The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network that started in 1926 as a radio company. NBC started airing Its first television programs in 1944. NBC is owned by Comcast, and was previously owned by General Electric and Universal Studios.[1] NBC owns the cable news channels CNBC and MSNBC.
It is nicknamed "The Peacock Network" because of the animal in its logo.
The network is famous for its three-note chimes, and NBC Sunday Night Football, which is the most watched TV series after American Idol. Some famous NBC shows are Saturday Night Live, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Law and Order, 30 Rock, Frasier, ER, Cheers, Will and Grace, Meet the Press, and Today.
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- Cheddar
- Doctor TV
- NewsNet
- Weather
- AccuWeather
- WeatherNation
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- Court TV
- Family Channel
- Justice
- Qubo
- Quest
- TBD
- Ethnic
- Asia Vision
- Bounce
- Soul of the South
- Gender
- Lifestyle
- Music
- Country Network
- Heartland
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- Buzzr
- Charge!
- Comet
- H&I
- Laff
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- America One
- AIN
- Channel America
- FamilyNetc
- Hughes
- Mizlou
- N1
- NATVi
- NTA Film
- Omni
- Overmeyer/United
- PTN
- Plum TV
- PTEN
- SFM Holiday
- Star TV
- Theater TV
- Tuff TV
- TVS
- UATV
- Variety
- The Works
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Specialty |
- News
- .2
- PBJ
- Research
- Sportsmanc
- Sports
- WSTV
- Shopping
- America's Store
- Gems TV
- Gun TV
- Shop at Home
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Music |
- Bohemia Visual Musici
- The Box
- MTV2c
- Tr3sc
- Retro Jams
- TheCoolTV
- The Tube
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- MCA Inc.
- PolyGram
- RCA
- Seagram Company Ltd.
- Vivendi Universal
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- Dick Ebersol
- Jeff Shell
- Bonnie Hammer
- Donna Langley
- Steve Burke
- Pearlena Igbokwe
- Noah Oppenheim
- Cesar Conde
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Film and Entertainment
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Universal Parks & Resorts | United States |
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- Universal Orlando
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Studio Group |
- Universal Television
- Universal Content Productions
- Universal International Studios
- Carnival Films
- Matchbox Pictures
- DreamWorks Animation Television
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News Group | | CNBC global channels |
- CNBC
- Africa (licensee)
- Asia
- Europe
- World
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CNBC Europe branches |
- Class CNBC (20%)
- Africa (licensee)
- Arabiya
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CNBC Asia branches |
- CNBC TV18
- CNBC Awaaz
- CNBC Indonesia
- JKN-CNBC
- Nikkei CNBC
- SBS CNBC
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Former/defunct properties |
- 13th Street (Australia)
- Canal+ Group
- Castle Films
- Chapman Entertainment
- Chiller
- CIC Video
- Cloo
- CNBC-e
- Comcast Network
- Craftsy
- Diva
- Diva Universal (Italy)
- E! (Asia)
- Entertainment Rights
- Esquire Network
- Fearnet
- Filmation
- FilmDistrict
- G4
- Good Machine
- Gramercy Pictures
- Hallmark Channel (international)
- ITC Entertainment
- Interscope Communications
- Miss Universe*
- Multimedia Entertainment
- NBCSN
- NBC Sports Northwest
- NBC Weather Plus
- October Films
- Pacific Data Images
- Peacock Productions
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Propaganda Films
- Savoy Pictures
- Shift
- Seeso
- Spencer Gifts
- Style Network (Australia)
- Syfy (Asia)
- Syfy (Australia)
- Tell-Tale Productions
- Total Television
- UPA
- Universal Channel (Asia)
- Universal Channel (Greece)
- Universal Channel (Japan)
- Universal Channel (Poland)
- Universal TV (UK and Ireland)
- Universal Interactive
- Universal Music Group
- Universal TV (Turkey)
- Vivendi Universal Games
- Walter Lantz Productions
- Western Publishing
- Gold Key Comics
- Whitman Publishing
- Golden Books Family Entertainment
- Woodland Animations
- ZGS Communications
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