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ABC News’ World News Tonight with David Muir topped its broadcast rivals in the first week of the new season. The newscast drew 8.5 million viewers, compared with 7.33 million for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and 5.15 million for CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell. In the 25-54 demo, World News Tonight had…

Reminder from the past: A media blitz can change history. And that's not necessarily good news for democracy. At a time of enforced distancing, ratings for news shows are presently at their highest levels in a generation, at both network and local station levels. ABC News’ World News Tonight with David Muir registers…

Before he goes on the air each night, ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir listens in his earpiece to the White House coronavirus press briefings, which usually offer a mix of important updates on the pandemic — mixed in with President Donald Trump’s complaints about the media, Democratic governors and the World…

The final Nielsen numbers for the just-completed 2018-2019 network news season are in, and ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir again finished first in total viewers and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt beat its rivals in key demographics. But viewership was flat or down across the board, even as the networks…