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Rock Center with Brian Williams

2011

2 seasons

73 episodes

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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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Seasons

Ep 1
1.October 31, 2011
31-10-201142m
Brian Williams reports on the latest news stories.
Ep 2
2.November 7, 2011
07-11-201142m
Ep 3
3.November 14, 2011
14-11-201142m
Brian 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 A...
Ep 4
4.November 21, 2011
21-11-201142m
Ep 5
5.November 28, 2011
28-11-201142m
Ep 6
6.December 5, 2011
05-12-201142m
Ep 7
7.December 12, 2011
12-12-201142m
Ep 8
8.December 19, 2011
19-12-201142m
Ep 9
9.December 26, 2011
26-12-201142m
Ep 10
10.January 2, 2012
02-01-201242m
Ep 11
11.January 9, 2012
09-01-201242m
Ep 12
12.January 16, 2012
16-01-201242m
Ep 13
13.January 23, 2012
23-01-201242m
Ep 14
14.January 30, 2012
30-01-201242m
Ep 15
15.February 8, 2012
08-02-201242m
Ep 16
16.February 15, 2012
15-02-201242m
Ep 17
17.February 22, 2012
22-02-201242m
Ep 18
18.February 29, 2012
29-02-201242m
Ep 19
19.March 7, 2012
07-03-201242m
Ep 20
20.March 14, 2012
14-03-201242m
Ep 21
21.March 21, 2012
21-03-201242m
Computer hacking crime. "Mad Men" discussion with producer and creator Matthew Weiner. Wrestler Rulon Gardner. Nuisances of smart phones in public.
Ep 22
22.March 28, 2012
28-03-201242m
The slumping leads to growth in pawn shops. Trayvon Martin. Veterans and military spouses find employment. Finding dirt on political opponents.
Ep 23
23.April 4, 2012
04-04-201242m
Effectiveness of police photo line-ups. Chinese dancer Jin Xing. LEGO builders.
Ep 24
24.April 11, 2012
11-04-201242m
Gun safety. Build the new World Trade Center. Drew Eckmann, and music performances.
Ep 25
25.April 18, 2012
18-04-201242m
Madonna and her new CD. Elections in France. World's fastest man Usain Bolt.
Ep 26
26.April 25, 2012
25-04-201242m
Costco. 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."
Ep 27
27.May 2, 2012
02-05-201242m
Describing the decision making and operation to kill Osama bin Laden.
Ep 28
28.May 9, 2012
09-05-201242m
Head injuries in sports The horse Neville Bardos. The state of rock and roll in America in 1961.
Ep 29
29.June 7, 2012
07-06-201242m
Internet entrepreneurs Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Adele; Athlete Oscar Pistorius. Head injury in soccer
Ep 30
30.June 14, 2012
14-06-201242m
Personal story of a genetic disease that results in bone-marrow transplants. Growing real estate market in South Florida. Candice Bergen.
Ep 31
31.June 21, 2012
21-06-201242m
Jerry 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 Gar...
Ep 32
32.June 28, 2012
28-06-201242m
How 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 R...
Ep 33
33.July 5, 2012
05-07-201242m
Babies 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...
Ep 34
34.July 12, 2012
12-07-201242m
Interviews with former members of the Church of Scientology. Syrian rebels. Liability of cruise companies for deadly accidents.
Ep 35
35.July 19, 2012
19-07-201242m
Interviews with Mitt Romney's children. Gymnast Gabby Douglas's story. College students increasing debt load. Water skiing in Wisconsin.
Ep 36
36.July 26, 2012
26-07-201242m
Large medical bills haunt victims of crimes. The London Olympics opening ceremony discussed with its creator -- Danny Boyle. Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones. John Williams discusses t...
Ep 37
37.August 16, 2012
16-08-201242m
What 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.
Ep 38
38.August 23, 2012
23-08-201242m
Mormonism. Its history and rituals; its business successes; and the satirical Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon."

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