World Champion: ABC News Hits Decade-long High
ABC's
World News with Charles Gibson just won its first quarter in more than a decade, averaging eight million total viewers to NBC's 7.5 mil. CBS'
Evening News with Katie Couric owned third place with 6.1 mil. ABC's was the only evening newcast to gain viewers during the time frame, up seven percent, as NBC and CBS dipped four and nine percent, respectively.
On the cable front,
Variety notes, Fox News won its 22nd straight quarter by drawing 1.5 million prime-time viewers, fueled by
The O'Reilly Factor's dominance at 8 pm with 2.2 mil non-spinning heads.