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Entertainment contented keeps ceding crushed to sports connected NBC‘s primetime schedule. Last autumn marked nan presence of NBA basketball, which joined Sunday Night Football and assemblage football. Next fall, nan web is adding MLB shot to nan mix.
Yet, NBC is expanding nan number of its primetime scripted bid successful 2026-27 arsenic 4 caller shows, dramas The Rockford Files and Line of Fire and comedies Sunset P.I. (single-cam) and Newlyweds (multi-cam), are joining nan lineup pinch only 2 canceled, play Brilliant Minds and drama Stumble. (The Hunting Party remains successful limbo.)
Two of nan newcomers, Line of Fire and Newlyweds, are connected nan autumn schedule, which besides features a precocious floor plan unscripted addition, Peacock deed The Traitors‘ civilian edition.
Here is nan NBC autumn schedule, which keeps things mostly position quo pinch only 1 returning series, Law & Order, moving. It is followed by study and accusation connected nan network’s midseason plans for The Rockford Files and Sunset P.I. arsenic good arsenic descriptions of NBC’s recently picked up series.
NBC FALL 2026-27 SCHEDULE
(New programs successful UPPER CASE; each times ET/PT)
MONDAY (Sept./Oct.)
8-10 PM – The Voice
10-11 PM – LINE OF FIRE
MONDAY (November)
8-8:30 PM – St. Denis Medical
8:30-9 PM – The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
9-10 PM – The Voice
10-11 PM – LINE OF FIRE
TUESDAY
8-11 PM NBA
WEDNESDAY
8-9 PM – Chicago Med
9-10 PM – Chicago Fire
10-11 PM – Chicago P.D.
THURSDAY
8-9 PM – THE TRAITORS
9-10 PM – Law & Order: SVU
10-11 PM – Law & Order
FRIDAY
8-8:30 PM – Happy’s Place
8:30-9 PM – NEWLYWEDS
9-11 PM – DATELINE NBC
SATURDAY
7-7:30 PM ET— Big Ten Pregame / Notre Dame Pregame (also unrecorded connected Peacock)
7:30-11 PM ET— Big Ten Saturday Night / Notre Dame Football (also unrecorded connected Peacock)
SUNDAY
7-8:20 PM ET— Football Night successful America (also unrecorded connected Peacock)
8:20-11 PM ET— NBC Sunday Night Football (also unrecorded connected Peacock)
NBC turned backmost clip this twelvemonth pinch its January-May aviator play and a slate of 8 pilots. The throwback carried done to nan scheduling.
“It was a very accepted process, we really had aviator screenings and we were capable to look astatine nan shows, we had a prime for different shows successful different clip periods, and we picked nan ones that we thought fresh nan champion into nan schedule that we put together,” Jeff Bader, NBCUniversal’s President of Program Planning Strategy, told Deadline.
Hot caller drama Line of Fire, starring Peter Krause, has been assigned NBC’s astir lucrative motorboat pad, Monday 10 PM aft The Voice. The singing title will erstwhile again commencement pinch two-hour (8-10 PM) episodes earlier shrinking to 1 hr to make room for nan return of NBC’s 8-9 PM Monday drama artifact of St. Denis Medical and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.
Also for illustration past fall, The Voice will motorboat connected 2 nights, Monday and Tuesday, earlier retreating to Mondays a mates of weeks successful erstwhile NBA, positive shot playoffs, return complete Tuesday. (The Voice is intended to erstwhile again do 2 installments adjacent season, 1 successful nan autumn and 1 successful nan spring.)
NBC’s Monday lineup will look a different title adjacent autumn than it did past season. Line of Fire is expected to beryllium nan only 10 PM play connected nan nighttime arsenic CBS switched from a play to Harlan Coben’s Final Twist docuseries. (ABC airs Monday Night Football in nan fall.) NBC besides will person nan only comedies connected nan nighttime arsenic CBS is replacing its longtime Monday 8-9 PM drama artifact pinch FBI next fall.
To accommodate nan other scripted bid successful 2026-27, NBC has immoderate of them sharing clip slots pinch shorter orders, including Reggie Dinkins and Sunset P.I. at 8:30 PM connected Monday, which will beryllium doing 10 episodes each adjacent season.
As to why Reggie is going successful nan autumn and Sunset P.I., considered nan strongest NBC aviator this year, is being held for a February launch, nan web wanted to debar a ample spread betwixt Reggie‘s 10-episode first season, which aired this midseason, and its 2nd installment to support nan momentum.
“We were really excited to bring Reggie back successful nan fall,” said Lisa Katz, President of Scripted Content, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “It did really well, and nan opportunity to person that backmost connected quickly is awesome for nan show, and we deliberation for nan fans.”
Wednesday remains location of One Chicago for a ninth consecutive season, different unprecedented streak for nan Dick Wolf grounds books.
In its 26th season, Wolf’s Law & Order is connected nan move connected Thursday. After opening nan nighttime astatine 8 PM since its return from cancellation successful 2021-22, nan crime play is shifting to 10 PM, a clip play wherever nan bid spent astir of its original run. It is leapfrogging spinoff Law & Order: SVU, which is staying put astatine 9 PM.
The move is done to accommodate nan presence of The Traitors, which is slated for 8 PM.
“Traitors on Peacock is simply a bona fide hit, truthful we are ace excited that we tin person a civilian Traitors to motorboat a nighttime connected NBC, and Thursday is cleanable for it,” Bader said.
This marks a uncommon reality bid connected Thursday for NBC which has stuck mostly to a scripted lineup connected nan nighttime pinch 1 notable exception, The Apprentice.
The Rockford Files, a reboot of nan 1970s NBC series, is considered a wide-appeal 8 PM drama. With nary 8 PM slots unfastened successful nan fall, nan close-ended character-based procedural starring David Boreanaz will motorboat successful January, succeeding The Traitors connected Thursday erstwhile nan reality title wraps its run.
“When you person shows that are arsenic compatible, obviously, arsenic the 2 Law & Order shows are, it’s an easier trading lift, we cognize that we will amended our 10 o’clock clip period, it conscionable was a very easy decision,” Bader said astir nan mothership Law & Order‘s relocation. “It allows america to put much trading towards nan caller shows erstwhile we’re not putting each nan caller shows successful nan fall, which is 1 of nan reasons that Rockford is successful January. It conscionable lets america really attraction our marketing.”
After past season’s debacle of single-camera inferior assemblage cheerleading mocumentary Stumble starring Jenn Lyon being slotted down nan multi-camera Reba McEntire sitcom Happy’s Place on Friday, which apt contributed to nan freshman’s demise, NBC was deliberate successful its hunt for a companion to Happy’s Place this year.
“You’ll spot that Lisa and team, they very specifically developed multi-cams to brace pinch multi-cams and single-cams to brace pinch single-cams, nan travel should beryllium amended this year,” Bader said.
NBC ordered 2 multi-camera drama pilots pinch leads successful nan property scope of McEntire, Jill & Ginger, headlined by Katey Sagal and Jane Lynch, and Newlyweds, toplined by Téa Leoni and Tim Daly pinch Jamie Lee Curtis recurring. Ultimately, Newlyweds, an aspirational return connected romance, landed nan Friday spot.
Reflecting connected nan wide strategy for nan 2026-27 NBC schedule, Bader said, “We wanted stability. We person beardown shows connected each nighttime of nan week wherever we person intermezo shows, we wanted to build connected those.”
Taking a page from Broadcast Scheduling 101, he added, “Flow was incredibly important, lead-ins do matter. And I deliberation astir importantly, we had nan halfway broadcast assemblage successful mind this year, some successful our improvement and our casting and scheduling. Broad appeal, easy points of entry, co-viewing, we really thin into what we know, broadcast and linear, what nan strengths are.”
NEW DRAMA SERIES
LINE OF FIRE
A family of rule enforcement agents bridges individual differences and crosses master boundaries arsenic they tackle cases for nan FBI, US Marshals, Secret Service and Department of Justice. After a seemingly cut-and-dry lawsuit turns into a deadly conspiracy, they must usage nan expertise from a life of protecting civilians and politicians to protect 1 different and bring nan slayer to justness … moreover if it intends betraying their sworn code.
The bid stars Peter Krause, Hope Davis, Kat Cunning, Tommy O’Brien, Taylor Bloom and Charlie Barnett.
Writer Josh Safran executive produces pinch Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector. Director Rebecca Thomas besides executive produces (pilot only).
“Line of Fire” is produced by Universal Television, a section of Universal Studio Group.
THE ROCKFORD FILES
A modern update on nan classical bid of nan aforesaid name. Newly paroled aft doing clip for a crime he didn’t commit, James Rockford returns to his life arsenic a backstage interrogator utilizing his charm and wit to lick cases astir Los Angeles. It doesn’t return agelong for his quest for legitimacy to onshore him squarely successful nan crosshairs of some section constabulary and organized crime.
The bid stars David Boreanaz, Michaela McManus, Felix Solis and Jacki Weaver.
Writer Mike Daniels executive produces pinch Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman. Chris Leanza is co-executive producer. Director Greg Mottola besides executive produces (pilot only).
“The Rockford Files” is produced by Universal Television, a section of Universal Studio Group.
NEW COMEDY SERIES
SUNSET P.I.
Continues nan proud contented of Los Angeles backstage eyes that began pinch Philip Marlowe and will extremity pinch this show.
The bid stars Jake Johnson, Jane Levy, Langston Kerman, Mary Shalaby and Keith David.
Writers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici will executive produce. Director Akiva Schaffer besides executive produces (pilot only).
“Sunset P.I.” is produced by Universal Television, a section of Universal Studio Group.
NEWLYWEDS
A later-in-life emotion communicative astir a free-spirited female and a buttoned-up professor who wed impetuously aft a whirlwind courtship.
The bid stars Téa Leoni and Tim Daly pinch Jamie Lee Curtis arsenic a recurring impermanent star.
Writer Gail Lerner executive produces pinch executive producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum for The Tannenbaum Company, Jamie Lee Curtis, Scott Schwartz, and Lionsgate Television. Director Pam Fryman besides executive produces (pilot only).
“Newlyweds” is produced by Universal Television, a section of Universal Studio Group.
NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handles world income for each nan supra series.
NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES
THE TRAITORS
“The Traitors” is coming to NBC pinch an all-new civilian type of Peacock’s Emmy Award-winning title reality bid known for strategical gameplay and skillful saboteurs.
In this brand-new loop of “The Traitors” for NBC, Emmy-winning big Alan Cumming is opening nan doors to his now infamous castle successful nan Scottish Highlands to mundane Americans. There he will inquire them, “Are you a Faithful? Or are you a Traitor?” “The Traitors” is simply a nail-biting psychological escapade successful which treachery and deceit are nan sanction of nan game. Set astatine an ancient castle group heavy successful nan Scottish Highlands, contestants activity together connected a bid of exhilarating missions to build a prize money worthy up to $250,000. Hidden amongst nan Faithful are nan Traitors, whose extremity is to destruct nan Faithful and declare nan prize for themselves. Under nan screen of darkness, nan Traitors execution nan Faithful 1 by 1 successful a treacherous spree while nan Faithful effort to uncover nan Traitors and banish them from nan game. If nan Faithful contestants banish each nan Traitors, they will stock nan prize fund, but if a Traitor (or Traitors) makes it to nan end, they will bargain each nan money.
“The Traitors” is produced by Studio Lambert, portion of All3 Media. Alan Cumming hosts arsenic good arsenic serves arsenic an executive shaper on pinch Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Jack Burgess, Stephen Lambert and Tim Harcourt.
WORDLE
A crippled show bid based connected “Wordle,” nan globally beloved connection crippled from The New York Times Games.
Produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio (UTAS), successful business pinch Jimmy Fallon’s Electric Hot Dog and The New York Times, nan bid brings nan world arena to tv pinch a fresh, fast-paced format. Originally launched successful 2021 and acquired by The New York Times successful 2022, Wordle has go a taste phenomenon, engaging millions of regular players worldwide and inspiring speech crossed generations.
An avid “Wordle” player, “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie will service arsenic big of nan primetime gameshow. The caller format challenges players to lick five-letter connection puzzles successful a supersized conflict of smarts, velocity and fun. It builds connected nan measurement nan puzzle organization engages pinch Wordle each time — solving together, sharing wins, debating strategies and cheering 1 different on. Now, that style of play comes to life arsenic nan most-obsessed and competitory players will squad up successful squads and spell head-to-head successful nan “Wordle” arena, playing for an unthinkable rate prize.
Casting for nan play is presently open, willing applicants tin sojourn wordle.castingcrane.com. Production connected nan show is group to statesman later this twelvemonth and is slated to premiere successful 2027.
“Wordle” is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio, a section of Universal Studio Group, successful relation pinch Fallon’s accumulation company, Electric Hot Dog and The New York Times Company. Jimmy Fallon and Jim Juvonen service arsenic executive producers for Electric Hot Dog pinch Caitlin Roper and Jonathan Knight serving arsenic executive producers for The New York Times Company. Wes Kauble will besides executive nutrient and service arsenic showrunner.
The “Wordle” format will beryllium licensed globally by NBCUniversal Formats, a section of Universal Studio Group.
