Rock Center with Brian Williams

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  • August 23, 2012

    August 23, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 38 - Aired 08/23/2012

    Mormonism. Its history and rituals; its business successes; and the satirical Broadway hit "The Book of Mormon."

  • August 16, 2012

    August 16, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 37 - Aired 08/16/2012

    What do athletes do after the Olympics? Drug-rehabilitation program run by the Church of Scientology. Ann Romney. Children writing to their parents while at summer camp.

  • July 26, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 36 - Aired 07/26/2012

    Large medical bills haunt victims of crimes. The London Olympics opening ceremony discussed with its creator -- Danny Boyle. Olympic swimmer Cullen Jones. John Williams discusses the "Olympic Fanfare.". A history of former Olympic great Billy Fiske who was killed in 1940.

  • July 19, 2012

    July 19, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 35 - Aired 07/19/2012

    Interviews with Mitt Romney's children. Gymnast Gabby Douglas's story. College students increasing debt load. Water skiing in Wisconsin.

  • July 12, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 34 - Aired 07/12/2012

    Interviews with former members of the Church of Scientology. Syrian rebels. Liability of cruise companies for deadly accidents.

  • July 5, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 33 - Aired 07/05/2012

    Babies who are addicted to painkillers because of their mothers dependence. High-risk youth facility. Building a new radio telescope. Noise at tennis matches. What does it take to produce New York City's July 4th fireworks.

  • June 28, 2012

    June 28, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 32 - Aired 06/28/2012

    How hospitals collect past-due bills. The impact of the Arab Spring on archaeologists in Egypt. Joe and Jane Clementi - parents of a student who committed suicide while attending Rutgers University.

  • June 21, 2012

    June 21, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 31 - Aired 06/21/2012

    Jerry Sandusky accused of child molestation at Penn State. Madonna Badger speaks about the death of five family-members in a 2011 fire. West Wing writer Aaron Sorkin. Life of Garrett Jackson, assistant to Mitt Romney's.

  • June 14, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 30 - Aired 06/14/2012

    Personal story of a genetic disease that results in bone-marrow transplants. Growing real estate market in South Florida. Candice Bergen.

  • June 7, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 29 - Aired 06/07/2012

    Internet entrepreneurs Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. Adele; Athlete Oscar Pistorius. Head injury in soccer

  • May 9, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 28 - Aired 05/09/2012

    Head injuries in sports The horse Neville Bardos. The state of rock and roll in America in 1961.

  • May 2, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 27 - Aired 05/02/2012

    Describing the decision making and operation to kill Osama bin Laden.

  • April 25, 2012

    April 25, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 26 - Aired 04/25/2012

    Costco. Patients who can't leave the hospital because they can't go home. Chain restaurant that helps the poor. The play "The Book of Mormon."

  • April 18, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 25 - Aired 04/18/2012

    Madonna and her new CD. Elections in France. World's fastest man Usain Bolt.

  • April 11, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 24 - Aired 04/11/2012

    Gun safety. Build the new World Trade Center. Drew Eckmann, and music performances.

  • April 4, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 23 - Aired 04/04/2012

    Effectiveness of police photo line-ups. Chinese dancer Jin Xing. LEGO builders.

  • March 28, 2012

    March 28, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 22 - Aired 03/28/2012

    The slumping leads to growth in pawn shops. Trayvon Martin. Veterans and military spouses find employment. Finding dirt on political opponents.

  • March 21, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 21 - Aired 03/21/2012

    Computer hacking crime. "Mad Men" discussion with producer and creator Matthew Weiner. Wrestler Rulon Gardner. Nuisances of smart phones in public.

  • March 14, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 20 - Aired 03/14/2012

  • March 7, 2012

    March 7, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 19 - Aired 03/07/2012

    The man who shot his daughter's laptop; Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton; Fukushima, Japan, a year after an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.

  • February 29, 2012

    February 29, 2012 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 18 - Aired 02/29/2012

  • February 22, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 17 - Aired 02/22/2012

  • February 15, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 16 - Aired 02/15/2012

  • February 8, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 15 - Aired 02/08/2012

  • January 30, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 14 - Aired 01/30/2012

    Kate Snow travels to Florida to explore the "I-4 Corridor," a crucial stop on the road to the White House because one in every four voters is registered as an independent; Lisa Meyers investigates the world of biomedical research on chimpanzees.

  • January 23, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 13 - Aired 01/23/2012

    Republican Candidates' Debate from Tampa, FL

  • January 16, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 12 - Aired 01/16/2012

    Italy cruise ship accident, Inside 'Farmville' & 'Words With Friends' maker Zynga, and Koppel investigates political contributions

  • January 9, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 11 - Aired 01/09/2012

    Mike Taibbi travels to Mexico to discover Mitt Romney's roots; Ron Allen reports the story of a Nashville family that continues to make a positive impact on Haiti; Kate Snow interviews Rick Roirdan's son Haley, the inspiration behind "Percy Jackson."

  • January 2, 2012

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    Season 1, Episode 10 - Aired 01/02/2012

    Harry Smith travels to Iowa to investigate rising farmland prices in the current real estate slump; Natalie Morales looks into the life of lobster divers in Honduras; a peek at what happens in Times Square after the New Year's celebrations are done.

  • December 26, 2011

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    Season 1, Episode 9 - Aired 12/26/2011

    A funding platform that helps turn creative dreams into reality; Lou Bellamy, artistic director and founder of Penumbra Theatre, in St. Paul, Minn.; awkward family photos; author Regis Philbin; Mannheim Steamroller founder Chip Davis.

  • December 19, 2011

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    Season 1, Episode 8 - Aired 12/19/2011

    An intricate, long-running scandal involving the theft of newborns is investigated; people's attitudes regarding Muslims are changed through comedy; the prognosis of Bryan Stow, the fan who was beaten after the opening day Dodgers - Giants game

  • December 12, 2011

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    Season 1, Episode 7 - Aired 12/12/2011

    Ted Koppel discusses the U.S. Military's withdrawal from Iraq; Chelsea Clinton speaks to TOPPS founder Annette Dove, who devotes her life to aiding needy children in Pine Bluff, Ark.

  • December 5, 2011

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    Season 1, Episode 6 - Aired 12/05/2011

    Richard Engel investigates the epidemic of poor West Africans who work in abysmal working conditions in gold mines; Harry Smith takes a look at New York City's Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and the audacious changes she has made.

  • November 28, 2011

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    Season 1, Episode 5 - Aired 11/28/2011

    An increasing reliance on government food assistance changes how one retailer does business; investigators reveal improved standardized test results in Atlanta were a result of cheating.

  • November 21, 2011

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    Season 1, Episode 4 - Aired 11/21/2011

    The latest on the Penn State Sexual Abuse scandal; professional lobster divers in Honduras; Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; actress Betty White

  • November 14, 2011

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    Season 1, Episode 3 - Aired 11/14/2011

    Brian Williams previews Rock Center's November 14 broadcast, which will include reports from Bob Costas on the Penn State scandal, Kate Snow on a controversial immigration law in Alabama, and Brian's own visit to the place that creates "Meals Ready-to-Eat." Photographer Annie Leibovitz is Brian's in-studio guest.

  • November 7, 2011

    November 7, 2011 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 2 - Aired 11/07/2011

    Greece's impact on the world economy; a woman was sterilized against her will at age 13; actress Tiny Fey

  • October 31, 2011

    October 31, 2011 Edit this episode

    Season 1, Episode 1 - Aired 10/31/2011

    Brian Williams reports on the latest news stories.