The 11th Hour (news program)
| The 11th Hour with Brian Williams | |
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Title card during the 2016 Presidential Election.
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| Genre |
News program Political journalism |
| Created by | Phil Griffin |
| Presented by | Brian Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Patrick Burkey |
| Producer(s) | Julie Morse |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | MSNBC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | September 6, 2016 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | All In with Chris Hayes reruns |
| Related shows | NBC Nightly News; The News with Brian Williams |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams is a one-hour nightly news and politics television program airing weeknights at 11:00 pm ET on MSNBC, the network's flagship evening newscast. It is hosted by Brian Williams, the network's chief anchor and former host of NBC Nightly News.
The show launched on September 6, 2016, as a temporary program wrapping up the election news of the day, while previewing stories that will be top-ticket news items the next morning. It replaced a rerun of All In with Chris Hayes.
The program is Williams' second show in MSNBC's primetime schedule, as he formerly hosted The News with Brian Williams from 1996 to 2004. Originally the program was Monday to Thursday only, and despite its name, aired for only a half hour, which some commenters considered ironic given Williams's removal from NBC Nightly News for embellishing a speech about his experience during the Iraq War. The last half hour of Hardball aired following the half hour program. At times the program was extended due to breaking news coverage. The program expanded to Friday nights in January and on March 20, 2017 was extended to one hour daily. On April 13, 2017 MSNBC officially extended the program to an hour long.
The program primarily features interviews with reporters covering the major stories of the evening, panels composed of former government officials and subject matter experts, and the occasional politician. Williams eschews the conflict-ridden panels of competing opinion shows. Interviews with newsmakers are either live or to tape as close to air time as possible, to maintain immediacy. Similar to the original Nightline which focused on the Iran hostage crisis, the program focuses primarily on the actions of the presidency of Donald Trump and Williams leads each broadcast noting the number of days of the Trump presidency.
After the 2016 election, the program continued to air despite its initial billing as a temporary program.
NBC News contributors Nicolle Wallace and Eugene Robinson provided commentary on most of the 2016 editions. Wallace also serves as a substitute anchor in Williams' absence. Wallace's duties on the program resulted in her hosting her own show at 4 pm ET.
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