They definitely have an impressive history and some great programming, some of which has lasted decades, like SNL. I find it hard to believe that “The Office” has been around for twenty years, seems like yesterday it was ripped off from the original Gervais version!

BowmanvilleBob wrote:

It may seem hard to believe, but for much of it’s early existence and into the 1960s, NBC was the dominant player on the American broadcast landscape, leaving both “Columbia” (as CBS was often referred to at the time) and ABC trailing far behind in terms of both ratings and revenue. However, CBS built a reputation as “The Tiffany Network” based in large part on its commitment to solid, independent journalism with guys like Walter Cronkite and his team, coupled with successive ownership changes at NBC that weakened the brand.

Somewhat ironic, then, what CBS News has now become.

I hope they do something to mark the event. It would be fascinating to see the old clips. 

I'm guessing they waited until the fall so they could use it to launch their new season with a "big bang." (Oops! Wrong network! )

paterson1 wrote:

RadioActive wrote:

I hope they do something to mark the event. It would be fascinating to see the old clips. 

I'm guessing they waited until the fall so they could use it to launch their new season with a "big bang." (Oops! Wrong network! )

I am sure they will have some sort of special or even a whole evening with lots of great old clips and history of the network.  Still September seems sort of late in the game when they had two of the highest rated events earlier in the year.  Even if they only rolled out the 100th anniversary logo during regular broadcasts.  How about their evening 6:30 newscasts?  This is their highest rated program.  The 100th logo and a few promos or teasers should have been running before now IMO.  I watch NBC's 6:30 news a couple times per week and haven't seen anything.

I watch it every night and you're right - there hasn't been a single word about this. However it does appear they're ramping it up now, for whatever reason. So my guess is, prepare to see a lot more about this. 

mace wrote:

While NBC  may be the oldest network, CBS has been the most watched network for most of television history. Most notably from 1955-70 and more recently 22 of the last 23 seasons up to 2024-25.

I have always liked that the big three US networks have all had their shining years when they owned prime time.  ABC, NBC and mostly CBS have all had various years when their network clobbered the other two.  CBS has dominated the most by far.  The former Tiffany Network is still doing well in prime time, but really hurting mornings, late evening and of course news and news coverage.  60 Minutes remains about the only strong element from the news department.

RadioActive wrote:

As NBC celebrates its 100 anniversary this year, it's turning on the nostalgia machine in a big way. How many of these amazing shows do you remember?

Look Back at 60 Years of Beloved NBC Sitcoms, in Photos

 
NBC has had some major hits in the sitcom department! I think I watched most of them at least once, many of them only once, but some of them I really enjoyed, Superstore being. one of them. I am currently a fan of St. Denis Medical and was happy to see season three starts in November. Thanks for posting RA!

RadioActive wrote:

As NBC celebrates its 100 anniversary this year, it's turning on the nostalgia machine in a big way. How many of these amazing shows do you remember?

Look Back at 60 Years of Beloved NBC Sitcoms, in Photos

Of the 34 series featured, I watched 13 on a regular basis.

Nice to see that NBC is finally using their 100th anniversary logo on some promo and the on screen bug in primetime.

They should have been doing this much earlier, since 2026 will be over in a couple of months.  Pretty low key for their 100th anniversary, and the fact that they are the oldest broadcasting network in North America. 

Mind you, I thought there would have been much more hoopla for the US 250th.  Other than July 4th, there hasn't been much promotion or excitement on the news or TV over the year.     

They should have been teasing their 100th birthday in January, not mid October.  Worse they had two of the biggest events earlier in the year, the Olympics and Super Bowl.  Even could have played the patriotism card with the USA 250th, but nothing.. Really surprised this happened.