Each week, a famous guest host appears in sketches and parodies alongside a roster of up-and-coming comedians. A popular musical guest, short films, and Weekend Update - a recurring satirical newscast - form the backbone of one of the most influential and culturally significant TV shows in history.
Hailing from Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City, Jimmy has made it his mission to make sure viewers end the day with a smile. Each weeknight, he hosts A-list guests, from movie stars to athletes, comedians, public figures and everyone in between. He also delivers a signature nightly monologue, performs in topical comedy sketches, plays fan-favorite games, and presents recurring segments like Thank You Notes. Today's popular musical guests also stop by to perform alongside house band The Roots.
Beloved "Saturday Night Live" personality - and the longest serving "anchor" on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update" - Seth Meyers takes over as host of NBC's "Late Night," home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. Late Night with Seth Meyers is filmed at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY.
Saturday Night Live veteran Jimmy Fallon takes the Late Night reins from Conan O'Brien when O'Brien succeeds Jay Leno as new host of The Tonight Show in 2009.
Celebrities trace their family trees with the help of historians and experts.
Dateline presents in-depth coverage of news stories. Rather than just reading news reports, as most news shows do, the reporters for this show research their subjects and interview the people closely involved to create an informative work of investigative journalism.
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its nocturnal competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the standard interviews and musical guests typical of late-night talk shows, this incarnation of "Late Night" makes frequent use of creatively odd walk-on characters and frequent visits from celebrity guests, real and imagined.
Late-night talk show hosted by Johnny Carson, including guest interviews and musical performances.
Conan O'Brien steps into the shoes of predecessors Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson, and Jay Leno at NBC's late-night institution. Guest interviews and comic sketches continue to be the format in his incarnation of the franchise, and former late-night pal Andy Richter returns as his sidekick.
When the Menendez brothers were tried on national TV for brutally killing their parents in Beverly Hills, their story became a national obsession. Now, the first edition of this anthology series delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.
David Letterman hosted this popular late-night comedy/talk-show for 11 years on NBC. Famous recurring bits included the “Top Ten” lists, a weekly “Viewer Mail” segment, and “Stupid Pet Tricks” (complete with slo-mo instant replay). Dave would often go on location or to the phones to play pranks — oftentimes venturing no further than the immediate area of his Rockefeller Center studio. Fans also remember the use of unusual camera placements (Sky-Cam, Guest-Cam, Monkey-Cam, etc.), and Dave's vast supporting cast (bandleader Paul Shaffer, writer Chris Elliott, Larry “Bud” Melman, to name a few). Many celebrities and bands came on to keep the appearance of a normal talk-show. It was anything but.
50 of the best acts chosen from 194 countries, including past winners, finalists, and fan favorites from each country’s “Got Talent” events, compete for the title of AGT Champion!
NBC's Meet the Press is the longest running show on television, providing insights and analysis into all aspects of politics and the nation's capital. We ask United States and world leaders the tough questions and gather influential voices to critically examine the answers. We delve deep into the polls and tell you how those numbers can affect your life. And we will make you think, because if it's Sunday, it's Meet the Press.
To Catch a Predator was an American news exposé series that featured hidden camera investigations by the television newsmagazine program Dateline NBC. It was devoted to impersonating underage people (generally ages 12–15) and detaining male adults who contacted them over the Internet for sexual liaisons. People were lured to meet with a decoy under the pretense of sexual contact and then confronted.
TV Nation, which first aired in the summer of 1994, in its own small way, made history. Michael Moore, director of the shambling working-class documentaries Roger & Me and The Big One and the subsequent Bravo! cable program The Awful Truth, persuaded NBC to give him a run of hour-long shows that would enlist the talents of pop-culture correspondents from Karen Duffy to Steven Wright in the name of confrontational TV. Opening with a jump-cutting montage of loaded images, to the alternating synthesized plucked strings and heavy-metal guitar of tomandandy, and punctuated by nonsensical polls conducted by Widgery & Associates, TV Nation took Moore and his colleagues up (inside skyscrapers), down (into bomb shelters), and around the globe--even to the Ukraine--to confront the exploiters, polluters, and hypocrites threatening Moore's peaceable and generally liberal-minded view of the world.
Highlights of CNBC Original Productions including documentaries and special prime time series hosted by CNBC anchors and reporters.
ABOUT “1st Look” is the Emmy-winning, lifestyle show that takes you to the top destinations for inventive food, thrilling adventures and the hottest nightlife around. Each week, Ali Fedotowsky travels the country in search of the best places to eat, play and indulge. Always up for anything, Ali dives into every new experience to bring you a “1st Look” at what’s happening in your city!
In 1980, following lengthy negotiations, NBC president Fred Silverman and Johnny Carson arrived at a contract agreement which would keep the "King of Late Night" in place for another three years. Part of that agreement included the creation of Carson Productions. One of the first projects for Johnny's stable was to create a show around frequent "Tonight Show" guest host David Letterman. "The David Letterman" show was a live, 90-minute alternative to game shows, soap operas and syndicated reruns of old sitcoms. Regulars included Edie McClurg as "Mrs. Marv Mendenhall" (whose last name was inspired by Paul Mendenhall, a longtime radio voice in Dave's college town of Muncie, Indiana), Valri Bromfield as crazy teen "Debbie Smith," and Paul Raley as conspiracy-crazed former FBI agent "P.J. Rails." NBC newsman Edwin Newman provided (real) news updates. The first announcer was comedian Bob Sarlatte; Bill Wendell would later assume announcing duties. Frank Owen (II) was the bandleade
Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney, directed by Jim Goddard and broadcast on NBC. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy.
"Crime & Punishment" (previously "Trial & Error") has been described as a cross between a drama and a documentary or "drama-mentary." The series will follow the professional and personal lives of five first-year assistant district attorneys in a medium-size city. Based on reports from real-life cases. This show is from Dick Wolf, creator and executive producer of NBC's powerhouse Law & Order franchise
Focusing on a single topic explored through the Meet the Press lens, anchored by NBC News Political Director and Meet the Press Moderator Chuck Todd.
Features some of the best modern documentaries around. Each episode is its own film, telling a powerful and gripping story.
Some of the most dramatic episodes from NBC's long-running Dateline series. From murder investigations to unbelievable miracles, follow along as Dateline gets to the truth at the center of these remarkable stories.
Dateline is NBC’s signature newsmagazine, bringing viewers storytelling at its best. Our stories range from compelling mysteries to powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. When major news breaks, we go to the scene, putting the pieces together to bring you the full picture. And in every story we tell, we help the real people who lived the events share their journeys with you. On the air since 1992, Dateline is the longest-running prime-time program on NBC. Our work has been honored time and again with broadcast journalism’s highest awards. Lester Holt is the principal anchor, joined by correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy.
An animated series featuring heavyweight boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly is a news-magazine talk show that will provide fresh, sharp journalism reporting the stories of our time.
Lester Holt anchors this newsmagazine show that delivers interviews with newsmakers, in-depth coverage of noteworthy events and investigates subjects of all kinds. NBC news correspondents -- including Richard Engel, Cynthia McFadden, Kate Snow, Harry Smith, Matt Lauer, Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison -- probe crimes, trends and issues to present a series of short segments that deserve to be told but don't lend themselves to the long-form nature of sister series ``Dateline NBC.''
The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.
After arriving in Washington in 1861 after his election, Abraham Lincoln struggles with personal and political problems during his Presidency. Beneath his folksy charm and unassuming manner, he shows himself to be a shrewd politician who is able to overcome his wife's neurotic behavior and the death of his son.
Welcome to the Profiles in Courage guide at TV Tome. This series was based on the 1956 Pulitzer Prize winning book of the same name by then-Senator John F. Kennedy. Each of the historical dramas covered one public figure who served as a model of virtue and courage under pressure. Each subject took an unpopular stand and persevered in their pursuit of justice and the right path, in spite of the coercion and vilification of the majority. "This book is not just the stories of the past but a book of hope and confidence for the future. What happens to the country, to the world, depends on what we do with what others have left us." ”from the book's foreword by Robert F. Kennedy
NBC joins partner Sports Illustrated to launch a nation-wide search for the next great swimsuit supermodel with its new unscripted series timed for the launch of the magazine's famed annual Swimsuit Issue. During Sports Illustrated's search for an undiscovered model for the popular Swimsuit Issue, the six-episode series will focus on what it takes to become a successful swimsuit model. Twelve selected finalists will live in Los Angeles where they will compete for the chance to appear in the best selling issue of any magazine in the world and win a million-dollar modeling contract from NEXT Model Management. The series and competition culminate with the final two contestants who will be flown to an exotic location to shoot a photo spread for Sports Illustrated. No one will know who the winner will be until America votes as part of the series finale in February. Charged with the task of whittling down the field of hopeful models is a three-judge panel including former Spor
