ABC's World News still trailed NBC's Nightly News, but with Diane Sawyer in her first full uninterrupted week as anchor, World News averaged 9.4 million viewers and 2.6 million adults 25-54. That's the best performance with total viewers in 23 months and the best performance with the 25-54 crowd in 11 months.
Sunday's season four premiere of <strong><em>Big Love </em></strong>averaged 1.73 million viewers, up 49% from season three's premiere.
Nice, Diane. How much higher was NBC?
Total Viewers Adults 25-54 Households
ABC 9,400,000 2.2/7; 2,680,000 6.2/11
NBC 10,740,000 2.7/9; 3,320,000 6.9/12
CBS 7,100,000 1.8/6; 2,260,000 4.8/8
Frankly, the news has been so depressing lately, I’ve been watching
Sienfeld instead.
This makes me happy. Now 2 women hosting the network news. While I dislike Katie Couric, Diane is a professional, a real journalist, and a classy lady.