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- StarsDavid BrinkleyCarol LawrenceSydney ChaplinWeekly television news magazine and interview show.
- StarsChet HuntleyDavid BrinkleyDavid HorowitzThe Huntley Brinkley Report was an evening news program that aired on NBC from October 29, 1956, to July 31, 1970. The program was anchored by Chet Huntley in New York City, and David Brinkley in Washington, D.C.
- StarsFrank McGeeChet HuntleyRobert R. McCormickNBC presents a number of journalist and artists with wide opinions.
- StarsMarshall FradyJoseph JulianJohn DalyThis long running ABC News series of special reports/documentaries explores different aspects of life in the United States, featuring the most prominent ABC News correspondents of their times.
- CreatorRobert NorthshieldStarsChet HuntleyTom BrokawLloyd DobynsNews documentary series focusing on a variety of topics.
- StarsRoger MillsTom BowerChristopher OlgiatiA BBC documentary film strand, with the focus on investigative journalism.
- StarsNick RossDesmond WilcoxJeremy JamesLooks at all aspects of society in the UK and abroad. Subjects include crime, sex, housing, politics and flower shows.
- StarsHuw WheldonJonathan MillerJohn BergerFortnightly arts show from the BBC, covering the worlds of theatre, film, literature, painting, sculpture, architecture and music.
- StarsHoward K. SmithEdward P. MorganHubert H. HumphreyAn interview program featuring prominent people in the news.
- StarsEdward R. MurrowHoward K. SmithHarry S. TrumanThis show was an irregularly scheduled hour long program that gave more complete coverage of issues. The show consisted of 'Edward R. Murrow (I)' sitting in the New York studio talking about the topic of the week. The most significant show was on 9 March 1954 during the McCarthy Era. Murrow showed a series of film clips of Senator Joseph McCarthy and revealed how shallow he was and how he lied to promote his programs. Other major shows were: 20 October 1953: "The Case Against Milo Radulovich, AO589839" that revealed how the US Air Force was trying to discharge Lieutenant Radulovich because it was suspected that his Serbian father and sister were Communist sympathizers; after the show, the Secretary of the Air Force, Harold E. Talbott, reviewed the case and Radulovich was reinstated. 24 November 1953: "Argument in Indianapolis" revealed how the local American Legion post refused to allow the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to use their hall.
- StarsJack LescoulieHy GardnerHugh DownsA short-lived change of format for the talk show "Tonight Starring Steve Allen". The co-hosts Steve Allen and Ernie Kovacs were dismissed, and the series changed into a news show. Jack Lescoulie and Al "Jazzbo" Collins served as the new hosts, while Hy Gardner conducted the interviews. The news show suffered from low ratings, and several NBC affiliates dropped the show. NBC then changed the format back into a talk show, under the title "Tonight Starring Jack Paar".