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**Ratings Report for ABC News' "20/20," "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" and "Nightline"
ABC NEWS WINS ACROSS FRIDAY NIGHT, SUNDAY MORNING AND LATE-NIGHT
'20/20' Is Friday's No. 1 Newsmagazine Across the Board, Scoring Double-Digit Increases Year to Year Across the Board for the Fourth Week in a Row
'This Week with George Stephanopoulos' Ranks No. 1 in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49, Improving in Adults 18-49 by Double Digits Both Week to Week and Year to Year
'Nightline' Leads NBC's 'Late Night with Seth Meyers' in Total Viewers, Turning in Double-Digit Gains Year to Year Across the Board
"20/20"
ABC News' "20/20: Help Dale Find Dee" ranked as Friday's No.1 newsmagazine in Total Viewers (2.523 million), Adults 25-54 (470,000) and Adults 18-49 (319,000) on Oct. 23, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
· "20/20" outdelivered NBC's "Dateline" in Total Viewers (+13%/+291,000 - 2.523 million vs. 2.232 million,) Adults 25-54 (+29%/+106,000 - 470,000 vs. 364,000) and Adults 18-49 (+12%/+33,000 - 319,000 vs. 286,000).
· For the fourth straight week, "20/20" scored double-digit increases year to year across the board: Total Viewers (+30% - 2.523 million vs. 1.934 million), Adults 25-54 (+71% - 470,000 vs. 275,000) and Adults 18-49 (+52% - 319,000 vs. 210,000).
· Season to date, "20/20" leads "Dateline" by double digits in Total Viewers (+22%/+664,000 - 3.708 million vs. 3.044 million), Adults 25-54 (+15%/+89,000 - 651,000 vs. 576,000) and Adults 18-49 (+10%/+42,000 - 474,000 vs. 432,000), based on Most Current Big Data+Panel Ratings. In addition, "20/20" is improving versus the comparable weeks last season also by double digits in Total Viewers (+13%/+428,000 - 3.708 million vs. 3.280 million), Adults 25-54 (+31%/+158,000 - 655,000 vs. 507,000) and Adults 18-49 (+34%/+120,000 - 474,000 vs. 354,000).
ABC News' "20/20" is the No. 1 award-winning primetime program anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts. A proven leader as a long-form newsmagazine for almost 50 years, "20/20" features unforgettable, character-driven true-crime mysteries, exclusive newsmaker interviews, hard-hitting investigative reports, and in-depth coverage of high-profile stories. Janice Johnston is the executive producer. The two-hour "20/20" events air Fridays from 9-11 p.m. ET on ABC and are available to stream on ABC News digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.
"This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
On Sunday, Oct. 26, 2026, "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" ranked No. 1 in Adults 25-54 (367,000) and Adults 18-49 (295,000), based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research.
· "This Week" improved in Adults 18-49 by double digits, both week to week (+14% 295,000 vs. 259,000) and year to year (+10% - 295,000 vs. 268,000).
· Season to date, "This Week" is posting across-the-board increases compared to the same point last season: Total Viewers (+4% - 2.503 million vs. 2.413 million), Adults 25-54 (+3% - 377,000 vs. 367,000) and Adults 18-49 (+13% - 283,000 vs. 250,000).
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 (000) ADULTS 18-49 (000)
ABC "THIS WEEK" 2,277,000 367,000 295,000
NBC "MEET THE PRESS" 2,274,000 329,000 250,000
CBS "FACE THE NATION" 1 & 2 2,297,000 340,000 262,000
FOX "FOX NEWS SUNDAY" 883,000 210,000 151,000
George Stephanopoulos is anchor, Martha Raddatz is chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor, and Jonathan Karl is chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of "This Week." Jon Schlosberg is the executive producer.
"Nightline"
ABC News' "Nightline" averaged 990,000 Total Viewers, 182,000 Adults 25-54 and 119,000 Adults 18-49 for the week of Oct. 19, 2026, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, leading NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" in Total Viewers.
· "Nightline" turned in double-digit gains year to year across the board: Total Viewers (+31% - 990,000 vs. 754,000), Adults 25-54 (+32% - 182,000 vs. 138,000) and Adults 18-49 (+43% - 119,000 vs. 83,000).
· Season to date, "Nightline" (1.125 million, 215,000 and 143,000, respectively) leads NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" (1.039 million, 213,000 and 141,000, respectively) in Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the 2nd consecutive year. In addition, "Nightline" is improving in Total Viewers (+8% - 1.125 million vs. 1.038 million) compared to the same point last season to its largest overall audience in 3 years - since the 2023-2024 season.
NOTE: On Friday (10/23/26), NBC's "Seth Meyers" was retitled to "Seth Meyers-SM." NBC's weekly averages are based on four days (Monday-Thursday).
WEEK OF OCT. 19, 2026:
PROGRAM AVERAGES TOTAL VIEWERS A25-54(000)/RTG A18-49(000)/RTG
ABC's "Nightline" 990,000 182,000/0.1 119,000/0.1
NBC's "Late Night" 865,000 193,000/0.1 132,000/0.1
ABC News' "Nightline" is late-night television's prestigious, award-winning news program featuring the most powerful, in-depth stories that shape our lives and the world around us. It is anchored by Juju Chang and Byron Pitts. Eman Varoqua is executive producer. The program airs weeknights from 12:35-1:05 a.m. ET on ABC. "Nightline" has also produced numerous original documentaries available on ABC News' digital platforms, Disney+ and Hulu.
Source: Nielsen, Total Viewers and Adults 25-54; Live+SD 10/25/26, 10/19/26 and 10/26/25 for "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." Beginning 9/29/25, "This Week" includes airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2026-2027 Season (9/21/26 - 10/25/26) and 2025-2026 Season (9/22 - 10/26/25). For "Nightline," Current Week (w/o 10/19/26), Previous Week (w/o 10/12/26) and Year-Ago Week (w/o 10/20/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2026-2027 Season (9/21 - 10/18/26) and 2025-2026 Season (9/22 - 10/19/25). Season averages based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings start with the 2023-2024 season. For "20/20", Total Viewers, Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 National Live + Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for current week telecast (10/23/26), previous week (10/16/26) and year-ago telecast (10/24/25). Season to date: Most Current Data Stream: 2026-2027 Season (9/21 - 10/25/26) and 2025-2026 Season (9/22 - 10/26/25). "20/20" includes airings on ABCNL, including distributors such as YouTube and Roku. Beginning 12/26/22, averages are based on Big Data Plus Panel ratings. Beginning 8/31/20, national ratings also include Out-of-Home (OOH) viewing. Prior to 8/31/20, ratings did not include OOH viewing. Averages based on regular telecasts.
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