Diane Sawyer’s new gig on ABC World News has given the network a boost in its ratings.
In its first three days on the air last week, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer averaged 8.6 million total viewers, up six percent from the newscast’s season-to-date average under Sawyer’s predecessor Charles Gibson. That’s 500,000 more than the broadcast’s season-to-date average, according to Nielsen. Sawyer began her tenure on Dec. 21 with an exclusive interview with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
But that boost wasn’t enough to dislodge the top-rated NBC Nightly News from its spot. The Brian Williams-anchored newscast drew 9.37 million viewers last week. CBS Evening News With Katie Couric pulled in 6.16 million.
Sawyer also increased the viewership gap over CBS’ third-ranked Evening News with Katie Couric (6.2 million) to its largest size in 11 months.
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