Trends and Facts on Network News | State of the News Media
Network TV news – appointment viewing for many Americans – saw some audience changes across networks in recent years. Financially, advertiser expenditures for the news programs of the three major networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) have decreased substantially since 2020. Explore the patterns and longitudinal data about network TV news below.
Audience
The average audience for the evening newscasts of ABC, CBS and NBC remained relatively stable for all three networks, according to Comscore TV Essentials® data. (Average audience is defined as the average number of TVs tuned to a program throughout a time period.)
ABC evening news viewership remained…