For the July 2013 sweep, "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" averaged 7.03 million Total Viewers and a 1.5 rating/6 share/1.82 million among Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research.

For the 2nd sweep in a row, "World News" cut its margins with "NBC Nightly News" versus the previous sweep (May 2013) in both Total Viewers (-6%, 683,000 vs. 724,000) and Adults 25-54 (-37% - 172,000 vs. 274,000). In fact, "World News" scored its closest sweeps performance with "Nightly News" in the key adult news demo in nearly 5 years - since November 2008.

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"World News" beat the "CBS Evening News" by 1.07 million Total Viewers and by 278,000 Adults 25-54 viewers, seeing its best news demo sweep advantage in more than 2 years - since May 2011.

"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. Follow Diane Sawyer and the "World News" team online: @DianeSawyer; @ABCWorldNews; facebook.com/DianeSawyer; facebook.com/WorldNews.

EVENING NEWS (July 2013 Sweep)

Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers and Adults 25-54, Most Current - July 2013 Sweep (6/27-7/24/13), May 2013 Sweep (4/25-5/22/13) and July 2012 Sweep (6/28-7/25/12). Sweep periods (November, February, May and July).