December 24, 2013 Ratings Report for ABC News" "World News" For the Week of December 16, 2013 For the week of December 16, 2013, "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" averaged 7.919 million Total Viewers and a 1.6 rating/6 share/1.905 million in Adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. In addition, "World News" is narrowing its season margin with "NBC Nightly News" in Adults 25-54 by double digits (-19% - 286,000 vs. 353,000) compared to its season margin from the same point last year. In fact, "World News" is posting its smallest news demo margin with the NBC program in 5 years - since the 2008-09 season. "World News" has also significantly widened its Adults 25-54 lead over "CBS Evening News" versus its year-ago season lead by 70% (317,000 vs. 186,000). For the week, "ABC World News" beat the "CBS Evening News" by 870,000 Total Viewers and by 264,000 Adults 25-54. Follow Diane Sawyer and the "World News" team online: @DianeSawyer; @ABCWorldNews; facebook.com/DianeSawyer; facebook.com/WorldNews. Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 Live + SD weeks of 12/16/13, 12/9/13 and 12/17/12. Most Current: 2013-2014 Season (9/23 - 12/22/13) and 2012-2013 Season (9/24 - 12/23/12).