From the 1950's to the 1990's, the three major television networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) were, for the most part, the only source for national and international news. In the fall of 1953, John Charles ...

On a new episode of World News Tonight, David Muir and his team detailed a 'high-risk' and 'daring' medical rescue and evacuation that took place at a US base in Antarctica ...

CBS Evening News averaged 984,000, down 11% from 1.10 million. In the 18-49 demo, World News Tonight averaged 1.17 million, off 8% from 1.27 million in the previous season.

In the key 25-54 demographic, “World News Tonight” drew 991,000 viewers in June, outpacing “NBC “Nightly News” (823,000). Among adults 18-49, ABC averaged 669,000, while NBC drew 538,000.

For the week of Sept. 16, World News Tonight averaged 7.18 million viewers, down 4% from the same period a year earlier, compared to NBC Nightly News with 5.61 million viewers, down 9% and CBS ...