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Evening News Ratings

November 1980 to November 2005

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Source: Nielsen Media Research, used under license

Ratings taken for month of November.

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Evening News Ratings
November 1980 to November 2005

ABC World
News Tonight
CBS Evening
News
NBC Nightly
News
Total
1980
12.6
15.9
13.8
42.3
1981
13.6
13.4
13.2
40.2
1982
12.5
14.2
11.6
38.3
1983
11.5
14
11.6
37.1
1984
11.5
13
11.1
35.6
1985
11.7
13.5
12.3
37.5
1986
10.9
12.4
12.3
35.6
1987
11.2
12.4
11
34.6
1988
10.9
11
10.3
32.2
1989
10.9
10.4
9.9
31.2
1990
11.1
9.9
9.4
30.4
1991
11.2
9.8
9.6
30.6
1992
11.6
10.3
9.6
31.5
1993
11
9.9
10.1
31
1994
10.6
9.6
9.3
29.5
1995
9.8
7.9
8.7
26.4
1996
9.1
7.7
8.9
25.7
1997
8.5
8.4
8.9
25.8
1998
8.2
7.9
8.3
24.4
1999
8
7.1
8.3
23.4
2000
8
7.1
8.4
23.5
2001
8.3
7.1
8
23.4
2002
7.4
6.3
7.8
21.5
2003
7.1
5.9
7.6
20.6
2004
6.9
5.5
7.8
20.2
2005
6.2
5.5
7.2
18.9
 

Source: Nielsen Media Research, used under license
Ratings taken for month of November.

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