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===Present===

===Present===

When [[Brian Williams]] became the seventh anchor of the show he began at the top of the ratings, where “Nightly News” has been since 1997. However, the network soon began losing viewers as its competitor, [[ABC News]] gained first place in ratings. During a thirty-nine week period, “Nightly News with Brain Williams has lost over over 533,000 viewers. The loss of viewers is even greater then the struggling CBS. Williams stated, "It is predictable...This is why I haven't allowed any champagne toasts in the newsroom when the ratings have been flawless and spectacular and joyous. This is a back-and-forth dogfight<ref>http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070629/LIFE/706290333/1005</ref>."

When [[Brian Williams]] became the seventh anchor of the show he began at the top of the ratings, where “Nightly News” has been since 1997. However, the network soon began losing viewers as its competitor, [[ABC News]] gained first place in ratings. During a thirty-nine week period, Nightly News with Brain Williams has lost over over 533,000 viewers. The loss of viewers is even greater hen at the struggling CBS. Williams said: "It is predictable...This is why I haven't allowed any champagne toasts in the newsroom when the ratings have been flawless and spectacular and joyous. This is a back-and-forth dogfight<ref>http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070629/LIFE/706290333/1005</ref>."

==Controversy==

==Controversy==