Wallace Says Feb. Sweeps Were “An Aberration;” Predicts NN Will Be #1 By April

Gail Shister writes:

“Despite finishing second to ABC for three of the last four weeks, suddenly vulnerable NBC Nightly News will be No. 1 again by the first week in April, new Nightly chief [Alex] Wallace predicts.”

She calls the February sweeps “an aberration.” She adds: “Come a month from now, I’m honestly confident we’ll be firmly in first place.”