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.
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| 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 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | August 3, 1970 – 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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