For the week of January 9, 2012, “ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” averaged 8.29 million Total Viewers and a 1.8 rating/6 share/2.18 million among Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. Posting week-to-week increases in Total Viewers (+4%) and Adults 25-54 (+4%) to hit a season-high in overall viewers, “World News” scored its most-watched week in nearly 10 months – since w/o 3/21/11. “World News” drew its two most-watched telecasts of the season on Monday (8.77 million – 1/9/12) and Thursday (8.78 million – 1/12/12).
Compared to the same week last year, “World News” narrowed its margins with “NBC Nightly News” by double-digits among both Total Viewers (-29% – 969,000 vs. 1.37 million) and Adults 25-54 (-39% – 352,000 vs. 573,000). This marks the 10th time in the last 11 weeks that “World News” has cut its year-earlier gaps with the NBC program among Total Viewers and the 11th straight week in Adults 25-54.
“World News” has cut its season-to-date gaps with “NBC Nightly News” by double-digits in both Total Viewers (-20%) and Adults 25-54 (-26%), posting its smallest news demo margin (324,000) with the NBC program in 3 years – since the 2008-09 season.
“ABC World News” outperformed the “CBS Evening News” by 1.28 million Total Viewers and by 59,000 Adults 25-54.
“ABC World News with Diane Sawyer” airs at 6:30 p.m., (ET) on the ABC Television Network. Michael Corn is the executive producer of the broadcast.
EVENING NEWS (Week of January 9, 2012)
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Total Viewers |
Adults 25-54 |
Households |
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ABC |
8,292,000 |
1.8/6; 2,177,000 |
5.5/10 |
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NBC |
9,261,000 |
2.1/7; 2,529,000 |
6.1/11 |
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CBS |
7,010,000 |
1.8/6; 2,118,000 |
4.7/ 8 |
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 Live + SD weeks of 1/9/12, 1/2/11 & 1/10/11. Most Current – 2011-2012 Season (9/19/11 – 1/15/12) and 2010-2011 Season (9/20/11 – 1/16/11).
(Source: ABC)
