Led by Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News (GE) won the November sweeps, edging out ABC World News (DIS) and Charles Gibson.
Nightly News won in overall viewers and in the key news demo of people aged 25-54. The race was the closest it's been since 2001 for the sweeps month.
The news for Katie Couric doesn't get any better, as she's dropped about 1 million in viewers since taking over as anchor for CBS Evening News (CBS-A) with her $15 million contract.
Sweeps totals:
• NBC Nightly News: 9.21 million total viewers, 2.3 rating/9 share, 2.79 million viewers in the 25-54.
• ABC World News: 9.11 million total viewers, 2.2 rating/9 share, 2.77 million viewers in the 25-54.
• CBS Evening News with Katie Couric: 6.74 million total viewers, 1.7 rating/6 share, 2.08 million viewers in the 25-54.
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