278 SPOTS1980s–2003
| Year | Spot | Len |
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| 1980s | NBC '33 Primetime Emmy Nominations' Promo - Picked NBC (1983)NBC touts its Emmy haul: 33 primetime Emmy nominations this year, because the people who give out the nominations 'picked NBC'. | :27 |
| 1980s | NBC 'For Love and Honor' Promo - Fridays This Fall (1983)NBC promo for the military drama For Love and Honor: 'What would a woman do for love? For honor?' Fridays this fall. | :19 |
| 1980s | NBC 'Manimal' Promo - Fridays This Fall (1983)NBC promo for Manimal, with a warning to the people of Dallas that Friday night is wrapped up. 'Manimal is coming. Fridays this fall on NBC.' | :30 |
| 1980s | NBC 'The A-Team' Promo - Tuesday Nights, 'What Cool Really Is' (1983)NBC promotes The A-Team on Tuesday nights, with a narrator who used to think the Fonz was cool but now prefers programming like the A-Team. | :20 |
| 1980s | NBC 'We Got It Made' Promo - Premieres September 8 (1983)NBC promo for the sitcom We Got It Made, in which two roommates argue over whether they need a maid. Premieres September 8th. | :20 |
| 1980s | NBC Fall Promo - Sunday Night at the Movies Card (1983)NBC fall promotion that features the NBC Sunday Night at the Movies card with a cast of punk and business-suit characters set to a repeating 'confident' chant. | :27 |
| 1980s | NBC News Digest - Sponsored by Bud Light (1983)An NBC News Digest capsule sponsored by Bud Light. An NBC News anchor reports on a Solidarity march in Gdansk, French paratroopers in Chad and the Pope's visit to Lourdes, with a Bud Light spot at the end. | :59 |
| 1980s | NBC News Digest - Sponsored by Vlasic Pickles (1983)An NBC News Digest capsule sponsored by Vlasic Pickles. An NBC News anchor reports on Mexican President de la Madrid warning President Reagan about Central America and on the Pope's visit to Lourdes, with a Vlasic spot at the end. | :59 |
| 1986 | Amy Grant 'Headin' Home for the Holidays' McDonald's Billboard (1986)NBC sponsor billboard — 'Amy Grant, Headin' Home for the Holidays, has been sponsored in part by McDonald's.' | :12 |
| 1986 | NBC 'Another World' Promo (1986)'What exactly did you hear Brittany say?' 'She said she'd kill him.' A week of Another World in eleven seconds. | :10 |
| 1986 | NBC 'Hill Street Blues' Tuesday Promo (1986)'Tuesday on Hill Street, Frank investigates his father's death... I found the gun you hid downstairs.' Hill Street Blues, now on Tuesday. | :10 |
| 1986 | NBC 'The Sound of Music' Promo - Next Sunday (1986)'The music that moved the world's heart to song' — NBC promotes its holiday airing of The Sound of Music with Julie Andrews, next Sunday (December 28, 1986). | :21 |
| 1986 | NBC Bumper - 'Anastasia Continues' Amy Irving, Rex Harrison (1986)'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna continues, starring Amy Irving and Rex Harrison.' | :09 |
| 1986 | NBC Bumper - 'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna Will Continue' (1986)The mid-movie NBC bumper — 'Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna will continue following these messages.' | :11 |
| 1986 | NBC Christmas Eve Lineup Promo - Highway to Heaven, Gimme a Break (1986)NBC's promo for its Wednesday, December 24, 1986 lineup — Michael Landon's Jonathan teaches a modern-day Scrooge a lesson on Highway to Heaven, plus Gimme a Break. 'Wrap up your Christmas Eve with love.' | :21 |
| 1986 | NBC Nightly News Promo - Brokaw Scoops the Iran Arms Scandal (1986)'The Iran arms scandal rocks the White House, and NBC News was able to scoop the competition. In a crisis, you can rely on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.' December 1986, as Iran-Contra broke. | :11 |
| 1986 | NBC Promo - Perry Mason 'Murder on Live TV' (1986)Raymond Burr returns — would you kill someone in front of 40 million people? | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC Promo - Today's 1987 Outlook, ALF's White Christmas, Amazing Stories Santa (1986)Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley tease the week on Today ('the financial outlook for '87'), then tomorrow night: ALF learns he won't have a white Christmas, and Santa gets arrested on Amazing Stories — 'will the real Kris Kringle please stand up?' | :34 |
| 1986 | NBC Saturday Lineup Promo - Facts of Life, 227, Golden Girls, Amen (1986)One promo, four sitcoms — a Facts of Life reunion, 227, Golden Girls and Amen. | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC Thursday Promo - Cheers, Night Court, L.A. Law Moves to Thursday (1986)The birth of NBC's Thursday: 'does Sam's little black book tell all?' on Cheers, indecent exposure on Night Court, and 'L.A. Law, now on Thursday' — the December 1986 schedule move that built Must See TV. | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC Wednesday Promo - Gimme a Break, St. Elsewhere (1986)NBC's Wednesday tease — Gimme a Break, 'then on St. Elsewhere, will Ehrlich win Lucy? That could go either way... and live to regret it.' | :20 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Bumper - Gary Busey Joins Johnny Tonight (1986)Five seconds of 1986 late-night plumbing: 'Actor Gary Busey joins Johnny tonight at 10:30.' | :05 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Chicago News Tease - Bears Corral the Cowboys, 3 Shopping Days Left (1986)WMAQ Channel 5's Sunday-night news tease: three shopping days left until Christmas, a Christmas concert where the audience supplies the performers, and 'the Bears corral the Cowboys' — the day of Chicago's 24-10 win in Dallas. | :33 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Chicago News Update - First Day of Iran-Contra Hearings (1986)A Channel 5 news update sponsored by Wendy's Big Classic: the Secretary of State denies involvement on day one of the congressional arms-deal hearings, mayor's-race petitions, a cab crash at State and Monroe, and a west-side church miracle. December 1986 Chicago in 30 seconds. | :30 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Late-Night Promo Over Anastasia Credits - Best of Carson w/ Roseanne Barr (1986)Carol Murray's Channel 5 VO over the Anastasia end credits: news at 10, then Best of Carson with Gary Busey and 'comedian Roseanne Barr,' then Letterman with guest Jane Fonda. Pre-fame Roseanne, and the tape that started with a Jane Fonda workout ends by promoting her. | :28 |
| 1986 | NBC5 Promo - John Coleman Weather (1986)Channel 5's John Coleman goes where the weather is — from hurricanes to neighborhood corners. The beat of Chicago. | :29 |
| 1986 | Neediest Family's Christmas Fund PSA (1986, Chicago)A five-second Channel 5 appeal — 'help others by supporting the Neediest Family's Christmas Fund.' The fund was run by the Chicago Tribune (thanks to a viewer for the background). | :05 |
| 1989 | NBC 'A Brand New Life' Promo - Barbara Eden - Starts Sept. 18 (1989)NBC promotes the movie A Brand New Life, starring Barbara Eden, starting September 18th. | :20 |
| 1989 | NBC 'Baywatch' Series Promo - Premieres in Two Weeks (1989)NBC promotes the new series Baywatch, premiering in two weeks. | :20 |
| 1989 | NBC 'Nutt House' Promo - Cloris Leachman - Premieres Wed. Sept. 20 (1989)NBC promotes the sitcom Nutt House, with Cloris Leachman, premiering Wednesday September 20th, plus a From the Heart Sunday special. | :30 |
| 1989 | NBC 'Sister Kate' Promo - Sept. 16 After The Golden Girls (1989)NBC promotes the comedy Sister Kate, premiering September 16th after The Golden Girls. | :19 |
| 1989 | NBC 'The Rich and Famous 1989 World's Best' Promo - Saturday 12:30 AM (1989)NBC promotes The Rich and Famous 1989 World's Best, Saturday at 12:30 a.m., with a KWWL tag at the end. | :30 |
| 1989 | NBC Miss America Pageant Promo - September 16 (1989)NBC promotes the Miss America pageant on September 16th, with on-screen names of contestants. | :10 |
| 1989 | NBC Movie 'The Cover Girl and the Cop' Promo - Dinah Manoff, Julia Duffy (1989)An NBC promo for the made-for-TV movie The Cover Girl and the Cop, with Dinah Manoff and Julia Duffy, ending on the title card. | :29 |
| 1989 | NBC Saturday Comedy Promo - 227, Amen, Golden Girls, Empty Nest (1989)NBC promotes its Saturday night comedy lineup: 227, Amen, The Golden Girls and Empty Nest. | :20 |
| 1989 | NBC, Sears and Continental Airlines 'Be a Star' Sweepstakes - Buick Reatta (1989)A joint NBC, Sears and Continental Airlines 'Be a star' sweepstakes spot, with a Buick Reatta among the prizes. | :20 |
| 1990s | 'Married with Children' Promo - Tomorrow 6:30 on Channel 5 (1991)A 30-second promo for Married with Children featuring Jim Jupiter and Peg, with an on-screen 'tomorrow 6:30 Channel 5' tag. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1990s | 3rd Rock Thanksgiving Promo with D2 End Credits (1996)NBC squeezed-credits broadcast artifact: a 3rd Rock from the Sun Thanksgiving promo running beside the scrolling end credits of D2: The Mighty Ducks. | :30 |
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| 1990s | Asteroid - NBC February Event Promo (1996)Teaser for NBC's February 1997 disaster miniseries event Asteroid — 'there's nowhere to run. There's nowhere to hide. Because this February, the sky is falling.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Chicago Sons Premiere Promo - NBC (1996)Sixty-second premiere promo for Chicago Sons, NBC's new Wednesday comedy about three brothers in Chicago. | :30 |
| 1990s | D2: The Mighty Ducks 'Tomorrow at 8' - NBC Promo (1997)NBC's promo for the next night's D2 broadcast — 'quack attack is back, Jack.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Dateline Everest Disaster Promo (1997)Dateline promo on the Everest disaster — 'as they approached Everest, the whole expedition began to blow itself apart.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Dateline Family Special Promo (1996)Dateline Friday promo — 'watch this real family vacation... plus, water babies take the plunge. But is it safe?' | :30 |
| 1990s | Dateline Friday Promo - Second Edit (1996)Dateline Friday family-special promo — a different cut of the water-babies edition. | :30 |
| 1990s | Just Shoot Me Promo 'Licking Stamps' (1997, Second Edit)A second Just Shoot Me promo edit — 'licking stamps? Good question. Yes, I am. Lucky stamp.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Just Shoot Me Promo (1997)NBC Tuesday promo for Just Shoot Me — 'the critics love it... bold, clever, on target, blah, blah, blah.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Dark Skies' Promo (10s) - 'On Independence Day We Thought We Saved the World' - Vintage 1996NBC's fall 1996 tease for Dark Skies, riding the Independence Day wave — 'we thought we saved the world. We were wrong.' The battle begins this September. | :11 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Dark Skies' Promo (20s) - 'The Storm Is Coming' - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialThe longer NBC tease for Dark Skies — 'on Independence Day we thought we saved the world... the battle has just begun. The storm is coming this fall to NBC.' | :20 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Live After the Super Bowl' Promo (1997)NBC promo for its January 25th post-Super Bowl special — 'this year you can have the best party ever.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Men Behaving Badly' Fall Preview Promo - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialNBC promo for the fall 1996 sitcom Men Behaving Badly — 'some men will say anything to impress a woman.' Rob Schneider and Ron Eldard's American remake of the British hit. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Men Behaving Badly' Promo (10s) 'Some Men Know How to Greet a Lady' - Vintage 1996Ten-second NBC tease for Men Behaving Badly — 'Some men know how to greet a lady. Hi, I'm Michelle. I mean, hello.' Coming this fall to NBC. | :11 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Men Behaving Badly' Promo (30s) 'Some Men Take Naturally to Starting a Family' - Vintage 1996Thirty-second NBC promo for Men Behaving Badly — Kevin's pregnancy dream, 'staring at a dot on a stick while you scream please God don't make it pink.' Rob Schneider and Ron Eldard, fall 1996. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Olympic Special' Promo - Bob Costas, Michael Johnson, Dream Team - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialNBC promos its Sports Illustrated Olympic Special with Bob Costas — Michael Johnson's double-gold pursuit, Tom Dolan, the Dream Team. Wednesday night, July 17, on NBC. | :20 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Saturday Night Live' Promo - Tonight Show Set Gag (1991)A 10-second NBC promo for Saturday Night Live with a gag staged on a Tonight Show-style set; the host is announced in the audio. NBC not on YouTube yet | :10 |
| 1990s | NBC 'Tonight Show' Promo - Ed Hall at the All-Star Game, Denzel Washington - Vintage 1996'Later on an all-new Tonight Show' — Ed Hall goes to the All-Star Game and quizzes Bob Uecker, plus Denzel Washington and Robert Klein; then Conan's got Marv Albert. | :21 |
| 1990s | NBC 5 Chicago News - 1996 PromoA 1996 promotional spot for NBC 5 (WMAQ-TV), the NBC-owned-and-operated television station serving Chicago. | :29 |
| 1990s | NBC 5 Chicago News Teases & Signature Talent IDs, 1993-1995 - Ron Magers, Carol Marin, John KellyTen short NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ-TV) news teases and talent IDs from the 1990s, put together at viewers' request since each runs only a few seconds: a Channel 5 sports tease on Michael Jordan's ankle and spring training (February 1993); the 'Best of the West' salute to the AL West champion White Sox and the 'What does Michael do after basketball?' tease from October 6, 1993, the day Jordan first retired; a weather tease and the runaway-blimp tease from October 7, 1993; and the 1995 'Chicago's Best News' signature IDs - Ron Magers 'tonight at 10', the morning news 'tomorrow at 6', John Kelly with sports and Carol Marin. Each bit is captioned with its air date, recovered from donated VHS recordings. | :43 |
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| 1990s | NBC Bumper - 'D2 Will Return in a Moment' (1996)NBC's break bumper from the D2: The Mighty Ducks broadcast. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Bumper - 'The Mighty Ducks Will Return' (1997)NBC's break bumper from the Mighty Ducks broadcast. | :30 |
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| 1990s | NBC Bumper with D2 Tease (1997)NBC break bumper teasing tomorrow's D2 broadcast — 'the Ducks are back.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Fall 1996 Sitcom Promo 'A Knack for Gourmet Cooking' - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialNBC fall-season promo built around a black-and-white living-room scene — 'some men have a knack for gourmet cooking.' From the network's 1996 Must See TV lineup push. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship Promo - Michael Jordan, Johnny Bench - Vintage 1996NBC promo for the Isuzu Celebrity Golf Championship — Michael Jordan, Johnny Bench and 'the best golfers from sports and entertainment hit the links.' This weekend on NBC. | :11 |
| 1990s | NBC Monday Hoedown Promo 'Grab a Partner' (1997, Second Edit)The second edit of NBC's Monday Hoedown promo — 'grab a partner and gather round.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Monday Hoedown Promo (1997)NBC's square-dance-rhymed Monday comedy promo — Suddenly Susan, Caroline in the City, and company. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Monday Lineup Promo (1996)NBC Monday night lineup promo — movie-night excitement with Jeff Foxworthy and Mr. Rhodes. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Olympics Promo - Michael Johnson's 200/400 Double - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialNBC's Atlanta athlete profile promo for Michael Johnson — the '92 upset, two years of dominance, and the attempt to become the first man to win both the 200 and 400. His dream takes him to the Olympics on NBC. | :21 |
| 1990s | NBC Olympics Promo - Tom Dolan, Swimmer With Asthma - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialNBC's Atlanta Games athlete profile promo — swimmer Tom Dolan, the 400 IM favorite, whose asthma 'might have sidelined the average swimmer.' Dolan won gold ten days later. | :21 |
| 1990s | NBC Promo - Dream Team vs. Greece, Final Olympic Tune-Up - Vintage 1996 TV Commercial'The Dream Team's getting ready' — Shaq and company in their final tune-up before the Atlanta Games, Dream Team vs. Greece, Sunday at 1 Eastern on NBC. | :11 |
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| 1990s | NBC Sunday Promo - 3rd Rock & Jurassic Park (1996)NBC Sunday promo: 3rd Rock from the Sun followed by the network premiere of Jurassic Park. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Thanksgiving Spectacular Promo - Beethoven's 2nd & Jurassic Park (1996)NBC promo for its Thanksgiving Spectacular: the network premiere of Beethoven's 2nd on Thanksgiving and Jurassic Park on Thanksgiving Sunday after 3rd Rock. This promo dates the family's Beethoven tape to November 28, 1996. | :30 |
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| 1990s | NBC Working Promo - 'Labeled at Work' (1997)A second Working promo — 'the pie-chart guy, the number-cruncher guy, the guy who's always wet.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC Working Promo - 'Love at Work' (1997)Promo for NBC's Working — 'ever fall in love at work? It's the close- quarters syndrome.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 Chicago 'All of the 1996 Olympic Games' ID - Vintage 1996 TV BumperWMAQ NBC5 Chicago station bumper — 'You're watching NBC5, all of the 1996 Olympic Games.' | :04 |
| 1990s | NBC5 Chicago 'Your Olympic Station' ID with Bob Costas - Vintage 1996 TV BumperWMAQ NBC5 Chicago station identification from the summer of the Atlanta Games, featuring a bespectacled Bob Costas — 'This is NBC5 Chicago, your Olympic station.' | :04 |
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| 1990s | NBC5 Chicago News at 10 Promo (30s) - Hyatt Attacks, E. coli Signs, Robin George - Vintage 1996The later-evening WMAQ NBC5 news tease — new developments in the Hyatt attacks, Chicago restaurants posting E. coli warning signs (reporter Robin George), and the Our Lady of the Angels fire survivors. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 Chicago News at 10 Promo (30s) - Hyatt Regency Attacks, Our Lady of Angels - Vintage 1996WMAQ NBC5 Chicago's 30-second 10 o'clock news tease — the Hyatt Regency attacks, E. coli in Chicago burgers, and an investigator who says the 1958 Our Lady of the Angels school fire was arson. 'Committed to Chicago.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 Chicago News at 10 Promo - Hyatt Regency Attacks - Vintage 1996 TV CommercialWMAQ NBC5 Chicago's news tease for the 10 o'clock broadcast: new twists in the Hyatt Regency attacks, E. coli in Chicago burgers, and an arson investigation. Pure 1996 local-news flavor. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 News 'Commitments' Image Promo (1996)NBC5 Chicago 'Commitments' news promo — 'frauds exposed... corruption uncovered, justice restored. Committed to Chicago.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 News at 10 'Committed to Chicago' Promo (1996)NBC5 Chicago news image promo — 'fresh stories, determined investigations... committed to Chicago.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 Unit 5 Investigations Promo - 1979 Strip-Search Exposé (1997)A 57-second NBC5 Chicago image promo recounting the station's 1979 investigation that ended illegal strip-searches of women during Chicago traffic stops. | :30 |
| 1990s | NBC5 Weather Promo - Andy Avalos (1996)NBC5 Chicago weather promo with meteorologist Andy Avalos. | :30 |
| 1990s | NFL on NBC - Dolphins vs. Patriots AFC Wildcard Promo (1997)Promo for the December 28, 1997 AFC wildcard — 'Dan Marino and Drew Bledsoe collide again... sudden death.' | :30 |
| 1990s | NFL on NBC Doubleheader Promo (1996)NFL on NBC Sunday doubleheader promo — Bruce Smith's Bills, Marino's Dolphins, and Elway's Broncos. | :30 |
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| 1990s | NewsChannel 5 Ident with Dave Savini & Renee Ferguson (1997)NBC5 Chicago 'You're watching the News Channel' ident. | :30 |
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| 1990s | SNL Promo - Robert Downey Jr. & Fiona Apple (1997)Saturday Night Live promo — Robert Downey Jr. hosts with musical guest Fiona Apple. | :30 |
| 1990s | The More You Know - Dog Obedience School - 1996 PSAA 1996 installment of NBC's long-running 'The More You Know' public service announcement campaign, this one focused on dog obedience training. | :30 |
| 1990s | The Pretender Promo - NBC Saturday (1997)NBC Saturday promo for The Pretender — 'all his life, he's pretended. But there's one thing he can't pretend: falling in love.' | :30 |
| 1990s | The River Wild - NBC Sunday Night Movie Promo (1997)NBC Sunday Night Movie promo for The River Wild with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. | :30 |
| 1990s | Tonight Show Promo - Patrick Stewart (1996)Tonight Show promo — 'Star Trek finally has a captain who'll admit he's bald. And Jay's got him. Patrick Stewart.' | :30 |
| 1990s | Tonight Show with Jay Leno Promo (1996)Jay Leno invites viewers to The Tonight Show, right after the NBC5 News at 10. | :30 |
| 1991 | NBC 'The More You Know' PSA - Crack During Pregnancy (1991)An NBC 'The More You Know' public service announcement about the dangers of crack use during pregnancy, delivered by an actor in character. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1991 | NBC 'The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson' Promo - Smallest Police Station (1991)An announcer invites viewers to join Johnny Carson and the NBC Orchestra, with a talk guest, a musical guest, and a police chief from the smallest police station in the United States - a phone booth. NBC not on YouTube yet | :50 |
| 1991 | NBC Promo - Double Feature Tuesday - Sworn Enemies and Midnight Caller (1991)An NBC promo for Tuesday double feature: the In the Heat of the Night movie 'Sworn Enemies' followed by Midnight Caller, Tuesday 8/7c. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 1991 | NBC Promo - Fresh Prince of Bel-Air With MC Hammer on 'Amen' Monday (1991)An NBC promo for Monday night's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and 'Amen', with a guest appearance by MC Hammer. NBC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 1991 | NBC Promo - The Ultimate Cheers Special Thursday (1991)An NBC promo for the Ultimate Cheers special on Thursday. NBC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Against the Grain' - Friday (20s, 1993)Against the Grain, from the producer of The Waltons - Friday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Almost Home' Promo - Saturdays (1993)NBC promo for the series Almost Home, Saturdays. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Eyewitness Video' Promo - Air Show Disaster (1993)NBC and WMAQ promo for an all-new Eyewitness Video, 'NBC Tonight,' featuring an air-show disaster. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Homicide' and 'Law & Order' - Tonight (19s, 1993)An all-new Homicide: Life on the Street, then Law & Order, tonight on NBC. | :19 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Important Message: Dr. Quinn Will Not Be Seen Saturday' - The Mommies (20s, 1993)An important message - Dr. Quinn will not be seen Saturday; instead, The Mommies and Cafe Americain on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' - Sunday (20s, 1993)Journey to the Center of the Earth, Sunday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'L.A. Law' - The Season Premiere Tonight (10s, 1993)The season premiere of L.A. Law, tonight on NBC. | :10 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Now Is Next' - Live Tease in the Unsolved Mysteries Credits (1993)Now is next - a live tease for the NBC newsmagazine beside the Unsolved Mysteries credits. | :25 |
| 1993 | NBC 'Now with Tom Brokaw & Katie Couric' - '39 Minutes From Now' (20s, 1993)Thirty-nine minutes from Now - the NBC newsmagazine, tonight. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 'The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?' - From the Producer of Roots - Sunday (20s, 1993)From the producer of Roots and North and South, David Wolper's epic of courage and survival - The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?, Sunday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC 5 Chicago News Image Promo - 'Always Chicago's Best News. You Just Watch.' (1993)A news montage - Channel 5, always Chicago's best news. You just watch. Featuring the NBC 5 news team of the day, as identified by viewers: Ron Magers, Joan Esposito, Art Norman, Carol Marin, Mary Ann Ahern, Warner Saunders and Mark Giangreco. | :30 |
| 1993 | NBC 5 Chicago News at 10 - Unit 5 'Beating the Law' (1993)Unit 5 investigates 'Beating the Law' on Channel 5 News at 10. | :30 |
| 1993 | NBC 5 Chicago News at 10 Sports Tease - Jordan Retires, 'Thanks Mike' Special (1993)Channel 5 News at 10 the night Michael Jordan retired - the Sox, the Cubs and a 'Thanks Mike' special at 10:35. | :30 |
| 1993 | NBC 5 Chicago News at 10 Tease - Jordan Retirement Coverage (1993)Channel 5 News at 10 - Michael Jordan's retirement, a special right after the news, and an adoption red-tape story. | :27 |
| 1993 | NBC Double Promo - Eyewitness Video Tonight and 'Passport to Murder' (1993)A two-part NBC promo: Eyewitness Video tonight, followed by the world premiere movie Passport to Murder. | :30 |
| 1993 | NBC Movie 'Bloodlines: Murder in the Family' - Monday (20s, 1993)Bloodlines: Murder in the Family, Monday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - 'Silent Cries' - Innocent Victims of War (1993)30-second NBC and WMAQ promo for Silent Cries, about the innocent victims of war. | :30 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - 'Silent Cries' Monday (1993)20-second NBC promo for Silent Cries, Monday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - 'Silent Cries' Monday, 'Until One Woman Gives Them the Will' (1993)20-second NBC and WMAQ promo for Silent Cries, with the line 'Until one woman gives them the will.' | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - Crime & Punishment, Thursday After Seinfeld (1993)Ten-second NBC and WMAQ promo for Crime & Punishment on Thursday after Seinfeld. | :10 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - Dateline NBC FBI Sting, Tuesday 10/9c (1993)NBC promo for Dateline NBC on Tuesday at 10/9c, featuring an FBI sting. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - Fresh Prince and Blossom Hour, Monday (1993)NBC and WMAQ promo for the Monday Fresh Prince and Blossom hour. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Promo - Homicide and Law & Order Wednesday (1993)NBC and WMAQ promo for Homicide and Law & Order on Wednesday, with a Navy party scene. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC Saturday Lineup Promo - Reasonable Doubts Moves to 10/9c (1993)NBC and WMAQ Saturday lineup promo, ending with Reasonable Doubts in a new night at 10/9c. | :19 |
| 1993 | NBC Thursday Promo - 'Crime and Punishment' (1993)Short NBC Thursday promo for the series Crime and Punishment. | :10 |
| 1993 | NBC Thursday Promo - Cheers' Final Season and All-New Seinfeld (1993)NBC Thursday promo for the final season of Cheers, with a St. Patrick's Day sign at the bar, plus an all-new Seinfeld. | :20 |
| 1993 | NBC World Premiere 'The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?' - Sunday (20s, 1993)1993 will always be remembered as the year of the flood - David L. Wolper's The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?, Sunday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Eyewitness Video' Promo - Australia: Stranded Whales, Mice Plague (1994)'Friday on an all-new Eyewitness Video': an oil tanker erupts in flames, a bizarre accident destroys a family home, a thousand volunteers battle to save 60 stranded whales, and a farm is overrun by a gigantic plague of mice. On location in Australia, NBC Friday. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Eyewitness Video' Promo - Forces of Nature, Cattle Roundup - Sunday (1994)'Come face-to-face with the incredible forces of nature,' hear one man's miraculous story of survival, plus 'a cattle roundup like you've never seen before.' Eyewitness Video, NBC Sunday, ending on a WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago end card. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Heart of a Child' Movie Promo - True Story - In May (1994)'Two mothers expecting the best must face the worst' when there appears to be a problem in a baby's heart - 'based on the true story of how one child saved the life of the other.' Heart of a Child, NBC in May. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Law & Order' Promo - 'A Dangerous Mob Turns Deadly' - Wednesday (1994)'On an all-new Law & Order, a dangerous mob turns deadly.' The search for the killer 'could tear the city apart' - 'ripped from reality,' the season's most powerful all-new Law & Order, NBC Wednesday. A 20-second promo with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Lionheart' Movie Promo - Next Sunday - Parental Discretion (1994)'They killed his brother. And nothing we can do will bring him back. His family could be next... unless he gets there first.' The action movie Lionheart, NBC, next Sunday. Parental discretion advised. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges' Movie Promo - Monday (1994)'The scandal that cost her son's life. One boy is dead, and two others almost died with him. The deadly tradition concealed in silence.' A mother's desperate fight to stop the madness, based on a true story: Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges, NBC Monday. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Night Shift' Promo - Leno, Conan, Greg Kinnear - We're Open All Night (1994)NBC's Night Shift: Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien and Greg Kinnear on Later - we're open all night. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Seasons of the Heart' Movie Promo - Coming in May (1994)'From the producers of Lonesome Dove' - a poignant drama in which a grandson she never knew arrives, and 'a little boy must show a grown woman the true meaning of love.' Seasons of the Heart, in May on NBC. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Shadow of Obsession' Mystery Movie Promo - 'NBC, Next' Tune-In (1994)'She was stalked. She was terrorized. She was accused of his murder.' A woman victimized by a madman, then by the system, whose only hope is one cop who discovers 'the twisted truth.' This 20-second cut closes 'Shadow of Obsession, NBC, next.' | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Television. So Many Choices. Only One Channel Has It All' Promo (1994)Television - so many choices. Only one channel has it all, from the Summer Olympics on. It's NBC. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'The More You Know' - Thank a Teacher PSA - Lincoln Mercury & Channel 5 (1994)'As a kid, teachers taught us how to read, how to add, and how to make those special little potholders.' Today's teachers help kids build confidence as well as vocabulary, so 'for everything teachers do for our kids, we should give something back, like respect and admiration.' The More You Know, brought to you by your local Lincoln Mercury dealer and Channel 5. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Thelma & Louise' Network Television Premiere Promo - This May (1994)'This May, for big-name movies, it's NBC.' Two friends, 'wanted in two states' and in the worst of trouble, in the network television premiere of Thelma & Louise, coming this May to NBC. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'This May' Movies Promo - 'Cape Fear' Network Premiere May 1st (1994)'This May, for the biggest movies, it's NBC.' 'A convict is free, and now he wants revenge' - the network premiere of Cape Fear on May 1st, among the other May movies. Parental discretion advised. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC 'Unsolved Mysteries' 10-Second Promo - 'A Storybook Marriage' - Wednesday (1994)'It was a storybook marriage until he turned it into a deadly nightmare. I want justice done. Find this killer on new Unsolved Mysteries, NBC Wednesday.' A 10-second promo with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :10 |
| 1994 | NBC 'World War II: When Lions Roared' Miniseries Promo - Tuesday, April 19th (1994)'In a landmark television event' - actors play FDR, Stalin and Churchill as D-Day nears: 'Victory is certain provided we do not fall apart.' World War II: When Lions Roared, NBC Tuesday, April 19th, 'brought to you in part by General Motors.' | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC 'seaQuest DSV' Promo - Computer Game Brainwashing - Next Sunday (1994)'Children brainwashed by the ultimate computer game. We can reshape civilization.' Controlled by an evil messiah, Lucas is seduced into a plot to control the world's riches and ends up 'trapped beyond all hope of rescue.' seaQuest, NBC, next Sunday. Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC News Image Promo - 'Now More Than Ever' - 'In This Non-Stop World' (1994)'In this non-stop world, you're looking for no-nonsense news and in-depth reporting that gives you the answers you need.' That's why more and more people are turning to NBC News - 'Now more than ever.' | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC Sunday Night Movie Opening Teaser - 'Shadow of Obsession' World Premiere (1994)An NBC world premiere mystery thriller: a woman 'victimized by a madman, then by the system she trusted,' accused of murder, with 'one good cop' as her one hope to clear her name. The teaser ends: 'And now, Shadow of Obsession.' | :40 |
| 1994 | NBC Wednesday Night Promo - Unsolved Mysteries, Reba McEntire Special, Law & Order (1994)'Wednesday, an all-new night of arresting television.' Unsolved Mysteries asks whether therapeutic touch has miraculous powers, a Reba McEntire special tells the emotional story of the accident that killed her band, and Law & Order follows 'a dangerous mob murders an innocent man.' Closes with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :30 |
| 1994 | NBC World Premiere Mystery 'Shadow of Obsession' Promo - NBC Tonight (1994)'She was stalked. She was terrorized. She was accused of his murder.' A woman victimized by a madman, then by the system, whose only hope is one cop who discovers 'the twisted truth.' Shadow of Obsession, 'NBC tonight' - a 20-second promo with the WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago bug. | :20 |
| 1994 | NBC5 Chicago WMAQ IDs & NBC Bumpers - 'You Just Watched', Emmett Miller, Apollo (July 5, 1994)By viewer request: every short station and network piece from one night of NBC5 (WMAQ-TV Chicago), Tuesday, July 5, 1994, in the order they aired - five NBC 'Comedy Showcase' bumpers, the WMAQ '5 News - You Just Watched' ID, the 'It's Showtime at the Apollo' bumper, and the rare 5 News ID with reporter Emmett Miller and his autograph ('tomorrow morning on the Channel 5 News') just before Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Recovered from a donated VHS recording. | :41 |
| 1994 | WMAQ NBC5 Chicago 'Think 5 First' - Chicago's Best Storm Watchers (1994)'You Are My Sunshine' - NBC5, Chicago's best storm watchers. Think 5 first. | :15 |
| 1994 | WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago Daytime Talk Lineup Promo - 'Everybody's Talkin'' (1994)'Everybody's talkin'' on Channel 5 - a piano-pounding, backup-singer lineup promo that introduces the daytime talk hosts by on-screen names, among them Leeza, Sally and Phil, on screen from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. | :30 |
| 1994 | WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago Morning News Promo - 'Who's on First?' (1994)'Who's on first? With Chicago's earliest local TV news' - weather and traffic reports, business and travel updates, 'just the right dose of the unexpected,' celebrity weathercasters and first birthdays in coffee cans. The Channel 5 News, first thing in the morning, weekdays at 5:30 and 6. | :30 |
| 1995 | NBC 'AFI Salute to Steven Spielberg' - Saturday (20s, 1995)The American Film Institute salutes Steven Spielberg, Saturday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1995 | NBC 'Homicide' - Yaphet Kotto as Giardello - Credit Squeeze Profile (1995)A profile of Yaphet Kotto as Lt. Giardello of Homicide: Life on the Street, split-screen beside the Unsolved Mysteries credits. | :37 |
| 1995 | NBC 'Homicide: Life on the Street' - All New Tonight (20s, 1995)Homicide: Life on the Street, all new tonight on NBC. | :20 |
| 1995 | NBC 'The Making of Jurassic Park' - First Time Ever - Wednesday (20s, 1995)The Making of Jurassic Park, for the first time ever on television - Wednesday on NBC. | :20 |
| 1995 | NBC 'The Return of Hunter' Movie - Next Sunday - WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago (1995)Hunter returns in an NBC movie, next Sunday on WMAQ-TV 5 Chicago. | :30 |
| 1995 | NBC 1995 NBA Playoffs - Memorial Day Weekend (10s, 1995)The NBA Playoffs all Memorial Day weekend on NBC - Saturday, Sunday and Monday. | :10 |
| 1995 | NBC 5 Chicago 'Extra' Weekend Edition - Saturday at 6 (1995)Extra's weekend edition, Saturday at 6 on Channel 5. | :30 |
| 1995 | NBC 5 Chicago News at 10 Tease - Oklahoma City Suspect, Michigan Farmhouse Raid (1995)Channel 5 News at 10 - the Oklahoma City bombing suspect and a raid on a Michigan farmhouse, with Ron Magers. | :30 |
| 1995 | NBC Monday Movie 'Shadow of Obsession' - Veronica Hamel, Jack Scalia (20s, 1995)Veronica Hamel and Jack Scalia in Shadow of Obsession, Monday on NBC. | :20 |
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| 1995 | NBC News Update 'Terror in the Heartland' - Oklahoma City - Dateline Tonight (1995)An NBC News update from Oklahoma City, 'Terror in the Heartland' - and Dateline NBC tonight. | :30 |
| 1995 | NBC Saturday Movie 'Suburban Commando' - Hulk Hogan (10s, 1995)Hulk Hogan and Christopher Lloyd in Suburban Commando, Saturday at 8, 7 central on NBC. | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC '3rd Rock from the Sun' Promo - An Alien Abducted by a Human (1998)A one-hour season finale Wednesday: 'an alien abducted by... a human', with Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks. | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Dateline' Promo - Jane Pauley's Exclusive Interview (1998)A mother whose girls were taken by her ex-husband and found 19 years later: 'Now Jane Pauley has the exclusive interview.' Dateline Friday at a special time. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Dateline' Promo - Taken by Her Ex-Husband 19 Years Ago (1998)A 10-second tease for a Dateline Friday exclusive with a mother whose daughters were taken by her ex-husband 19 years ago. | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Daytime Emmy Awards' Promo - An All-Star Tribute to Oprah Winfrey (1998)'This Friday, the sky will be dark, because the stars are at the 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, live' - plus an all-star tribute to Oprah Winfrey. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Daytime Emmy Awards' Promo - The Sky Will Be Dark (1998)'Friday the sky will be dark because the stars are at the 25th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. It's live, only on NBC.' | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'ER' Promo - A Baby's Life Hangs in the Balance (1998)'NBC Next... A baby's life hangs in the balance... It's the season finale, where all hell is breaking loose.' | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'ER' Promo - All Hell Is Breaking Loose (1998)'ER season finale.' 'All hell... is breaking loose.' 'ER season finale, NBC Thursday.' | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'ER' Promo - Tonight After the Final Seinfeld (1998)'ER season finale, NBC tonight after the final Seinfeld... all hell is breaking loose.' | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' Promo - The Force Is with Conan (1998)'Tonight, the force is with Conan. Well, for a while, anyway.' Plus Spike Lee and Nicholas Turturro. | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Law & Order' Promo - A Case That Will End a Brilliant Career (1998)The Law & Order season finale: 'You think you can blackmail me?' A DA under investigation and 'a controversial case that will end a brilliant career.' | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Mad About You' / 'Frasier' Promo - Season Finale Tuesday (1998)A full hour of Mad About You with Ellen as the new nanny and 'Baby Stuck in the Elevator', then a full hour of Frasier where Frasier gets fired and Daphne is dragged off to jail. 'If you miss this, you'll be sorry.' | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'NBA Playoffs' Promo - Larry Bird's Pacers Meet Jordan and the Bulls (1998)The NBA Conference Finals weekend: the Lakers and Shaq face the Jazz and the Mailman, and 'Larry Bird's Pacers meet Jordan and the Bulls.' | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'NBA Playoffs' Promo - Shaq Meets the Mailman (1998)A Lakers vs. Jazz playoff rematch: 'Shaq meets the Mailman, Saturday at 3 Eastern on NBC.' | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'NBA on NBC' Promo - Playoff Weekend with Jerry Seinfeld (1998)NBA playoffs this weekend - Saturday 3 ET Lakers-Jazz, Sunday 2:30 ET Pacers-Bulls - ending with an NBC basketball tag featuring Jerry Seinfeld. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Nightly News' Promo - The Fleecing of America (1998)'The Fleecing of America': Hollywood shoots some of its biggest hits in our national parks and doesn't pay for the privilege. NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, tomorrow. | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Saturday Night Live' Promo - The Truth May Be Out There (1998)David Duchovny hosts an all-new Saturday Night Live with musical guest Puff Daddy: 'The truth may be out there, David, but it ain't in here.' | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Seinfeld' Promo - The Final Seinfeld Thursday (1998)'You've been waiting for the greatest Seinfeld ever, the final Seinfeld. How will it all end? Even we don't know.' Plus the ER season finale and 'one last goodbye from Jerry on The Tonight Show.' | :26 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Suddenly Susan' / 'Caroline in the City' Promo - Monday Season Finales (1998)Monday one-hour season finales: an all-new Suddenly Susan with Joan Rivers and a Caroline in the City wedding. '...Susan and Caroline, Monday on NBC.' | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Sunday Movie' Promo - Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood's Forbidden Romance (1998)'Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. Their forbidden romance became the love of a lifetime.' The Bridges of Madison County, NBC Sunday. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Sunday Movie' Promo - Only Four Days to Find a Love (1998)'NBC presents the most beloved novel of our time... They had only four days to find a love that would last a lifetime.' Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood in The Bridges of Madison County. | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Sunday Movie' Promo - The Bridges of Madison County (1998)'They shared a forbidden love': Oscar winners Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood in The Bridges of Madison County, the NBC Sunday movie. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'The Pretender' Promo - Bring Us the Child (1998)A season-finale promo: 'Bring us the child... a race to save a boy. You have three hours or less... We save the best for last.' NBC Saturday 9/8 Central. | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC 'The Pretender' Promo - Who Killed My Mother? (1998)A season-finale promo: 'The Centre's going to make another Pretender... Who killed my mother?... There's a bomb!' Saturday 9/8 Central. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'The Tonight Show' Promo - Jerry Seinfeld Joins Jay for One Final Farewell (1998)'Later on an all-new Tonight Show, it's television history in the making when Jerry Seinfeld joins Jay for one final farewell' - plus a mystery guest, Brandy and Danny Glover with Mel Gibson. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Tonight Show' / 'Late Night' Promo - Jerry's One Last Goodbye (1998)Jay has Jerry Seinfeld 'for one last goodbye' plus a mystery guest; Conan has Rosie O'Donnell and Seinfeld's Patrick Warburton. | :10 |
| 1998 | NBC 'Tonight Show' / 'Late Night' Promo - Rosie and Patrick Warburton on Conan (1998)Jerry Seinfeld joins Jay for one final farewell, then on Conan, Rosie O'Donnell and Patrick Warburton from Seinfeld: 'Don't change that dial.' | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC Final Seinfeld Countdown & Tonight Show Tag (1998)Three short NBC bumpers from the finale-night breaks: 'The final Seinfeld starts in just 30 minutes', 'The final Seinfeld starts in just two minutes', and a Tonight Show tag promising 'all-new with Jerry Seinfeld, plus a mystery guest.' | :12 |
| 1998 | NBC Tonight Show Seinfeld Farewell Tags - 'Yadda, Yadda, Yadda' (1998)Two short Tonight Show tags from finale night: 'Tonight, Jay's all-new with Jerry Seinfeld, plus a mystery guest', and a credit-squeeze promo: 'Later on the Tonight Show, it's time for one last goodbye from Jerry Seinfeld... yadda, yadda, yadda. Plus, the music of Brandy.' | :13 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago 'Extra' Promo - Olivia Newton-John Talks About Her Battle (1998)'Linda McCartney, Carly Simon and Olivia Newton-John... all struck by breast cancer. Now Olivia Newton-John talks about her friends and her battle to survive.' Monday at 4:30 on NBC5. | :15 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago News Promo - 'Bunny Tales' and the Playboy Club (1998)'Bunny Tales': Warner Saunders' Chicago's Untold Stories report on the Playboy Club, which started in Chicago. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago News Promo - 'You're Paying Him' Unit 5 Report (1998)'Then at ten': a Unit 5 report on a county doctor running a side business while you pay him to work at the hospital. Tonight at 10 on News Channel 5. | :20 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago News Promo - A Million-Dollar Operation at Cook County Hospital (1998)'You watched ER, now come inside Cook County Hospital, where Unit 5 found a million-dollar operation going on. It has nothing to do with saving lives.' | :15 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago News Promo - Are Chemically Treated Lawns a Health Hazard? (1998)'You're watching News Channel 5, and tomorrow beginning at 4: chemically treated lawns. Are they a health hazard for your kids and pets?' | :12 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago News Promo - Covering Chicago's News as It Breaks (1998)The newsroom clock ticks toward 5 as producers work the phones ('105 North Avenue... I'm going to get a live shot'). 'Covering Chicago's news as it breaks. Join us.' | :30 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago News Promo - Inside Cook County Hospital and the Soup Nazi (1998)Alison Rosati in the Access Hollywood credit squeeze: 'Tonight at 10 after ER, Unit 5 takes you inside the real Cook County Hospital... Plus, the Soup Nazi: is he in it or not?' | :19 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago News Promo - Seinfeld Fans' Farewell, Live from New York (1998)'Hi, I'm Warner Saunders.' 'And I'm Allison Rosati.' Tonight at 10: teenage carjacking suspects arrested, a Unit 5 follow-up, and Seinfeld fans' farewell, live from New York. | :29 |
| 1998 | NBC5 Chicago NewsChannel 5 Idents & News Teases - Unit 5, Weather, Today (1998-2000)Five short NBC5 (WMAQ-TV Chicago) station pieces in one clip, by viewer request. From Thursday, May 14, 1998 - the night of the Seinfeld finale: the NewsChannel 5 'Unit 5 Reports' ident with Allison Rosati and Warner Saunders, and the NewsChannel 5 'Weather' ident with Shelly Monahan. From Monday, May 22, 2000, during NBC's broadcast of Men in Black: two 'Tonight at 10pm' NBC5 News teases ('buckle up or pay up' and 'good grades') and the NBC5 Today in Chicago tag ('Wake up with Nesita, Art, Byron and Dawn, weekdays at 5am'). Recovered from donated VHS recordings. | :19 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Days of our Lives' Promo - 'Getting Rid of the Competition' (1999)The doctor she loves dumped her - and someone's getting rid of the competition. Days of our Lives at 11 on NBC 5. | :10 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Frasier' Promo - 'Woody!' Woody Harrelson Visits Seattle (1999)Woody! Woody Harrelson stops by an all-new Frasier - 'Cheers. No, Frasier.' Next Thursday on NBC 5 Chicago. | :30 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' Promo - Ray Romano, Reese Witherspoon (1999)Tonight on Conan: the pig is working through some issues, plus Ray Romano and Reese Witherspoon. | :10 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' Promo - Rosie O'Donnell, Daniel Stern (1999)Tonight on Conan: Rosie O'Donnell, Daniel Stern - and President Clinton does not gloat. Again! | :10 |
| 1999 | NBC 'Later' Promo - Diamond Dallas Page (1999)Tonight on an all-new Later: wrestler Diamond Dallas Page. | :10 |
| 1999 | NBC 5 Chicago Morning News Promo - Nesita Kwan & Art Norman, Women and Heart Disease (1999)Nesita Kwan and Art Norman: traffic and weather from 5, and at 5:30 the fight against heart disease, the number one killer of women. NBC 5 news, tomorrow beginning at 5:30 AM. | :15 |
| 1999 | NBC Friday Promo - Providence, Dateline, Homicide (1999)NBC Friday: a sister gets married on Providence, an exclusive interview on Dateline, and an all-new Homicide: Life on the Street. | :30 |
| 1999 | NBC NBA 'Race for the Rings' Pacers vs. Lakers Promo (1999)The NBA on NBC: Race for the Rings - Pacers versus Lakers, Sunday at 5 Eastern, in the lockout-shortened 1999 season. | :09 |
| 1999 | NBC National Geographic 'Dolphins: The Wild Side' Promo (1999)National Geographic's Dolphins: The Wild Side, Saturday at 8, 7 central, on NBC. | :10 |
| 1999 | NBC Thursday Promo - Friends, Frasier 'Niles' Divorce', ER (1999)NBC Thursday: Friends at 8, Frasier at 9 (Niles' divorce reveals his love for Daphne) and ER at 10. | :19 |
| 1999 | NBC5 '91st Chicago Auto Show' Special Promo - Brant Miller, Mike Adamle (1999)NBC5's 91st Chicago Auto Show special with Brant Miller and Mike Adamle, Saturday, February 13 at 6 pm. | :15 |
| 1999 | NBC5 'Today in Chicago' with Nesita Kwan and Art Norman Promo (1999)Tomorrow morning on NBC5's Today in Chicago with Nesita Kwan and Art Norman - news at 5:30, and networking for your career. | :15 |
| 1999 | NBC5 Chicago '91st Chicago Auto Show' Proud Partner Promo (1999)NBC5, proud partner of the 91st Chicago Auto Show - opening Friday, February 12, at McCormick Place. | :15 |
| 2000 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien Tonight - Pimpbot 5000, Allan Houston, Conan & Triumph Promo (2000)Coming up on Late Night: the return of Pimpbot 5000, the New York Knicks' Allan Houston, and the sordid truth about Conan and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. | :10 |
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| 2000 | NBC 'Days of Our Lives' Promo - Nancy's Secret, 'Chloe Is My Daughter' (2000)Nancy's been keeping a secret from her husband - 'Chloe is my daughter... he's not yours.' Days of Our Lives on NBC. | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Days of Our Lives' Promo - You Decide Who Is Hope's Baby's Father - nbc.com/days (2000)A 20-second NBC promo asking viewers to decide whether John or Stefano is the father of Hope's baby, with voting at nbc.com/days. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Dixie Chicks: On the Fly' - Their First TV Special, Monday on NBC Promo (2000)The Dixie Chicks' first television special, On the Fly - Monday on NBC. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Friends' One-Hour Season Finale Encore - Wednesday 8/7c (20s, 2000)The one-hour Friends season finale, again Wednesday at 8, 7 central, on NBC. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Friends' Season Finale Encore Promo (10s, 2000)The Friends season finale again, Wednesday at 8, 7 central, on NBC - the 10-second cut. | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Jason and the Argonauts' Miniseries Sunday Promo - NBC5 Chicago (2000)Jason and the Argonauts, a two-night NBC event, Sunday at 9/8 central - here on NBC5 Chicago. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Law & Order' Two-Hour Season Finale Promo (2000)Hang on to your popcorn: the two-hour Law & Order season finale, Wednesday at 9, 8 central, on NBC. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC 'The More You Know' - Thank a Teacher PSA (2000)The More You Know: take a moment to thank a teacher. It ends on the More You Know star with NBC5 Chicago's logo superimposed, the 1998-2000 version of the station's 1995 logo (thanks to viewer @EllinedaChicagoGirl). | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC 'The West Wing' All-New Wednesday - Next Step to the Finale, Dateline, Law & Order (2000)An all-new West Wing Wednesday - the next step to an incredible finale - with Dateline and Law & Order, on NBC. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Third Watch' Season Finale 'Next' Promo (2000)The Third Watch season finale - next, on NBC. | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC 'Tuesday Finales' Promo - 3rd Rock from the Sun, Will & Grace (2000)Tuesday, a night of finales: 3rd Rock from the Sun with Chyna and William Shatner, and a one-hour Will & Grace season finale on NBC. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC NBA Conference Finals Promo - Lakers vs. Trail Blazers Game 3 - Memorial Day Weekend (2000)A 20-second NBC promo for Game 3 of the NBA Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers over Memorial Day weekend. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw 'This Week' Promo - Who Will Be President? (2000)'When will America know who the next president is?' NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, this week. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC Sunday Night Movie Promo - 'Inherit the Wind' with Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott (2000)A 30-second NBC promo for the TV remake of Inherit the Wind with Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott, Sunday at 9/8c. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC Thursday - One Hour of 'Friends' With Bruce Willis, 'Frasier' Wall of Fame, 'ER' Promo (2000)Thursday on NBC: a full hour of Friends with Bruce Willis, Chandler and Monica, an all-new Frasier with Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce, and ER. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC Thursday - One Hour of 'Friends' With Bruce Willis, 'Frasier', 'ER' Promo (2000)Thursday on NBC: a full hour of all-new Friends with Bruce Willis and Chandler and Monica, an hour of Frasier, and ER. | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC Wednesday - 'The West Wing', 'Law & Order', 'Dateline' Promo (28s, 2000)Wednesday on NBC: an all-new West Wing, Law & Order and Dateline. | :28 |
| 2000 | NBC Wednesday Dateline 'Survivor' Special + Thursday 'Friends' With Bruce Willis Promo (2000)Terrorized by hijackers, swarmed by killer bees, stranded on an Alaskan glacier - a Dateline survivor special Wednesday, and one hour of Friends with Bruce Willis Thursday on NBC. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC5 'Access Hollywood' Promo - Charlie Sheen, Christina Aguilera's Prom, Backstreet Boys (2000)Tomorrow at 6:30 on NBC5's Access Hollywood: Charlie Sheen joins Spin City, Christina Aguilera goes to the prom, plus the Backstreet Boys and John Travolta. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC5 'Extra' Promo - Work-at-Home Claims, Vince Carter vs. a Dinosaur, Tomorrow at 4 (2000)Tomorrow at 4 on NBC5's Extra: work-at-home claims, a 1,200-pound woman, and Vince Carter one-on-one with a dinosaur. | :15 |
| 2000 | NBC5 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show' Promo - Rosie as Betty Rubble, Mandy Moore, Danny Glover (2000)Tomorrow at 3 on NBC5: Rosie as Betty Rubble with Jane Krakowski, plus Mandy Moore and Danny Glover. | :15 |
| 2000 | NBC5 'Today in Chicago' Promo - 'Where in the World Is Art Norman?' (2000)Tomorrow on NBC5's Today in Chicago, 5 to 7 am: breast-milk donation, a beauty-school dropout, traffic, the forecast - and where in the world is Art Norman? | :20 |
| 2000 | NBC5 Chicago - 'The Following Is a Rebroadcast of the Channel 5 News at 10' Open (May 2000)By viewer request (thanks @EllinedaChicagoGirl): as it aired in the overnight hours of Wednesday, May 3, 2000 - an NBC5.com 'Find it here' sports spot, the 'The following is a rebroadcast of the Channel 5 News at 10' card with the older Channel 5 News logo and voiceover (an open produced around 1995, before the 'NBC 5 Chicago News' name arrived in 1998, per the viewer), and Warner Saunders: 'This is the NBC5 News at 10.' | :16 |
| 2000 | NBC5 Chicago Tags - Target 5 'The Emissions Test', Today in Chicago, NBC All Night (May 2000)By viewer request (thanks @EllinedaChicagoGirl): the short NBC5 Chicago pieces from the night of Tuesday, May 2 into Wednesday, May 3, 2000, too short to post on their own. The Target 5 tag for 'The Emissions Test, Tomorrow at 10:00', the Today in Chicago tag ('Wake up with Nesita, Art, Byron and Dawn, weekday mornings from 5 to 7') and the 'You're watching NBC All Night' bumper. | :13 |
| 2000 | NBC5 Community Connection - Foster Parent Month, Walk With Israel at McCormick Place (2000)NBC5's Community Connection: Foster Parent Appreciation Month, a Holocaust remembrance May 4 at St. Hyacinth, a gala May 5 at the Hyatt Regency and the 2000 Walk with Israel May 7 at McCormick Place. Voiceover by Vicki Caywood (thanks to viewer @EllinedaChicagoGirl). | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC5 News at 10 'Grave Injustice' - Renee Ferguson, Unit 5 Promo (2000)Tonight at 10 on NBC5 News: Unit 5's Renee Ferguson on a grave injustice - 'the dead have no rights.' | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC5 News at 10 with Warner Saunders & Allison Rosati Promo (2000)Tonight at 10 on NBC5 News with Warner Saunders and Allison Rosati: a toddler's death, seat belts, cemeteries and a student who can't graduate. | :30 |
| 2000 | NBC5 News at 4:30 Promo - Marion Brooks & Mark Suppelsa, Miscarriage Warning Signs (2000)Warning signs of miscarriage and morning sickness - 'I'm Marion Brooks. Join Mark Suppelsa and me tomorrow at 4:30' on NBC5 News. | :15 |
| 2000 | NBC5 Target 5 'The Emissions Test' Promo - Lisa Parker Goes Undercover (2000)Tomorrow at 10 on NBC5 News: Target 5's Lisa Parker goes undercover in The Emissions Test. | :15 |
| 2000 | NBC5.com Healthwatch 'Starve a Cold and Feed a Fever?' Promo (2000)Is it starve a cold and feed a fever? NBC5.com Healthwatch - find it here. | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC5.com Sports 'Looking for the Latest Scores?' Promo (2000)Looking for the latest scores? NBC5.com. | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC5.com Unit 5 'Think It's a Scam?' - Renee Ferguson & Dave Savini Promo (2000)Think it's a scam? Tell NBC5's Unit 5 investigative team - Renee Ferguson and Dave Savini - at NBC5.com. | :10 |
| 2000 | NBC5.com Weather 'Sweater, Coat or Umbrella?' Promo (2000)Sweater, coat or umbrella? NBC5.com weather. | :10 |
| 2001 | NBC 5 Chicago Promo - Frasier Halloween (Wonder Woman) and Scrubs Tonight (2001)NBC 5 Chicago promotes a Halloween Frasier with a Wonder Woman gag and Scrubs tonight after Frasier, signing off 'Happy Halloween. All new NBC.' This is the 11.8-second version. NBC not on YouTube yet | :12 |
| 2001 | NBC Nightly News Tease - The Investigation, The Secretary, The Family (2001)An NBC Nightly News tease listing three stories: The Investigation, The Secretary (an interview with Rumsfeld) and The Family. The Nightly News open morphs in at the end. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2001 | NBC Promo - All-New Frasier Halloween Tonight, Scrubs After (Castro, Freud, Wonder Woman) (2001)NBC promotes a new Halloween Frasier tonight, with costume gags involving Castro, Freud and Wonder Woman, followed by Scrubs. This is the 20-second version. NBC not on YouTube yet | :20 |
| 2002 | NBC 'Leap of Faith Presents an Olympic Moment' Katarina Witt Promo (2002)'Leap of Faith presents an Olympic moment: Katarina Witt, 1999, Playboy.' Leap of Faith premieres Thursdays on NBC, February 28. | :20 |
| 2002 | NBC 'Leap of Faith' Promo - 'She Didn't' (10s, 2002)'A funny thing happened to Faith on her way to get married. She didn't.' Leap of Faith, premiering after the Olympics, Thursday February 28 on NBC. | :10 |
| 2002 | NBC 'Olympic Tonight Show with Jay Leno' Promo (2002)The Tonight Show with Jay Leno from the Olympics: Denzel Washington, Kevin Costner, Laura Bush, Britney Spears and Ross the Intern. | :20 |
| 2002 | NBC 'Scrubs' Promo - 'Rejected Olympic Events: Fluid Sample Relay' (2002)Scrubs presents Rejected Olympic Events: the Fluid Sample Relay. Scrubs, Tuesdays after Frasier on NBC. | :20 |
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| 2002 | NBC 'Watching Ellie' Promo - Julia Louis-Dreyfus 'Hello, I'm Back' (2002)'Hit it, fellas...' Seinfeld's Julia Louis-Dreyfus returns to NBC in Watching Ellie: 'Hello, I'm back.' Tuesdays at 8:30, 7:30 central. | :20 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 'Hustle Up the Hancock' Promo - American Lung Association (Chicago, 2002)Darrian Chapman invites Chicago to Hustle Up the Hancock on February 24 - the American Lung Association stair climb up the John Hancock Center. | :30 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 'Monday Night After the Games' Promo - Live From Salt Lake (Chicago, 2002)NBC 5 News Monday night after the Games, live from Salt Lake with Darrian Chapman, Marion Brooks and Amy Jacobson. A WMAQ Chicago station promo. | :15 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 'The More You Know' Black History Month - Henry English (Chicago, 2002)NBC 5's Art Norman for The More You Know, Black History Month: Henry English and the Black United Fund of Illinois. Presented with American Family Insurance. | :30 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 'The More You Know' Black History Month - Walter Payton (Chicago, 2002)NBC 5's Darrian Chapman for The More You Know, Black History Month: Walter 'Sweetness' Payton. Presented with American Family Insurance. | :30 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 Live Doppler 5 Promo 'Five Minutes' (Chicago, 2002)'Five minutes. You may not think that's much time...' Live Doppler 5, exclusively on NBC 5 News - a WMAQ Chicago weather-radar promo. | :20 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 News Today Promo - Art Norman Live From Salt Lake (Chicago, 2002)NBC 5 News Today, Monday 5 to 7 AM with Art Norman - live from Salt Lake, plus Valentine's Day ideas. A WMAQ Chicago station promo. | :30 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 News Today Promo - Olympic Torch, Fitness for 2002 (2002)NBC 5 Chicago promotes its Monday 5 a.m. newscast: the Olympic torch passing through Chicago, Monday morning quarterback highlights from the Bears game, a fitness segment for 2002 and a commuter crew contest. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 Presents the 2002 Chicago Auto Show Special Promo (2002)NBC 5 presents the 2002 Chicago Auto Show special - rebroadcast Monday at noon. | :30 |
| 2002 | NBC 5 Thomas Jefferson Awards - Nominate a Hero (2002)NBC 5 asks viewers to nominate a community hero for the 2002 Jefferson Awards. Call 312-836-1671 or log on to NBC5.com; the deadline is February 11, 2002. NBC not on YouTube yet | :15 |
| 2002 | NBC Daytona 500 Promo - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Drives an Olympic Zamboni (2002)Dale Earnhardt Jr., in his Budweiser firesuit, takes a Salt Lake 2002 Zamboni for a spin: 'If you think he's good with a Zamboni, just wait until you see him in the Daytona 500 next Sunday on NBC.' Daytona 500, next Sunday, 12 noon ET. | :15 |
| 2002 | NBC Monday Promo - Fear Factor Premiere, Third Watch, Crossing Jordan (2002)NBC Monday is 'all new, all night' with the series premiere of Fear Factor, an all-new Third Watch and an all-new Crossing Jordan. NBC not on YouTube yet | :30 |
| 2003 | NBC 'Law & Order: SVU' Tuesday Promo - 'When a Child Is Kidnapped' (2003)When a child is kidnapped - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Tuesday at 10, 9 central, on NBC. | :10 |
| 2003 | NBC 'Tomorrow on Today: The Capture of Saddam' - Katie Couric, Matt Lauer (2003)Tomorrow on Today: the capture of Saddam, with Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Ann Curry and Al Roker. | :10 |
| 2003 | NBC Monday 'Las Vegas' and 'Miss Match' with Alicia Silverstone Promo (2003)Monday on NBC: an all-new Las Vegas at 9, 8 central, and Miss Match with Alicia Silverstone at 10, 9 central. | :20 |
| 2003 | NBC News 'Saddam Captured… As History Unfolds' - America's News Leader (2003)Saddam captured... as history unfolds, NBC News - America's news leader. | :10 |
| 2003 | NBC5 Chicago Bears Gameday/Gamenight Tag, NBC Nightly News & 'Capture of Saddam' IDs (Dec 14, 2003)By viewer request (thanks @EllinedaChicagoGirl): the short NBC pieces from Sunday, December 14, 2003 - the day Saddam Hussein's capture was announced - in airing order: the NBC Nightly News bumper ('Later: A Sunday to Remember'), the NBC5 Chicago 'You Gotta Watch!' tag for Bears Gameday Live at 10:30 AM, Sports Sunday and Bears Gamenight Live at 10:45 PM, and an NBC News 'The Capture of Saddam' ID. | :19 |