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.

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.

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

A newcomer on the election night broadcasting scene, Amazon Prime’s “Election Night Live” with Brian Williams, is a novel effort to disrupt the big-network monopoly on unpacking race results. The free, online broadcast is drawing mixed reactions, though, with its fever-dream-esque soundstage and divisive on-air talent.

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

Amazon is launching an election night special hosted by Brian Williams. BI interviewed the show's executive producer.

While Prime Video hosts a plethora of free live streaming news channels from major U.S. and international broadcasters, the Brian Williams special marks a major step forward in creating original news content for Prime Video. It will stream from 5 p.m. (ET) on Nov. 5 to 2 a.m. (ET) on Nov. 6.

Turn on Amazon’s Prime Video on Election Night, and you will see the streaming giant do something it has never done before: Live coverage of a breaking news event. Brian Williams, the former NBC News and MSNBC anchor who will host Election Night Live,