"World News Tonight" Is Up the Most Across All Key Measures from November 2013 Sweep - Total Viewers (+9%), Adults 25-54 (+11%) and Adults 18-49 (+10%)

"World News Tonight" Wins Adults 25-54 Demo for the Week - 8 Out of 10 Weeks of the Season - Best Competitive Start to a Season in 18 Years

"World News Tonight" Improves the Most Across the Board from the Year-Ago Week

Season to Date, "World News Tonight" Cutting the Gap in Total Viewers (-41%) and Adults 18-49 (-67%) with "NBC Nightly News"

November 2014 Sweep

" World News Tonight with David Muir" won the 2014 November sweep in Adults 25-54 (2.286 million), representing its first November sweeps victory in 18 years (since November 1996), based on Most Current Data from Nielsen Media Research.

"World News Tonight" saw across-the-board gains versus November 2013 (8.245 million, 2.053 million and 1.407 million, respectively) in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+9%), Adults 25-54 (+11%) and Adults 18-49 (+10%). "World News Tonight" grew the most in Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, while standing as the only evening newscast to build in Adults 18-49, compared to "CBS Evening News" (+1%/+3%/flat) and "NBC Nightly News" (+2%/-4%/-5%).

In addition, "World News Tonight" slashed its margins with "NBC Nightly News" from the year-ago sweep in half in both Total Viewers (-48% - 565,000 vs. 1.094 million) and Adults 18-49 (-52% - 105,000 vs. 324,000). The ABC evening newscast marked its closest Total Viewer performance with "Nightly News" during November in 6 years and its smallest gap in Adults 18-49 in 16 years - since November 2008 and November 1998, respectively.

"World News Tonight" saw its largest overall November audience in 7 years and best in the key adult news demo in 5 years - since November 2007 and November 2009, respectively. In fact, the ABC evening newscast scored its largest overall audience during any sweep in nearly 7 years - since February 2008.

"World News" beat CBS' "Evening News" by 1.614 million Total Viewers, by 442,000 Adults 25-54 and by 325,000 during the 2014 November sweep, seeing its largest overall viewer and news demo lead for a November in 5 years - since November 2009.

Week of November 24, 2014

"World News Tonight with David Muir" ranked No. 1 in Adults 25-54 (2.575 million) during the week of November 24, 2014, based on Live +Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. "World News Tonight" has won 8 of the 10 weeks of the season in Adults 25-54, delivering the ABC program's best competitive start to a season in 18 years - since the 1996-97 season. In addition, "World News Tonight" beat "NBC Nightly News" (2.347 million) by 228,000 Adults 25-54, delivering its largest news demo lead in 3 months - since w/o 8/25/14.

"World News Tonight" turned in year-to-year increases (9.038 million, 2.323 million and 1.627 million, respectively, on w/o 11/25/13) for the 4th week in a row in all key target demos: Total Viewers (+8%), Adults 25-54 (+11%) and Adults 18-49 (+5%). "World News Tonight" was up the most in all three measures compared to "CBS Evening News" (+2%/+9%/+1%) and "NBC Nightly News" (flat/-9%/-7%).

Improving on the previous week (9.247 million, 2.421 million and 1.634 million on w/o 11/17/14) in Total Viewers (+6%), Adults 25-54 (+6%) and Adults 18-49 (+5%), "World News Tonight" hit season highs for the 2nd week in a row. In fact, the ABC evening newscast attracted its largest overall audience in more than 3 1/2 years, while seeing its best key adult performances in 9 months - since weeks of 1/31/11 and 2/3/14, respectively.

"World News Tonight" slashed its year-to-year margins with "NBC Nightly News" in Total Viewers (-57% - 576,000 vs. 1.327 million) and Adults 18-49 (-83% - 43,000 vs. 260,000).

Season to date, "World News Tonight" stands as the No. 1 evening newscast in Adults 25-54, leading "NBC Nightly News" by 40,000 news demo viewers. This marks the first time in 7 years that "World News Tonight" ranks as the top evening newscast in Adults 25-54 during the season - since the 2007-08 season. In addition, "World News Tonight" slashed its season gaps with "NBC Nightly News" by 41% in Total Viewers (569,000 vs. 960,000) and by 67% in Adults 18-49 (87,000 vs. 260,000) to its closest performances in 6 years and 7 years, respectively - since the 2008-09 and the 2007-08 seasons, respectively.

"World News Tonight" is improving versus the same point last season in Total Viewers (+7%), Adults 25-54 (+8%) and Adults 18-49 (+6%). Delivering increases for the 2nd season in a row, "World News Tonight" is averaging its largest overall viewer audience in 7 years and strongest in the key adult news demo in 5 years - since the 2007-08 and the 2009-10 seasons, respectively. In addition, "World News Tonight" is improving the most in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 compared to "CBS Evening News" (+1%/+3%/+4%) and "NBC Nightly News" (+2%/-6%/-6%).

For the week, "World News Tonight" beat the "CBS Evening News" by 2.172 million Total Viewers, by 589,000 Adults 25-54 and by 382,000 Adults 18-49, leading the CBS program by its largest overall viewer advantage in more than 3 1/2 years - since w/o 4/25/11.

NOTE: ABC's and CBS' weekly averages are based on two days (Mon-Tue), while NBC's weekly average is based on four days (Mon-Wed and Fri). "World News" was coded special on Wednesday and Thursday due to Thanksgiving and did not air nationally on Friday. In addition, NBC's "Nightly News" was coded special on Thursday and CBS' "Evening News" was coded special on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. All specials are excluded from the weekly averages.

ABC "World News Tonight with David Muir" airs at 6:30 p.m., ET on the ABC Television Network. Almin Karamehmedovic is the executive producer of the broadcast. Follow David Muir and the "World News Tonight" team online: @DavidMuir; @WNTonight; facebook.com/DavidMuirABC; facebook.com/WorldNewsTonight.

EVENING NEWS (November 2014 Sweep)

EVENING NEWS (Week of November 24, 2014)

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 Live + SD weeks of 11/24/14, 11/17/14 and 11/25/13. Most Current: 2014-2015 Season (9/22 - 11/30/14) and 2013-2014 Season (9/23 - 12/1/13). Most Current: November 2014 Sweep (10/30-11/26/14), November 2013 Sweep (10/31-11/27/13) and July 2013 Sweep (7/3 - 7/30/14). Sweep periods (November, February, May and July). NOTE: Due to the digital transition, the 2009 February sweep was 3/5 - 4/1/09. Averages based on regular telecasts.

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