The New York Post’s “Page Six” is reporting that NBC is holding “crisis meetings” after ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir” passed the “Nightly News” in ratings.
“The NBC News morning call was very somber. A meeting was held with the ‘Nightly News’ executive producer to try to motivate the staff. There will be further crisis meetings,” according to the “Page Six” source.
The alleged meetings are a result of NBC’s newscast getting surpassed by ABC in total viewers, A25-54 and A18-49 in ratings for the week of Sept. 29. This was ABC’s first across-the-board victory in six years and comes only four weeks after Muir took over the anchor chair at “World News.”
There are also rumors being floated regarding the relationship between Brian Williams and NBC News president Deborah Turness. While one “Page Six” insider called the relationship “icy,” and NBC rep told the paper, “That is absolutely false. They talk all the time and meet multiple times a week. In fact, Deborah just drove to Philadelphia to see Brian accept an award at a lunch two weeks ago.”