Rock Center with Brian Williams

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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.

Production

Seasons

38 Episodes • Premiered 2011

1. October 31, 2011

Brian Williams reports on the latest news stories.

2. November 7, 2011

3. November 14, 2011

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 Alabama, and Brian's own visit to the place that creates "Meals Ready-to-Eat." Photographer Annie Leibovitz is Brian's in-studio guest.

4. November 21, 2011

5. November 28, 2011

6. December 5, 2011

7. December 12, 2011

8. December 19, 2011

9. December 26, 2011

10. January 2, 2012

11. January 9, 2012

12. January 16, 2012

13. January 23, 2012

14. January 30, 2012

15. February 8, 2012

16. February 15, 2012

17. February 22, 2012

18. February 29, 2012

19. March 7, 2012

20. March 14, 2012

21. March 21, 2012

Computer hacking crime. "Mad Men" discussion with producer and creator Matthew Weiner. Wrestler Rulon Gardner. Nuisances of smart phones in public.

22. March 28, 2012

The slumping leads to growth in pawn shops. Trayvon Martin. Veterans and military spouses find employment. Finding dirt on political opponents.

23. April 4, 2012

Effectiveness of police photo line-ups. Chinese dancer Jin Xing. LEGO builders.

24. April 11, 2012

Gun safety. Build the new World Trade Center. Drew Eckmann, and music performances.

25. April 18, 2012

Madonna and her new CD. Elections in France. World's fastest man Usain Bolt.

26. April 25, 2012

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."

27. May 2, 2012

Describing the decision making and operation to kill Osama bin Laden.

28. May 9, 2012

Head injuries in sports The horse Neville Bardos. The state of rock and roll in America in 1961.

29. June 7, 2012

Internet entrepreneurs Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Adele; Athlete Oscar Pistorius. Head injury in soccer

30. June 14, 2012

Personal story of a genetic disease that results in bone-marrow transplants. Growing real estate market in South Florida. Candice Bergen.

31. June 21, 2012

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 Garrett Jackson, assistant to Mitt Romney's.

32. June 28, 2012

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 Rutgers University.

33. July 5, 2012

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 produce New York City's July 4th fireworks.

34. July 12, 2012

Interviews with former members of the Church of Scientology. Syrian rebels. Liability of cruise companies for deadly accidents.

35. July 19, 2012

Interviews with Mitt Romney's children. Gymnast Gabby Douglas's story. College students increasing debt load. Water skiing in Wisconsin.

36. July 26, 2012

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 the "Olympic Fanfare.". A history of former Olympic great Billy Fiske who was killed in 1940.

37. August 16, 2012

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.

38. August 23, 2012

Mormonism. Its history and rituals; its business successes; and the satirical Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon."

Cast

Brian Williams

Host

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