{"id":5334,"date":"2022-04-26T11:52:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T15:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2022-04-26T11:52:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T15:52:35","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-a-top-10-most-watched-tv-program-continues-to-improve-competitively-year-over-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2022\/04\/26\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-a-top-10-most-watched-tv-program-continues-to-improve-competitively-year-over-year\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS A TOP 10 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM, CONTINUES TO IMPROVE COMPETITIVELY YEAR-OVER-YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Narrows <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Gaps vs. ABC Across the Board in Year-Over-Year Measurements<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Improves Key Demo Gaps Vs. 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