NBC Nightly News

[Gavin M. 94]

On 5/28/2022 at 10:06 PM, 24994J said:

 

There were many 1-hour editions during the early days of the pandemic.

World News dos a east coast and a west coast edition at 7:30 P.M. during a short time during the worse of the Pandemic. Though I’m not sure if that was limited to ABC owned stations like WTVD, and KABC or both owned and affialties.

On 5/28/2022 at 8:54 PM, WheelWarrior said:

Last Wednesday, due to the tragedy in Uvalde, NBC Nightly News did an hour-long edition with the second half-hour optional, depending on the affiliate.

 

I remember in the 2010's, any time something really big happened, all of the Big Three evening news programs would do optional hour editions. I specifically remember Sandy Hook, the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma tornadoes, the 2016 San Bernardino shooting, and the death of Nelson Mandela all being covered in special hour-long editions. However, I don't recall any of the three doing this since the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Was this the first time any of them did an hour edition since then?

Las Vegas ABC did a full hour. 2016 election CBS and NBC day after hour-long. Boston Marathon ABC, NBC, CBS hour long. CBS I think went to 8pm. Hurricane Sandy I think ABC did a full hour one time. And Osama Bin Laden Death day after ABC did a full-hour.

[TheNewsTV 251]

Lester back to 3C in today's edition

 

[PTVNews 194]

Nice! I'm not a fan of it in 1A.

[MediaZone4K 2161]

I dont mind the iconic 1a pulling double duty, but its current incarnation doesnt look good. It's barely even a set, just a barren vat of video walls. 

[jrogo 196]

My guess is they are getting 1A ready for election coverage and need to get lighting, flooring and other elements in place. 
 

Hopefully Nightly moves to 3K when WNBC vacates it, NN deserves a real set and one the network can use for other coverage. 

[MediaZone4K 2161]

Wow! First Pete Williams now Kerry Sanders, not to mention Chuck Henry at KNBC and other vets retiring from NBC. For years I knew Kerry as the Florida guy! Wishing him the best.

 

I wonder if Andrea Mitchell will call it quits next, and many have asked about WNBC's Churck Scarborough. Hopefully they dont. 

 

Edited January 20, 2023 by iron_lion

[JTT 111]

Will the network evening newscast expand to 1 hour on a regular basis?  I don't believe they will in the near future because they're investing in other news programs for their online and streaming news sites.  

 

Maybe in a few years when the networks are in desperate need of more programming, they will put 1 hour editions of the evening news.  

[MediaZone4K 2161]

15 minutes ago, JTT said:

Will the network evening newscast expand to 1 hour on a regular basis?  I don't believe they will in the near future because they're investing in other news programs for their online and streaming news sites.  

 

Maybe in a few years when the networks are in desperate need of more programming, they will put 1 hour editions of the evening news.  

if that were to happen, it would be cool if the first half hour focused on domestic events and the second half hour focused on global events.

[wabceyewitness 818]

14 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

if that were to happen, it would be cool if the first half hour focused on domestic events and the second half hour focused on global events.

 

That would be nice and a good use of time. However, with news divisions running on tighter budgets and being asked to do more with less, I fear that more time for the evening programs will just mean more light news, extreme weather, viral videos and content traditionally seen on morning programs. 

[Georgie56 3293]

Big changes coming to Nightly.

[Action Newsroom 1263]

15 minutes ago, Georgie56 said:

I really like the logo right now, but I'll reserve judgment for it and the new look as a whole for when it debuts. I'm real excited for it.

[Glimmer 281]

1 hour ago, Georgie56 said:

Big changes coming to Nightly.

Looks to be a modern update of the ‘80s NBC logo 

[mrsunshine 17]

Also waiting for the full reveal but I really like this sneak peek -  it feels like we might see the first truly "modern" nightly broadcast newscast. I don't know how to phrase this exactly, but there's something about it that feels mold-breaking to me.

[MidwestTV 1230]

Changes like this aren't made lightly so NBC must be feeling pretty confident with themselves. You gotta give them credit for adapting to the times (heavy digital focus) and trying something new.

 

It's not a bad logo. Hearkens back to the old NBC 'N' of the 70s. I might have preferred the diagonal ends be sharp rather than squared off. Also interesting that they've kept the white border on the peacock after ditching it everywhere else.

[MorningNews 1437]

45 minutes ago, mrsunshine said:

Also waiting for the full reveal but I really like this sneak peek -  it feels like we might see the first truly "modern" nightly broadcast newscast. I don't know how to phrase this exactly, but there's something about it that feels mold-breaking to me.

I understand exactly what you mean. Even though I prefer ABC News programming more, I’ve always found NBC to be the most positively disruptive and groundbreaking of the big 3. When they make decisions about their programming it tends to catch on across media.

[Al-SA-TX 54]

43 minutes ago, MidwestTV said:

Changes like this aren't made lightly so NBC must be feeling pretty confident with themselves. You gotta give them credit for adapting to the times (heavy digital focus) and trying something new.

 

It's not a bad logo. Hearkens back to the old NBC 'N' of the 70s. I might have preferred the diagonal ends be sharp rather than squared off. Also interesting that they've kept the white border on the peacock after ditching it everywhere else.

There's some confusion on this, but the borderless peacock logo is for solid white backgrounds only. There is also a black/white version purely for just white backgrounds as well.

All other uses will retain the border. The only thing visually changing is the peacock's beak.

[VHSgoodiesWA 303]

49 minutes ago, MidwestTV said:

Changes like this aren't made lightly so NBC must be feeling pretty confident with themselves. You gotta give them credit for adapting to the times (heavy digital focus) and trying something new.

 

It's not a bad logo. Hearkens back to the old NBC 'N' of the 70s. I might have preferred the diagonal ends be sharp rather than squared off. Also interesting that they've kept the white border on the peacock after ditching it everywhere else.

But is NBC still "proud as a peacock"?

I don't watch much of the national newscasts (and no longer have cable for CNN, Fox, or MSNBC) but my mom usually watches Norah O'Donnell on CBS. Occasionally David Muir, and very rarely Lester Holt. She's always preferred CBS Evening News for some reason - through Dan Rather and Scott Pelley. Once Pelley left she started watching David Muir, then went back to CBS...

Even my now-late grandmother and grandfather watched CBS, especially back in the days of Cronkite.

 

Anyways, back on topic

[Newsjunkie24 506]

Well the new logo is basically a modernized version of the classic 70's logo, so that's fine with me. Wonder what the new graphics will look like and wonder if there'll be a new version of the Mission?

[MediaZone4K 2161]

I was just thinking to myself how long its been since Nightly's L3's were updated. The current package is fine. I really like that the L3s aren't flat white boxes and they have gloss and shine to them. Likewise, they co-inside with the Special Report graphics. 

[Geoffrey 857]

Very bold look, at least judging from that one image. This is interesting:

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A new two-part “N” can split apart to reveal headlines for TV chyrons, or rest on screen with NBC’s signature Peacock logo in front of it. The look of the newscast’s bottom-of-the-screen graphics will use fewer elements, but present them in bolder fashion — all part of a bid to put the visual emphasis on Holt’s delivery or video captured by NBC News crew and correspondents.

 

Wonder if it'll feel more like NBC News Now with the design.

[DonDonP1 118]

13 hours ago, Glimmer said:

Looks to be a modern update of the ‘80s NBC logo 

Ah, yes, the "Proud N 2.0."

[TampaBowler 51]

More pics of the new logo from the NBCU event

[mightynine 290]

The icon's middle just looks so...big.

 

Full logo works though.

[Spring Rubber 700]

Does this hit the air tonight, or on Monday? I know Nightly has a history of rolling out changes on Fridays... so maybe tonight?

[froyo49 230]

12 minutes ago, Spring Rubber said:

Does this hit the air tonight, or on Monday? I know Nightly has a history of rolling out changes on Fridays... so maybe tonight?

The Variety article linked above says it’ll debut on the 19th