Rock Center with Brian Williams
Rock Center with Brian Williams | |
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Presented by | Brian Williams |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 76 |
Production | |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company | NBC News |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | October 31, 2011 June 21, 2013 | –
Rock Center with Brian Williams was an American weekly television
Named after the location of the
Rock Center was designed to be more serious than NBC's existing prime time newsmagazine,
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.[6] The series was also shown on MSNBC.
On May 10, 2013, the series was canceled after two seasons. The last program aired on June 21, 2013.[7]
Correspondents
- Harry Smith
- Kate Snow
- Ted Koppel as special correspondent
- Chelsea Clinton as special correspondent[8]
- Bob Costas – NBC Sports anchor; Host, Football Night in America
- Meredith Vieira – NBC News Special Correspondent
- Richard Engel – NBC News chief foreign correspondent
- Nancy Snyderman – NBC News chief medical editor
- Matt Lauer – Co-Anchor of Today
- Ann Curry – NBC News National & International Correspondent
- Natalie Morales – news anchor of Today[9]
Notable segments
The program received considerable attention for its November 14, 2011 broadcast, in which
The Sandusky interview, entitled Sandusky Speaks, was one of three 2011 Rock Center segments that were nominated for
Timeslot changes
Rock Center changed its nightly timeslot five times since its inception, initially broadcasting on Monday evenings at 10 p.m. ET. The program enjoyed a temporary stint on Wednesday at 9 p.m., until a return to its original timeslot. The program was later moved back to 9 p.m. on Wednesday evenings, until it was removed from the schedule. With its second season renewal, the program moved to Thursday nights at 10 p.m., following NBC's revamped Thursday evening comedy lineup,[6] but ended its run on Fridays at 10 p.m. ET.
Reception
Ratings
The show premiered to a 1.0 adult 18–49 rating and 4.14 million viewers. This was less (in an 18–49 rating) than the 1.2 rating from the show it replaced, The Playboy Club. Rock Center was the third-ranked show in the timeslot behind new episodes of ABC's Castle, and CBS's Hawaii Five-0.[12]
Season | Timeslot ( ET )
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# Ep. | Premiered | Ended | TV Season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | ||
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Date | Premiere Viewers (in millions) |
Date | Finale Viewers (in millions) | ||||||
1 | Monday 10:00pm Wednesday 9:00pm Thursday 10:00pm |
28 | October 31, 2011
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4.14[12] | June 28, 2012
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3.30[13] | 2011–2012 | #147[14] | 3.95[14] |
2 | Thursday 10:00pm (2012) Friday 10:00pm (2013) |
30 | September 13, 2012
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6.00[15] | June 21, 2013
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4.38[16] | 2012–2013 | #117[17] | 4.16[17] |
Critical reception
Rock Center with Brian Williams received mixed and moderate reviews. Metacritic scored Rock Center with Brian Williams a 63 out of a possible 100, defining the series as generally favorable.[18]
Linda Stasi of
References
- ^ Collins, Scott (2011-10-31). "Brian Williams rolls out 'Rock Center'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ NBC News article about the start of "Rock Center"
- ^ "NBC cancels 'Playboy Club,' schedules 'Rock Center'". HitFix. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ Guthrie, Marisa (October 24, 2011). "'Rock Center' Looks to Bring More Hard News to Primetime". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Kate Snow On Why 'Rock Center With Brian Williams' Is Different And Better | Entertainment Heartbeat". Entertainmentheartbeat.com. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ a b Seidman, Robert (May 13, 2012). "NBC 2012–13 Season Schedule Announced: Includes Fall Cycle of 'The Voice,' 'Community' on Friday & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 10, 2013). "'Rock Center with Brian Williams' Canceled by NBC After Two Seasons". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 7, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Carter, Bill (November 13, 2011). "Chelsea Clinton Hired by NBC News". The New York Times.
- ^ "Natalie Morales named correspondent, 'Rock Center with Brian Williams'". NBC News. 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "Jerry Sandusky regrets showers with boys at Penn State". BBC. November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2001.
- ^ "The Emmy Awards – - 33rd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards nominations". Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ a b Seidman, Robert (November 1, 2011). "Monday Final Ratings: 'How I Met Your Mother,' '2 Broke Girls,' 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up; 'Castle Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 19, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'SVU', 'Survivor', 'Modern Family' Adjusted Up; 'Off Their Rockers, 'Best Friends Forever', 'Rock Center' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ a b "Complete List Of 2011–12 Season TV Show Viewership: 'Sunday Night Football' Tops, Followed By 'American Idol,' 'NCIS' & 'Dancing With The Stars' – Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Glee' Adjusted Down, No 18-49 Adjustment for 'The X-Factor' – Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (22 June 2013). "TV Ratings Friday: 'Rock Center' Series Finale Goes Out With a Whimper + 'What Would You Do' & '20/20' Steady". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (29 May 2013). "Complete List Of 2012–13 Season TV Show Viewership: 'Sunday Night Football' Tops, Followed By 'NCIS,' 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'NCIS: Los Angeles'". tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ "Rock Center with Brian Williams – Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ Stasi, Linda (November 1, 2011). "Solid as a rock". New York Post.
- ^ "Roush Review: Rock Center – Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "'Rock Center with Brian Williams': Why Isn't the Evening News More like This?". Time. November 1, 2011.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (November 1, 2011). "TV: Brian Williams's 'Rock Center,' assured, brisk and a tad sarcastic". The Washington Post.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (November 1, 2011). "Brian Williams on 'Rock Center' – Review". The New York Times.
External links
- Rock Center with Brian Williams at IMDb