{"id":8752,"date":"2026-06-29T18:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8752"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:35:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T12:35:51","slug":"nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-delivers-closest-june-demo-gap-vs-abc-in-9-years-cuts-gap-by-95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/06\/29\/nbc-nightly-news-with-tom-llamas-delivers-closest-june-demo-gap-vs-abc-in-9-years-cuts-gap-by-95\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH TOM LLAMAS\u00a0DELIVERS CLOSEST JUNE DEMO GAP VS. 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