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"NBC Nightly News" (1970) More at IMDb Pro »
6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
NBC Nightly News is best of the bunch within the mainstream media, 1 September 2005
Author: crimson2010 from United States
Like 'em or not, the mainstream nightly broadcasts still draw around 30 million viewers a night... so they're still relevant in American life.
As for balance, talent and the ability to effectively use 22 minutes per show..I'd say on merit they fare well... though like any form of information/entertainment they could always do better.
Still, I'd take Brian Williams over the rest any day.
Correspondents by and large (men and women like Tim Russert, Andrea Mitchell et al... and anchors like Brian, Lester Holt, Matt Lauer et al may not have all the answers but they at the very least they do reach out to millions of Americans and try to provide context, perspective and hopefully a snapshot of our nation.
Best of all, they're going to get better because viewers are becoming more sophisticated and with so many choices along the viewing landscape broadcast networks had better improve or they'll face extinction.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
The peacock was my choice for network news growing up!, 15 June 2007
Author: Danny Blankenship from Petersburg, Virginia
Growing up as a kid when watching the news my family always for some reason had the choice of the peacock. Yes "NBC Nightly News" it was and I feel maybe one of the reasons was anchor Tom Brokaw, he was so professional and his voice just caught your attention. And Tom just had the look of your average newsman. The reporting and stories were always good both domestic and international no matter what was covered if it was politics, war, social issues the stories and interviews, and reports were entertaining and educational. I remember John Chancellor as a educated political voice that gave his thoughts and opinions and Brian Williams now the head was always good in his sub duty. Though now NBC news has leaned to the liberal left and I've turned to FOX News certainly in it's yesterday NBC News ruled the ranks of the big network three, at least in the opinion of me and my family.
1 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Good news magazine show, 11 July 2007
Author: Grace Zeh (filmgirlgz@cox.net) from Chantilly, Virginia, USA
"NBC NIGHTLY NEWS," in my opinion, is a good news magazine show. During the time he was on the air, I enjoyed seeing Tom Brokaw as the main anchor. Until he retired, I thought he had been terminated. When I leaned the truth, I was really sad. If you ask me, it seems that nobody stays with a TV show throughout its entire run anymore. Still, I enjoyed hearing him report about what was happening in the world. I still think about him to this day. The only thing I didn't like hearing him report about were when someone had been murdered or gone missing. Now, in conclusion, I'd like to say that Tom Brokaw was a fine reporter who will be sorely missed.
4 out of 14 people found the following comment useful :-
There are Better Sources of News out There, 11 January 2004
Author: edmundmuskie from America
Network news is very bad, sanitized news that is anything but in depth. NBC news is short sighted and very conservative and generally is slanted to support conservative positions. Tom Brokaw is a good anchor and I respect him but he is on a bad source of news.
I have watched him for many years and he presents bad news in a very good way. HE is a very smart and insightful man but he is on one of the worst news programs. I don't know why this is Number one in terms of viewership, I guess only because NBC is the Number one network with all of the high rated shows. Still this is a prime example of why network news is faltering overall.
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