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CBS, ABC & NBC Evening News Ratings Revealed: Who’s on Top?
ABC's World News Tonight averaged 8.61 million viewers in Q1 2026, leading NBC and CBS, with CBS under new anchor Tony Dokoupil trailing at 4.24 million viewers, Nielsen reported.
- According to Nielsen figures reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Tonight leads first-quarter 2026 ratings with 8.61 million total viewers and 1.07 million in the 25-54 demographic.
- Tony Dokoupil took over CBS Evening News on January 5 after being hired by CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss to boost the program's viewership.
- CBS Evening News averaged 4.24 million total viewers and 532,000 Adults 25-54 through March 20, improving over fourth-quarter 2025's 4.03 million viewers but remaining below first-quarter 2025 levels.
- NBC Nightly News With Tom Llamas secured second place, averaging 6.93 million total viewers and 1.04 million in the 25-54 demographic, bolstered by Winter Olympics coverage.
- Nielsen figures for the first quarter officially conclude on Sunday, meaning final averages for the three newscasts may shift slightly with this week's addition of ratings data.
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left2Leaning Right1Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Center
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources are Center
63% Center
L 25%
C 63%
12%
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