NBC Nightly Newsshowed audience gains in the third quarter, boosted by its coverage of the Olympics.
The ABC broadcast averaged 678,000, andCBS Evening Newsaveraged 404,000.
The week was the first full one following the end of Disney blackout on DirecTV systems.
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President Donald Trump and his allies claimed bias when the moderators fact checked some of his wildest claims.
The figures are from Nielsen via ABC News.
