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01/01/1976 NBC replaces the peacock logo

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In 1976, NBC updated its logo with the introduction of an abstract "N", a bold and bright design consisting of two trapezoids – one red and one blue. On 10 January NBC's TV show Saturday Night hosted Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner who mocked the new logo and its $1 million design cost.
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    • 1926–1931 

    • Television network logos (1943–1975) 

    • Introduction of the Peacock (1956–1959) 

    • Snake logo (1959–1975) 

    • Laramie era: 1962 

    • Trapezoid N Logo (1976–1979) 

    • Proud N Logo (1979–1986) 

    • Modern Peacock logo (1986-present) 

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