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Do not fill this in! {{Short description|American broadcast television network}} {{Other uses}} {{Redirect|Peacock Network|the streaming service|Peacock (streaming service)}} {{pp-move}} {{Use American English|date=February 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Infobox television channel | name = National Broadcasting Company | logo = NBC logo 2022 (vertical).svg | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = Logo used since December 7, 2022 | logo_alt = | type = [[Radio network]] and [[television network]] | country = [[United States]] | affiliates = {{hlist|[[List of NBC television affiliates (by U.S. state)|State]]|[[List of NBC television affiliates (table)|Market]]}} | headquarters = [[Comcast Building]], [[Rockefeller Center]], [[Midtown Manhattan]], [[New York City]] | language = [[English Language|English]] | picture_format = {{ubl|[[1080i]] [[High-definition television|HDTV]]|''[[720p]] or [[1080p]] via [[ATSC 3.0]] in some markets''}} | owner = [[NBCUniversal]] | parent = [[NBCUniversal Media Group#Units|NBC Entertainment]] | founded = {{Start date and age|1926|06|19}} | founder = [[David Sarnoff]] | launch_date = {{ubl|'''Radio:''' {{Start date and age|1926|11|15}}|'''Television:''' {{Start date and age|1939|04|30}}}} | replaced = [[NBC Radio Network]] | website = {{official URL}} }} The '''National Broadcasting Company''' ('''NBC''') is an American [[Commercial broadcasting|commercial broadcast]] [[Television broadcaster|television]] and [[radio network]] serving as the flagship property of the [[NBC Entertainment]] division of [[NBCUniversal]], a subsidiary of [[Comcast]]. The headquarters of NBC is in [[New York City]] at the [[30 Rockefeller Plaza|Comcast Building]]. NBC also has offices in [[Chicago]] at the [[NBC Tower]]. Founded in 1926 by the [[RCA|Radio Corporation of America]], NBC is the oldest of the traditional [[Big Three (American television)|"Big Three"]] American television networks and is sometimes referred to as the "'''Peacock Network'''" in reference to [[NBC logo|its stylized peacock logo]], which was introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early [[color television|color broadcasting]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Slanguage Dictionary: P|url=https://variety.com/static-pages/slanguage-dictionary/#p |website=Variety |access-date=June 2, 2021|date=20 February 2013|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115190716/https://variety.com/static-pages/slanguage-dictionary/#p|url-status=live}}</ref> NBC has twelve [[NBC Owned Television Stations|owned-and-operated stations]] and [[List of NBC television affiliates (by U.S. state)|nearly 200 affiliates]] throughout the [[United States]] and its territories, some of which are also available in [[Canada]] and [[Mexico]] via pay-television providers or in [[Canada–United States border|border areas]] over the air. NBC also maintains brand licensing agreements for international channels in [[South Korea]] and [[Germany]].<ref name="NBCuni.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcuni.com/About_NBC_Universal/Company_Overview/overview02.shtml|publisher=NBC Universal|title=Company Overview |access-date=March 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706122126/http://www.nbcuni.com/About_NBC_Universal/Company_Overview/overview02.shtml |archive-date=July 6, 2008}}</ref> {{Evolution of Comcast NBCUniversal}} ==History== {{Main|History of NBC|NBC Radio Network}} The first and oldest major broadcast network in the United States, NBC was formed in 1926 by the [[Radio Corporation of America]] (RCA), then owned by [[General Electric]] (GE), [[Westinghouse Electric Corporation|Westinghouse]], [[AT&T Corporation]] and [[United Fruit Company]]. In 1932, the US Government forced GE to sell RCA and NBC due to [[antitrust]] violations. In late 1986, GE regained control of RCA through its $6.4 billion purchase of the company. Although it retained NBC, GE immediately closed or sold off most of RCA's other divisions and assets. In 2003, French media company [[Vivendi]] merged its entertainment assets with GE, forming [[NBCUniversal]]. [[Comcast]] [[Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast|purchased]] a controlling interest in the company in 2011 and acquired General Electric's remaining stake in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lieberman|first=David|date=March 19, 2013|title=Comcast Completes Acquisition Of GE's 49% Stake In NBCUniversal|url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/03/comcast-completes-acquisition-nbcuniversal/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=July 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707154122/http://www.deadline.com/2013/03/comcast-completes-acquisition-nbcuniversal/|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:GE Building Oct 2005.jpg|thumb|right|[[30 Rockefeller Plaza]], the headquarters of NBC at [[Rockefeller Center]] in New York City]] NBC is the home broadcaster of some of the [[List of longest-running American television series|longest continuously running American television series]], including the news program ''[[Meet the Press]]'' (debuted 1947); ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' (debuted 1952); ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' (debuted nationally 1954); and ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (debuted 1975). The drama series ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', which debuted in 1999, began its 25th season in January 2024 and is currently [[List of longest-running scripted American primetime television series|the longest-running live-action series]] in American prime-time television history. ==Programming== {{Main|List of programs broadcast by NBC|List of programs previously broadcast by NBC|NBC News|NBC Sports}} {{As of|2022}}, NBC provides 87 hours of regularly scheduled network programming each week. The network provides 22 hours of prime-time programming to affiliated stations Monday through Saturdays from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time (7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in all other U.S. time zones) and Sundays from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific Time (6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. in all other time zones). Daytime [[NBC News]] programming includes the morning news/interview program ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]'' from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. weekdays, 7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m. / 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. / 8:00 a.m. -9:00 a.m. on Sundays, it also airs ''[[NBC News Daily]]'' at 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. on weekdays, it includes nightly editions of ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'', the [[Sunday morning talk shows|Sunday political talk show]] ''[[Meet the Press]]'', weekday early-morning news program ''[[Early Today]]'' and primetime newsmagazine ''[[Dateline NBC]] on Friday nights''. Late nights feature the weeknight talk shows ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', ''[[Late Night with Seth Meyers]]'', and an [[graveyard slot|overnight]] replay of ''[[Today with Hoda & Jenna]].'' NBC affiliates carrying it in syndication also have the option to substitute a same-day encore of ''[[The Kelly Clarkson Show]]'' on weekdays. On Saturdays, the [[LXTV]]-produced ''[[1st Look]]'' and ''Open House NYC'' air after ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (replays of the previous week's ''1st Look'' also air on Friday late nights on most stations), with a ''Meet the Press'' encore a part of its Sunday overnight schedule. The network's weekend morning children's programming time slot is programmed by [[Litton Entertainment]] under a time-lease agreement. The three-hour block of programming designed mainly for 14-16-year-old teenage viewers is under the umbrella branding of ''[[The More You Know (block)|The More You Know]]'', based on the network's long-time strand of internally-produced [[public service announcement]]s of [[The More You Know|the same name]]. It premiered on October 8, 2016, giving Litton control of all but Fox's Weekend morning [[E/I]] programming among the five major broadcast networks. Live sports programming is also provided on weekends at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time, but most commonly between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern. Due to the unpredictable length of sporting events, NBC will occasionally pre-empt scheduled programs (more common with the weekend editions of ''NBC Nightly News'', and local and syndicated programs carried by its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates). NBC has also held the American broadcasting rights to the [[Summer Olympic Games]] since the 1988 games and the rights to the [[Winter Olympic Games]] since the 2002 games. Coverage of the [[Olympics on NBC]] has included pre-empting regularly scheduled programs during daytime, prime time, and late night. In July 2022, NBC announced that the Olympic Channel will be shut down on September 30. NBC stated they will be announcing the plans for Olympic content in the fall of 2022.<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Ourand|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2022/07/01/Media/Olympic-Channel-shutting-down.aspx|title=NBC to shut down Olympic Channel in September|date=1 July 2022|access-date=5 July 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=July 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704042309/https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2022/07/01/Media/Olympic-Channel-shutting-down.aspx}}</ref> ===NBC News=== {{Main|NBC News}} News coverage has long been an important part of NBC's operations and public image, dating to the network's radio days. Notable NBC News productions past and present include ''Today'', ''NBC Nightly News'' (and its immediate predecessor, the ''[[Huntley-Brinkley Report]]''), ''Meet the Press'' (which has the distinction of the longest continuously running program in the history of American television), ''Dateline NBC'', ''Early Today'', ''[[NBC News at Sunrise]]'', ''[[NBC Nightside]]'' and ''[[Rock Center with Brian Williams]]''. In 1989, the news division began its expansion to cable with the launch of the business news channel [[CNBC]]. The company eventually formed other [[United States cable news|cable news]] services including [[MSNBC]] (created in 1996 originally as a joint venture with [[Microsoft]], which now features a mix of general news and political discussion programs with a liberal stance),<ref name="Auto8E-8">{{cite news|last=Bauder|first=David|date=October 30, 2008|title=Study: NBC News Doesn't Follow MSNBC's Partisan Drift|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/30/study-nbc-news-doesnt-fol_n_139162.html|url-status=dead|access-date=July 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212050100/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/30/study-nbc-news-doesnt-fol_n_139162.html|archive-date=February 12, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Auto8E-9">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/39507182/ns/business-media_biz/|title=MSNBC to 'lean forward' in a two year brand campaign|publisher=NBC|access-date=October 13, 2010|archive-date=March 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324040713/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/39507182/ns/business-media_biz/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the 2008 acquisition of [[The Weather Channel]] in conjunction with [[Blackstone Group]] and [[Bain Capital]]. In addition, [[NBCSN]] (operated as part of the NBC Sports Group, which became an NBC property through Comcast's acquisition of [[NBCUniversal]]) carries sports news content alongside sports event telecasts. Key anchors from NBC News are also used during NBC Sports coverage of the [[Olympic Games]]. ===Former Daytime programming block=== {{main|NBC Daytime}} While NBC has aired a variety of soap operas on its daytime schedule over its history, ''[[Days of Our Lives]]'' (1965–2022) was the last soap opera on the network when it was taken off the air in 2022 (and moved to the [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] streaming service). Currently the network only offers ''[[NBC News Daily]]'' on its afternoon schedule, with affiliates using the rest of the afternoon for syndicated or local programming. Long-running daytime dramas seen on NBC in the past include ''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]'' (1963–1982), ''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' (1964–1999), ''[[Santa Barbara (TV series)|Santa Barbara]]'' (1984–1993), and ''[[Passions]]'' (1999–2007). NBC also aired the final 4{{frac|1|2}} years of ''[[Search for Tomorrow]]'' (1982–1986) after that series was initially cancelled by CBS, although many NBC affiliates did not clear the show during its tenure on the network. NBC has also aired numerous short-lived soap operas, including ''[[Generations (American TV series)|Generations]]'' (1989–1991), ''[[Sunset Beach (TV series)|Sunset Beach]]'' (1997–1999), and the two ''Another World'' spin-offs, ''[[Somerset (TV series)|Somerset]]'' (1970–1976) and ''[[Texas (TV series)|Texas]]'' (1980–1982). Notable daytime game shows that once aired on NBC include ''[[The Price Is Right (American game show)|The Price Is Right]]'' (1956–1963), ''[[Concentration (game show)|Concentration]]'' (1958–1973; and 1987–1991 as ''Classic Concentration''), ''[[Match Game|The Match Game]]'' (1962–1969), ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' (1963–1968 and 1990–1991, as well as a short-lived prime-time revival in 2003), ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (1964–1975 and 1978–1979), ''[[The Hollywood Squares]]'' (1966–1980), ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (1975–1989 and 1991), ''[[Password Plus and Super Password|Password Plus/Super Password]]'' (1979–1982 and 1984–1989), ''[[Sale of the Century (American game show)|Sale of the Century]]'' (1969–1973 and 1983–1989) and ''[[Scrabble (game show)|Scrabble]]'' (1984–1990 and 1993). The last game show ever to air as part of NBC's daytime schedule was the short-lived ''[[Caesars Challenge]]'', which ended in January 1994. Notable past daytime talk shows that have aired on NBC have included ''[[Home (1954 TV series)|Home]]'' (1954–1957), ''[[The Ernie Kovacs Show]]'' (1955–1956), ''[[The Merv Griffin Show]]'' (1962–1963), ''[[Leeza]]'' (1994–1999) and ''[[Later Today]]'' (1999–2000). ===Children's programming=== {{Main|Children's programming on NBC|TNBC|Discovery Kids on NBC|Qubo|NBC Kids|The More You Know (TV programming block)}} Children's programming has played a part in NBC's programming since its initial roots in television. NBC's first major children's series, ''[[Howdy Doody]]'', debuted in 1947 and was one of the era's first breakthrough television shows. From the mid-1960s until 1992, the bulk of NBC's children's programming was composed of mainly animated programming including classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Woody Woodpecker]]'' shorts; reruns of prime time animated sitcoms such as ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and ''[[The Jetsons]]''; foreign acquisitions like ''[[Astro Boy]]'' and ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''; animated adaptions of ''[[Punky Brewster]]'', ''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]'' and ''[[Star Trek]]'' as well as animated vehicles for [[Gary Coleman]] and [[Mr. T]]; live-action programs like ''[[The Banana Splits]]'', ''[[The Bugaloos]]'' and ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]''; and the original broadcasts of ''[[Gumby]]'', ''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'', ''[[Underdog (TV series)|Underdog]]'', ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' and ''[[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]''. From 1984 to 1989, the network aired a series of [[public service announcement]]s called ''[[One to Grow On]]'', which aired after the end credits of every program or every other children's program.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 1986 Saturday Morning Lineup on NBC|url=http://www.retroist.com/2009/03/20/the-1986-saturday-morning-lineup-on-nbc/|work=The Retroist|date=March 20, 2009|access-date=January 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128015744/http://www.retroist.com/2009/03/20/the-1986-saturday-morning-lineup-on-nbc/|archive-date=January 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1989, NBC premiered ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'', a live-action [[teen sitcom]] which originated on [[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]] the previous year as ''[[Good Morning, Miss Bliss]]'' (which served as a starring vehicle for [[Hayley Mills]]; [[Mark-Paul Gosselaar|four]] [[Dennis Haskins|cast members]] [[Lark Voorhies|from]] [[Dustin Diamond|that show]] were cast in the NBC series as the characters they originally played on ''Miss Bliss''). ''Saved by the Bell'', despite being given bad reviews from television critics, would become one of the most popular teen series in television history as well as the top-rated series on Saturday mornings, dethroning ABC's ''[[The Bugs Bunny Show|The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show]]'' in its first season. The success of ''Saved by the Bell'' led NBC to remove animated series from its Saturday morning lineup in August 1992 in favor of additional live-action series as part of a new block called [[TNBC]], along with the debut of a Saturday edition of ''[[Weekend Today|Today]]''. Most of the series featured on the TNBC lineup were executive produced by [[Peter Engel (TV producer)|Peter Engel]] (such as ''[[City Guys]]'', ''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]'', ''[[California Dreams]]'', ''One World'' and the ''Saved by the Bell'' sequel, ''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''), with the lineup being designed from the start to meet the earliest form of the FCC's [[E/I|educational programming guidelines]] under the [[Children's Television Act]].<ref name="DiscoveryKids">{{cite news|title=Discovery set to kid around with Peacock|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117856766.html?categoryid=1201&cs=1&query=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208161304/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117856766.html?categoryid=1201&cs=1&query=|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2012|first=Paula|last=Bernstein|work=Variety|date=December 4, 2001|access-date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> ''NBA Inside Stuff'', an analysis and interview program aimed at teens that was hosted for most of its run by [[Ahmad Rashad]], was also a part of the TNBC lineup during the NBA season until 2002 (when the program moved to ABC as a result of that network taking the NBA rights from NBC). In 2002, NBC entered into an agreement with [[Discovery, Inc.|Discovery Communications]] to carry educational children's programs from the [[Discovery Kids]] cable channel.<ref name="DiscoveryKids"/> Debuting that September, the [[Discovery Kids on NBC]] block originally consisted exclusively of live-action series, including reality series ''Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls'' (a kid-themed version of the [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] series ''[[Trading Spaces]]''); the Emmy-nominated reality game show ''[[Endurance (TV series)|Endurance]]'', hosted and produced by [[J. D. Roth]] (whose production company, 3-Ball Productions, would also produce reality series ''[[The Biggest Loser (American TV series)|The Biggest Loser]]'' for NBC beginning in 2003); and scripted series such as ''[[Strange Days at Blake Holsey High]]'' and ''[[Scout's Safari]]''. The block later expanded to include some animated series such as ''[[Kenny the Shark]]'', ''[[Tutenstein]]'' and ''[[Time Warp Trio]]''. In May 2006, NBC announced plans to launch a new Saturday morning children's block under the [[Qubo]] brand in September 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Discovery, NBC to End Sat. Kids Block|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198189|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|work=Mediaweek|date=March 16, 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207021249/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198189 |archive-date=February 7, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> An endeavor originally operated as a joint venture between [[NBCUniversal]], [[Ion Media Networks]], [[Scholastic Press]], [[Classic Media]] and [[Corus Entertainment]]'s [[Nelvana]] unit (Ion acquired the other partners' shares in 2013), the Qubo venture also encompassed weekly blocks on Telemundo and [[Ion Television]], a 24-hour digital multicast network on Ion's owned-and-operated and affiliated stations, as well as [[video on demand]] services and a branded website. Qubo launched on NBC on September 9, 2006, with six programs (''[[VeggieTales]]'', ''[[Dragon (TV series)|Dragon]]'', ''VeggieTales Presents: [[3-2-1 Penguins!]]'', ''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]'', ''[[Jane and the Dragon (TV series)|Jane and the Dragon]]'' and ''[[Jacob Two-Two (TV series)|Jacob Two-Two]]''). On March 28, 2012, it was announced that NBC would launch a new Saturday morning preschool block programmed by Sprout (originally jointly owned by NBCUniversal, [[PBS]], [[Sesame Workshop]] and [[Apax Partners]], with the former acquiring the other's interests later that year). The block, [[NBC Kids]], premiered on July 7, 2012, replacing the "Qubo on NBC" block.<ref>{{cite press release|title=NBC Will Launch NBC Kids, a New Saturday Morning Preschool Block Programmed by Sprout®, Saturday, July 7|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nbc-will-launch-nbc-kids-a-new-saturday-morning-preschool-block-programmed-by-sprout-saturday-july-7-2012-03-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120628234221/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nbc-will-launch-nbc-kids-a-new-saturday-morning-preschool-block-programmed-by-sprout-saturday-july-7-2012-03-28 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 28, 2012|newspaper=[[MarketWatch]]|date=March 28, 2012 |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NBC to launch Saturday kids block|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118052022?refCatId=14|first=Jon|last=Weisman|newspaper=Variety|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=March 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519174046/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118052022?refCatId=14|archive-date=May 19, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NBC, With Assist From Sprout, to Launch Saturday Morning Preschool Block|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/482478-NBC_With_Assist_From_Sprout_to_Launch_Saturday_Morning_Preschool_Block.php|first=Lindsay|last=Rubino|newspaper=Multichannel News|date=March 28, 2012 |access-date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508064838/http://www.multichannel.com/article/482478-NBC_With_Assist_From_Sprout_to_Launch_Saturday_Morning_Preschool_Block.php |archive-date=May 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NBC Launches Preschool Saturday Block Programmed By Sprout|url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/03/nbc-launches-preschool-saturday-block-programmed-by-sprout/|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=March 29, 2012|archive-date=August 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810232758/http://www.deadline.com/2012/03/nbc-launches-preschool-saturday-block-programmed-by-sprout/|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 24, 2016, it was announced that NBC would launch a new Saturday morning block programmed by [[Hearst Media Production Group|Litton Entertainment]] under the Children's Television Act. It's called, [[The More You Know (TV programming block)|The More You Know]], inspired by the name of [[brand extension]] of ''[[The More You Know]]''—a series of [[Public service announcement|public service]] campaigns first launched by NBC in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |last=Garber |first=Megan |date=September 16, 2014 |title='The More You Know: There's More to Know |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/09/theres-more-to-know-about-the-more-you-know/380242/ |access-date=February 25, 2016 |work=The Atlantic}}</ref><ref name="band-more you know">{{cite web |last=Malone |first=Michael |date=February 24, 2016 |title=NBC, Litton Partner on 'The More You Know' Block |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/nbc-litton-partner-more-you-know-block/154074 |access-date=February 25, 2016 |work=Broadcasting & Cable}}</ref> The block premiered on October 8, 2016, replacing NBC Kids block (originally October 1, 2016, but postponed due to the [[Golf on NBC|NBC network coverage]] of the [[2016 Ryder Cup]]). ===Specials=== NBC holds the broadcast rights to several annual specials and award show telecasts, including the [[Golden Globe Award]]s and the [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s (which are rotated across all four major networks each year). Since 1953, NBC has served as the official U.S. broadcaster of the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]. CBS also carries unauthorized coverage of the Macy's parade as part of ''The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS''; however, as NBC holds rights to the parade, it has exclusivity over the broadcast of Broadway and music performances appearing in the parade (CBS airs live performances separate from those seen in the parade as a result), and Macy's chose to reroute the parade in 2012 out of the view of CBS' cameras, although it continues to cover the parade. NBC began airing a same-day rebroadcast of the parade telecast in 2009 (replacing its annual Thanksgiving afternoon airing of ''[[Miracle on 34th Street]]''). In 2007, NBC acquired the rights to the [[National Dog Show]], which airs following the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade each year. The network also broadcasts several live-action and animated specials during the [[Christmas holiday season]], including the 2014 debuts ''[[How Murray Saved Christmas]]'' (an animated musical adaptation of the children's book of the same name) and ''[[Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas]]'' (a stop-motion animated special based on the 2003 live-action film ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]''). Since 2013, the network has aired live musical adaptations with major stars in lead roles. Originally dismissed as a gimmick, they have proven to be rating successes, as well as a nostalgic tribute to the early days of television. Past adaptations include: * ''[[The Sound of Music Live!|The Sound of Music]]'' in 2013 (starring [[Carrie Underwood]] as Maria Von Trapp) * ''[[Peter Pan Live!|Peter Pan]]'' in 2014 (starring [[Allison Williams (actress)|Allison Williams]] in the titular role and [[Christopher Walken]] as Captain Hook) * ''[[The Wiz Live!|The Wiz]]'' in 2015 (starring [[Queen Latifah]] as the Wiz, [[Mary J. Blige]] as the Wicked Witch and [[Uzo Aduba]] as the Good Witch) * ''[[Hairspray Live!|Hairspray]]'' in 2016 (starring [[Ariana Grande]] as Penny Pingleton, [[Jennifer Hudson]] as Motormouth Maybelle, [[Kristin Chenoweth]] as Velma von Tussle and [[Harvey Fierstein]] as Edna Turnblad, reprising his role in [[Hairspray (musical)|the original Broadway production]]) * ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert|Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' in 2018 (starring [[John Legend]] as Jesus Christ, [[Sara Bareilles]] as Mary Magdalene and [[Alice Cooper]] as King Herod)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Paulson|first1=Michael|title=John Legend and the 'Jesus Christ Superstar' Cast on Faith and Musicals|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/arts/john-legend-and-the-jesus-christ-superstar-cast-on-faith-and-musicals.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=30 March 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330053845/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/arts/john-legend-and-the-jesus-christ-superstar-cast-on-faith-and-musicals.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * ''[[Annie Live!]]'' in 2021 (starring [[Taraji P. Henson]] as Miss Hannigan, [[Harry Connick Jr.]] as Daddy Warbucks, [[Nicole Scherzinger]] as Grace Farrell and [[Tituss Burgess]] as Rooster Hannigan) From 2003 to 2014, NBC also held rights to two of the three pageants organized by the [[Miss Universe Organization]]: the [[Miss Universe]] and [[Miss USA]] pageants (NBC also held rights to the [[Miss Teen USA]] pageant from 2003, when NBC also assumed rights to the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants as part of a deal brokered by Miss Universe Organization owner [[Donald Trump]] that gave the network half-ownership of the pageants,<ref>{{cite news|title=Trump moves pageants from CBS to NBC|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times|St. Petersburg Times]]|page=2B|date=June 22, 2002}}</ref> until 2007, when NBC declined to renew its contract to carry Miss Teen USA, effectively discontinuing televised broadcasts of that event). NBCUniversal relinquished the rights to Miss Universe and Miss USA on June 29, 2015, as part of its decision to cut business ties with Donald Trump and the Miss Universe Organization (which was half-owned by corporate parent NBCUniversal) in response to controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants made by Trump during the launch of his [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|2016 campaign for the Republican presidential nomination]].<ref name=deadline-nbcdone>{{cite web|title=NBC: Done With Donald Trump, Miss USA, Miss Universe – Update|url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/nbc-donald-trump-cancels-miss-usa-miss-universe-1201461913/|website=Deadline|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=June 29, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2015|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125954/https://deadline.com/2015/06/nbc-donald-trump-cancels-miss-usa-miss-universe-1201461913/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Miss USA headed to Reelz after being dumped by NBC|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/02/miss-usa-reelz-donald-trump|first=Christopher|last=Rosen|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 2, 2015}}</ref> ===Programming library=== Through the years, NBC has produced many in-house programs, in addition to airing content from other producers such as [[Universal Television|Revue Studios]] and its successor [[Universal Television]]. Notable in-house productions by NBC have included ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''[[Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]]'', ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'', ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'', the [[Law & Order (franchise)|''Law & Order'' franchise]] (begun independently by Universal Television, and became in-house programming after the NBCUniversal deal), ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'' and the [[Chicago (franchise)|''Chicago'' franchise]]. ==Stations== {{Main|List of NBC television affiliates (by U.S. state)|List of NBC television affiliates (table)|NBC Owned Television Stations}} <!-- - Please update station count in below paragraph whenever the accompanying list referenced is updated. - --> NBC has twelve owned-and-operated stations and current and pending affiliation agreements with 223 additional television stations encompassing 50 states, the District of Columbia, six U.S. possessions and two non-U.S. territories ([[Aruba]] and [[Bermuda]]).<ref name=re>{{cite web|title=Stations for Network – NBC|url=http://www.rabbitears.info/search.php?request=network_search&network=NBC|work=[[RabbitEars]]|access-date=October 30, 2019|archive-date=October 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007173308/https://rabbitears.info/search.php?request=network_search&network=NBC|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="StationIndex">{{cite web|title=Network Profile: NBC|url=http://www.stationindex.com/tv/by-net/nbc|publisher=Station Index|access-date=March 12, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121101/http://www.stationindex.com/tv/by-net/nbc|url-status=live}}</ref> The network has a national reach of 88.91% of all households in the United States (or 277,821,345 Americans with at least one television set). Since January 24, 2022, when [[CBS]] affiliate [[WBKB-TV]] in [[Alpena, Michigan]] affiliated its DT2 subchannel with NBC, NBC is, to date, the only major network with an in-market affiliate in every [[media market|designated market area]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WBKB adds NBC|url=https://mibuzzboard.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=59428&sid=d374315f0e4da91e96658b9c88acc88c|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=July 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718112627/https://mibuzzboard.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=59428&sid=c1349ad459a8b4fea10e882021a371e6|url-status=live}}</ref> Currently, [[New Jersey]] and [[Delaware]] are the only U.S. states where NBC does not have a locally licensed affiliate. New Jersey is served by New York City O&O WNBC-TV and Philadelphia O&O WCAU; New Jersey formerly had an in-state affiliate in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]-based [[WMGM-TV]], which was affiliated with the network from 1955 to 2014. Delaware is served by Salisbury affiliate [[WRDE-LD]] and Philadelphia-based [[WCAU]]. NBC maintains affiliations with low-power stations in a few smaller markets, such as [[Binghamton, New York]] ([[WBGH-CD]]), [[Jackson, Tennessee]] ([[WNBJ-LD]]) and [[Juneau, Alaska]] ([[KATH-LD]]), that do not have enough full-power stations to support a standalone affiliate. In some markets, these stations also maintain digital simulcasts on a subchannel of a co-owned/co-managed full-power television station. Southern [[New Hampshire]] receives NBC programming via network-owned [[WBTS-CD]], licensed to serve [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]]; while nominally licensed as a low-power [[Class A television service|class A]] station, it transmits a full-power signal under a channel share with the [[WGBH Educational Foundation]] and its secondary Boston station [[WGBX-TV]] from [[Needham, Massachusetts]], and serves as the NBC station for the entire Boston market. Until 2019, NBC operated a low-powered station in Boston, WBTS-LD (now [[WYCN-LD]]), which aimed to serve as its station in that market while using a network of additional full-power stations to cover the market in full (including [[Merrimack, New Hampshire]]-licensed [[Telemundo]] station [[WNEU]], which transmitted WBTS on a second subchannel); NBC purchased the Nashua station (formerly WYCN-CD) in early 2018 after the FCC [[spectrum auction]], and in 2019 relocated WYCN-LD to Providence, Rhode Island to serve as a Telemundo station for that market. [[Tegna Inc.|Tegna Media]] is the largest operator of NBC stations in terms of overall market reach, owning or providing services to 20 NBC affiliates (including those in larger markets such as [[WXIA-TV|Atlanta]], [[KUSA (TV)|Denver]], [[KSDK|St. Louis]], [[KING-TV|Seattle]] and [[WKYC-TV|Cleveland]]); [[Gray Television]] is the largest operator of NBC stations by numerical total, owning 28 NBC-affiliated stations. ==Related services== ===Video-on-demand services=== NBC provides [[video on demand]] access for delayed viewing of the network's programming through various means, including via its website at NBC.com, a traditional VOD service called NBC on Demand available on most traditional cable and IPTV providers,<ref>{{cite web|title=Prime Time On Demand: NBC, CBS To Offer Big Shows For A Fee|url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/36044/prime-time-on-demand-nbc-cbs-to-offer-big-shows.html|first=Wayne|last=Friedman|website=MediaDailyNews|publisher=MediaPost Communications|date=November 8, 2005|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721142119/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/36044/prime-time-on-demand-nbc-cbs-to-offer-big-shows.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and through content deals with [[Hulu]] and [[Netflix]] (the latter of which carries only cataloged episodes of NBC programs, after losing the right to carry newer episodes of its programs during their current seasons in July 2011). [[NBCUniversal]] is a part-owner of Hulu (along with majority owner [[The Walt Disney Company]], owner of ABC), and has offered full-length episodes of most of NBC's programming through the [[streaming media|streaming]] service (which are available for viewing on Hulu's website and [[mobile app]]) since Hulu launched in [[Beta testing|private beta testing]] on October 29, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=Testing Over, Hulu.com to Open Its TV and Film Offerings This Week|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/business/media/11hulu.html|first=Brad|last=Stone|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 11, 2008|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119162917/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/business/media/11hulu.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NBC, Fox launching video site Hulu.com|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/2007-10-29-fox-nbc-hula_N.htm|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=October 29, 2007|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722112512/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/2007-10-29-fox-nbc-hula_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NBC brings slew of shows to Netflix streaming|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/nbc-brings-slew-of-shows-to-netflix-streaming/|first=Don|last=Reisinger|website=[[CNET]]|date=September 24, 2010|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722164244/http://www.cnet.com/news/nbc-brings-slew-of-shows-to-netflix-streaming/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Netflix won't be streaming any more new episodes of NBC shows|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/netflix-wont-be-streaming-any-more-new-episodes-of-58873|first=Sean|last=O'Neal|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721133547/http://www.avclub.com/article/netflix-wont-be-streaming-any-more-new-episodes-of-58873|url-status=live}}</ref> The most recent episodes of the network's shows are usually made available on NBC.com and Hulu the day after their original broadcast. In addition, NBC.com and certain other partner websites (including Hulu) provide complete back catalogs of most of its current series as well as a limited selection of episodes of classic series from the NBCUniversal Television Distribution program library – including shows not broadcast by NBC during their original runs (including the complete or partial episode catalogs of shows like ''30 Rock'', ''The A-Team'', ''[[Charles in Charge]]'', ''[[Emergency!]]'', ''Knight Rider'' (both the original series and the [[Knight Rider (2008 TV series)|short-lived 2008 reboot]]), ''[[Kojak]]'', ''Miami Vice'', ''[[The Office (American TV series)|The Office]]'', ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]'' and ''[[Simon & Simon]]'').<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Are these streaming reruns really vintage, classic shows?|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2008/02/20/nbc-buck-rogers|first=Amy|last=Ryan|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 20, 2008|access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NBC Sites Stream Classic TV Shows|url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/76914/nbc-sites-stream-classic-tv-shows.html|first=Fern|last=Siegel|website=MediaPost|publisher=MediaPost Communications|date=February 21, 2008|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721142113/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/76914/nbc-sites-stream-classic-tv-shows.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Classic TV Shows Online|url=http://www.nbc.com/video/classics|website=NBC.com|publisher=NBCUniversal|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721010615/http://www.nbc.com/video/classics|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 18, 2015, NBC began providing live programming streams of local NBC stations in select markets, which are only available to [[TV Everywhere|authenticated subscribers of participating pay television providers]]. All eleven NBC-owned-and-operated stations owned by NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations' were the first stations to offer streams of their programming on NBC's website and mobile app, and new affiliation agreements have made a majority of the network's affiliates available through the network's website and app based on a viewer's location. The network's NFL game telecasts were [[blackout (broadcasting)|not permitted to be streamed]] on the service for several years until a change to the league's mobile rights agreement in the 2018 season allowed games to be streamed through network websites and apps.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBC is bringing live streaming to (some) iOS and Android users|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/18/8059943/nbc-live-streaming-app-ios-android|first=James|last=Vincent|website=[[Gigaom]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=February 18, 2015|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721232444/http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/18/8059943/nbc-live-streaming-app-ios-android|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NBC to Live Stream Network Shows|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/nbc-to-live-stream-network-shows-1418706061|first=James|last=Vincent|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=December 16, 2014|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722042023/http://www.wsj.com/articles/nbc-to-live-stream-network-shows-1418706061|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NBC-Owned Stations Introduce Live TV Everywhere Streaming|url=https://deadline.com/2015/02/nbc-owned-stations-live-tv-everywhere-streaming-1201376247/|first=David|last=Lieberman|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=February 18, 2015|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722051400/http://deadline.com/2015/02/nbc-owned-stations-live-tv-everywhere-streaming-1201376247/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=NBC Owned Stations Add Live Streams to TV Everywhere App|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/nbc-owned-stations-add-live-streams-tv-everywhere-app/138077|first=Michael|last=Malone|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|date=February 18, 2015|access-date=July 18, 2015|archive-date=July 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722061336/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/local-tv/nbc-owned-stations-add-live-streams-tv-everywhere-app/138077|url-status=live}}</ref> ===NBC HD=== NBC's master feed is transmitted in [[1080i]] [[high-definition television|high definition]], the native resolution format for NBCUniversal's television properties. However, 19 of its affiliates transmit the network's programming in [[720p]] HD, while four others carry the network feed in [[480i]] [[standard-definition television|standard definition]]<ref name=re/> either due to technical considerations for affiliates of other major networks that carry NBC programming on a digital subchannel or because a primary feed NBC affiliate has not yet upgraded their transmission equipment to allow content to be presented in HD. NBC's master feed has not fully converted to [[1080p]] or [[2160p]] [[ultra-high-definition television]] (UHD). However, some NBC stations have already begun broadcasting at 1080p via [[ATSC 3.0]] multiplex stations. One notable example is [[WRAL-TV]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] (a station that re-joined NBC in February 2016), which is currently also broadcasting at 1080p via [[WNGT-CD]], which is also serving as an ATSC 3.0 multiplex for the Raleigh area. While the equipment would allow the transmission of 2160p UHD, this was previously done through a secondary experimental station (WRAL-EX) where it transmitted limited NBC programming in UHD. The experimental station went off-air in 2018 as part of the FCC's repacking process. ''[[Meet the Press]]'' was the first regular series on a major television network to produce a high-definition broadcast on February 2, 1997, which aired in the format over [[WHD-TV]] in Washington, D.C., an experimental television station owned by a consortium of industry groups and stations which launched to allow testing of HD broadcasts and operated until 2002 (the program itself continued to be transmitted in [[480i]] [[standard-definition television|standard definition]] over the NBC network until May 2, 2010, when it became the last NBC News program to convert to HD).<ref>{{cite web|title='Meet the Press' goes hi-def: WHD-TV Washington airs country's first HDTV network program|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19111524.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150234/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19111524.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|first=Glen|last=Dickson|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|date=February 10, 1997|access-date=July 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Meet the Press' to Get New Set; Go HD|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/meet-the-press-to-get-new-set-go-hd/25899|first=Chris|last=Ariens|website=[[AdWeek|TVNewser]]|date=April 12, 2010|access-date=July 17, 2015|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721154625/http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/meet-the-press-to-get-new-set-go-hd/25899|url-status=live}}</ref> NBC officially began its conversion to [[high-definition television|high definition]] with the launch of its simulcast feed, NBC HD, on April 26, 1999, when ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' became the first HD program to air on the NBC network as well as the first regularly scheduled American network program to be produced and transmitted in high definition. The network gradually converted much of its existing programming from [[standard-definition television|standard-definition]] to high definition beginning with the [[2002–03 United States network television schedule|2002–03 season]], with select shows among that season's slate of freshmen scripted series being broadcast in HD from their debuts.<ref name="HDTV">{{cite journal |author=W. A. Kelly Huff |year=2001 |title=Regulating the Future: Broadcasting Technology and Governmental Control |url=https://archive.org/details/regulatingfuture0000huff |journal=Contributions to the Study of Mass Media and Communications |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/regulatingfuture0000huff/page/172 172] |isbn=9780313000607 |issn=0732-4456 |url-access=registration |quote=The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1999.}}</ref> The network completed its conversion to high definition in September 2012, with the launch of NBC Kids, a new Saturday morning children's block programmed by new partial sister network [[Sprout (TV network)|PBS Kids Sprout]], which also became the second Saturday morning children's block with an entirely HD schedule (after the ABC-syndicated ''[[Litton's Weekend Adventure]]''). All the network's programming has been presented in full HD since then (except for certain [[Christmas holiday season|holiday]] specials produced prior to 2005 – such as its annual broadcast of ''It's a Wonderful Life'' – which continues to be presented in 4:3 SD, although some have been remastered for HD broadcast). The network's high-definition programming is broadcast in [[5.1 surround sound]]. ===NBCi=== [[File:NBCi.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=2.73|NBCi header used from 1999 to 2007]] In 1999, NBC launched NBCi (briefly changing its web address to "www.nbci.com"), a heavily advertised online venture serving as an attempt to launch a [[web portal]]. This move saw NBC partner with [[Xoom (web hosting)|Xoom.com]] (not to be confused with the current [[Xoom Corporation|money transfer service]]), e-mail.com, [[AllBusiness.com]],<ref>{{cite web|title=NBCi agrees to acquire AllBusiness.com|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/nbci-agrees-to-acquire-allbusiness-com/|website=[[CNET]]|date=February 1, 2000|access-date=April 28, 2016|first=Greg|last=Sandoval|archive-date=March 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310210544/http://www.cnet.com/news/nbci-agrees-to-acquire-allbusiness-com/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Snap.com (eventually acquiring all four companies outright; not to be confused with the [[Snap Inc.|current-day parent]] of [[Snapchat]]) to launch a multi-faceted internet portal with e-mail, web hosting, community, chat and personalization capabilities, and news content. Subsequently, in April 2000, NBC purchased GlobalBrain, a company specializing in [[search engine]]s that learned from searches initiated by its users, for $32 million. The experiment lasted roughly one season; after its failure, NBCi's operations were folded back into NBC.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBC to take NBCi back in-house|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/nbc-to-take-nbci-back-in-house/|website=[[CNET]]|date=January 2, 2002|access-date=April 28, 2016|first=Jim|last=Hu|archive-date=June 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629221642/http://www.cnet.com/news/nbc-to-take-nbci-back-in-house/|url-status=live}}</ref> The NBC Television portion of the website reverted to NBC.com. However, the NBCi website continued in operation as a portal for NBC-branded content (NBCi.com would be redirected to NBCi.msnbc.com), using a co-branded version of [[InfoSpace]] to deliver minimal portal content. In mid-2007, NBCi.com began to mirror the main NBC.com website;<ref>{{cite web|title=Archives of NBCi.com|url=http://NBCi.com|work=Wayback Machine|publisher=[[Internet Archive]] |access-date=January 29, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205203438/http://nbci.msnbc.com/nbci.asp |archive-date=December 5, 2006}}</ref> NBCi.com was eventually redirected to the NBC.com domain in 2010. Only one legacy of this direction remains in the website of then-O&O [[WCMH-TV]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]] (now owned by [[Nexstar Media Group|Nexstar]]), which continues to use the URL "nbc4i.com". ==Logo== {{Main|NBC logo}} NBC has used a number of logos throughout its history; early logos used by the television and radio networks were similar to the logo of its then-parent company, RCA. Logos used later in NBC's existence incorporated stylized [[Peafowl|peacock]] designs, including the current version that has been in use since 1986. ==International broadcasts== ===Canada=== NBC network programs can be received throughout most of Canada on cable, satellite and [[IPTV]] providers through certain U.S.-based affiliates of the network (such as [[WBTS-CD]] in Boston, [[KING-TV]] in Seattle, [[KBJR-TV]] in [[Duluth, Minnesota]], [[WGRZ]] in [[Buffalo, New York]] and [[WHEC-TV]] in [[Rochester, New York]]). Some programs carried on these stations are subject to [[simultaneous substitution]]s, a practice imposed by the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] in which a pay television provider supplants an American station's signal with a feed from a Canadian station/network airing a particular program in the same time slot to protect domestic advertising revenue. Some of these affiliates are also receivable over the air in southern areas of the country located near the [[Canada–United States border]] (signal coverage was somewhat reduced after the [[Digital television transition in the United States|digital television transition in 2009]] due to the lower radiated power required to transmit digital signals). ===Europe and the Middle East=== NBC no longer exists outside the Americas as a channel in its own right. However, NBC News and MSNBC programs are broadcast for a few hours a day on OSN News, formerly known as [[Orbit News]] in Africa and the Middle East. Sister network [[CNBC Europe]] also broadcasts occasional breaking news coverage from MSNBC as well as ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon''. [[CNBC Europe]] also broadcast daily airings of ''NBC Nightly News'' at 00:30 CET Monday to Fridays.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBC Now airing 1 hr episodes of Tonight|url=http://www.lateshowuk.com/shows/tonight-show/6323/cnbc-now-airing-1-hr-episodes-of-tonight|publisher=Late Show UK|date=April 24, 2010|access-date=January 28, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201230851/http://www.lateshowuk.com/shows/tonight-show/6323/cnbc-now-airing-1-hr-episodes-of-tonight|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/uk--ireland-tv-schedule/|title=UK & Ireland TV Schedule|website=CNBC |date=June 13, 2014|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906004606/https://www.cnbc.com/uk--ireland-tv-schedule/|url-status=live}}</ref> ====NBC Super Channel becomes NBC Europe==== In 1993, then-NBC parent General Electric acquired Super Channel, relaunching the Pan-European cable network as NBC Super Channel.<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC Buys Into Pan-European Super Channel|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-02/business/fi-41359_1_super-channel|first=John|last=Lippman|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 2, 1993|access-date=January 28, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222173848/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-10-02/business/fi-41359_1_super-channel|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, the channel was renamed [[NBC Europe]], but was, from then on, almost always referred to on-air as simply "NBC". Most of NBC Europe's prime time programming was produced in [[Europe]] due to rights restrictions associated with U.S. prime time shows; the channel's weekday late-night schedule after 11:00 p.m. [[Central European Time]], however, featured ''The Tonight Show'', ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and ''[[Later (talk show)|Later]]'', which the channel's slogan "Where the Stars Come Out at Night" was based around. Many NBC News programs were broadcast on NBC Europe, including ''Dateline NBC'', ''Meet the Press'' and ''NBC Nightly News'', the latter of which was broadcast simultaneously with the initial U.S. telecast. ''Today'' was also initially aired live in the afternoons, but was later broadcast instead the following morning on a more than half-day delay. In 1999, NBC Europe ceased broadcasting in most of Europe outside of Germany; the network was concurrently relaunched as a German-language technology channel aimed at a younger demographic, with the new series ''NBC GIGA'' as its flagship program. In 2005, the channel was relaunched again as the [[free-to-air]] movie channel [[Das Vierte]] which eventually shut down end of 2013 (acquired by Disney, which replaced it with a German version of Disney Channel). [[GIGA Television]] was subsequently spun off as a separate digital channel, available on satellite and cable providers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which shut down as a TV station in the end of 2009. ===Latin America=== ====Mexico==== NBC programming is available in Mexico through free-to-air affiliates in markets located within proximity to the [[Mexico–United States border]] (such as [[KYMA-DT]]/[[Yuma, Arizona]]; [[KGNS-TV]]/[[Laredo, Texas]]; [[KTSM-TV|KTSM]]/[[El Paso, Texas]]; [[KVEO]]/[[Brownsville, Texas]]; and [[KNSD]]/[[San Diego]]), whose signals are readily receivable over-the-air in border areas of northern Mexico. Some U.S.-based border affiliates are also available on subscription television providers throughout the country, including in the [[Mexico City]] area. ====Nicaragua==== In [[Nicaragua]], cable and satellite providers used to carry either select U.S.-based NBC and [[Telemundo]] affiliated stations or the main network feed from [[NBCUniversal]] or Telemundo. The main local affiliate stations distributed in Nicaragua were NBC 6 [[WTVJ]], [[Telemundo]] 51 [[WSCV]] in [[Miami]]. In addition to the NBC programming, they are also available by the NBC sister network Telemundo, a Spanish network based in the United States. In late 2017, NBC affiliates stopped being distributed in Nicaragua and the rest of Central America. This decision coincided with other U.S. affiliated stations from ABC and CBS also being pulled off from the air in the region. This was due to concerns expressed by the broadcasters on broadcasting rights outside their original local coverage area. ====Canal de Noticias==== In 1993, NBC launched a 24-hour Spanish-language news channel serving Latin America (the second news channel serving that region overall, after [[Noticias ECO]], and the first to broadcast 24 hours a day), Canal de Noticias NBC, which based its news schedule around the "wheel" format conceived at CNN.<ref>{{cite book|title=Latinos and American Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nW6jAQAAQBAJ&q=Launching+of+Canal+de+Noticias+of+NBC+in+1993&pg=PA54|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|page=54|year=2013|isbn=9780313392238}}</ref> The channel, which was headquartered in the offices of the NBC News Channel affiliate news service in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], employed over 50 journalists to produce, write, anchor and provide technical services. Canal de Noticias NBC shut down in 1999 due to the channel's inability to generate sustainable advertising revenue. ===Caribbean=== In the Caribbean, many subscription providers carry either select U.S.-based NBC-affiliated stations or the main network feed from NBC O&Os WNBC in New York City or [[WTVJ]] in Miami. In addition, the network's programming has been available in the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]] since 2004 on [[WVGN-LD]] in [[Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands|Charlotte Amalie]] (owned by LKK Group), while Telemundo owned-and-operated station [[WKAQ-TV]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]] carries the WNBC feed on a digital subchannel. ====Bahamas==== In the [[Bahamas]], NBC programming is available via U.S.-based affiliate stations on domestic cable providers. ====Netherlands Antilles==== In [[Aruba]], NBC maintains an affiliation with [[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]] station [[PJA-TV]] (which brands on-air as "ATV"). ===Puerto Rico=== In [[Puerto Rico]], Telemundo O&O [[WKAQ-TV]] carries "NBC Puerto Rico" over their third subchannel, which is effectively a simulcast of WNBC with some local advertising and station identification. ===Bermuda=== Until it ended operations in 2014, NBC's entire program lineup was carried by [[VSB-TV]], using the [[Eastern Time Zone]] feed, though an hour ahead due to its location in the [[Atlantic Time Zone]]. Bermuda currently receives NBC service from [[WTVJ]] [[Miami]] via cable. ===Pacific=== ====Guam==== In [[Guam]], the entire NBC programming lineup is carried by [[Hagåtña, Guam|Hagåtña]] affiliate [[KUAM-TV]] (which has been an NBC affiliate since 1956) via the network's East Coast satellite feed. Entertainment and news programming is broadcast day and date on a one-day tape delay as Guam is on the west side of the [[International Date Line]] (for example, the network's Thursday prime time lineup airs Friday evenings on KUAM, and is advertised by the station as airing on the latter night in on-air promotions). Live programming, including breaking news and sporting events, airs as scheduled; because of the time difference with the six U.S. time zones, live sports coverage often airs on the station early in the morning. KUAM's programming is relayed to the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] via [[broadcast relay station#satellite stations|satellite station]] [[WSZE]] in [[Saipan]]. ==== American Samoa ==== In [[American Samoa]], NBC was affiliated with [[KBAD-LD|KKHJ-LP]] in [[Pago Pago]]<ref>{{cite web|title=US TV and Radio Overseas|url=http://www.astra2.org/ustv.html|publisher=Astra2 |access-date=January 28, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122213723/http://www.astra2.org/ustv.html |archive-date=January 22, 2014}}</ref> from 2005 to 2012. Cable television providers on the islands carry the network's programming via Seattle affiliate KING-TV. ====Federated States of Micronesia==== In the [[Federated States of Micronesia]], NBC programming is available on domestic cable providers via [[Honolulu]] affiliate [[KHNL]]. ===Asia=== ====NBC Asia and CNBC Asia==== NBC Asia launched in 1994, distributed to [[India]], [[Japan]], [[Malaysia]], [[South Korea]], [[Taiwan]], [[Thailand]], [[Pakistan]] and the [[Philippines]]. Like NBC Europe, NBC Asia featured most of NBC's news programs as well as ''The Tonight Show'', ''Late Night'' and ''Saturday Night Live''. Like its European counterpart, it was not allowed to broadcast American-produced prime time shows due to existing broadcast agreements with other domestic broadcasters. NBC Asia produced a regional evening news program that aired each weeknight, and occasionally simulcast some programs from [[CNBC Asia]] and MSNBC. NBC also operated NBC Super Sports, a 24-hour channel devoted to televising sporting events. In July 1998, NBC Asia was replaced by a regional version of the [[National Geographic Channel (Asia)|National Geographic Channel]]. As is the case with NBC Europe, CNBC Asia broadcasts select episodes of ''The Tonight Show'' and ''Late Night'' as well as ''Meet the Press'' as part of its weekend schedule, and airs NFL games under the ''Sunday Night Football'' brand. In August 2019, NBC acquired a minority stake in The News Broadcasting Corporation of India for operating across regional online news properties in local languages like [[Hindi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Malayalam]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. ====Regional partners==== Through regional partners, NBC-produced programs are seen in some countries on the continent. In the [[Philippines]], [[Jack TV]] (owned by Solar Entertainment) airs ''Will & Grace'' and ''Saturday Night Live'', while [[Talktv (Philippines)|TalkTV]] airs ''The Tonight Show'' and NBC News programs including the weekday and [[Weekend Today|weekend]] editions of ''Today'', ''Early Today'', ''Dateline NBC'' and ''NBC Nightly News''. [[Solar TV]] formerly broadcast ''The Jay Leno Show'' from 2009 to 2010. In Hong Kong, the English language free-to-air channel TVB Pearl (operated by [[TVB]]) airs live broadcasts of ''NBC Nightly News'', as well as other select NBC programs. ===Australia=== In [[Australia]], the [[Seven Network]] has maintained close ties with NBC and has used a majority of the U.S. network's image campaigns and slogans since the 1970s (conversely, in 2009, NBC and Seven both used the [[Guy Sebastian]] single "[[Like It like That (Guy Sebastian song)|Like it Like That]]" in image promos for their respective summer schedules). The network's ''[[Seven News]]'' division has used John Williams-composed "The Mission" (the proprietary theme music for NBC News' flagship programs since 1985) as the theme music for its local and national news programs since the mid-1980s, though re-composed domestically to meet their own branding image. Local newscasts were also titled ''Seven Nightly News'' from the mid-1980s until {{Circa|2000}}. NBC News and Seven News often share news resources, with the former division using Seven's reporters for breaking news coverage and select taped story packages relating to Australian stories and the latter sometimes incorporating NBC News reports into its national bulletins. Seven also rebroadcasts some of NBC's news and current affairs programming during the early morning hours (usually from 3:00 to 5:00 a.m. local time), including the weekday and weekend editions of ''Today'' (which it brands as ''NBC Today'' to differentiate it from the unrelated [[Today (1982 TV program)|morning program of the same title]] on the [[Nine Network]]), ''Dateline NBC'' and ''Meet the Press''. ==Criticism and controversies== {{See also|Today (American TV program)#Controversies|MSNBC controversies}} During the [[Gulf War]] NBC was criticized for playing a role in the [[military–industrial–media complex]], biased reporting of the war in favor of [[the Pentagon]], having U.S. officials speak about the war which has been called a [[conflict of interest]], calling reports on [[Iraqis|Iraqi]] [[civilian casualties]] during the war [[propaganda]], reporting in racist manner towards Iraqis, glorifying U.S. bombing weapons, and being owned by [[General Electric]] which had $2 billion worth of U.S. military contracts during the war and airing segments that glorified military equipment owned by General Electric which was seen as a conflict of interest.<ref>[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1518 "Gulf War Coverage"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908122021/http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1518 |date=September 8, 2012 }}, Jim Naureckas, FAIR, 1991</ref> In March and April 2019, the ''[[Huffington Post]]'' and ''[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]'' reported that NBC had paid a firm to [[Reputation management|improve its reputation]] by [[Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia|lobbying for changes]] to the [[Wikipedia]] articles on NBC, [[Nextdoor]] and several others.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wikipedia-paid-editing-pr-facebook-nbc-axios_n_5c63321be4b03de942967225 |last=Feinberg |first=Ashley |title=Facebook, Axios And NBC Paid This Guy To Whitewash Wikipedia Pages |date=14 March 2019 |work=HuffPost |access-date=March 6, 2023 |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408121951/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wikipedia-paid-editing-pr-facebook-nbc-axios_n_5c63321be4b03de942967225 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/story/want-to-know-how-to-build-a-better-democracy-ask-wikipedia/ |last=Cohen |first=Noam |title=Want to Know How to Build a Better Democracy? Ask Wikipedia |date=9 April 2019 |magazine=Wired}}</ref> The NBC television network has been accused<ref>[[Ronan Farrow|Farrow, Ronan]]. ''[[Catch and Kill]].'' New York: [[Little, Brown and Company]], 2019.</ref> of tolerating a culture of [[sexism]] and [[sexual harassment]] among its employees (especially within upper management and among senior anchors such as [[Matt Lauer]]) and also of covering up indiscretions committed by prominent figures in the company through intimidation campaigns against victims that include widespread use of [[non-disclosure agreements]]. This may have exposed the company to pressure from [[Harvey Weinstein]] to delay or terminate reporting on [[Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases|Weinstein's criminal abuse of many women]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/10/harvey-weinstein-matt-lauer-ronan-farrow|title=Ronan Farrow Alleges That Harvey Weinstein Used Matt Lauer Blackmail to Pressure NBC|first=Laura|last=Bradley|magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ronan-farrow-book-how-harvey-weinstein-may-have-leveraged-matt-lauer-1246149|title=Ronan Farrow Book: How Harvey Weinstein May Have Leveraged Matt Lauer|date=October 9, 2019|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505101803/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/ronan-farrow-book-how-harvey-weinstein-may-have-leveraged-matt-lauer-1246149|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Presidents of NBC Entertainment== <!-- The title is "President of NBC" and then "President of NBC Entertainment" when NBC diversifies. --> {| class="wikitable" |- ! Executive ! Term ! Position |- | [[Sylvester Weaver (executive)|Sylvester Weaver]] || 1953–1955 || Weaver was hired by NBC in 1949, to help challenge CBS's rating lead. While at NBC, Weaver established many operating practices that became standard for network television; he introduced the practice of networks producing their own television programs and selling advertising time during the broadcasts. Prior to this, advertising agencies usually developed each show for a particular client. Because commercial slots could now more easily be sold to more than one corporate sponsor for each program, a single advertiser pulling out of a program would not necessarily threaten it. Weaver also created several series for the network, ''Today'' (in 1952), ''[[Tonight Starring Steve Allen]]'' (in 1954, the first program in the ''Tonight Show'' franchise), ''Home'' (1954) and ''Wide Wide World'' (1955). Weaver strongly believed that broadcasting should educate as well as entertain, and required NBC shows to typically include at least one sophisticated cultural reference or performance per installment – including a segment of a Giuseppe Verdi opera adapted in the comedic style of [[Sid Caesar]] and [[Imogene Coca]]'s groundbreaking ''[[Your Show of Shows]]''. Weaver did not ignore NBC Radio and gave it a shot in the arm in 1955, at a time when network radio was dying and giving way to television, when he developed ''NBC Monitor'', a weekend-long magazine-style block featuring an array of news, music, comedy, drama and sports, with rotating advertisers and some of the most memorable names in broadcast journalism, entertainment and sports that ran until 1975 (20 years after Weaver's departure). Weaver departed shortly afterward, following disputes with NBC chairman David Sarnoff, who believed that his ideas were either too expensive or too [[highbrow]] for company tastes. His respective successors, Robert Sarnoff and Robert Kintner standardized the network's programming practices with far less of the ambitiousness that characterized the Weaver years. |- | [[Robert E. Kintner]] || 1958–1966 || Kintner was appointed president in 1958; his tenure at NBC was marked by his aggressive effort to push the network's news division past CBS News in ratings and prestige. The news division was given more money, leading it to gain additional resources to provide coverage, notably of the [[1960 United States presidential election|1960 Presidential election campaign]], and led the ''Huntley-Brinkley Report'' to prominence among the network news programs. |- | [[Julian Goodman]] || 1966–1974 || Goodman, who joined NBC in 1966, helped establish [[Chet Huntley]] and [[David Brinkley]] as a well-known anchor team. While working at NBC, he negotiated a $1 million deal to retain Johnny Carson as host of ''The Tonight Show''. |- | [[Herbert Schlosser]] || 1974–1978 || After [[Johnny Carson]] announced he wanted to cancel the weekend editions of ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' in order to instead have repeats of it aired on weeknights,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091002215728/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/about/history.shtml SNL's Beginnings] from NBC</ref> Schlosser approached his vice president of late-night programming, [[Dick Ebersol]], and asked him to create a show to fill the Saturday nighttime slot. At the suggestion of [[Paramount Pictures]] executive [[Barry Diller]], Schlosser and Ebersol then approached [[Lorne Michaels]]. Over the next three weeks, Ebersol and Michaels developed the latter's idea for a variety show featuring high-concept comedy sketches, political satire, and music performances. By 1975 Michaels had assembled a talented cast, including [[Dan Aykroyd]], [[John Belushi]], [[Chevy Chase]], [[Jane Curtin]], [[Garrett Morris]], [[Laraine Newman]], [[Michael O'Donoghue]], [[Gilda Radner]], and [[George Coe]]. The show was originally called ''NBC's Saturday Night'' because ''Saturday Night Live'' was in use by [[Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell|a program on the rival network]] [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] that was hosted by its sportscaster [[Howard Cosell]]. NBC purchased the rights to the name in 1976 and officially adopted the new title on March 26, 1977. ''Saturday Night Live'' remains on the air to this day. |- | [[Fred Silverman]] || 1978–1981 || Although Silverman developed many successful shows during his tenure at ABC, he left that network to become president and CEO of NBC in 1978. His three-year tenure at the network proved to be a difficult period for the network, marked by several high-profile failures such as ''Hello, Larry'', ''Pink Lady and Jeff'', ''Supertrain'' and the [[Jean Doumanian]] era of ''Saturday Night Live'' (Silverman hired Doumanian after Al Franken, the planned successor for outgoing creator/executive producer Lorne Michaels, castigated Silverman's failures in a sketch on the program<ref name="shales">{{cite book|last=Shales|first=Tom|title=Live From New York: An Uncensored History Of Saturday Night Live|author2=James Andrew Miller|publisher=[[Back Bay Books]]|year=2003|isbn=0-316-73565-5|pages=191–193 |author-link=Tom Shales}}</ref>). Despite these failures, high points during Silverman's tenure included the launch of ''Hill Street Blues'' and the miniseries ''Shōgun''. He also brought David Letterman to the network to host daytime talker ''[[The David Letterman Show]]'', two years before the debut of Letterman's successful [[Late Night with David Letterman|late night program]] in 1982, after Silverman negotiated a holding deal after the former's cancellation to keep Letterman from going to another network. However, Silverman nearly lost late-night leader Johnny Carson, who filed a lawsuit against NBC during a contract dispute with the network; the case was settled out of court and Carson remained with NBC in exchange for acquiring the rights to his show and permission to reduce his time on-air (leading to the use of guest hosts on ''The Tonight Show'' such as [[Joan Rivers]] and his immediate successor, Jay Leno).<ref>{{cite news|date=April 20, 1981|title=Rent-a-Judge|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952989,00.html|url-status=dead|access-date=August 7, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130000737/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,952989,00.html|archive-date=November 30, 2006}}</ref> Silverman also developed successful sitcoms such as ''Diff'rent Strokes'', ''The Facts of Life'' and ''Gimme a Break!'', and made the series commitments that led to ''Cheers'' and ''St. Elsewhere''. Silverman also pioneered the reality television genre with the 1979 debut of ''Real People''. His contributions to the network's game show output included the [[Mark Goodson Productions|Goodson-Todman]]-produced ''[[Card Sharks]]'' and a revival of ''Password'', both of which enjoyed great success as part of the morning schedule, although he also canceled several other relatively popular series, including ''The Hollywood Squares'' and ''[[High Rollers]]'', to make way for ''The David Letterman Show'' (those cancellations also threatened ''Wheel of Fortune'', whose host, [[Chuck Woolery]], left in a payment dispute during Silverman's tenure, although the show survived). Silverman also oversaw, while simultaneously objecting to, the hiring of [[Pat Sajak]] as the new host of ''Wheel'' (Sajak remains as the host to this day in its syndicated incarnation).<ref>{{cite book|title=Merv: Making the Good Life Last|first=Merv|last=Griffin|author-link=Merv Griffin|publisher=Pocket Books|location=New York City|page=101|year=2003}}</ref> On Saturday mornings, at a time when there was much similarity in animated content on the major networks, Silverman oversaw the development of an [[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|animated series]] based on [[The Smurfs]] (which ran from 1981 to 1989, well after Silverman's departure, making it one of his longest-lasting contributions to the network) as well as [[The Flintstone Comedy Show (1980)|a revival of ''The Flintstones'']]. In addition, Silverman revitalized the NBC News division, helping ''Today'' and ''NBC Nightly News'' achieve parity with their competition for the first time in years; and created a new FM radio division with competitive stations in New York City, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. During his NBC tenure, Silverman also brought in an entirely new divisional and corporate management team, which remained in place long after Silverman's departure (among this group was Brandon Tartikoff, who as President of Entertainment, would help get NBC back on top by 1985). Silverman also reintroduced the peacock as NBC's corporate logo in 1979. |- | [[Brandon Tartikoff]] || 1981–1991 || Tartikoff was hired as a program executive at ABC in 1976. He joined NBC the following year, after being hired by Dick Ebersol to direct comedy programs for the network. Tartikoff took over as president of NBC's entertainment division in 1981,<ref name="BarberaAutoBio">{{cite book|title=My Life in "Toons": From Flatbush to Bedrock in Under a Century|first=Joseph|last=Barbera|author-link=Joseph Barbera|publisher=[[Turner Publishing]]|location=Atlanta, Georgia|year=1994|isbn=1-57036-042-1|pages=[https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/188 188–189]|url=https://archive.org/details/mylifeintoonsfro00barb/page/188}}</ref> becoming the youngest person ever to hold the position, at age 32. At the time Tartikoff took over, NBC was mired in last place behind ABC and CBS, and faced a looming writers' strike and affiliates defecting to other networks (mostly to ABC); ''Little House on the Prairie'', ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and ''Real People'' were the only prime time shows the network had in the Nielsen Top 20. Also of issue, Johnny Carson was reportedly in talks to move his landmark late-night talk show to ABC; while the original cast and writing staff of ''Saturday Night Live'' had left the show, and their replacements had earned ''SNL'' some of its worst reviews. By 1982, Tartikoff and network president Grant Tinker gradually turned the network's fortunes around.<ref name="BrandonAutoBio">{{cite book|title=The Last Great Ride|first=Brandon|last=Tartikoff|author-link=Brandon Tartikoff|publisher=Hyperion Books|location=New York City|year=1992|isbn=0-394-58709-X|url=https://archive.org/details/lastgreatride00tart}}</ref> Tartikoff's successes as President of Entertainment included ''The Cosby Show'' (Tartikoff had pursued actor-comedian [[Bill Cosby]] to create a comedy [[pilot episode|pilot]] after having been impressed by the comedian's stories when Cosby was a guest host on ''The Tonight Show''), the iconic 1980s drama ''Miami Vice'' (Tartikoff wrote a [[brainstorming]] [[memorandum|memo]] that simply read "[[MTV]] [[police|cops]]", and later presented it to former ''Hill Street Blues'' writer/producer [[Anthony Yerkovich]], who turned into the concept behind ''Miami Vice'').<ref name=makingofvice>{{cite book|title=The Making of Miami Vice|first=Trish|last=Janeshutz|author-link=Trish Janeshutz|publisher=Ballatine Books|location=New York City|year=1986|page=12|isbn=0-345-33669-0}}</ref><ref name="coolcops">{{cite magazine|last=Zoglin|first=Richard|author-link=Richard Zoglin|date=September 16, 1985|title=Cool Cops, Hot Show|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,959822,00.html|magazine=Time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211221401/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,959822,00.html|archive-date=December 11, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=November 2, 2007}}</ref><ref name=memo>{{cite news|title=Guiding No. 1: The Man Who Programs NBC|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1D91438F93AA25757C0A96E948260|first=Peter J.|last=Boyer|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 19, 1988|access-date=February 8, 2008}}</ref><ref name=nbcmiamivice>{{cite web|title=About the Show|url=https://www.nbc.com/miami-vice|publisher=NBCUniversal|access-date=January 3, 2018|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924145551/https://www.nbc.com/miami-vice|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Knight Rider'' (which was inspired by a perceived lack of leading men who could act, with Tartikoff suggesting that a talking car could fill in the gaps in any leading man's acting abilities).<ref name="BrandonAutoBio"/> While ''Family Ties'' was undergoing its casting process, Tartikoff was unexcited about [[Michael J. Fox]] being considered for the role of Alex P. Keaton;<ref name="BrandonAutoBio"/> however, creator/executive producer [[Gary David Goldberg]] insisted on having Fox in the role until Tartikoff relented, saying, "Go ahead if you insist. But I'm telling you, this is not the kind of face you'll ever see on a [[lunch box]]". After Fox's stardom was cemented by ''[[Back to the Future]]'', he good-naturedly sent Tartikoff a lunch box with Fox's picture that contained a note reading: "To Brandon: This is for you to put your [[Eat crow|crow]] in. Love and Kisses, Michael J. Fox", which Tartikoff kept in his office for the rest of his career. Johnny Carson broke the news of his retirement in February 1991 to Tartikoff during a lunch meeting at the Grille in Beverly Hills. Tartikoff and chairman Bob Wright were the only ones who knew of the planned retirement before it was made public days later.<ref name="BrandonAutoBio"/> Tartikoff wrote in his memoirs that his biggest professional regret was cancelling the series ''[[Buffalo Bill (TV series)|Buffalo Bill]]'', which he later went on to include in a fantasy "dream schedule" created for a ''[[TV Guide]]'' article that detailed his idea of "The Greatest Network Ever". |- | [[Warren Littlefield]] || 1991–1998 || Littlefield helped develop ''Cheers'', ''The Cosby Show'' and ''The Golden Girls'' as senior, and later, executive vice president of NBC Entertainment under Brandon Tartikoff, of whom Littlefield was his protégé. During his tenure as president of NBC, Littlefield oversaw the creation of many hit shows during the 1990s such as ''Seinfeld'', ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', ''Wings'', ''Blossom'', ''Law & Order'', ''Mad About You'', ''Sisters'', ''Frasier'', ''Friends'', ''ER'', ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'', ''[[Caroline in the City]]'', ''[[NewsRadio]]'', ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'', ''Just Shoot Me!'', ''Will & Grace'' and ''The West Wing''. |- | [[Scott Sassa]] || 1998–1999 || Sassa joined NBC in September 1997 as president of the NBC Television Stations division, where he was responsible for overseeing the operation of NBC's then 13 owned-and-operated stations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Can Scott Sassa Revive NBC? Can Anyone?|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254416/index.htm|first=Patricia|last=Sellers|work=[[CNN Money]]|date=February 1, 1999|access-date=September 5, 2012|archive-date=March 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317051743/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/02/01/254416/index.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 1998, Sassa became president of NBC Entertainment, lasting in that position for eight months until he was reassigned to NBC's West Coast division in May 1999, where, as its president, he oversaw NBC's entertainment-related businesses.<ref name="Sassa">{{cite news|last=Carter|first=Bill|date=May 22, 2002|title=NBC to Make West Coast Executive an Adviser|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/22/business/nbc-to-make-west-coast-executive-an-adviser.html?ref=scottmsassa|access-date=September 5, 2012|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325050616/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/22/business/nbc-to-make-west-coast-executive-an-adviser.html?ref=scottmsassa|url-status=live}}</ref> Sassa made the transition to that position after working alongside his predecessor, Don Ohlmeyer. During this time, he oversaw the development and production of NBC's new prime time series, including such shows as ''The West Wing'', ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and ''Fear Factor''. Under Sassa, NBC rated as the No. 1 network for three out of four seasons. |- | [[Garth Ancier]] || 1999–2000 || Ancier, who also worked as a television producer (most notably, serving as executive producer of tabloid talk show ''[[Ricki Lake (TV series)|Ricki Lake]]'') prior to joining the network, was named President of NBC Entertainment in 1999. |- | [[Jeff Zucker]] || 2000–2004 || Zucker was named President of NBC Entertainment in 2000, succeeding Garth Ancier.<ref>{{cite news|title=Network Heat Gets Even Hotter; At NBC, an Executive Moves From News to Entertainment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/25/business/network-heat-gets-even-hotter-nbc-executive-moves-entertainment.html|first=Bill|last=Carter|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 25, 2000|access-date=May 17, 2019|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517221717/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/25/business/network-heat-gets-even-hotter-nbc-executive-moves-entertainment.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2004 profile on Zucker, ''[[Businessweek]]'' stated that in his four years as entertainment president, he was responsible for having "kept the network ahead of the pack by airing the [[gross out]] show ''Fear Factor'', negotiating for the cast of the hit series ''Friends'' to take the series up to a tenth season, and signing Donald Trump for the reality show ''[[The Apprentice (American TV series)|The Apprentice]]''" and having helped increase NBC's operating revenue from $532 million in 1999 to $870 million by 2003. Other critical or commercial successes green lit under Zucker included ''Las Vegas'', ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' and ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. He originated the concept of airing "Supersized" episodes (running longer than the standard 30-minute slot) of NBC sitcoms during sweeps and making aggressive programming efforts during the summer to compete with cable networks that began to draw viewers to their original programming content while the networks ran mostly reruns. Zucker also oversaw the successful transition of [[Bravo (American TV channel)|Bravo]] (which NBC acquired from [[Rainbow Media]] in 2002) from a film and arts-focused network to a network primarily reliant on reality series, and the repositioning of Telemundo to become more competitive with leading Spanish-language network Univision. In May 2004, following NBC's merger with [[Vivendi Universal]], Zucker was promoted to president of the [[NBCUniversal Television Group|NBC Universal Television Group]]. Zucker's responsibilities, which already included NBC's cable channels, were expanded to include oversight of television production as well as [[USA Network]], [[Syfy|Sci-Fi Channel]] and [[Trio (TV network)|Trio]]. Following his promotion, NBC slid from first place to fourth in the ratings. Shows that Zucker championed such as animated series ''[[Father of the Pride]]'' and the ''Friends'' spinoff ''Joey'' floundered.<ref>{{cite web|title=Now Jeff Zucker Must Prove Himself Yet Again|url=http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_08/b4022042.htm|work=[[Businessweek]]|date=February 19, 2007 |access-date=May 14, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110418070707/http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_08/b4022042.htm |archive-date=April 18, 2011}}</ref> |- | [[Kevin Reilly (executive)|Kevin Reilly]] || 2004–2007 || Reilly was appointed President of Entertainment in May 2004. Having begun his career at NBC Entertainment almost two decades earlier, he returned to the network in the fall of 2003 as President of Primetime Development. Early in his NBC career, Reilly supervised ''Law & Order'' in its first season and helped develop ''ER''. After his first stint at NBC, Reilly became President of Brad Grey Television, the television production arm of [[Brillstein-Grey Entertainment]], in 1994. He was responsible for the development of the pilot for ''[[The Sopranos]]'', and NBC sitcoms ''Just Shoot Me!'' and ''NewsRadio''. Reilly's vocal support of ''The Office'' helped it survive its first season, despite it suffering from low ratings.<ref name="Analysis: Is Reilly a Scapegoat for NBC's Failures?">{{cite web|title=Analysis: Is Reilly a Scapegoat for NBC's Failures?|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003591026|first=John|last=Consoli|work=Mediaweek|date=May 28, 2007 |access-date=June 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008103640/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003591026 |archive-date=October 8, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Shows developed under Reilly included ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Heroes'', ''30 Rock'' and ''Friday Night Lights''.<ref name="Kevin Reilly Revived Must-See TV at NBC">{{cite web|title=Kevin Reilly Revived Must-See TV at NBC|url=http://blogs.mediavillage.com/ed_martin/archives/2007/05/kevin_reilly.html|first=Ed|last=Martin|work=MediaVillage.com|date=May 30, 2007 |access-date=June 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702130305/http://blogs.mediavillage.com/ed_martin/archives/2007/05/kevin_reilly.html |archive-date=July 2, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Although he signed a new three-year contract with NBC in February 2007, Reilly was terminated as president in late May 2007.<ref name="Reilly Expected To Lose Job At NBC">{{cite news|title=Reilly Expected To Lose Job At NBC|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2007-05-28-434393200_x.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=May 28, 2007|access-date=May 31, 2007|archive-date=January 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111080509/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2007-05-28-434393200_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Approximately one month later, he joined Fox as its President of Entertainment. |- | [[Ben Silverman]] || 2007–2009 || Silverman and Marc Graboff were appointed co-chairmen of NBC Entertainment in 2007, succeeding Kevin Reilly. That year, Silverman became the first producer since [[Norman Lear]] (in 1973) to have two Emmy-nominated shows in the "Outstanding Comedy/Variety Series" category (''The Office'' and ABC's ''[[Ugly Betty]]'').<ref name="Two Emmys in Best Comedy">{{cite web|title=Silverman the peacock at NBC-Uni's pre-Emmy party|url=http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2007/09/16/silverman-throws-perfect-storm-party-as-he-makes-emmy-history/|work=Hollywood Today|date=September 16, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018013943/http://www.hollywoodtoday.net/2007/09/16/silverman-throws-perfect-storm-party-as-he-makes-emmy-history/|archive-date=October 18, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He is credited for his role in saving the critically acclaimed but low-rated NBC drama ''Friday Night Lights'' by striking an innovative deal,<ref name="FNL DIrecTV deal">{{cite web|title=Ben Silverman, 'Friday Night Lights' Savior: Saved Show By 'Yelling At A Lot Of People'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/31/ben-silverman-friday-nigh_n_181505.html|work=The Huffington Post|date=March 31, 2009|access-date=April 16, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018021420/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/31/ben-silverman-friday-nigh_n_181505.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in which [[DirecTV]] agreed to take on a substantial amount of the show's production budget in exchange for exclusive [[Broadcast syndication|first window]] rights to broadcast the program on [[Audience Network|The 101]] while NBC would re-air the episodes later in the season.<ref name="FNL repurpose">{{cite web|title='Friday Night Lights' Gets 26-Episode Order From DirecTV, NBC|url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/friday_night_lights_gets_26epi.php|work=TVWeek|date=March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018001325/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/friday_night_lights_gets_26epi.php |archive-date=October 18, 2013}}</ref> |- | [[Jeff Gaspin]] || 2009–2010 || Gaspin first joined NBC in the early 1980s, as part of its associates program, after failing to find any jobs in finance on [[Wall Street]]. After spending five years in the finance department, he was promoted to a programming position at NBC News at the urging of the news division's then-president Michael Gartner, before being moved to the entertainment division. During his first tenure, Gaspin helped to develop and launch ''Dateline NBC'' and oversaw the expansion of ''Today'' to weekends. In 1996, Gaspin left NBC to become program development chief at [[VH1]]. Gaspin returned to NBC in 2001 as Executive Vice President of Program Strategy at NBC Entertainment, where he helped to develop new programs such as ''The Apprentice'' and ''The Biggest Loser''. In 2002, Gaspin was appointed as President of Bravo, following NBC's purchase of the cable channel, where his most notable accomplishments were the massive hits ''[[Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'' and ''[[Project Runway]]''. He was reassigned to President of NBC Universal Cable and Digital Content in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title=NBC Universal Executive Biographies|url=http://www.nbcuni.com/About_NBC_Universal/Executive_Bios/gaspin_jeff.shtml|year=2008|work=[[NBCUniversal]] |access-date=October 22, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227213904/http://www.nbcuni.com/About_NBC_Universal/Executive_Bios/gaspin_jeff.shtml |archive-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref> In July 2009, Gaspin was promoted to Chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment, becoming responsible for NBC Entertainment, USA Network, Bravo and [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution|NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution]]. |- | [[Robert Greenblatt]] || 2011–2018 || Greenblatt succeeded Jeff Gaspin in January 2011 after Comcast took control of [[NBCUniversal]]. Under Greenblatt's direction, NBC saw major successes with the [[Chicago (franchise)|''Chicago'' series franchise]], ''[[This Is Us]]'', the revival of ''[[Will & Grace]]'', and several live musical productions. The success of many of his programs led NBC to take over CBS as the No. 1 network during the [[2017–18 United States network television schedule|2017–18 television season]] for the first time in sixteen years. Greenblatt departed NBC in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Comcast's Plans for Executives Offer Clues to Future of NBC|first=Bill|last=Carter|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/business/media/22nbc.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 21, 2010|access-date=March 13, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807112326/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/business/media/22nbc.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/robert-greenblatt-exit-from-nbc-1202465213/|title=Robert Greenblatt Eyes Exit From NBC|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=September 21, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=August 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813000129/https://deadline.com/2018/09/robert-greenblatt-exit-from-nbc-1202465213/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | George Cheeks & Paul Telegdy || 2018–2020 || Cheeks and Telegdy succeeded Robert Greenblatt in September 2018, following Greenblatt's departure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/george-cheeks-paul-telegdy-succeed-bob-greenblatt-nbc-entertainment-co-chairmen-robert-greenblatt-exit-1202470064/|title=George Cheeks & Paul Telegdy To Succeed Bob Greenblatt At NBC Entertainment|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=September 24, 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=August 12, 2019|archive-date=August 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812211152/https://deadline.com/2018/09/george-cheeks-paul-telegdy-succeed-bob-greenblatt-nbc-entertainment-co-chairmen-robert-greenblatt-exit-1202470064/|url-status=live}}</ref> Cheeks moved to CBS in January 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Littleton|first1=Cynthia|title=NBC Alum George Cheeks to Take Reins of CBS as Joe Ianniello Exits|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/george-cheeks-joe-ianniello-viacomcbs-1203488105/|access-date=December 17, 2021|work=Variety|date=January 31, 2020|archive-date=December 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218000141/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/george-cheeks-joe-ianniello-viacomcbs-1203488105/|url-status=live}}</ref> Telegdy left in August 2020 after accusations of racism.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Low|first1=Elaine|title=Paul Telegdy Exits as NBCUniversal Overhauls TV Structure|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/paul-telegdy-out-nbcuniversal-reorganization-1234727533/|access-date=December 17, 2021|work=Variety|date=August 6, 2020|archive-date=December 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218000140/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/paul-telegdy-out-nbcuniversal-reorganization-1234727533/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Jeff Shell]] | 2020–2023 | Shell is also the CEO of NBCUniversal until he was fired due to a scandal. |} ==See also== *[[Lists of NBC television affiliates]] *[[List of NBC personalities]] *[[NBC page]] *[[NBC Olympic broadcasts]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== *{{cite book|title=NBC: America's Network|first=Michele|last=Hilmes|publisher=University of California Press|year=2007|isbn=9780520250819}} *{{cite book|title=Brought to You in Living Color: 75 Years of Great Moments in Television and Radio from NBC|url=https://archive.org/details/broughttoyouinli00robi|url-access=registration|first=Marc|last=Robinson|publisher=Wiley|year=2002|isbn=9780471090168}} ==External links== {{Commons category|NBC}} *{{Official website}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20191225003358/http://www.nbcuniversal.com/our-history Official History and Milestones for NBC Universal] (archived) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20030202194503/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/N/htmlN/nationalbroa/nationalbroa.htm Museum of Broadcast Communications – NBC History] (archived) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200206233215/https://www.logaster.com/blog/nbc-logo/ NBC Logo Creation History] (archived) *[https://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wiarchives;cc=wiarchives;rgn=main;view=text;didno=uw-whs-us0017af Archive of NBC office files from 1921 to 1955 (1.2 million paper documents & 3,100 audio recordings)] {{NBCUniversal}} {{Comcast}} {{Navboxes|list1= {{NBCNetwork Shows (current and upcoming)}} {{American broadcast television (English)}} {{European Broadcasting Union Members}} {{EmmyAward GovernorsAward}} {{Webby Awards|cat=TV|type=Nominee|year=1998}} {{NBC Sports}} {{CEOs of NBC}} {{Presidents of NBC Entertainment}} }} {{authority control}} [[Category:NBC| ]] [[Category:NBCUniversal networks]] [[Category:Former General Electric subsidiaries]] [[Category:Television networks in the United States]] [[Category:Entertainment companies based in New York City]] [[Category:American companies established in 1926]] [[Category:Radio stations established in 1926]] [[Category:1926 establishments in New York (state)]] Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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