June 2 officially marked a changing of the guard at NBC Nightly News after long-time anchor Lester Holt handed the reins over to Tom Llamas. In the wake of the seismic shift in news, the ratings for the new host are in, and it's been a mixed bag so far. For his first few shows settling in, Llamas came in behind ABC's ever-dominant World News Tonight with David Muir, which topped both it and CBS Evening News on the charts per TV Insider. Moreover, he's underperformed Holt in the early ratings, significantly trailing Muir by 17% in total viewers and a staggering 157% among adults aged 25–54 during Holt's final week on air. However, the newly-titled NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamasdelivered the best year-over-year audience retention of any other newscast, pointing to a positive future ahead, even with a new face.
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