Yahoo News NBC Fall Premiere Dates: ‘The Voice’, One Chicago, ‘Law & Order’ Dramas, ‘Happy’s Place’, NFL & More
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 26 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 fall premiere dates(all times PT/ET):
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 38 premiere)
Sunday, September 8
7-8:15 p.m. – Football Night in America (Season 19 premiere)
8:15-11:30 p.m. – Sunday Night Football (Season 38, time period premiere)
Monday, September 23
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Season 26 premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Brilliant Minds (Series premiere)
Wednesday, September 25
8-9 p.m. – Chicago Med (Season 10 premiere)
9-10 p.m. – Chicago Fire (Season 13 premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Chicago P.D. (Season 12 premiere)
Thursday, September 26
8-10 p.m. – People’s Choice Country Awards
Friday, September 27
9-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC (Season 33 premiere)
Tuesday, October 1
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Tuesday premiere)
10-11 p.m. – The Irrational (Season 2 premiere)
Thursday, October 3
8-9 p.m. – Law & Order (Season 24 premiere)
9-10 p.m. – Law & Order: SVU (Season 26 premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Found (Season 2 premiere)
Friday, October 18
8-8:30 p.m. – Happy’s Place (Series premiere)
8:30-9 p.m. – Lopez vs. Lopez (Season 3 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 3 premiere)
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