ABC's Muir hits five-year mark at 'World News' on the top

Sep 24, 2019

ABC's David Muir has finished five years at ABC's 'World News Tonight' at the top of the evening news ratings

NEW YORK — David Muir hits the five-year mark at "World News Tonight with a milestone that's increasingly rare in television. His average audience is actually larger than it used be.

The Nielsen company says the ABC newscast finished its year-long season last week with an average of 8.6 million viewers a night.

ABC is finishing the season with its largest lead over NBC in 23 years, and 27 years for CBS. It's the third consecutive year that ABC has won the ratings competition.

The evening news may not be trendy in a media world where everyone is staring at their phones, but the networks' three programs collectively usually reach more than 20 million people each night.

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