In 2020, the average audience of ABC during the evening news timeslot in the United States reached 7.6 million, up from 6.55 million in the previous year. Competing network news channels CBS and NBC also saw an increase their average viewership between 2019 and 2020.
Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the evening news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2020
(in millions)
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. (July 13, 2021). Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the evening news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, 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 2020 (in millions)." Chart. July 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/190091/evening-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Average number of TVs tuned into network news programming during the evening news timeslot in the United States from 2016 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. 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 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2021, 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 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/190091/evening-news-audiences-on-us-television-networks-since-2008/ (last visited August 10, 2022)
