"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
NBC Nightly News took viewers to the Great Wall of China. They sat down with Secretary of State Marco Rubio for an interview that covered Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan, and the broader U.S.-China relationship in ways that mattered.
The interview will mark the first time that Llamas has sat down with President Trump since he took over as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News in June 2025.
Despite the large week-over-week uptick, CBS Evening News still finished a distant third behind NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas and World News Tonight with David Muir.
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”