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NBC has unveiled its fall premiere dates, kicking off with Premiere Week on Monday, September 23, with The Voice, featuring first-time coaches Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé alongside returning coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani. Its 8 p.m. Season 25 premiere will be followed at 10 p.m. with the series debut of the Zachary Quinto-led drama Brilliant Minds.
See the network’s full fall schedule below.
The One Chicago franchise premieres Wednesday, September 25, with Chicago Med at 8 p.m., Chicago Fire at 9 p.m. followed by Chicago P.D. at 10.
The next week, following the Tuesday, October 1, premiere of The Voice, marks the Season 2 premiere of drama series The Irrational, starring Jesse L. Martin, at 10 p.m.
Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU begin their respective 24th and 26th seasons at 8 and 9 p.m. After that, Shanola Hampton begins her second season as missing persons advocate Gabi Mosely in Found.
NBC goes into comedy mode on Friday, October 18, with the premiere of Reba McEntire-led Happy’s Place at 8 p.m., followed by the Season 3 launch of Lopez vs. Lopez at 8:30.
The network’s other new comedy, hospital sitcom St. Denis Medical starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier and Allison Tolman, opens its doors with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, November 12. The series will continue the following week in its regular 8 p.m. time slot, followed by the Season 3 premiere of Night Court at 8:30 p.m.
On the sports side, NBC Sunday Night Football — the No. 1 primetime TV show for a record 13 consecutive years — will begin its schedule of 20 regular-season games on September 5. There also will be college football on Saturday nights beginning August 31.
NBC’s previously announced midseason and/or summer shows include The Hunting Party, Deal or No Deal Island, The Americas and Destination X.
Here are NBC’s premiere dates, followed by descriptions of its new series:
Saturday, August 31
7-7:30 p.m. – Big Ten Countdown (Season premiere)
7:30-11 p.m. – Big Ten Football (Season premiere)
Thursday, September 5
7-8:15 p.m. – NFL Kickoff 2024
8:15-11:30 p.m. – Sunday Night Football (Season premiere)
Sunday, September 8
7-8:15 p.m. – Football Night in America (Season premiere)
8:15-11:30 p.m. – Sunday Night Football (Time period premiere)
Monday, September 23
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Season premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Brilliant Minds (Series premiere)
Tuesday, September 24
9-11 p.m. – America’s Got Talent (Season finale)
Wednesday, September 25
8-9 p.m. – Chicago Med (Season premiere)
9-10 p.m. – Chicago Fire (Season premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Chicago P.D. (Season premiere)
Thursday, September 26
8-10 p.m. – People’s Choice Country Awards
Friday, Sept 27
9-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC (Season premiere)
Tuesday, October 1
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Tuesday premiere)
10-11 p.m. – The Irrational (Season premiere)
Thursday, October 3
8-9 p.m. – Law & Order (Season premiere)
9-10 p.m. – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Season premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Found (Season premiere)
Friday, October 18
8-8:30 p.m. – Happy’s Place (Series premiere)
8:30-9 p.m. – Lopez vs. Lopez (Season premiere)
Tuesday, November 12
8-9 p.m. – St. Denis Medical (Series premiere, back-to-back episodes)
Tuesday, November 19
8:30-9 p.m. – Night Court (Season premiere)
NEW DRAMA SERIES
Brilliant Minds
Inspired by the extraordinary life and work of world-famous author and physician Oliver Sacks, “Brilliant Minds” follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier – the human mind – while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
The cast includes Zachary Quinto, Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears, and Donna Murphy.
Michael Grassi serves as writer and executive producer. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, Lee Toland Krieger, DeMane Davis, Melissa Aouate, Henrik Bastin, Andy Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish and Will Tennant also executive produce.
Berlanti Productions, Fabel Entertainment, The Imaginarium, Grassi Productions and Tavala produce in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
NEW COMEDY SERIES
Happy’s Place
Bobbie inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.
The series stars Reba McEntire, Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn.
Writer Kevin Abbott executive produces with Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis, Julie Abbott and Reba McEntire.
“Happy’s Place” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
St. Denis Medical
A mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity.
Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Kahyun Kim, Mekki Leeper and Kaliko Kauahi star.
The series is executive produced and written by Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin. Simon Heuer also executive produces with director Ruben Fleischer (pilot only).
“St. Denis Medical” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Spitzer Holding Company
