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.
Episode 1
Brian Williams reports on the latest news stories.
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Episode 3
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 own visit to the place that creates "Meals Ready-to-Eat." Photographer Annie Leibovitz is Brian's in-studio guest.
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Episode 21
Computer hacking crime. "Mad Men" discussion with producer and creator Matthew Weiner. Wrestler Rulon Gardner. Nuisances of smart phones in public.
Episode 22
The slumping leads to growth in pawn shops. Trayvon Martin. Veterans and military spouses find employment. Finding dirt on political opponents.
Episode 23
Effectiveness of police photo line-ups. Chinese dancer Jin Xing. LEGO builders.
Episode 24
Gun safety. Build the new World Trade Center. Drew Eckmann, and music performances.
Episode 25
Madonna and her new CD. Elections in France. World's fastest man Usain Bolt.
Episode 26
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."
Episode 27
Describing the decision making and operation to kill Osama bin Laden.
Episode 28
Head injuries in sports The horse Neville Bardos. The state of rock and roll in America in 1961.
Episode 29
Internet entrepreneurs Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Adele; Athlete Oscar Pistorius. Head injury in soccer
Episode 30
Personal story of a genetic disease that results in bone-marrow transplants. Growing real estate market in South Florida. Candice Bergen.
Episode 31
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, assistant to Mitt Romney's.
Episode 32
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.
Episode 33
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 City's July 4th fireworks.
Episode 34
Interviews with former members of the Church of Scientology. Syrian rebels. Liability of cruise companies for deadly accidents.
Episode 35
Interviews with Mitt Romney's children. Gymnast Gabby Douglas's story. College students increasing debt load. Water skiing in Wisconsin.
Episode 36
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.". A history of former Olympic great Billy Fiske who was killed in 1940.
Episode 37
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.
Episode 38
Mormonism. Its history and rituals; its business successes; and the satirical Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon."
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