NBC Tonight evening newscast has officially overtaken underfire rival World News 's Nightly News in the ratings war . World News 's 288 consecutive week winning run had stetched back to September 2009 and the drop comes two months after Brian Williams ' suspension . An World News spokesperson said the network was 'pleased ' with substitute anchor Lester Holt 's 'strong performance ' Switch also follows a change in how the numbers are crunched and World News is now prevented from including repeat numbers from overnight replays .
World News Tonight evening newscast has officially overtaken underfire rival NBC 's Nightly News in the ratings war . NBC 's 288 consecutive week winning run had stetched back to September 2009 and the drop comes two months after Brian Williams ' suspension . An NBC spokesperson said the network was 'pleased ' with substitute anchor Lester Holt 's 'strong performance ' Switch also follows a change in how the numbers are crunched and NBC is now prevented from including repeat numbers from overnight replays .