Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (Aerosmith) and Whoopi Goldberg are the newest stars to join NBCUniversal's broadcast of 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together.' The one-hour live benefit telethon will air tonight -- Friday, November 2, (8-9 pm ET) -- across the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA. The NBC Sports Network and The Weather Channel also have now signed on to air the event.
Multiple television, radio and digital platforms have joined forces with NBCUniversal to broadcast 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together,' a benefit to aid victims of Hurricane Sandy airing tonight, November 2 (8 - 9 pm/ET).
NBC News, a leading source of global news and information, and TV One, which entertains, informs and inspires Black adult viewers, have confirmed the first round of guests for their TV One: One Vote Matters 2012 Presidential Election coverage.
Aerosmith will be added to tonight's NBC telethon for Hurricane Sandy survivors. The group crossed paths with Jon Bon Jovi this morning on the TODAY SHOW and worked it all out. Steven Tyler told Matt Lauer on the show today that he was born in New York, and felt a responsibility to be there.
ABC (13.57 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.8, #1) topped the charts on Thursday with its presentation of 'The 46th Annual CMA Awards' (13.57 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 3.8, #2).
In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the networks of NBCUniversal -- including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA - will join forces to air a one-hour live benefit telethon, HURRICANE SANDY: COMING TOGETHER, today, November 2 (8-9 pm ET).
Kevin Bacon, Mary J. Blige, Tina Fey (NBC's '30 Rock'), James Gandolfini, Al Roker (NBC's 'Today') and Jon Stewart are the newest stars to join NBCUniversal's broadcast of 'Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together.' The one-hour live benefit telethon will air Friday, November 2, (8-9 pm ET) across the networks of NBCUniversal, including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA. The NBC Sports Network and The Weather Channel also have now signed on to air the event.
HBO will join the networks of NBC Universal in presenting HURRICANE SANDY: COMING TOGETHER, a live one-hour special on FRIDAY, NOV. 2 (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET/tape-delayed PT) in response to the widespread devastation caused by the storm. Hosted by NBC 'Today' anchor Matt Lauer, the broadcast will be presented from the New York studios of NBC at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the networks of NBCUniversal -- including NBC, Bravo, CNBC, E!, G4, MSNBC, Style, Syfy and USA - will join forces to air a one-hour live benefit telethon, HURRICANE SANDY: COMING TOGETHER, on today, November 2 (8-9 pm ET).
One day after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast, NBC News presented a special hour of primetime coverage anchored by Brian Williams (Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 10pm/9 CT). NBC and Weather Channel correspondents spread throughout the impacted region reported on the record-breaking hybrid storm system that swamped neighborhoods, paralyzed the nation's biggest city, and left millions of families from the Carolinas to Ohio without power.
The platforms of NBC News -- strengthened by the resources of the NBCUniversal News Group, including The Weather Channel, NBC Owned Television Stations, CNBC, MSNBC, and Telemundo -- will continue comprehensive coverage of superstorm Sandy as millions are left without power, communities suffer from flooding, and transportation systems remain crippled.
By tapping into the strength of the NBCUniversal News Group that includes The Weather Channel, NBC Owned Television Stations, CNBC, MSNBC and Telemundo, NBC News is dedicating an enormous amount of resources to provide unprecedented coverage of history-making Hurricane Sandy. From transportation delays and shutdowns, mandatory evacuations and power outages to the storm's economic impact and potential implications on the upcoming Presidential election, NBC News will provide the most up-to-the-minute, high quality coverage from its credible and respected experts across all platforms.
CBS (12.76 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 3.1, #1) held onto the top spot on Thursday thanks to new episodes of THE BIG BANG THEORY (15.42 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.8, #1), 'Two and a Half Men' (12.90 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 3.7, #2), 'Person of Interest'
Up across the board, ABC's SCANDAL grew week to week in Total Viewers (+2%), Adults 18-34 (+15%), Adults 18-49 (+5%) and Adults 25-54 (+4%). In addition, the ABC drama jumped 12% week to week with Women 18-49 to equal the series' 2nd-highest-ever rating.
Below, watch a clip from Brian Williams' exclusive interview with President Barack Obama, which aired on Wednesday's "NBC Nightly News." Williams has been given rare behind-the-scenes access to the President during the campaign's "America Forward!" blitz of battleground states.
In the days immediately following the final presidential debate and with less than two weeks left until election day, Brian Williams and NBC News cameras will spend two days on the campaign trail with President Barack Obama - taking viewers behind the scenes with rare, exclusive access and multiple interviews with the President.
More Americans turned to NBC News for coverage and analysis of the final 2012 presidential debate than any other broadcast or cable television network. The NBC debate broadcast was number one across the board in total viewers and all key demos, averaging over 12.391 million total viewers and 5.840 million viewers aged 25-54.
NBC News will provide special coverage of the final 2012 presidential debate, beginning with a live pre-show streaming on NBCNews.com at 8:45pm ET/5:45pm PT, and a network primetime broadcast from 9:00pm-11:00pm ET/6:00pm-8:00pm PT.
