Brian Williams didn’t come to Election Night to break news, but rather to put it all together. The NBC News veteran kicked off an interesting American experiment Tuesday evening by taking to Amazon’s Prime Video to host a live hours-long Election Night special on the streaming giant’s massive platform.

Brian Williams is hosting 'Election Night Live,' Prime Video's first crack at live coverage of a breaking-news event. Watch the cold open.

Brian Williams hosted Amazon Prime’s election night coverage from an old MGM soundstage tricked out with the latest tech — and some truly weird graphics.

The former NBC anchor noted the streamer did not have a decision desk and would be reporting when other news outlets made calls.

Amazon’s foray into live news coverage began with a familiar voice and face. “Good evening. It’s been a while,” said Brian Williams, the longtime NBC News anchor, kicking off election night coverage Tuesday at 2 p.

As broadcasters and news nets pull out all the stops for their election night coverage of one of the most hotly contested presidential races in U.S. history, Amazon Prime Video will make some history of its own by streaming “Election Night Live With Brian Williams.

Former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith will join longtime NBC and MSNBC anchor Brian Williams on Amazon’s live streaming coverage as the election returns come in.