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'''NBC Nightly News''' is a news program broadcast on the the [[NBC|National Broadcasting Company]] (NBC) network. The newscast inaugurated its current thirty-minute format on August 1, 1970. NBC Nightly News is broadcasted seven days a week at 6:30 P.M. ET. Over its thirty-seven-year history the program has had seven anchors. Recently, [[Brian Williams]] replaced [[Tom Brokaw]] who had anchored the show for twenty four years.
'''NBC Nightly News''' is a news program broadcast on the [[NBC|National Broadcasting Company]] (NBC) network. The newscast inaugurated its current thirty-minute format on August 1, 1970. NBC Nightly News is broadcasted seven days a week at 6:30 P.M. ET. Over its thirty-seven-year history the program has had seven anchors. Recently, [[Brian Williams]] replaced [[Tom Brokaw]] who had anchored the show for twenty four years.
==History==
==History==
On August 1, 1970, Chet Huntley left the newscast. NBC renamed the show, which was now only anchored by David Brinkley, NBC Nightly News. Over the course of ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report'', the show earned eight Emmy awards. The anchors continued their farewell at the end of each newscast, until their last newscast together in 1970 when Huntley's "Good night, David" brought the response, "...Good bye, Chet."
On August 1, 1970, Chet Huntley left the newscast. NBC renamed the show, which was now only anchored by David Brinkley, NBC Nightly News. Over the course of ''The Huntley-Brinkley Report'', the show earned eight Emmy awards. The anchors continued their farewell at the end of each newscast, until their last newscast together in 1970 when Huntley's "Good night, David" brought the response, "...Good bye, Chet."
Now sole anchor of the newly-named ''Nightly News with David Brinkley'', Brinkley became restless with the network. He hated going to New York, NBC’s headquarters, to do the news reporting. He soon earned the name of the ‘grumpy old newsman’ at NBC.<ref>http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/brinkleydav/brinkleydav.htm</ref> Brinkley left Nightly News as anchor in August 1971. NBC replaced him with a long-time reporter for the network, [[John Chancellor]]. Some viewers found Chancellor's anchorage of NBC Nightly News dry. During Chancellor's time at the network, David Brinkley also served as a commentator, thus resulting in,''Nightly News with John Chancellor and commenter David Brinkley''. In 1979, when Brinkley left the news, Chancellor became sole anchor of the news show. ''NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor'' ended in 1982.
Now sole anchor of the newly named ''Nightly News with David Brinkley'', Brinkley became restless with the network. He hated going to New York, NBC’s headquarters, to do the news reporting. He soon earned the name of the ‘grumpy old newsman’ at NBC.<ref>http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/B/htmlB/brinkleydav/brinkleydav.htm</ref> Brinkley left Nightly News as anchor in August 1971. NBC replaced him with a long-time reporter for the network, [[John Chancellor]]. Some viewers found Chancellor's anchorage of NBC Nightly News dry. During Chancellor's time at the network, David Brinkley also served as a commentator, thus resulting in,''Nightly News with John Chancellor and commenter David Brinkley''. In 1979, when Brinkley left the news, Chancellor became sole anchor of the news show. ''NBC Nightly News with John Chancellor'' ended in 1982.
===1982-2007===
===1982-2007===
===Present===
===Present===
When [[Brian Williams]] became the seventh anchor of the show he began at the top of the ratings, where "Nightly News" had been since 1997. However, the network soon began losing viewers as its competitor, [[ABC News]] gained first place in ratings. During a thirty-nine week period, Nightly News with Brain Williams has lost over 533,000 viewers. The loss of viewers was even greater then [[CBS News]], which was also losing ratings with their new anchor [[Katie Couric]]. Williams said: "It is predictable...This is why I haven't allowed any champagne toasts in the newsroom when the ratings have been flawless and spectacular and joyous. This is a back-and-forth dogfight.<ref>http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070629/LIFE/706290333/1005</ref>"
When Brian Williams became the seventh anchor of the show he began at the top of the ratings, where "Nightly News" had been since 1997. However, the network soon began losing viewers as its competitor, [[ABC News]] gained first place in ratings. During a thirty-nine week period, Nightly News with Brain Williams has lost over 533,000 viewers. The loss of viewers was even greater than [[CBS News]], which was also losing ratings with their new anchor [[Katie Couric]]. Williams said: "It is predictable...This is why I haven't allowed any champagne toasts in the newsroom when the ratings have been flawless and spectacular and joyous. This is a back-and-forth dogfight.<ref>http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070629/LIFE/706290333/1005</ref>"
==Controversy==
==Controversy==