While the conventional wisdom says the evening news is dying, "NBC Nightly News
with Brian Williams" actually
grew year-over-year, easily winning the 2008-2009
season ratings race in the process.
"NBC Nightly News" averaged 8.609 million total viewers, 10% more than ABC's
second-place "World News" (7.818 million) and 42% more than the "CBS Evening News" (6.053 million).
Read more at: "NBC Nightly News" Easily Wins 2008-2009 Season, Up Year-Over-Year