Brian Williams to Remain as Anchor of NBC NIGHTLY NEWS

Brian Williams is staying in his place as the NBC New nightly anchor, the network announced Monday. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Williams has renewed his position as anchor and managing editor of the program. He recently celebrated his 10th year as anchor of the program.

NBC News President Deborah Turness said in a memo, 'Under Brian's leadership, Nightly has solidified its position as America's most watched news broadcast, and is off to its best start of the season in nine years. His deep connection with viewers extends beyond the broadcast to his leading of our breaking news events, his primetime specials and the Nightly offerings on digital and social media. In this changing news and media environment, that special trust in Brian is more important than ever, and therefore wherever Brian is, the audience follows.'

Reports from various sites have placed William's new anchor deal at around 5 years.

NBC NIGHTLY NEWS has been excelling in news ratings in recent years, averaging 9.05 million viewers a night. NBC has been the top-rated newscast in number of viewers for the past 273 consecutive weeks.