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NBC Nightly News

6.2
57 seasons
152 episodes
Returning Series
News

Plot Summary

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 Aired:August 3, 1970
Last Aired:January 1, 2026
Episode Runtime:30m
Networks:
NBC

Cast & Characters

Cast

David Brinkley as Self

David Brinkley

Self

Tom Llamas as Self

Tom Llamas

Self

Brian Williams as Self

Brian Williams

Self

Tom Brokaw as Self

Tom Brokaw

Self

Lester Holt as Self

Lester Holt

Self

Jessica Savitch as Self

Jessica Savitch

Self

Where to watch free (US)

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Seasons (58)

Season 1

Season 1

1 episode

Aired: 1970

Season 2

Season 2

1 episode

Aired: 1971

Season 3

Season 3

1 episode

Aired: 1972

Season 4

Season 4

1 episode

Aired: 1973

Season 5

Season 5

1 episode

Aired: 1974

Season 6

Season 6

1 episode

Aired: 1975

Season 7

Season 7

1 episode

Aired: 1976

Season 8

Season 8

1 episode

Aired: 1977

Season 9

Season 9

1 episode

Aired: 1978

Season 10

Season 10

1 episode

Aired: 1979

Season 11

Season 11

1 episode

Aired: 1980

Season 12

Season 12

1 episode

Aired: 1981

Season 13

Season 13

2 episodes

Aired: 1982

Season 14

Season 14

1 episode

Aired: 1983

Season 15

Season 15

1 episode

Aired: 1984

Season 16

Season 16

1 episode

Aired: 1985

Season 17

Season 17

1 episode

Aired: 1986

Season 18

Season 18

1 episode

Aired: 1987

Season 19

Season 19

1 episode

Aired: 1988

Season 20

Season 20

1 episode

Aired: 1989

Season 21

Season 21

1 episode

Aired: 1990

Season 22

Season 22

1 episode

Aired: 1991

Season 23

Season 23

1 episode

Aired: 1992

Season 24

Season 24

1 episode

Aired: 1993

Season 25

Season 25

1 episode

Aired: 1994

Season 26

Season 26

1 episode

Aired: 1995

Season 27

Season 27

1 episode

Aired: 1996

Season 28

Season 28

1 episode

Aired: 1997

Season 29

Season 29

1 episode

Aired: 1998

Season 30

Season 30

1 episode

Aired: 1999

Season 31

Season 31

1 episode

Aired: 2000

Season 32

Season 32

1 episode

Aired: 2001

Season 33

Season 33

1 episode

Aired: 2002

Season 34

Season 34

1 episode

Aired: 2003

Season 35

Season 35

1 episode

Aired: 2004

Season 36

Season 36

1 episode

Aired: 2005

Season 37

Season 37

1 episode

Aired: 2005

Season 38

Season 38

43 episodes

Aired: 2007

Season 39

Season 39

1 episode

Aired: 2008

Season 40

Season 40

1 episode

Aired: 2009

Season 41

Season 41

1 episode

Aired: 2010

Season 42

Season 42

1 episode

Aired: 2011

Season 43

Season 43

1 episode

Aired: 2012

Season 44

Season 44

1 episode

Aired: 2013

Season 45

Season 45

1 episode

Aired: 2014

Season 46

Season 46

1 episode

Aired: 2015

Season 47

Season 47

1 episode

Aired: 2016

Season 48

Season 48

48 episodes

Aired: 2017

Season 49

Season 49

1 episode

Aired: 2018

Season 50

Season 50

1 episode

Aired: 2019

Season 51

Season 51

6 episodes

Aired: 2020

Season 52

Season 52

1 episode

Aired: 2021

Season 53

Season 53

1 episode

Aired: 2022

Season 54

Season 54

1 episode

Aired: 2023

Season 55

Season 55

1 episode

Aired: 2024

Season 56

Season 56

1 episode

Aired: 2025

Season 57

Season 57

1 episode

Aired: 2026

Production

NBC News