NBC
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| NBC | |
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| Founded | November 15, 1926 |
| President | Ben Silverman |
| Company | NBC Universal |
| Current Popular Series | The Biggest Loser
Heroes Law & Order The Office Sunday Night Football |
NBC (The National Broadcasting Company) is a diverse international media company, based in the United States. NBC was co-founded on November 15, 1926 by the General Electric, RCA, and Westinghouse companies.
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[edit] History
While originally a radio broadcaster, NBC was granted the first commercial television license in the U.S. and started to broadcast television programming in the 1940s. By 1963, NBC was the first company to broadcast most of their programs in color, with Bonanza in 1959, being the first all-color program.
Throughout its history the NBC network has been identifiable by prominent audio and visual trademarks. First used in radio, the NBC three-note sound 'jingle' (consisting of the notes: G E C) has the distinguishment of the first audio trademark accepted by the U.S. Patent Office. NBC is also associated with the visual of a peacock. Having its origins in NBC's 1959 color broadcasting tests, the 'peacock' logo has become a widely recognized symbol of the company.
In addition to its television network, NBC's media assets include CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo and the Spanish-language network Telemundo.
[edit] In-Depth
- Program Listing: A listing of shows aired on NBC.
[edit] Current Shows (2009-2010 Season)
[edit] Primetime
- Scripted Series
- 100 Questions (Season 1) (mid-season)
- 30 Rock (Season 4)
- Chuck (Season 3) (mid-season)
- Community (Season 1)
- Day One (Season 1) (mid-season)
- Friday Night Lights (Season 4) (mid-season, broadcast premieres)
- Heroes (Season 4)
- Law & Order (Season 20)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Season 11)
- Mercy (Season 1)
- The Office (Season 6)
- Parenthood (Season 1) (mid-season)
- Parks and Recreation (Season 2)
- Persons Unknown (Season 1) (mid-season)
- Southland (Season 2)
- Trauma (Season 1)
- Non-scripted Series
- The Apprentice (Season 9) (mid-season)
- The Biggest Loser (Seasons 8-9)
- Breakthrough with Tony Robbins (Season 1) (summer 2010)
- Dateline NBC (Season 19)
- Football Night in America (Season 4)
- The Jay Leno Show (Season 1)
- The Marriage Ref (Season 1) (mid-season)
- The Sing Off (Season 1) (mid-season)
- Sunday Night Football (Season 23)
- Who Do You Think You Are? (Season 1) (mid-season)
- America's Got Talent (limbo)
- Great American Road Trip (limbo)
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (limbo)
[edit] Non-Primetime
- Daytime Dramas
- Daytime News
- Daytime Talk / Game / Reality Shows
- N/A
- Late Night Shows
- Last Call with Carson Daly (Season 8-9)
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Season 1-2)
- Poker After Dark (Season 6-7)
- Saturday Night Live (Season 35)
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (Season 1)
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Season 1)
- Saturday Morning Children Shows (qubo on NBC)
- Jane and the Dragon (repeats)
- Zula Patrol (repeats)
- 3-2-1- Penguins! (Season 2)
- Veggietales (repeats)
- Turbo Dogs (Season 1)
- My Friend Rabbit (repeats)
[edit] Current Primetime Schedule
| Day | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Heroes | Trauma | The Jay Leno Show | |||||
| Tuesday | The Biggest Loser | The Jay Leno Show | ||||||
| Wednesday | Mercy | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | The Jay Leno Show | |||||
| Thursday | Community | Parks and Recreation | The Office | 30 Rock | The Jay Leno Show | |||
| Friday | Law & Order | Dateline NBC | The Jay Leno Show | |||||
| Saturday | Law & Order (repeats) | Various Repeats | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeats) | |||||
| Sunday | Football Night in America | Sunday Night Football | ||||||
[edit] Current Non-Primetime Schedule
[edit] Morning
| Day | 7:00AM | 7:30AM | 8:00AM | 8:30AM | 9:00AM | 9:30AM | 10:00AM | 10:30AM | 11:00AM | 11:30AM | 12:00PM | 12:30PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday | Today | |||||||||||
| Saturday | Today | The Zula Patrol (repeats) | My Friend Rabbit (repeats) | Willa's Wild Life (repeats) | Babar (repeats) | Jacob Two-Two (repeats) | Jane and the Dragon (repeats) | |||||
| Sunday | Meet the Press | |||||||||||
[edit] Afternoon and Evening
| Day | 1:00PM | 1:30PM | 2:00PM | 2:30PM | 3:00PM | 3:30PM | 4:00PM | 4:30PM | 5:00PM | 5:30PM | 6:00PM | 6:30PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday | Days of our Lives | NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams | ||||||||||
| Weekend | Various Sports | NBC Nightly News | ||||||||||
[edit] Late Night
| Day | 11:00PM | 11:35PM | 12:05AM | 12:35AM | 1:05AM | 1:35AM | 2:05AM | 2:35AM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekday | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Last Call with Carson Daly | Poker After Dark | ||||
| Saturday | Saturday Night Live | Poker After Dark | ||||||
