| − | From its beginning, Nightly News has earned television ratings. The news show's predecessor, ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report'', was viewed by an audience of twenty million at its peak, and was the most watched show on television<ref>http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/upload/MW,pdf,HuntleyBio,b.pdf</ref>. After its ratings began to nosedive in the early 1980s, the organization looked for new leadership<ref>http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Grossman/grossman-con4.html</ref>. When Tom Brokaw became anchor, NBC moved back into first place amohttp://www.conservapedia.com/NBC_Nightly_News | + | From its beginning, Nightly News has earned television ratings. The news show's predecessor, ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report'', was viewed by an audience of twenty million at its peak, and was the most watched show on television<ref>http://www.nps.gov/home/historyculture/upload/MW,pdf,HuntleyBio,b.pdf</ref>. After its ratings began to nosedive in the early 1980s, the organization looked for new leadership<ref>http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/people/Grossman/grossman-con4.html</ref>. When Tom Brokaw became anchor, NBC moved back into first place among nightly news programs. |