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Former names | NBC Radio City Studios |
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Type | Television Studios Complex |
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Developer | Radio Corporation of America |
NBC Studios are located in the historic 30 Rockefeller Plaza (on Sixth Avenue between 49th and 50th streets) in Manhattan, New York City. The building houses the NBC television network headquarters, its parent NBCUniversal, and NBC's flagship station WNBC (Channel 4), as well as cable news channel MSNBC.
The first NBC Radio City Studios began operating in the early 1930s. Tours of the studios began in 1933, suspended in 2014 and resumed on October 26, 2015. Because of the preponderance of radio studios, that section of the Rockefeller Center complex became known as Radio City (and gave its name to Radio City Music Hall).
Studio | Production | Notes | Floor | Size [1] |
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1A | Today and NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt | Since 1994, the network's morning program is produced at a ground-level, windowed studio across 49th Street from 30 Rockefeller Plaza at 10 Rockefeller Plaza; it was previously broadcast from inside 30 Rock. Studio 1A is a multilevel studio; the upstairs portion contains a kitchen used for cooking segments. The studio was also used by WNBC's Live at Five , MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann , [2] and NBC Nightly News for a short period during the decontamination of the broadcast's facilities and offices in October 2001 due to the 2001 anthrax attacks. After a minor renovation that started in mid-August 2021, Today debuted on September 7, 2021, with a new desk and flooring to Studio 1A. [3] Nightly News moved to the studio on September 13, 2021. [4] | Ground floor | 2,430 sq ft (226 m2) |
3A | MSNBC main studios | Debuted on October 22, 2007, and is the home to many MSNBC programs. A newsroom connects Studio 3A and Studio 3C. Former home of NBC Nightly News . A new set debuted on September 20, 2021, with Deadline: White House. [5] | 3rd floor | 4,794 sq ft (445.4 m2) |
3B East | WNBC | Studio 3B was the former home of the Huntley-Brinkley Report , [6] the NBC daytime serial The Doctors , [7] Today, Dateline NBC, NBC Nightly News, and coverage of the 2008 presidential election. Since Nightly left the space in 2017, 3B would be used for pre-taped segments and interviews. At 4,060 sq ft (377 m2), 3B was the last 30 Rock studio that had kept its original dimensions since the building's 1933 opening. In August 2022, NBC confirmed plans to divide the space equally into two studios for its New York stations' news operations. [8] WNBC would move into 3B East on November 3, 2023; Telemundo station WNJU is slated to move its newscasts into 3B West in late 2024. [9] | 3rd floor | 2,030 sq ft (189 m2) |
3B West | WNJU (tentative) | 3rd Floor | 2,030 sq ft (189 m2) | |
3C | NBC News NOW , Top Story with Tom Llamas | Formerly the home of NBC Nightly News from November 8, 1999, to October 23, 2011; however the studio's size decreased significantly during the 2007 renovations which connected it with 3A. From April 21, 2012, until October 9, 2016, WNBC originated from this studio. [10] Nightly News began using the space again in July 2017 following additional renovations that led to it being referred to as "3A West". Nightly News moved in with Today in Studio 1A in September 2021. [4] 3C now acts as the main home for NBC News' streaming network, including its noon program NBC News Daily, which airs on affiliates in the country, and evening program Top Story with Tom Llamas | 3rd floor | 1,310 sq ft (122 m2) |
3K | vacant | 3K was formed by combining former radio studio 3F and studio 3H. 3H was the first studio in the building to be converted for television production, being converted in 1935 and serving as NBC Television's lone studio [11] until the conversion of Studio 8G in 1948. The former home of NBC Nightly News, NBC Sports, Today, The Ed Show, The Howdy Doody Show , NBC News at Sunrise, The Gabby Hayes Show , Early Today, All in with Chris Hayes, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, Dateline NBC, and from October 9, 2016, until November 2, 2023, WNBC's News 4 New York. [12] [13] [9] | 3rd floor | 2,668 sq ft (247.9 m2) |
4E | MSNBC newsroom and studio, Dateline NBC , Early Today | A new newsroom and studio for MSNBC, built in early 2016, is located in the northeast corner of the building, with windows overlooking West 50th St and Rockefeller Plaza. The glassed-in studio in the corner is designated Studio 4E, but shows also originate from the various locations in the newsroom area, which connects to the 3rd and 5th floors via a stairway. | 4th floor | |
6A | The Kelly Clarkson Show | The 6th and 7th floors of the studio building were left unfinished when NBC first occupied the space in 1933, and Studios 6A and 6B were not built until November 1941. [14] Former home of Twenty-One , [15] Say When!! , The Tomorrow Show , [16] The David Letterman Show , [17] Late Night with David Letterman , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , The Dr. Oz Show , 6A was the first 30 Rock studio to be converted for high-definition television. In August 2013, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon moved into this space while Studio 6B underwent renovations for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . [18] From September 2014 to May 2016, Meredith Vieira's daytime talk show, The Meredith Vieira Show , originated from this studio as well. In the summer of 2016, Maya & Marty , a variety show that featured Maya Rudolph and Martin Short also originated from this studio. Megyn Kelly Today then occupied the space from 2017 to 2018. On July 13, 2020, The Tonight Show used Studio 6A for its first studio-produced episodes since the beginning of the pandemic, and remained until March 19, 2021, when it went back to Studio 6B. [19] The Kelly Clarkson Show relocated to Studio 6A from the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles, beginning with the 2023–24 season. [20] | 6th floor | 3,504 sq ft (325.5 m2) |
6B | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | The former home of Broadway Open House , [21] Bob Hope's radio program, [22] the television version of Texaco Star Theater , [23] The Ernie Kovacs Show , [24] Tic Tac Dough , Tonight Starring Jack Paar , Play Your Hunch , The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , NBC Nightly News, The Bell Telephone Hour , Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and the former studio for flagship station WNBC. Fallon returned to the studio on March 22, 2021. | 6th floor | 3,690 sq ft (343 m2) |
6E | Global Media Insert studio [25] | Consists of four small spaces. Former home of Early Today and MSNBC's secondary studio. This space was previously a portion of WNBC's Master Control. From January 6 until March 13, 2020, it was used for E!'s E! News and Pop of the Morning . [26] [27] | 6th floor | |
8G | Late Night with Seth Meyers | A former radio studio converted for television use in 1948, it went on air on April 22 of that year. [28] Former home of Today, The Phil Donahue Show , The Rosie O'Donnell Show , The Caroline Rhea Show , The Amber Ruffin Show , The Jane Pauley Show, and Football Night in America , as well as the original Concentration and Jeopardy! which recorded their color episodes on alternating days/weeks from 1964 to 1975. NBC Nightly News used this studio during the 2007 renovations of NBC News headquarters, except on some Sunday evenings where, due to football programming, the news was broadcast from Studio 1A. This studio has also been used for 2008 and 2010 election night coverage. | 8th floor | 2,280 sq ft (212 m2) |
8H | Saturday Night Live | Studio 8H was, at the time of construction, the world's largest radio studio. It was converted to television use in 1950 (however, it had hosted television broadcasts prior to conversion, namely simulcasts of The Voice of Firestone ). Former home of Kraft Television Theater and other live dramas, election night coverage, Last Call with Carson Daly , Later , and the NBC Symphony Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini. Used for offsite coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics and for the "Live Show" and "Live from Studio 6H" episodes of 30 Rock . 8H was also the temporary home to Football Night in America during the 2013 NFL season. Has been home to SNL continuously since 1975. | 8th floor | 3,955 sq ft (367.4 m2) |
Among the shows originating at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (shows taping as of the 2023–2024 season in bold):
Program | Network/Station | Dates | Studio |
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The 11th Hour | MSNBC | 2016–present | 3A |
30 Rock | NBC | 2010 and 2012 | 8H (Live episodes) |
All In with Chris Hayes | MSNBC | 2013–present | 3K, 4E, 6A, 3A |
Ayman | MSNBC | 2021–present | 3C |
The Amber Ruffin Show | Peacock | 2020–present | 8G |
Call My Bluff | NBC | 1965 | 6A |
The Caroline Rhea Show | Syndication | 2002–2003 | 8G |
Charge Account/Jan Murray Show | NBC | 1960–1962 | 6B |
Concentration | NBC | 1958–1973 | 3A, 6A, 8G |
Countdown with Keith Olbermann | MSNBC | 2007–2011 | 1A |
The Crossover | NBC Sports Network | 2013–2014 | 8G |
The Cycle | MSNBC | 2012–2015 | 3A, 3K |
Dateline NBC | NBC | 1992–present | 3A, 3B, 3K, 4E |
The David Letterman Show | NBC | 1980 | 6A |
Deadline: White House | MSNBC | 2017–present | 4E, 3A |
The Doctors | NBC | 1963–1982 | 3B, 3A |
Dough Re Mi | NBC | 1958–1960 | 6A |
Dr. Nancy | MSNBC | 2009 | 3A |
The Dr. Oz Show | Syndication | 2009–2012 | 6A |
E! News | E! | 2020 | 6E |
Early Today | NBC | 2007–present | 3K, 6E, 4E |
The Ed Show | MSNBC | 2009–2015 | 3K, 3A |
Eye Guess | NBC | 1966-1969 | 6A |
Football Night in America | NBC | 2006–2014 | 8G, 8H |
He Said, She Said | Syndication | 1969-1970 | 8H |
House Party with Steve Doocy | Syndication | 1990 | 6A |
How to Survive a Marriage | NBC | 1974–1975 | 8G |
Howdy Doody | NBC | 1947–1960 | 3A, 3H, 3K, 8G |
Huntley-Brinkley Report | NBC | 1956–1970 | 6B, 5HN, 8G |
Jackpot | NBC | 1974–1975 | 8G |
The Jane Pauley Show | Syndication | 2004–2005 | 8G |
Jeopardy! | NBC | 1964–1975 | 8G |
The Kelly Clarkson Show | Syndication | 2023–present | 6A |
The Kids Tonight Show | Peacock | 2021 | 6A |
Last Call with Carson Daly | NBC | 2002–2005 | 8H |
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | MSNBC | 2011–present | 3K, 4E |
Late Night ( David Letterman and Conan O'Brien ) | NBC | 1982–2009 | 6A |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | NBC | 2009–2014 | 6B, 6A |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | NBC | 2014–present | 8G |
Later with Bob Costas | NBC | 1988–1994 | 8H |
Live at Five | WNBC | 1980–2007 | 6B |
The Match Game | NBC | 1962–1969 | 8H |
Maya & Marty | NBC | 2016 | 6A |
Megyn Kelly Today | NBC | 2017–2018 | 6A |
The Meredith Vieira Show | Syndication | 2014–2016 | 6A |
Top Story with Tom Llamas | NBC News Now | 2021–present | 4E |
Missing Links | NBC | 1963–1964 | 6A |
Morning Joe | MSNBC | 2007–present | 3A |
Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan | MSNBC | 2009 | 3A |
MSNBC Reports (Formerly MSNBC Live) | MSNBC | 2007–present | 3A, 4E |
NBC News at Sunrise | NBC | 1983–1999 | 3K |
NBC Nightly News | NBC | 1970–present | 8G, 3K, 3B, 3C, 1A |
NBC Sports studio shows | NBC | 1947–2014 | 6A, 3K, 8G |
News 4 New York | WNBC | 1941–present | 3B, 6B, 7E, 3C, 3K |
PDQ (New York shows) | Syndication | 1965–1969 | 8G |
Personality | NBC | 1967–1969 | 6A |
The Phil Donahue Show | Syndication | 1985–1996 | 8G |
Play Your Hunch | NBC | 1959–1963 | 6B |
Pop of the Morning | E! | 2020 | 6E |
Reach for the Stars | NBC | 1967 | 6A |
The Rachel Maddow Show | MSNBC | 2008–present | 3A |
Rock Center with Brian Williams | NBC | 2011–2013 | 3B |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Syndication | 1996–2002 | 8G |
Sale of the Century | NBC, Syndication | 1969–1974 | 8H |
Saturday Night Live | NBC | 1975–present | 8H |
Say When!! | NBC | 1961–1965 | 6A |
Shoot for the Stars | NBC | 1977 | 6A |
Split Personality | NBC | 1959–1960 | 6A |
That Was the Week That Was | NBC | 1963–1965 | 6A, 8H (live) |
Tic Tac Dough | NBC | 1956–1959 | 8G, 6B |
Today | NBC | 1952–present | 3K, 8G, 6A, 3B, 1A |
To Tell the Truth | Syndication | 1971–1978; 1980–1981 | 8G, 8H, 6A |
The Tonight Show ( Jack Paar and Johnny Carson ) | NBC | 1957–1972 | 6B |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | NBC | 2014–present | 6B, 6A |
Three on a Match | NBC | 1971-1974 | 6A |
Treasure Hunt | NBC | 1957–1959 | 8G |
Twenty-One | NBC | 1956–1958 | 6A, 6B |
Up | MSNBC | 2011–2013 | 3A |
Verdict with Dan Abrams | MSNBC | 2007–2008 | 3A |
What's My Line? | Syndication | 1971–1975 | 6A |
The Who, What, or Where Game | NBC | 1969–1974 | 6A, 8H |
Way Too Early | MSNBC | 2009–2016 | 3A |
Word for Word | NBC | 1963–1964 | 6A |
You're Putting Me On | NBC | 1969 | 6A |
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