Williams was, until this week, the country’s highest-rated news anchor. He is said to believe that he can stage a comeback and earn the “second chance” that NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke mentioned in Tuesday’s announcement about the unprecedented six-month suspension without pay.
The source close to the anchor pointed out that he could have resigned on Monday or Tuesday if he had wanted to throw in the towel.
Instead, he accepted Burke’s suspension and hunkered down for a long period out of public view.
What some would call determination by Williams, others would call denial about the severity of the situation.
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On Tuesday — Holt’s second night as sub — NBC bested its main rival, ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir,” in all the key ratings categories, according to preliminary Nielsen numbers.
The results suggest that viewers — even if they’re fans of Williams who want him back — are not rejecting Holt in the chair.
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