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In a NBC News exclusive interview, tennis legend Jimmy Connors sits down with Harry Smith before the release of his tell-all memoir, The Outsider.

In an exclusive television interview today, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie opened up to NBC's Brian Williams about his decision to undergo lap-band weight reduction surgery shortly after his 50th birthday. Get a first look below!

In an exclusive television interview today, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie opened up to NBC's Brian Williams about his decision to undergo lap-band weight reduction surgery shortly after his 50th birthday. Check out what he had to say below!

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and his production team traveled into Syria early this morning to investigate the purported use of chemical weapons and speak directly with rebel leaders and supporters about the civil war that has already claimed the lives of over 70,000 people.

NBC has matched its highest weeklong 18-49 rating in 16 weeks, since January 7-13, and delivered its biggest total-viewer result since that same week, finishing the week of April 29-May 5 with a 1.8 rating

In a NBC News exclusive interview, tennis legend Jimmy Connors sits down with Harry Smith before the release of his tell-all memoir, The Outsider.

Iconic Telemundo host Maria Celeste Arraras has been honored with a Silver Circle Award for her contribution to the television industry.

At 8 p.m. ET, 'Fashion Star' (0.7/3 in 18-49, 3.0 million viewers overall) maintained its 18-49 rating week to week and is currently reporting a season high in total viewers with a 10 percent increase over last week's overall audience (3.008 million vs. 2.730 million), pending updates. 'Fashion Star' is currently #2 in the hour among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in total viewers.

ABC won Friday in Adults 18-49, leading by double digits over CBS (+18%), NBC (+30%) and Fox (+44%). ABC's Shark Tank continued its run as Friday's #1 TV series in Adults 18-49 and 20/20 held the #2 position. In addition, 20/20 tied Shark Tank as the night's top-rated show in Adults 25-54. 20/20 was also Friday's #1 newsmagazine in viewers and key adults, outdelivering NBC's Dateline at 9pm and Rock Center at 10pm.

"NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was the most-watched network evening newscast for the week ending April 26, 2013, according to Nielsen Media Research data.

For the 2nd week in a row (w/o 4/22/13), ABC (6.4 million) was the No. 2 most-watched TV network to CBS, outdrawing Fox by 5% (6.1 million) and NBC by 25% (5.1 million).

At 8 p.m. ET, 'Fashion Star' (0.7/3 in 18-49, 2.9 million viewers overall) finished within 0.1 of a point of its previous 18-49 rating (which matched the series high), despite the prior week's preemption for news coverage. In total viewers, 'Fashion Star' is currently running within 1 percent of that prior telecast (2.916 million vs. 2.945 million on April 12), making this the #2 'Fashion Star' since March 8, when the season premiere averaged 2.961 million viewers (pending updates).

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: The gyspy robe gets passed again, Alan Cumming leads the Scottish play, and PIPPIN comes back to Braodway, and so much more!

On Tuesday we had our first costume fittings and everyone seems very happy with them. Suits and dresses were generally held to be attractive and "right" for the characters. The shoes especially seemed to have been a big hit, but perhaps it is just that everyone, men and women, likes glamorous footwear!

As Rita Wilson continued her week-long engagement at 54 Below, a starry audience came to cheer her on. Attendees included Elvis Costello, Rosie O'Donnell, Julianne Moore, Kristin Chenoweth, Allison Williams, Brian Williams, Jane Stoddard Williams, Kathy Najimy, Natasha Lyonne, Bart Freundlich, Bryan Cranston, Peter Scolari and more. Scroll below for photos of the guests backstage with Wilson!

Coming up at the Paley Center: a MAD MEN panel livestream, Peabody event with Amy Poehler, David Simon, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, and A Salute to Broadway in honor of the annual broadcast of the Tony Awards. Details below!

In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Ann Curry, Jackie and Warren Hance sit down for the first time to talk about moving forward after an unthinkable tragedy struck their beautiful family.

Coming up at the Paley Center: a MAD MEN panel livestream, Peabody event with Amy Poehler, David Simon, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault, and A Salute to Broadway in honor of the annual broadcast of the Tony Awards. Details below!