NBC Nightly News

Synopsis

NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News, the news division of the NBC television network in the United States, and is the #1-rated newscast in America. NBC Nightly News is produced from Studio 3B at NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. Since 2025, the broadcast has been anchored by Tom Llamas on weeknights, José Díaz-Balart on Saturday and Hallie Jackson on Sunday. On weeknights, it is broadcast live over most NBC stations from 6:30-7:00 p.m. Eastern and occasionally updated for Pacific Time Zone viewers in a "Western Edition". Its current theme music was composed by John Williams.

First Air Date: 1970-08-03

Last Air Date: 2026-01-01

Number of Seasons: 57

Number of Episodes: 152

Networks: NBC

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Top Cast

David Brinkley as Self
Tom Llamas as Self
Brian Williams as Self
Tom Brokaw as Self
Lester Holt as Self
Jessica Savitch as Self

Seasons

Specials (2011) - (5 Episodes)

Season 1 (1970) - (1 Episodes)

Season 2 (1971) - (1 Episodes)

Season 3 (1972) - (1 Episodes)

Season 4 (1973) - (1 Episodes)

Season 5 (1974) - (1 Episodes)

Season 6 (1975) - (1 Episodes)

Season 7 (1976) - (1 Episodes)

Season 8 (1977) - (1 Episodes)

Season 9 (1978) - (1 Episodes)

Season 10 (1979) - (1 Episodes)

Season 11 (1980) - (1 Episodes)

Season 12 (1981) - (1 Episodes)

Season 13 (1982) - (2 Episodes)

Season 14 (1983) - (1 Episodes)

Season 15 (1984) - (1 Episodes)

Season 16 (1985) - (1 Episodes)

Season 17 (1986) - (1 Episodes)

Season 18 (1987) - (1 Episodes)

Season 19 (1988) - (1 Episodes)

Season 20 (1989) - (1 Episodes)

Season 21 (1990) - (1 Episodes)

Season 22 (1991) - (1 Episodes)

Season 23 (1992) - (1 Episodes)

Season 24 (1993) - (1 Episodes)

Season 25 (1994) - (1 Episodes)

Season 26 (1995) - (1 Episodes)

Season 27 (1996) - (1 Episodes)

Season 28 (1997) - (1 Episodes)

Season 29 (1998) - (1 Episodes)

Season 30 (1999) - (1 Episodes)

Season 31 (2000) - (1 Episodes)

Season 32 (2001) - (1 Episodes)

Season 33 (2002) - (1 Episodes)

Season 34 (2003) - (1 Episodes)

Season 35 (2004) - (1 Episodes)

Season 36 (2005) - (1 Episodes)

Season 37 (2005) - (1 Episodes)

Season 38 (2007) - (43 Episodes)

Season 39 (2008) - (1 Episodes)

Season 40 (2009) - (1 Episodes)

Season 41 (2010) - (1 Episodes)

Season 42 (2011) - (1 Episodes)

Season 43 (2012) - (1 Episodes)

Season 44 (2013) - (1 Episodes)

Season 45 (2014) - (1 Episodes)

Season 46 (2015) - (1 Episodes)

Season 47 (2016) - (1 Episodes)

Season 48 (2017) - (48 Episodes)

Season 49 (2018) - (1 Episodes)

Season 50 (2019) - (1 Episodes)

Season 51 (2020) - (6 Episodes)

Season 52 (2021) - (1 Episodes)

Season 53 (2022) - (1 Episodes)

Season 54 (2023) - (1 Episodes)

Season 55 (2024) - (1 Episodes)

Season 56 (2025) - (1 Episodes)

Season 57 (2026) - (1 Episodes)

Specials (2011)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Obama Press Conference (2011-05-01)

President Obama announces that the United States has killed terrorist Osama Bin Laden
Ep. 2: Inside The Mind of Edward Snowden (2014-05-28)

In a wide-ranging and revealing interview, Brian Williams talks with former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about the global impact and debate sparked by his revelations.
Ep. 3: D-Day at 75 (2019-06-06)

Watch live coverage as the 75th anniversary of D-Day is held at the Normandy American Cemetery in France. President Trump, along with French President Macron and other world leaders, will honor the Allied troops’ maneuver that led to the turning point of World War II.
Ep. 4: State of the Union (2020-02-04)

President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to Congress followed by the Democratic response from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.).
Ep. 99: NBC Nightly News -- Lester Holt

No overview for this episode.