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.
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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 …
Computer hacking crime. "Mad Men" discussion with producer and creator Matthew Weiner. Wrestler Rulon Gardner. Nuisances of smart phones in public.
The slumping leads to growth in pawn shops. Trayvon Martin. Veterans and military spouses find employment. Finding dirt on political opponents.
Effectiveness of police photo line-ups. Chinese dancer Jin Xing. LEGO builders.
Gun safety. Build the new World Trade Center. Drew Eckmann, and music performances.
Madonna and her new CD. Elections in France. World's fastest man Usain Bolt.
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."
Describing the decision making and operation to kill Osama bin Laden.
Head injuries in sports The horse Neville Bardos. The state of rock and roll in America in 1961.
Internet entrepreneurs Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Adele; Athlete Oscar Pistorius. Head injury in soccer
Personal story of a genetic disease that results in bone-marrow transplants. Growing real estate market in South Florida. Candice Bergen.
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, assist…
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.
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 Cit…
Interviews with former members of the Church of Scientology. Syrian rebels. Liability of cruise companies for deadly accidents.
Interviews with Mitt Romney's children. Gymnast Gabby Douglas's story. College students increasing debt load. Water skiing in Wisconsin.
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.…
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.
Mormonism. Its history and rituals; its business successes; and the satirical Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon."
Internet addiction, fact checking, Justin Bieber, and expensive family reunions.
Partisan media and Fox News correspondents, someone accused of stealing $53 million from a small town, Steve Buscemi.
Sexual assault in the U.S. military, David Finch, the book "Fifty Shades of Grey," Jon Stewart and dogs.
Mark Zuckerberg, a post-traumatic stress disorder in Afghan-War veterans, gluten-free diets, the U.S. political system.
Designer Tory Burch, the possibility of extinction of the orangutans, Adderall abuse in students.
President Barack Obama, the fellow athletes that accused Lance Armstrong, video games and pain management.
Hurricane Sandy coverage.
From his retail stores in NYC, Apple's new CEO Tim Cook is interviewed. At the world premiere of "The Hobbit" in New Zealand, Peter Jackson is interviewed by Ann Curry A new kind of end of life medica…
Richard Engel discuss his capture and release in Syria.
Health dangers of a sedentary job.
Leaving the Church of Scientology.
Stars of the 2012 film "Beasts of the Southern Wild." Health care. Ron Popeil.
Landing a plane without landing gear. Faith-based game show.
Pandas risk extinction.
Cyber hacking. Contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
Female ski jumpers and the Olympics. Oklahoma City bombing. The humour of the "The Onion" news outlet.
Poverty in the U.S. Kevin Plank.
South by Southwest festival. Panic attacks.
Emanuel brothers. Juveniles in adult prison.
Identity thieves and tax refunds.
Church of Scientology. Adults with ADHD.
Steve Jobs' wife. Gabrielle Reece. Change.
Boston bombing update.
Boston bombing survivors. Commercial actors.
Domestic violence, protection and guns. Boston bombing survivors.
Explorers the abduction of women in Cleveland. Chris Christie. Jimmy Connors.
Domestic violence. Boston bomber survivors.
Tornado is Oklahoma. Perkins school for the blind.
Boston Marathon bombing survivers. Editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. Artisanal foods.
Heros in the wake of an explosion in Kansas City.
Series finale. Poor pay of disabled Goodwill employees. Boston Marathon survivers. Brooklyn's Hasidic Jewish community.
