NBC unveiled its peacock logo 40 years ago today - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 05-12-2026, 08:53 PM

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nbc...gn-1236746136/

“In the history of broadcast network logos, NBC’s Peacock is relatively young,” says Variety’s Michael Schneider. “CBS introduced its ‘Eye’ icon in 1951, while the ABC meatball has been more or less the same (with some slight font alterations) since 1962. But although NBC first started using a peacock to promote color TV in 1956, the ubiquitous six-feathered Peacock everyone now identifies as NBC’s logo didn’t premiere until forty years ago today. The Peacock as we now know it was first introduced on screen on May 12, 1986, at the very end of the star-studded NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration special. The event, hosted by The Cosby Show stars Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Keshia Knight Pulliam, featured some of the most iconic NBC stars of all time: Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Johnny Carson, Jack Paar, Steve Allen and more. At the end of the three-hour special, a crowd of NBC stars gathered to sing a tribute song to the network — as they surrounded the new NBC logo, the first time that version of the Peacock had been seen.”

biffbronson · 05-13-2026, 06:02 AM

Attention - don't click on the links, this amounts to a scam:

The title of this thread is very misleading for those not old enough to remember the older peacock logo. As a REVISION, it's hardly as significant as you might try to have us believe.

Dude111 · 05-13-2026, 04:42 PM

Hmmm I went there and saw the peacock

Chocolate Moose · 05-14-2026, 02:43 PM

i remember the time before the peacock very well!

05-12-2026, 08:53 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,387	NBC unveiled its peacock logo 40 years ago today https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/nbc...gn-1236746136/ “In the history of broadcast network logos, NBC’s Peacock is relatively young,” says Variety’s Michael Schneider. “CBS introduced its ‘Eye’ icon in 1951, while the ABC meatball has been more or less the same (with some slight font alterations) since 1962. But although NBC first started using a peacock to promote color TV in 1956, the ubiquitous six-feathered Peacock everyone now identifies as NBC’s logo didn’t premiere until forty years ago today. The Peacock as we now know it was first introduced on screen on May 12, 1986, at the very end of the star-studded NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration special. The event, hosted by The Cosby Show stars Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Keshia Knight Pulliam, featured some of the most iconic NBC stars of all time: Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Johnny Carson, Jack Paar, Steve Allen and more. At the end of the three-hour special, a crowd of NBC stars gathered to sing a tribute song to the network — as they surrounded the new NBC logo, the first time that version of the Peacock had been seen.”

05-14-2026, 02:43 PM	#4
Chocolate Moose Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 21, 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 4,881	i remember the time before the peacock very well!
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05-13-2026, 06:02 AM	#2
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,266	Attention - don't click on the links, this amounts to a scam: The title of this thread is very misleading for those not old enough to remember the older peacock logo. As a REVISION, it's hardly as significant as you might try to have us believe.

05-13-2026, 04:42 PM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,331	Hmmm I went there and saw the peacock