ABC World News (titled ABC World News Tonight with David Muir for its weeknight broadcasts since September 2014) is the flagship daily evening television news program of ABC News, the news division of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) television network in the United States. It is currently the most watched network newscast in the United States, with an average of 2 million more than its nearest rival, NBC Nightly News. Since 2014, the program's weekday broadcasts have been anchored by David Muir. As of February 6–7, 2021, Whit Johnson and Linsey Davis anchor the weekend editions of the newscast, with Johnson anchoring on Saturdays and Davis anchoring on Sundays.
The program has been anchored at various times by a number of other presenters since its debut in 1953. It also has used various titles, including ABC Evening News from 1970 to 1978, World News Tonight from 1978 to 2006, World News from 2006 to 2009, and ABC World News from 2009 to 2014. Since 2014 the program has been called ABC World News Tonight.
Anchors[]
Weekdays[]
| Anchor(s) | Title | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| H. R. Baukhage Jim Gibbons |
News and Views | August 11, 1948 – March 30, 1951 |
| Unknown | After the Deadlines | April 2, 1951 – October 3, 1952 |
| Bryson Rash Pauline Frederick Gordon Fraser Leo Cherne |
All-Star News | October 6, 1952 – January 2, 1953 |
| No weeknight evening newscast | January 5, 1953 – October 9, 1953 | |
| John Daly | John Daly and the News | October 12, 1953 – September 12, 1958 May 11, 1959 – December 16, 1960 |
| Don Goddard | ABC News | September 15, 1958 – May 8, 1959 |
| Bill Shadel | ABC Evening Report | December 19, 1960 – September 22, 1961 |
| Bill Lawrence Al Mann John Cameron Swayze |
September 25, 1961 – March 23, 1962 | |
| Rob Cochran | March 26, 1962 – January 29, 1965 | |
| Peter Jennings | Peter Jennings with the News | February 1, 1965 – October 13, 1967 |
| Bob Young | ABC News | October 16, 1967 – May 24, 1968 |
| Frank Reynolds | May 27, 1968 – May 16, 1969 | |
| Frank Reynolds Howard K. Smith |
May 19, 1969 – December 4, 1970 | |
| Howard K. Smith Harry Reasoner |
ABC Evening News | December 7, 1970 – September 5, 1975 |
| Harry Reasoner | September 8, 1975 – October 1, 1976 | |
| Harry Reasoner Barbara Walters |
October 4, 1976 – July 7, 1978 | |
| Frank Reynolds Max Robinson Peter Jennings |
World News Tonight | July 10, 1978 – April 20, 1983 |
| Max Robinson Peter Jennings |
April 23, 1983 – August 8, 1983 | |
| Peter Jennings | World News Tonight with Peter Jennings | August 9, 1983 – April 5, 2005 |
| Charles Gibson Elizabeth Vargas Bob Woodruff |
April 6, 2005 – August 12, 2005 | |
| World News Tonight | August 15, 2005 – January 2, 2006 | |
| Bob Woodruff Elizabeth Vargas |
World News Tonight with Bob Woodruff and Elizabeth Vargas | January 3 – May 26, 2006 |
| Charles Gibson | World News with Charles Gibson | May 29, 2006 – December 18, 2009 |
| Diane Sawyer | ABC World News with Diane Sawyer | December 21, 2009 – August 27, 2014 |
| David Muir | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | September 1, 2014 – present |
Weekends[]
| Anchor(s) | Tenure | Anchor(s) | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday edition | Sunday edition | ||
| Ted Koppel | 1975–1977 | Sam Donaldson | 1979–1989 |
| Tom Jarriel Sylvia Chase |
1977–1979 | Forrest Sawyer | 1989–1993 |
| Kathleen Sullivan | 1985–1987 | Carole Simpson | 1993–2003 |
| Barry Serafin | 1987–1988 | Elizabeth Vargas | 2003–2004 |
| Carole Simpson | 1988–1993 | Bob Woodruff | 2004–2005 |
| Aaron Brown | 1993–1997 | Dan Harris | 2006–2011 |
| Elizabeth Vargas | 1997–2003 | David Muir | 2011–2014 |
| Terry Moran | 2004–2005 | Tom Llamas | 2015–2021 |
| Jim Avila | 2006–2007 | Linsey Davis | 2021–present |
| David Muir | 2007–2014 | ||
| Cecilia Vega | 2015–2017 | ||
| Tom Llamas | 2017–2021 | ||
| Whit Johnson | 2021–present | ||
International broadcast[]
| Country | Channel |
|---|---|
| Middle East and North Africa | OSN News, MBC 4 |
| Australia | Sky News Australia, SBS, SBS Viceland |
| Belize | Great Belize Television |
| Hong Kong | TVB Pearl |
| Japan | NHK BS1 |
| New Zealand | Sky News New Zealand, TVNZ 7 |
| Spain | Canal+ |
| United Kingdom | BBC News, BBC One, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer |