• Brian Williams Officially Bounced from 'NBC Nightly News', Replaced by Lester Holt

    The media has been contemplating the fate of fallen NBC anchor, Brian Williams, ever since he was suspended back in February. At that time, Williams admitted to "misremembering" the details of a story that he had covered, by inserting himself into the story itself. Unfortunately for Williams, after a thorough investigation the network came to the conclusion that Williams had lied his way through various reports which made it impossible to justify bringing him back to anchor NBC Nightly News.

  • 'NBC Nightly News' Faces Struggle to Hold Top Spot; MSNBC Hits Ratings Low

    Perhaps NBC News was really wise to bring back Andy Lack to try and save the day because it is going to take someone with solid experience to right this ship. He was with the network from 1993 to 2001, and in that time solidified 'Today' and 'NBC Nightly News' and also groomed Brian Williams so Tom Brokaw could retire, leaving their evening news program in good hands. Lack knows how to maneuver through scandals and disastrous ratings, which is good since he is now dealing with both. 'Nightly News' struggles to hold the top spot, but MSNBC has hit an all-time ratings low during the first quarter.

  • NBC Re-Airing 'Nightly News' Overnight to Boost Ratings

    Lester Holt has done a really great job of holding 'NBC Nightly News' together ever since Brian Williams was forced from his anchor seat in early February. It has been widely reported that not only has Holt managed to hold on to NBC's winning spot in the evening news battle, but he has also helped to boost ratings as well. A few questions have been raised, though, about whether or not the network is being a little bit shady in its tactics to hold on to that lead. According to various sources, NBC has begun airing 'NBC Nightly News' a second time after its original 6:30 p.m. broadcast. The re-airing overnight, and the numbers it pulls in are applied to the overall total.

  • Lester Holt Still Keeping 'NBC Nightly News' in the Top Spot

    Lester Holt continues to hold his own and hold back all of the competition in the evening news race. Holt has been sitting in on "NBC Nightly News" since disgraced anchor, Brian Williams, was officially suspended for the next six months. Last week, it was confirmed that former NBC chief, Andy Lack, was back in his former position in the hopes that he could whip the network back into shape. Williams is currently the subject of an internal investigation and he is also a good friend of Lack's. It looks like he's going to have to make a tough decision if Holt continues to win the ratings in key demographics.

  • Andrew Lack Back at NBC, Will He Bring Brian Williams with Him?

    We've been talking about the mess that is NBC News for weeks now. Brian Williams embellishment problem and subsequent suspension was just the final straw for the network that has been putting out fires for months now. The Today show has had serious ratings problems since the year that Ann Curry co-anchored and Meet the Press was such a mess that poor David Gregory found himself kicked to the curb as host, on a weekday and with no opportunity to actually say farewell. NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke has decided to woo back Andy Lack, the man who has helped the network through serious scandals in the past.
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