**ABC World News Tonight with David Muir maintained its position as the top-rated evening newscast during the week of August 24, averaging 8.731 million total viewers and posting its strongest Adults 25-54 performance since January 2025.** This marked gains of 3% week-over-week and 24% year-over-year, driven by major stories including the Hawk Fire evacuations near Reno and Supreme Court rulings on mail-in voting. The program’s established lead over NBC and CBS, combined with routine Nielsen tracking showing individual episodes often exceeding weekly averages, underpins trader consensus around a 9–9.5 million peak episode. An upset to lower brackets would require unusually flat day-to-day performance across all broadcasts, such as a slow news cycle without breaking developments or external factors like preemptions suppressing linear viewership.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated# Views of Most Viewed ABC World News Tonight Episode This Week (Aug 24-30)
# Views of Most Viewed ABC World News Tonight Episode This Week (Aug 24-30)
9m–9.5m 100.0%
<7m <1%
7m–7.5m <1%
7.5m–8m <1%
$3,178 Vol.
$3,178 Vol.
Sep 3, 2026
<7m
No
7m–7.5m
No
7.5m–8m
No
8m–8.5m
No
8.5m–9m
No
9m–9.5m
Yes
9.5m–10m
No
10m+
No
9m–9.5m 100.0%
<7m <1%
7m–7.5m <1%
7.5m–8m <1%
$3,178 Vol.
$3,178 Vol.
Sep 3, 2026
<7m
$1,186 Vol.
No
7m–7.5m
$102 Vol.
No
7.5m–8m
$71 Vol.
No
8m–8.5m
$81 Vol.
No
8.5m–9m
$182 Vol.
No
9m–9.5m
$1,209 Vol.
Yes
9.5m–10m
$177 Vol.
No
10m+
$171 Vol.
No
Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
This market will resolve according to the number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) of the highest viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the Week of August 24 - August 30, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to the lowest bracket.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve according to the lowest bracket. If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, or if only some episodes of ABC World News Tonight appear on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
If the reported number of viewers falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology. If Nielsen ceases to publish the P2+ viewership statistic on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve to the lowest range bracket.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).**ABC World News Tonight with David Muir maintained its position as the top-rated evening newscast during the week of August 24, averaging 8.731 million total viewers and posting its strongest Adults 25-54 performance since January 2025.** This marked gains of 3% week-over-week and 24% year-over-year, driven by major stories including the Hawk Fire evacuations near Reno and Supreme Court rulings on mail-in voting. The program’s established lead over NBC and CBS, combined with routine Nielsen tracking showing individual episodes often exceeding weekly averages, underpins trader consensus around a 9–9.5 million peak episode. An upset to lower brackets would require unusually flat day-to-day performance across all broadcasts, such as a slow news cycle without breaking developments or external factors like preemptions suppressing linear viewership.
Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
This market will resolve according to the number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) of the highest viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the Week of August 24 - August 30, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to the lowest bracket.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve according to the lowest bracket. If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, or if only some episodes of ABC World News Tonight appear on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
If the reported number of viewers falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology. If Nielsen ceases to publish the P2+ viewership statistic on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve to the lowest range bracket.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
This market will resolve according to the number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) of the highest viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the Week of August 24 - August 30, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to the lowest bracket.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve according to the lowest bracket. If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, or if only some episodes of ABC World News Tonight appear on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
If the reported number of viewers falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology. If Nielsen ceases to publish the P2+ viewership statistic on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve to the lowest range bracket.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
Market Opened: Aug 25, 2026, 4:42 PM ET
Volume
$3,178End Date
Sep 3, 2026Market Opened
Aug 25, 2026, 4:42 PM ETResolution Source
https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#televisionResolver
0x69c47De9D...Outcome proposed: No
No dispute
Final outcome: No
Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
This market will resolve according to the number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) of the highest viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the Week of August 24 - August 30, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to the lowest bracket.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve according to the lowest bracket. If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, or if only some episodes of ABC World News Tonight appear on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
If the reported number of viewers falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology. If Nielsen ceases to publish the P2+ viewership statistic on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve to the lowest range bracket.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).**ABC World News Tonight with David Muir maintained its position as the top-rated evening newscast during the week of August 24, averaging 8.731 million total viewers and posting its strongest Adults 25-54 performance since January 2025.** This marked gains of 3% week-over-week and 24% year-over-year, driven by major stories including the Hawk Fire evacuations near Reno and Supreme Court rulings on mail-in voting. The program’s established lead over NBC and CBS, combined with routine Nielsen tracking showing individual episodes often exceeding weekly averages, underpins trader consensus around a 9–9.5 million peak episode. An upset to lower brackets would require unusually flat day-to-day performance across all broadcasts, such as a slow news cycle without breaking developments or external factors like preemptions suppressing linear viewership.
Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday).
This market will resolve according to the number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) of the highest viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the Week of August 24 - August 30, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to the lowest bracket.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve according to the lowest bracket. If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, or if only some episodes of ABC World News Tonight appear on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
If the reported number of viewers falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology. If Nielsen ceases to publish the P2+ viewership statistic on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve to the lowest range bracket.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
This market will resolve according to the number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) of the highest viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the Week of August 24 - August 30, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart.
This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution.
If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to the lowest bracket.
If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve according to the lowest bracket. If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, or if only some episodes of ABC World News Tonight appear on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point.
If the reported number of viewers falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket.
This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology. If Nielsen ceases to publish the P2+ viewership statistic on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve to the lowest range bracket.
The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
Volume
$3,178End Date
Sep 3, 2026Market Opened
Aug 25, 2026, 4:42 PM ETResolution Source
https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#televisionResolver
0x69c47De9D...Outcome proposed: No
No dispute
Final outcome: No
**ABC World News Tonight with David Muir maintained its position as the top-rated evening newscast during the week of August 24, averaging 8.731 million total viewers and posting its strongest Adults 25-54 performance since January 2025.** This marked gains of 3% week-over-week and 24% year-over-year, driven by major stories including the Hawk Fire evacuations near Reno and Supreme Court rulings on mail-in voting. The program’s established lead over NBC and CBS, combined with routine Nielsen tracking showing individual episodes often exceeding weekly averages, underpins trader consensus around a 9–9.5 million peak episode. An upset to lower brackets would require unusually flat day-to-day performance across all broadcasts, such as a slow news cycle without breaking developments or external factors like preemptions suppressing linear viewership.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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