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Genre | News magazine |
Directed by | George Paul |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 48 mins. |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | June 10 December 30, 1986 | –
1986 is an American news magazine television series that aired on NBC from June 10 to December 30, 1986. [1] The lead anchors were Roger Mudd and Connie Chung. Maria Shriver also contributed to the program.
The show was NBC's 14th attempt in 17 years to launch a prime time news program in a similar fashion that both CBS ( 60 Minutes) and ABC ( 20/20) had successfully done. Roger Mudd was particularly agitated over the quick cancellation of the program and left the network shortly thereafter. [1] It was not until 1992 that NBC finally found a successful program in that mold with Dateline NBC, which is still running as of 2022.