In 2022, the average audience of ABC during the evening news timeslot in the United States reached 7.63 million, up from 7.35 million in the previous year. Competing network news channels CBS and NBC also saw an increase in their average viewership between 2021 and 2022.
Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the evening news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022
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Figures have been rounded.
Numbers represent ABC, CBS, and NBC for each full year and include live viewership only. The source explains "average audience" as the average number of televisions tuned to an entity throughout the selected time frame. The number is calculated by dividing the total hours viewed by the length of the time frame (in hours). The evening news time slot is defined as early fringe by Comscore and includes newscasts that air from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Pew Research Center. (September 14, 2023). Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the evening news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/190091/evening-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center. "Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the evening news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. September 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190091/evening-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center. (2023). Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the evening news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190091/evening-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center. "Average Number of Tvs Tuned into Network News Programming during The Evening News Timeslot in The United States from 2016 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190091/evening-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
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