Brian Williams thanks Tom Brokaw on first night as NBC Nightly ...
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(New York-NBC/AP) Dec. 3, 2004 - It looks like Tom Brokaw went out with a bang after nearly 23 years. He left &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; on a ratings high Wednesday night as nearly 15.5 million people tuned in to watch him sign off.
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Millions of revellers were celebrating the first night of the holiday last night.
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He covered Watergate, the fall of the Berlin Wall, 9/11, Nelson Mandela&#39;s release, Tiananmen Square and more. What does it say about Tom Brokaw that, having anchored &quot;The NBC Nightly News&quot; for more than 20
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NBC News Anchor Brian Williams worries about the cost to our democracy of a Web world that is all about celebrating yourself
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He signed off Wednesday on NBC Nightly News for the first time in more than 20 years without his traditional &quot;See you back here tomorrow night.
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Telling his audience "we've been  through a lot together," Tom Brokaw bid farewell as anchor of  the "NBC Nightly News" on Wednesday, becoming the first of the  big three stars of U.S. network news for the last 20 years to  retire.
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On his final night as anchor of &quot;NBC Nightly News,&quot; Tom Brokaw was watched by about as many people as was &quot;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer&quot; on Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES -- NBC took the unusual step of announcing the next host of &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; five years before the current one retires.
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Tom Brokaw signed off as the anchor of &quot;NBC Nightly News&quot; last night after 21 years, ending his show by thanking viewers for &quot;all that I have learned from you; that&#39;s been my richest reward.
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The marquee matchup that  opened NBC's regular-season "Sunday Night Football" prevailed  in an unusually strong night of television highlighted by  September 11-related programming and premieres of Fox's sitcom  lineup.
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Tom Brokaw ends almost 23 years at the anchor desk Wednesday night, as he signs off "NBC Nightly News" for the last time.
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It was an evening overflowing with firsts. First time ever that the NBA&#39;s Opening Night fell on the same night as a presidential election.
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When Tom Brokaw signs off from &quot;The NBC Nightly News&quot; tonight after 21 years in the anchor chair, he&#39;ll take a lot of good feelings with him.
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With nary a twitch or nervous smile, a new NBC anchor smoothly took over from Tom Brokaw last night, ushering in a new evening news program, &quot;NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams.
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The marquee matchup that  opened NBC's regular-season "Sunday Night Football" prevailed  in an unusually strong night of television highlighted by  9/11-related programming and premieres of Fox's sitcom lineup.
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ABC apologized for its Monday Night Football opening segment, saying the &quot;placement was inappropriate.&quot; The segment featured Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens receiving a pass from Nicollette Sheridan, one of the stars of the ABC show Desperate Housewives
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LOS ANGELES  - Despite its critical drubbing, Victoria Beckham's NBC special pulled in OK numbers Monday night.