{"id":5238,"date":"2022-03-22T11:09:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5238"},"modified":"2022-03-22T11:09:12","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T15:09:12","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-a-top-five-most-watched-tv-program-continues-to-improve-competitively-year-over-year-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/03\/22\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-a-top-five-most-watched-tv-program-continues-to-improve-competitively-year-over-year-0\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS A TOP FIVE MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, CONTINUES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVELY YEAR-OVER-YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Narrows&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Week-Over-Week &amp; Year-Over-Year Measurements<\/em><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Marks Smallest Gap vs. ABC in Total Viewers in Seven Weeks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Season to Date, \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Improves Competitive Position Vs. 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