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[07/02/26 - 02:49 PM]
ABC News Is No. 1 in Total Viewers for the Second Quarter on Sunday Morning and Friday Evening
"20/20" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine during the 2nd Quarter 2026 in Total Viewers (3.806 million) and Adults 18-49 (473,000).
[via press release from ABC]

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

ABC NEWS IS NO. 1 IN TOTAL VIEWERS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER ON SUNDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY EVENING

'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers for the Second Consecutive Quarter With Its Biggest Lead in 8 Years

'20/20' Ranks No. 1 in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 for the Second Quarter in a Row Delivering Largest Margin in 11 Years

"This Week with George Stephanopoulos" - 2nd Quarter 2026

ABC News' "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (2.660 million) during the 2nd Quarter of 2026, based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings, taking the top spot for the second quarter in a row

· "This Week" improved on the year-ago quarter (2Q25) in Total Viewers (+3% - 2.660 million vs. 2.574 million), turning in its most-watched second quarter in 3 years - since 2Q23. In addition, "This Week" stood as the only Sunday public affairs program to grow in Total Viewers versus the same quarter last year.

· "This Week" (2.660 million and 349,000, respectively) outperformed CBS' "Face the Nation" 1 and 2 (2.470 million and 322,000, respectively) by its largest 2nd quarter lead in 8 years in Total Viewers and in 3 years in Adults 25-54 - since 2Q18 and 2Q23, respectively. In addition, it was "This Week"'s largest lead in Total Viewers during any quarter in nearly 2 years - since 3Q24.

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." Jon Schlosberg is the executive producer.

NOTE: CBS' numbers are based on averages for both "Face the Nation" and "Face the Nation-2." CBS' "Face the Nation" 1 and 2 began on 4/1/12.

2nd Quarter 2026 TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 (000)/Rtg

ABC "THIS WEEK" 2,660,000 349,000/0.3

NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 2,539,000 424,000/0.3

CBS "FACE THE NATION" 1 & 2 2,470,000 322,000/0.3

FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 934,000 180,000/0.1

"20/20" - 2nd Quarter 2026

ABC News' "20/20" ranked as Friday's No. 1 newsmagazine during the 2nd Quarter 2026 in Total Viewers (3.806 million) and Adults 18-49 (473,000), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings, leading NBC's "Dateline" (3.230 million and 470,000, respectively) in both measures.

· "20/20" turned in its largest lead over NBC's "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+576,000) during a 2nd quarter in 11 years - since 2Q15.

· "20/20" posted double-digit gains versus the year-ago quarter (2Q25) across the board: Total Viewers (+11% - 3.806 million vs. 3.424 million), Adults 25-54 (18% - 676,000 vs. 574,000) and Adults 18-49 (+23% - 473,000 vs. 386,000). "20/20" drew its largest overall audience during a 2nd quarter in 5 years - since 2Q21.

· "20/20" was up versus the previous quarter (1Q26) in Adults 18-49 (+2% - 473,000 vs. 463,000) with its strongest performance in 5 quarters - since 1Q25.

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.





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