NBC Sunday Night Movie
| NBC Sunday Night Movie | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120–240 mins. (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 1981 – 2009 |
The NBC Sunday Night Movie was a weekly film block which ran on NBC on Sunday nights from 9 to 11 pm or 8:30 pm until 11 pm. Often for miniseries programming, it would air the first night of the series, with the second night as part of the NBC Monday Night Movie.
The last film to air was Friday Night Lights on September 6, 2009 with 2.6 million viewers.[1] During the mid-1980s the Sunday Night Movie was aired consistently enough to be ranked in the top 30 highest-rated programs for 1985–1988.[2]
Between 1976 and 1981, the Sunday Night Movie was re-titled as The Big Event; though it continued to be made up of mostly films, at that time it was also a block for specials and made-for-TV sporting events. replaced by an umbrella program, The Big Event. Although much of the Big Event's run featured film premieres, made for TV movies and installments of miniseries, some were specials and sports events.