NBC has “widened the gap,” according to the press release: “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams easily dominated ABC and CBS, winning all five nights during the week of May 9 – 13, 2005. For the week, the Williams-led newscast attracted 8.765 million total viewers, a whopping 10% (+769,000) advantage over ABC World News Tonight’s 7.996 million, and a 34% (+2,221,000) lead over CBS Evening News’ 6.544 million.”
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