NBC Lines Up Adele for Marquee Shows in Late November

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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NBC will air a concert special featuring the English neo-soul singer Adele Dec. 14 at 10 p.m. The 60-minute event will be a recording of Adele performing at Radio City Music Hall Nov. 17.

Adele’s album “25” will be released Nov. 20. She’ll be holding something of a residency in New York, and at NBC, next month, with performances on Saturday Night Live Nov. 21, The Tonight ShowStarring Jimmy Fallon Nov. 23 and Today Nov. 25. Adele made her U.S. television debut on Today in 2008. 

Adele Live in New York City is executive produced by Lorne Michaels, Adele and Jonathan Dickins, and directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.