - 3/16/26). Most Current Data Stream - 1Q26: 12/29/25 - 3/29/26, 4Q25: 9/22/25 - 12/28/25 and 1Q25: 12/30/24 - 3/30/25. 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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