Week of June 16 Evening News Ratings: CBS Down in Total Viewers and Demo

The brief lull in local and international news delivered a mixed plate of viewership engagement for all three evening broadcasts, with CBS Evening News experiencing a decline in viewership in both total day and the Adults 25-54 demographic for the week of June 16.

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir is the only newscast to see gains in both measured categories, while NBC’s Nightly News experienced losses in the demo.

Note: The weekly average of ABC News is based on two days (Tuesday and Wednesday). Monday’s broadcast (06/16/25) was retitled to WNT-ABC due to Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Thursday’s broadcast (06/19/2025) was coded as a special due to the Juneteenth holiday, and Friday’s broadcast was retitled to WNT-ABC. These broadcasts were excluded from the weekly and season averages.

According to live-plus-same-day data from Nielsen, ABC World News Tonight averaged 7.448 million total viewers for the week of June 16. It saw gains of +3% in total viewers and +4% in the A25-54 demo, drawing 1.038 million viewers in the demo. Looking at its performance to the same week in 2024 (the week beginning June 17), WNT was up +4% in total viewers and +9% in the demo.

NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas finished as the No. 2 broadcast in total viewers and the demo, averaging 5.678 million total viewers and 820,000 demo viewers. The broadcast was flat in total viewers but saw a -3% decline in the A25-54 demo. When comparing its performance to the same week a year ago, Nightly News was down in total viewers by -1% but up +11% in the demo.

CBS Evening News had 3.981 million total viewers and 526,000 viewers in the demo for the week of June 16. The broadcast was down -4% in total viewers and the demo compared to the week prior. Its year-ago week numbers were down by -8% in total viewers and -15% in the demo.

	ABC	NBC	CBS
• Total Viewers:	7,448,000	5,678,000	3,981,000
• A25-54:	1,038,000	820,000	526,000

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD Current Week (w/o 6/16/25), Previous Week (w/o 6/9/25) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 6/17/24). Most Current Data Stream: 2024-2025 Season (9/23/24 – 6/17/25) and 2023-2024 Season (9/25/23 – 6/16/24). Nielsen ratings for ABC, NBC, and CBS include additional airings in select markets. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out of Home (OOH) viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.