Primetime is coming back in full swing for the fall! For its fall 2024 lineup, NBC is, once again, leaning heavily on its beloved procedural dramas for a schedule full of stable performers — minus one notable transplant to Peacock.
NBC will also introduce a trio of new shows and special events broadcasts, so read on to find out everything that’s coming to the broadcast network this fall.
Fall 2024: The Complete Broadcast Schedule
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New NBC Shows
This fall, NBC is finally delivering its long-awaited Zachary Quinto medical drama to patient audiences (the series was first announced last March and ordered to series in October, but the dual strikes delayed the show, which has been retitled from Dr. Wolf to Brilliant Minds). The series follows Quinto’s Oliver Sacks, a world-famous author and neurologist whose team explores the human mind while also dealing with their own relationships and mental health. Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears, and Donna Murphy also star.
And the network is doubling down on new medical content in the fall — with the second series being quite different than the first: St. Denis Medical is a single-camera mockumentary series about an understaffed Oregon hospital, starring Wendi McClendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper, Kahyun Kim, and Kaliko Kauahi.
Also an upcoming comedy for the network is Reba McEntire‘s Happy’s Place, which features her as Bobbi, a woman who inherits her father’s bar alongside a half-sister she never knew about. McEntire stars alongside Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk, and Rex Linn.
In the midseason, the network will introduce a new drama called The Hunting Party, starring Melissa Roxburgh and following a team of investigators tracking down some of the world’s most dangerous killers; a new reality competition series called Destination X, featuring immersive gameplay with a guessing game; and a 10-episode nature series called The Americas, narrated by Tom Hanks.
The network has also ordered to series dramas Grosse Pointe Garden Society and Suits L.A., with premiere dates yet to be revealed.
Returning NBC Shows
Most of NBC’s stalwarts are coming back, with the exception of Law & Order: Organized Crime, which moves to Peacock for its fifth season. Otherwise, fans can expect to see the return of Dick Wolf‘s procedurals, One Chicago and the Law & Orders, The Voice, Night Court, The Irrational, Found, Lopez vs. Lopez, and Dateline NBC.
Canceled NBC Shows
Before announcing its fall 2024 slate, NBC decided to pull the plug on Quantum Leap after two seasons on the network. And despite having a proven cast and concept, the network also decided not to extend its freshman comedy Extended Family.
NBC Fall Premiere Dates
NBC has revealed exactly when all of your favorites are coming back:
Saturday, August 31
7:00 p.m.: Big Ten Countdown (Season Premiere)
7:30 p.m.: Big Ten Football (Season Premiere)
Thursday, September 5
7:00 p.m.: NFL Kickoff 2024
8:15 p.m.: Sunday Night Football (Season Premiere)
Sunday, September 8
7:00 p.m.: Football Night in America (Season Premiere)
8:15 p.m.: Sunday Night Football (Time Period Premiere)
Monday, September 23
8:00 p.m.: The Voice (Season 26 premiere)
10:00 p.m.: Brilliant Minds (Series premiere)
Tuesday, September 24
9:00 p.m.: America’s Got Talent (Season finale)
Wednesday, September 25
8:00 p.m.: Chicago Med (Season 10 premiere)
9:00 p.m.: Chicago Fire (Season 13 premiere)
10:00 p.m.: Chicago P.D. (Season 12 premiere)
Thursday, September 26
8:00 p.m.: People’s Choice Country Awards
Friday, September 27
9:00 p.m.: Dateline NBC (Season premiere)
Tuesday, October 1
8:00 p.m.: The Voice (Tuesday premiere)
10:00 p.m.: The Irrational (Season 2 premiere)
Thursday, October 3
8:00 p.m.: Law & Order (Season 24 premiere)
9:00 p.m.: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Season 26 premiere)
10:00 p.m.: Found (Season 2 premiere)
Friday, October 18
8:00 p.m.: Happy’s Place (Series premiere)
8:30 p.m.: Lopez vs. Lopez (Season 3 premiere)
Tuesday, November 12
8:00 p.m.: St. Denis Medical (Series premiere, back-to-back episodes)
Tuesday, November 19
8:30 p.m.: Night Court (Season 3 premiere)
NBC Fall Schedule
All times Eastern
Monday
8-10 p.m. – The Voice
10-11 p.m. – Brilliant Minds
Tuesday
8-8:30 p.m. – St. Denis Medical
8:30-9 p.m. – Night Court
9-10 p.m. – The Voice
10-11 p.m. – The Irrational
Wednesday
8-9 p.m. – Chicago Med
9-10 p.m. – Chicago Fire
10-11 p.m. – Chicago P.D.
Thursday
8-9 p.m. – Law & Order
9-10 p.m. – Law & Order: SVU
10-11 p.m. – Found
Friday
8-8:30 p.m. – Happy’s Place
8:30-9 p.m. – Lopez v. Lopez
9-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC
Saturday
7-7:30 p.m. – Big Ten Pregame/Notre Dame Pregame (also live on Peacock)
7:30-11 p.m. – Big Ten Saturday Night/Notre Dame Football (also live on Peacock)
Sunday
7-8:20 p.m. – Football Night in America (also live on Peacock)
8:20-11 p.m. – NBC Sunday Night Football (also live on Peacock)
Find out more details about the full NBC 2024 Fall TV schedule.
Special Events Broadcasts
Saturdays and Sundays will be all about football on NBC, as the network airs its Big Ten and Notre Dame games as well as NFL games each weekend (simulcast on Peacock).
The network will also air a behind-the-scenes special about Wicked with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande called Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked on Nov. 25.
In 2025, NBC will celebrate Saturday Night Live‘s landmark 50th anniversary with a three-hour special on Feb. 15.
Plus, the network will host the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards, Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry, Christmas in Rockafeller Center, The National Dog Show, and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
NBC Fall 2024 News
- ‘Chicago Fire’ Casting New Chief for Season 13 Following Boden’s Exit: Report
- ‘Found’ Season 2 Casts ‘Station 19’ Star Danielle Savre: Everything Else We Know So Far
- ‘Organized Crime’ Moves to Peacock, New ‘Grey’s’ Time & More Major Changes in the 2024-2025 TV Season
- ‘The Voice’: Adam Levine Returns as Coach & Everything Else We Know About Season 27
- ‘9-1-1,’ ‘Fire Country,’ ‘The Rookie’ & More Cliffhangers We Can’t Stop Thinking About
- ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘All American’ & More Shows We’re Already Worried Will End Next Season
- 12 Couples We’ll Be Keeping an Eye on Next Season
- ‘Law & Order,’ One Chicago, ‘Found’ & More NBC Stars Gear Up for Fall in the Portrait Studio (PHOTOS)
- ‘Found’ Season 2 Trailer: Sir Is Free, But Where’s Lacey? (VIDEO)
- ‘Found’ Stars Tease Gabi & Sir’s New Cat and Mouse Game in Season 2 (VIDEO)
- ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Tracker’ & More Shows With Cast Changes for Fall 2024
- Reba McEntire Teases Possible ‘The Voice’-‘Happy’s Place’ Crossover
- ‘The Voice’ Season 27: Adam Levine Shares First Look at Coaches – Fans React
- ‘Brilliant Minds’: See Zachary Quinto in First Look at NBC’s New Medical Drama (PHOTOS)
- ‘Brilliant Minds’ Adds ‘Yellowjackets’ & ‘Riverdale’ Stars as Patients & a Paramedic — Get Scoop
- Reba McEntire, Zachary Quinto, & More NBC Newcomers in the Fall Portrait Studio (PHOTOS)
- ‘St. Denis Medical’: See Wendi McClendon-Covey, David Alan Grier & More in Comedy from ‘Superstore’ Team (PHOTOS)
- See Mariska Hargitay & ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Cast Back in Action on Season 26 (PHOTOS)
- ‘Law & Order: SVU’: See Captain Benson With Her Season 26 Squad (PHOTO)
- 8 Familiar Faces Joining ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Chicago Fire’ & More Dick Wolf Shows This Fall
- ‘Law & Order’ Casts Maura Tierney as New Lieutenant in Season 24
- ‘Law & Order’s New Lieutenant & Everything Else We Know So Far About Season 24
- ‘Happy’s Place’ on NBC: What to Know About Reba McEntire’s Return to Comedy
- ‘Chicago P.D.’: LaRoyce Hawkins Has Eye on Detective Badge for Atwater in Season 12
- Did ‘Chicago P.D.’ Just Cast Upton’s Replacement?
- ‘Chicago P.D.’ Adds New Officer & Everything Else We Know So Far About Season 12
- ‘Chicago Med’: Jessy Schram Says Hannah’s Feeling ‘Very Unsettled’ After Ripley Cliffhanger
- ‘Chicago Med’ Season 10: Who’s Returning & Everything Else We Know So Far
- ‘Chicago Med’ Adds Sarah Ramos & Darren Barnet as New Series Regulars — Get Details
- ‘Chicago Fire’: David Eigenberg Explains Why Herrmann Can’t Take Over for Boden
- ‘Chicago Fire’ Casts Dermot Mulroney as New Chief for Season 13
- ‘Chicago Fire’ Casts KaDee Strickland as New Chief’s Love Interest for Season 13
- ‘Chicago Fire’ Promotes Firefighter for Season 13, Plus Everything Else We Know So Far
- Maya Rudolph Returning as VP Kamala Harris for ‘SNL’ Season 50, ‘Loot’ Season 3 Delayed
- Punkie Johnson Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
- ‘SNL’ Season 50: Every Rumored Host & Cast Change for ‘Saturday Night Live’s Landmark Season
- First Look at ‘Suits L.A.,’ ‘Grosse Pointe Garden Society’ as NBC Gives Series Orders