NBC will rejoice its one centesimal anniversary in 2026, and it’s planning an on-air occasion to mark the event.
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler — each of whom have new initiatives at NBCUniversal — introduced the particular Monday at NBCU’s upfront presentation to advertisers. Particulars are scant in the intervening time, however the pair mentioned it would function previous and present stars from the community and musical performances.
“And since NBC is twice as outdated as SNL, [the special] will likely be twice as lengthy — six hours,” Fey joked on stage, referring to the three-hour Saturday Night time Dwell fiftieth anniversary particular in February.
NBC was shaped in 1926 as a radio community, making it the oldest business broadcasting community in america (CBS adopted a 12 months later). Its first TV broadcasts got here within the early Forties, and Meet the Press — the longest-running present in American TV historical past — premiered in 1947. Morning present Right this moment and late-night staple The Tonight Present have been on the air because the Nineteen Fifties.
Late Night time host Seth Meyers additionally talked about the one centesimal anniversary throughout his joke-filled look on the upfront stage Monday. “NBC is 100 years outdated — that’s one thing you possibly can actually promote the 18- to 49-year-old demo, proper?”
NBC additionally introduced its schedule for the 2025-26 season forward of Monday’s upfront presentation and touted the return of the NBA to the community — together with including Michael Jordan as a contributor to NBC’s protection.