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Tom Llamas is taking over for Lester Holt. Will viewers keep watching?

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For the past 10 years, “NBC Nightly News” viewers have come to expect Lester Holt in the anchor seat at 6:30 every weeknight, providing a tight and polished overview of the day’s biggest news stories. The newscast has only had three anchors in the past 40 years: Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams, then Holt. On Monday, Tom Llamas will take over the job, while Holt will remain at the network to expand his role on “Dateline.”

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