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NBC Studios (New York City)

Television studio complex in Manhattan, New York City

NBC Studios (New York City)

Television studio complex in Manhattan, New York City

FieldValue
nameNBC Studios
former_nameNBC Radio City Studios
imageGE Building at dusk.jpg
caption30 Rockefeller Plaza as seen from the Citigroup Center at dusk
location
owner
building_typeTelevision Studios Complex
developerRadio 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 Telemundo's flagship station WNJU.

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).

Current studio spaces

''Today'' Studio 1A set in 2019
StudioProductionNotesFloorSize
1A
3A
3B East
3B West
3C
3K
4E
6A
6B
6E
8G
8H

Shows produced at NBC Studios New York

30 Rockefeller Plaza is the world headquarters of NBC.
Ground-level entrance
Marquee from the side

Among the shows originating at 30 Rockefeller Plaza (shows taping as of the 2023–2024 season in bold):

ProgramNetwork/StationDatesStudio
The 11th HourMSNBC2016–20253A
30 RockNBC2010 and 20128H (Live episodes)
All in with Chris HayesMSNBC2013–20253K, 4E, 6A, 3A
AymanMSNBC2021–20253C
The Amber Ruffin ShowPeacock2020–20228G
The Weekend PrimetimeMSNBC20253A
Call My BluffNBC19656A
The Caroline Rhea ShowSyndication2002–20038G
Charge Account/Jan Murray ShowNBC1960–19626B
ConcentrationNBC1958–19733A, 6A, 8G
Countdown with Keith OlbermannMSNBC2007–20111A
The CrossoverNBC Sports Network2013–20148G
The CycleMSNBC2012–20153A, 3K
*Dateline NBC*NBC1992–present3A, 3B, 3K, 4E
The David Letterman ShowNBC19806A
Deadline: White HouseMSNBC2017–20253A
The DoctorsNBC1963–19823B, 3A
Dough Re MiNBC1958–19606A
Dr. NancyMSNBC20093A
The Dr. Oz ShowSyndication2009–20126A
E! NewsE!20206E
*Early Today*NBC2007–present3K, 6E, 4E
The Ed ShowMSNBC2009–20153K, 3A
Eye GuessNBC1966–19696A
Football Night in AmericaNBC2006–20148G, 8H
He Said, She SaidSyndication1969–19708H
House Party with Steve DoocySyndication19906A
How to Survive a MarriageNBC1974–19758G
Howdy DoodyNBC1947–19603A, 3H, 3K, 8G
Huntley-Brinkley ReportNBC1956–19706B, 5HN, 8G
JackpotNBC1974–19758G
The Jane Pauley ShowSyndication2004–20058G
Jeopardy!NBC1964–19758G
The Kids Tonight ShowPeacock20216A
Last Call with Carson DalyNBC2002–20058H
The Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellMSNBC2010–20253K, 4E, 3C
Late Night
(David Letterman and Conan O'Brien)NBC1982–20096A
Late Night with Jimmy FallonNBC2009–20146B, 6A
*Late Night with Seth Meyers*NBC2014–present8G
Later with Bob CostasNBC1988–19948H
Live at FiveWNBC1980–20076B
The Match GameNBC1962–19698H
Maya & MartyNBC20166A
Megyn Kelly TodayNBC2017–20186A
The Meredith Vieira ShowSyndication2014–20166A
*Top Story with Tom Llamas*NBC News Now2021–present4E, 3C, 1A
Missing LinksNBC1963–19646A
Morning JoeMSNBC2007–20253A
Morning Meeting with Dylan RatiganMSNBC20093A
MSNBC Reports (Formerly MSNBC Live)MSNBC2007–20253A, 4E
NBC News at SunriseNBC1983–19993K
*NBC Nightly News*NBC1970–present8G, 3K, 3B, 3C, 1A
NBC Sports studio showsNBC1947–20146A, 3K, 8G
*News 4 New York*WNBC1941–present3B, 6B, 7E, 3C, 3K
PDQ (New York shows)Syndication1965–19698G
PersonalityNBC1967–19696A
The Phil Donahue ShowSyndication1985–19968G
Play Your HunchNBC1959–19636B
Pop of the MorningE!20206E
Reach for the StarsNBC19676A
The Rachel Maddow ShowMSNBC2008–20253A
Rock Center with Brian WilliamsNBC2011–20133B
The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSyndication1996–20028G
Sale of the CenturyNBC, Syndication1969–19748H
*Saturday Night Live*NBC1975–present8H
Say When!!NBC1961–19656A
Shoot for the StarsNBC19776A
Split PersonalityNBC1959–19606A
That Was the Week That WasNBC1963–19656A, 8H (live)
Tic Tac DoughNBC1956–19598G, 6B
*Today*NBC1952–present3K, 8G, 6A, 3B, 1A
To Tell the TruthSyndication1971–1978; 1980–19818G, 8H, 6A
The Tonight Show
(Jack Paar and Johnny Carson)NBC1957–19726B
*The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon*NBC2014–present6B, 6A
Three on a MatchNBC1971-19746A
Treasure HuntNBC1957–19598G
Twenty-OneNBC1956–19586A, 6B
UpMSNBC2011–20133A
Verdict with Dan AbramsMSNBC2007–20083A
What's My Line?Syndication1971–19756A
The Who, What, or Where GameNBC1969–19746A, 8H
Way Too EarlyMSNBC2009–20163A
Word for WordNBC1963–19646A
You're Putting Me OnNBC19696A

Other locations

Some other New York originated programs are/were produced elsewhere in the area, including:

  • Ambassador Theatre, 215 West 49th Street. The theater returned to Broadway use in 1956.
  • Brooklyn Studios, 1268 East 14th Street in Midwood, Brooklyn. Included two studios, used as the filming location of many 1950s color "Spectaculars" such as The Esther Williams Aqua Special, Peter Pan; it is also where The Perry Como Show (1955), Mitch Miller Show (1960s), The Sammy Davis Jr. Show (1960s), Hullabaloo (1965–1966), Kraft Music Hall, Tic Tac Dough (nighttime), The Cosby Show, and Another World were produced. It was the home of CBS's soap opera As the World Turns until the series ceased production in 2010. The studio was equipped for color production when it opened in 1954. In 2000, the facility was sold to JC Studios, which closed in 2014. In June 2015, the building was sold and converted to office and self storage spaces.
  • Center Theatre, 1236 Sixth Avenue. Productions included Texaco Star Theater with Milton Berle, Your Show of Shows (1950–1954), Voice of Firestone). The theater was demolished in 1954 for an addition to 1230 Avenue of the Americas.
  • Century Theater, 932 Seventh Avenue at West 58th Street. Productions included Caesar's Hour with Sid Caesar (1954–1957), Mister Peepers, Treasure Hunt). Leased to Videotape Productions of New York 1958–1961. Demolished in 1962 for construction of an apartment building.
  • Colonial Theater, 1887 Broadway at West 62nd Street. It was the taping location of the original version of The Price Is Right hosted by Bill Cullen, 1953–1963, and Colgate Comedy Hour. The studio was the first equipped for color production and originated the first color telecast on November 3, 1953. Demolished in 1977.
  • Florida Showcase, second street-front location for The Today Show, 1962-1965.
  • Grumman Studios, Bethpage, New York. Located in the former Grumman Aircraft plant on Long Island. Since 2012, used by NBC for live musicals each December, including The Sound of Music Live, Peter Pan Live, and The Wiz Live.
  • Hudson Theatre, 141 West 44th Street. The original home of Tonight hosted by Steve Allen (1954–1957)). The theater still stands as part of the Millennium Times Square New York hotel and returned to Broadway use in 2017.
  • International Theater, 5 Columbus Circle. The site of shows such as Admiral Broadway Review (1949), it was demolished in 1954 for the New York Coliseum. The Time Warner Center is now on the site.
  • New Amsterdam Roof Garden Theater, 214 West 42nd Street, converted in 1930. The rooftop theater is abandoned, but the main auditorium is used as a Broadway theater.
  • RCA Exhibition Hall. Original home of The Today Show, 1952-1958.
  • Ziegfeld Theatre, 1341 Sixth Avenue at West 54th Street. Shows included The Perry Como Show (from 1956), Concentration (primetime 1961)). It was demolished in 1966 for a 49-story office tower.
  • 67th Street Studios, 101 West 67th Street. The Knickerbocker Beer Show aka The Steve Allen Show on WNBT-TV (1953-1954), the direct predecessor to Tonight Starring Steve Allen, originated from here. Also the site of The Home Show with Arlene Francis (1954-1957) and the primetime version of Concentration (1958). Built in 1949 as "9 Television Square" for WOR-TV, it was leased to NBC from 1953 to 1963. Between 1961 and 1968, it became the Videotape Center, owned by independent production company Videotape Productions of New York. The Reeves Lincoln Square Studios took over the space from 1968 to 1970. In 1970, it became ABC's Studios 18 and 19, the production facility for soap opera All My Children, and One Life to Live, until 1990. The building was demolished in 1995, and the site is now the 50-story Millennium Tower apartment building.
  • Uptown Studios (now Metropolis Studios), 105 East 106th Street at Park Avenue. The first episode of Howdy Doody in 1947 originated here.
  • NBC Universal Network Organization Center, 900 Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W), Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, home of CNBC and CNBC World.
  • WNJU facility in Fort Lee, New Jersey; home of both Telemundo flagship WNJU and WNBC's New Jersey bureau, and former home of CNBC.
  • WNBC's New York Live formerly (LX: NY) was produced in Studio 51 at nearby 75 Rockefeller Plaza, then moved to Studio 3K.

References

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