For the week of February 6, 2012, "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" averaged 7.97 million Total Viewers and a 1.8 rating/6 share/2.12 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.   "World News" grew its news demo audience week-to-week by +2% (2.09 million on w/o 1/30/12) .

"World News" has cut its season-to-date gaps with "NBC Nightly News" by double-digits in both Total Viewers (-12%) and Adults 25-54 (-20%), posting its smallest Total Viewer (1.03 million) and news demo margins (358,000) with the NBC program in 3 years - since the 2008-09 season.

"ABC World News"  outperformed the "CBS Evening News" by 1.37 million Total Viewers and 177,000 Adults 25-54, delivering its strongest news demo lead over the CBS program in 6 weeks - since w/o 12/26/11.

"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 February 6, 2012)

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 Live + SD weeks of 2/6/12, 1/30/11 & 2/7/11.  Most Current - 2011-2012 Season (9/19/11 - 2/12/12) and 2010-2011 Season (9/20/11 - 2/13/11).