NBC Studios are located in the historic 30 Rockefeller Plaza (on Sixth Avenue between 49th and 50th streets) in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. The building houses the NBC television network headquarters, its parent NBC Universal, and NBC's flagship station WNBC (Channel 4), as well as cable news channel MSNBC.
The first NBC Radio City Studios began operating in the early 1930s. Tours of the studios began in 1933, suspended in 2014 and resumed on October 26, 2015. Because of the preponderance of radio studios, that section of the Rockefeller Center complex became known as Radio City (and gave its name to Radio City Music Hall). Even into the present decade, tickets for shows based at 30 Rock bear the legend "Radio City".
Among the shows originating at 30 Rockefeller Plaza:
Some other New York originated programs are/were produced elsewhere in the area, including:
Ambassador Theater, 215 West 49th Street. Now a theater presenting Broadway shows.
Brooklyn Studios, 1268 East 14th Street in Midwood, Brooklyn (many 1950s color "Spectaculars" such as The Esther Williams Aqua Special, Peter Pan; it is also where The Perry Como Show (1960s), Mitch Miller Show (1960s), The Sammy Davis Jr. Show (1960s), Hullabaloo (1965–1966), Kraft Music Hall, The Cosby Show, and Another World were produced. It was the home of CBS's soap opera As the World Turns until the series ceased production in 2010. The studio was equipped for color production when it opened in 1954. In 2000, the facility was sold to JC Studios, which closed in 2014. In June 2015 the studios were being converted to office space for a social service agency and a self-storage company. (The silent film-era Vitagraph Studios was located directly across East 14th Street, later the Shulamith School for Girls, demolished in 2016 for an apartment tower.
Center Theatre, 1236 Sixth Avenue at West 49th Street (Texaco Star Theater with Milton Berle, Your Show of Shows (1950–1954), Voice of Firestone). Demolished in 1954 for U.S. Rubber building.
Century Theater, 932 Seventh Avenue at West 58th Street (Caesar's Hour with Sid Caesar (1954–1957), Mister Peepers, Treasure Hunt). Leased to Videotape Productions of New York (Videotape Center) 1958-1961. Demolished in 1962 for construction of an apartment building.
Colonial Theater, 1887 Broadway at West 62nd Street (original version of The Price Is Right hosted by Bill Cullen, 1953–1963; Colgate Comedy Hour). The studio was the first equipped for color production and originated the first color telecast on November 3, 1953. Demolished 1977.
Grumman Studios, Bethpage, New York. Located in the former Grumman Aircraft plant on Long Island. Since 2012 used by NBC for live musicals each December, including The Sound of Music Live, Peter Pan Live, and The Wiz Live.
Hudson Theatre, 141 West 44th Street (Tonight hosted by Steve Allen (1954–1957)). The theater still stands as part of the Millennium Broadway Hotel. In December 2015 it was announced that the theater will return to Broadway productions in the 2016-17 season.
International Theater, 5 Columbus Circle (Admiral Broadway Review (1949). Demolished in 1954 for New York Coliseum. CNN Center is now on the site.
New Amsterdam Roof Garden Theater, 214 West 42nd Street, now home to Broadway musical productions.
Ziegfeld Theatre, 1341 Sixth Avenue at West 54th Street (The Perry Como Show, Concentration (primetime 1961)). Demolished in 1966 for 49-story office tower.
67th Street Studios, 101 West 67th Street (The Knickerbocker Beer Show a/k/a The Steve Allen Show) on WNBT-TV (1953-1954) (Direct predecessor to Tonight Starring Steve Allen), (The Home Show with Arlene Francis (1954-1957), Concentration (primetime 1958)). Built in 1949 as "9 Television Square" for WOR-TV. Leased to NBC 1953-63, Home to Videotape Center (Videotape Productions of New York studios) (1961-1968—independent production company), Reeves Lincoln Square Studios 1968-70, ABC Studio TV-18/19 (1970 to 1990, production facility for soap opera All My Children, and One Life to Live prior to moving to TV-17). Demolished in 1995. Building originally had three studios, converted to two, later one. The site is now 50-story Millennium Tower apartment building.
Uptown Studios (now Metropolis Studios), 105 East 106th Street at Park Avenue. Howdy Doody first episode in 1947 originated here.
NBC Universal Network Organization Center, 900 Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W), Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, (home of CNBC and CNBC World).
WNBC-TV's New York Live formerly (LX: NY) was produced in Studio 51 at nearby 75 Rockefeller Plaza, then moved to Studio 3K.
