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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt

NBC Nightly News
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Title card for NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, since October 10, 2016.
Genre News program
Created by Reuven Frank
Presented by Weekdays:
Lester Holt
Saturdays:
Jose Diaz-Balart
Sundays:
Kate Snow
Narrated by Bill Hanrahan
Howard Reig
Michael Douglas
Bill Wolff
Theme music composer Fred Weinberg Productions (1977)
Henry Mancini (1977–1982)
Joseph Paul Sicurella,
Tony Smythe &
Bob Christianson (1982–1985)
John Williams (1985–present)
Opening theme "The Mission" (1985–present)
(for past themes, see section)
Ending theme Same as opening
Composer(s) John Williams
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 45
Production
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) NBC News
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format 480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
Original release August 3, 1970 (1970-08-03) – present
Chronology
Preceded by Huntley-Brinkley Report
Related shows ABC World News Tonight
CBS Evening News
External links
Website

NBC Nightly News (titled as NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt for its weeknight broadcasts since June 22, 2015) is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News, the news division of the NBC television network in the United States. First aired on August 3, 1970, the program is currently the most watched network newscast in the United States, with an average of 9.3 million viewers, just a few thousand more than its nearest rival, ABC's World News Tonight.NBC Nightly News is produced from Studio 3B at NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City.

Since 2015, the broadcast has been anchored by Lester Holt on weeknights, José Díaz-Balart on Saturday and Kate Snow on Sunday. Previous weekday anchors have included David Brinkley, John Chancellor, Tom Brokaw, and most recently Brian Williams.

The program is broadcast live over most NBC stations from 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time seven days a week; a special "Western Edition" of the program occasionally features updated information on news stories covered during the original telecast for Pacific Time Zone viewers. Its current theme music, "The Mission" (which debuted in 1985) was composed by John Williams.

NBC Nightly News replaced the Huntley-Brinkley Report in August 1970 upon Chet Huntley's retirement. At first, David Brinkley, John Chancellor, and Frank McGee rotated duties as anchors. At least one, usually two, and very rarely all three anchored the program on a given night. Except for the few nights when one of the men solo anchored, each evening's program included one anchor based in New York City and one in Washington, D.C., as had been the case on the Huntley-Brinkley Report. Brinkley's appearances were always from Washington and McGee's were always from New York. Chancellor moved between those two cities depending on his partner for the evening.


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