LESTER HOLT TO ANCHOR 10 P.M. PRIMETIME SPECIAL ON SUPER TUESDAY JOINED BY SAVANNAH GUTHRIE AND CHUCK TODD

“NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” Expands to Full Hour-Long Broadcast

Both “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt” and Primetime Hour Will Feature Live Coverage Across All Time Zones

FEBRUARY 25, 2016 — NBC News will provide extended coverage of the Democratic and Republican primaries and caucuses on Super Tuesday, March 1.  “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt will lead a primetime special from 10-11 p.m. ET/MT/PT, joined by NBC News political director and “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd and TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie – combining the strength of NBC News’ three flagship newscasts – along with a team of journalists at election headquarters in New York and around the country.

Holt will also anchor an extended hour-long edition of “NBC Nightly News” and special reports throughout the evening as voting results dictate.  Both “NBC Nightly News” and the primetime hour will update live in every time zone with the latest coverage as the night unfolds, and each primetime hour will stream live on NBCNews.com.

Super Tuesday features primaries and caucuses contests in twelve states: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

Decicion2016.nbcnews.com will be the one-stop digital destination with insight and analysis from the NBC News political unit, live video of candidates, and real-time results in the primaries and caucuses.

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