{"id":6130,"date":"2023-08-15T12:56:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=6130"},"modified":"2023-08-15T12:56:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T16:56:16","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-2-most-watched-tv-program-for-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2023\/08\/15\/nbc-nightly-news-ranks-as-2-most-watched-tv-program-for-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS RANKS AS #2 MOST-WATCHED TV PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Grows Across the Board vs. Last Week; Hits 18 Week High in Key Demo<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Improves Across-the-Board Gaps vs. ABC<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Season to Date, \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Closes A25-54 Gap Vs. 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