Rock Center with Brian Williams
2011 - 2013
October 31, 2011
31st October 2011Episode 1
Brian Williams reports on the latest news stories.November 7, 2011
7th November 2011Episode 2
No overview available.November 14, 2011
14th November 2011Episode 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.November 21, 2011
21st November 2011Episode 4
No overview available.November 28, 2011
28th November 2011Episode 5
No overview available.December 5, 2011
5th December 2011Episode 6
No overview available.December 12, 2011
12th December 2011Episode 7
No overview available.December 19, 2011
19th December 2011Episode 8
No overview available.December 26, 2011
26th December 2011Episode 9
No overview available.January 2, 2012
2nd January 2012Episode 10
No overview available.January 9, 2012
9th January 2012Episode 11
No overview available.January 16, 2012
16th January 2012Episode 12
No overview available.January 23, 2012
23rd January 2012Episode 13
No overview available.January 30, 2012
30th January 2012Episode 14
No overview available.February 8, 2012
8th February 2012Episode 15
No overview available.February 15, 2012
15th February 2012Episode 16
No overview available.February 22, 2012
22nd February 2012Episode 17
No overview available.February 29, 2012
29th February 2012Episode 18
No overview available.March 7, 2012
7th March 2012Episode 19
No overview available.March 14, 2012
14th March 2012Episode 20
No overview available.March 21, 2012
21st March 2012Episode 21
Computer hacking crime. "Mad Men" discussion with producer and creator Matthew Weiner. Wrestler Rulon Gardner. Nuisances of smart phones in public.March 28, 2012
28th March 2012Episode 22
The slumping leads to growth in pawn shops. Trayvon Martin. Veterans and military spouses find employment. Finding dirt on political opponents.April 4, 2012
4th April 2012Episode 23
Effectiveness of police photo line-ups. Chinese dancer Jin Xing. LEGO builders.April 11, 2012
11th April 2012Episode 24
Gun safety. Build the new World Trade Center. Drew Eckmann, and music performances.April 18, 2012
18th April 2012Episode 25
Madonna and her new CD. Elections in France. World's fastest man Usain Bolt.April 25, 2012
25th April 2012Episode 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.June 7, 2012
7th June 2012Episode 29
Internet entrepreneurs Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Adele; Athlete Oscar Pistorius. Head injury in soccerJune 14, 2012
14th June 2012Episode 30
Personal story of a genetic disease that results in bone-marrow transplants. Growing real estate market in South Florida. Candice Bergen.June 21, 2012
21st June 2012Episode 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.June 28, 2012
28th June 2012Episode 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.July 5, 2012
5th July 2012Episode 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.July 12, 2012
12th July 2012Episode 34
Interviews with former members of the Church of Scientology. Syrian rebels. Liability of cruise companies for deadly accidents.July 19, 2012
19th July 2012Episode 35
Interviews with Mitt Romney's children. Gymnast Gabby Douglas's story. College students increasing debt load. Water skiing in Wisconsin.July 26, 2012
26th July 2012Episode 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.August 16, 2012
16th August 2012Episode 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.August 23, 2012
23rd August 2012Episode 38
Mormonism. Its history and rituals; its business successes; and the satirical Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon."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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