Rock Center with Brian Williams (2011)
Rock Center with Brian Williams was an American weekly television newsmagazine that was broadcast by NBC and hosted by NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. It debuted on October 31, 2011, and aired on Mondays until January 30, 2012. It aired on Wednesdays starting February 8, 2012. It was produced in the Rockefeller Center's "Studio 3B", the same space as NBC Nightly News, and formerly that of the Today Show. Named after the location of the NBC News headquarters in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center, the program was the first new NBC News program to launch in primetime since Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric debuted in 1993. Rock Center was designed to be more serious than NBC's existing prime time newsmagazine, Dateline NBC, which had increasingly delved into human interest and true crime stories, and had switched from a multiple-story format into a single story format. On May 10, 2012, NBC announced that Rock Center had been removed from the schedule for the remainder of the May 2012 sweeps period due to low ratings. Three days later, on May 13, 2012, NBC announced that Rock Center would be renewed for a second season during its 2012-13 upfront presentation. The series was also shown on MSNBC.
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Episode 1 - October 31, 2011
Release Date: 2011-10-31Brian Williams reports on the latest news stories.
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Episode 2 - November 7, 2011
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Episode 3 - November 14, 2011
Release Date: 2011-11-14Brian Williams previews Rock Center's November 14 broadcast, which will include reports from Bob Costas on the Penn State scandal, Kate Snow on a controversial immigration law in Alabama, and Brian's own visit to the place that creates "Meals Ready-to-Eat." Photographer Annie Leibovitz is Brian's in-studio guest.
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Episode 4 - November 21, 2011
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Episode 5 - November 28, 2011
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Episode 6 - December 5, 2011
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Episode 7 - December 12, 2011
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Episode 8 - December 19, 2011
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Episode 9 - December 26, 2011
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Episode 10 - January 2, 2012
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Episode 11 - January 9, 2012
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Episode 12 - January 16, 2012
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Episode 13 - January 23, 2012
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Episode 14 - January 30, 2012
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Episode 15 - February 8, 2012
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Episode 16 - February 15, 2012
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Episode 17 - February 22, 2012
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Episode 18 - February 29, 2012
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Episode 19 - March 7, 2012
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Episode 20 - March 14, 2012
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Episode 21 - March 21, 2012
Release Date: 2012-03-21Computer hacking crime. "Mad Men" discussion with producer and creator Matthew Weiner. Wrestler Rulon Gardner. Nuisances of smart phones in public.
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Episode 22 - March 28, 2012
Release Date: 2012-03-28The slumping leads to growth in pawn shops. Trayvon Martin. Veterans and military spouses find employment. Finding dirt on political opponents.
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Episode 23 - April 4, 2012
Release Date: 2012-04-04Effectiveness of police photo line-ups. Chinese dancer Jin Xing. LEGO builders.
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Episode 24 - April 11, 2012
Release Date: 2012-04-11Gun safety. Build the new World Trade Center. Drew Eckmann, and music performances.
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Episode 25 - April 18, 2012
Release Date: 2012-04-18Madonna and her new CD. Elections in France. World's fastest man Usain Bolt.
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Episode 26 - April 25, 2012
Release Date: 2012-04-25Costco. Patients who can't leave the hospital because they can't go home. Chain restaurant that helps the poor. The play "The Book of Mormon."
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Episode 27 - May 2, 2012
Release Date: 2012-05-02Describing the decision making and operation to kill Osama bin Laden.
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Episode 28 - May 9, 2012
Release Date: 2012-05-09Head injuries in sports The horse Neville Bardos. The state of rock and roll in America in 1961.
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Episode 29 - June 7, 2012
Release Date: 2012-06-07Internet entrepreneurs Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Adele; Athlete Oscar Pistorius. Head injury in soccer
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Episode 30 - June 14, 2012
Release Date: 2012-06-14Personal story of a genetic disease that results in bone-marrow transplants. Growing real estate market in South Florida. Candice Bergen.
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Episode 31 - June 21, 2012
Release Date: 2012-06-21Jerry Sandusky accused of child molestation at Penn State. Madonna Badger speaks about the death of five family-members in a 2011 fire. West Wing writer Aaron Sorkin. Life of Garrett Jackson, assistant to Mitt Romney's.
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Episode 32 - June 28, 2012
Release Date: 2012-06-28How hospitals collect past-due bills. The impact of the Arab Spring on archaeologists in Egypt. Joe and Jane Clementi - parents of a student who committed suicide while attending Rutgers University.
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Episode 33 - July 5, 2012
Release Date: 2012-07-05Babies who are addicted to painkillers because of their mothers dependence. High-risk youth facility. Building a new radio telescope. Noise at tennis matches. What does it take to produce New York City's July 4th fireworks.
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Episode 34 - July 12, 2012
Release Date: 2012-07-12Interviews with former members of the Church of Scientology. Syrian rebels. Liability of cruise companies for deadly accidents.
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Episode 35 - July 19, 2012
Release Date: 2012-07-19Interviews with Mitt Romney's children. Gymnast Gabby Douglas's story. College students increasing debt load. Water skiing in Wisconsin.
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Episode 36 - July 26, 2012
Release Date: 2012-07-26Large medical bills haunt victims of crimes. The London Olympics opening ceremony discussed with its creator -- Danny Boyle. Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones. John Williams discusses the "Olympic Fanfare.". A history of former Olympic great Billy Fiske who was killed in 1940.
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Episode 37 - August 16, 2012
Release Date: 2012-08-16What do athletes do after the Olympics? Drug-rehabilitation program run by the Church of Scientology. Ann Romney. Children writing to their parents while at summer camp.
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Episode 38 - August 23, 2012
Release Date: 2012-08-23Mormonism. Its history and rituals; its business successes; and the satirical Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon."