{"id":6286,"date":"2023-11-07T11:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=6286"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:19:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T16:19:23","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-delivers-largest-total-viewer-audience-in-8-months-ties-for-1-in-a18-49-for-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2023\/11\/07\/nbc-nightly-news-with-lester-holt-delivers-largest-total-viewer-audience-in-8-months-ties-for-1-in-a18-49-for-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT\u00a0DELIVERS LARGEST TOTAL VIEWER AUDIENCE IN 8 MONTHS &amp; TIES FOR #1 IN A18-49 FOR THE WEEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Nightly\u2019 &nbsp;Marks Best Start to Broadcast Season vs. ABC in 4 Years in Key Demos<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Friday\u2019s \u2018Nightly News\u2019 Tops ABC\u2019s \u2018World News Tonight\u2019 in A25-54 &amp; 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