MILWAUKEE – November 22, 2023 – With one day remaining in Nielsen’s November 2023 sweeps period, WISN 12 continues its May and July 2023 sweeps successes, with a repeat of top audiences across every competitive local weekday newscast in the morning from 4:30 to 7:00 a.m., midday from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m., and evenings at 5:00, 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. among southeastern Wisconsin households. In addition, the station’s local newscasts at 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. plus the 6:00 a.m. morning news hour, lead the market with four of the top five audiences in weekday news for the third consecutive major sweeps period.Weekday mornings, “WISN 12 News This Morning” draws the top news audiences with each of its newscasts from 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. From 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., “Good Morning America” is southeastern Wisconsin’s #1 network morning news. The station also achieved these same top morning news audience rankings in May and July 2023.In midday news, WISN 12 continues to draw the top audience with an average 21,215 impressions for its weekday 11:00 a.m. to noon newscast, followed by WITI’s 11:00 a.m. news hour with 17,454. WTMJ draws 19,118 impressions for its noon hour newscast while WDJT’s noon hour news draws 12,297. WISN also led all local midday newscasts in May 2023.“We are honored to have earned the trust of the viewers of southeastern Wisconsin. It is a privilege to serve and inform them, as we have continued to do for nearly 70 years,” says Jan Wade, president and general manager of WISN 12. “With so much going on both here at home and around the world, viewers need a trusted resource to help them make sense of it all. We are committed to being that resource for them,” added Wade. On the weekend, WISN 12 draws five of the top ten local news audiences, including the top two with “WISN 12 News” Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. WISN 12 News This Morning 7-9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday draw the top two audiences for local morning news on the weekend, with more viewers than all but two local weekend newscasts on the competition in any time period. Among Sunday’s current affairs talk shows, WISN 12 draws the top two audiences with ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” at 9:30 a.m., and the station’s locally produced “UPFRONT” at 9 a.m. WISN also topped viewing among programs in this genre with “This Week” and “Upfront” airings in February, May, and July 2023.About WISN 12 and Hearst TelevisionWISN 12, the ABC station in Milwaukee, is owned by Hearst Television, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst Corporation. Hearst Television owns and operates 33 television and two radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over more than 120 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, Estrella and more. The radio stations are leaders in Baltimore news/talk and rock music listenership. Its Hearst Media Production Group unit produces original programming across linear and streaming platforms for domestic and international distribution. Its Very Local app, free to download on household OTT devices and available across popular streaming services, offers 24/7 access to local news, weather and an array of local and regional programming. Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst. ###