Updated December 21. Say goodbye to NBC's Thursday night comedy block, because for the first time in almost 40 years, NBC will be airing three dramas on Thursdays.
Mondays
8:00 - The Celebrity Apprentice (Beginning January 5)
8:00 - The Voice (Beginning February 23)
10:00 - State of Affairs
10:00 - The Night Shift (Beginning February 23)
With The Blacklist moving to Thursdays and State of Affairs only producing 13 episodes this season, last year's surprise summer hit The Night Shift makes the move to the regular season, and with a great lead-in from The Voice no less. The Celebrity Apprentice gets the burn-off treatment, airing 14 episodes back-to-back, with a special premiere on January 4 and then six weeks of two-hour blocks on Mondays (no surprise given that the show completed filming nearly a year ago).
Tuesdays
8:00 - Parks & Recreation (Beginning January 13)
8:00 - The Voice (Beginning February 24)
9:00 - Undateable (Beginning March 17)
9:30 - One Big Happy (NEW - Beginning March 17)
10:00 - Chicago Fire
Parks & Rec airs its final season in one-hour increments for seven weeks, ending with a finale on February 24 at 10:00. The premiere comes on the heels of the Golden Globes, which Poehler is once again hosting with Tina Fey, to maximize the show's exposure. After The Voice cuts back to one hour, another summer series, Undateable, gets its sizable lead-in when it leads off a new multi-cam comedy block with the Ellen Degeneres-produced freshman, One Big Happy. Marry Me and About a Boy will air in January and return later in the season, likely summer.
Wednesdays
8:00 - The Mysteries of Laura
9:00 - Law & Order: SVU
10:00 - Chicago P.D.
No changes for one of NBC's more stable nights (thought not necessarily highly-rated).
Thursdays
8:00 - The Slap (NEW - Beginning February 12)
9:00 - The Blacklist (Beginning February 5)
10:00 - Allegiance (NEW - Beginning February 5)
The Biggest Loser, Bad Judge, and A to Z all finish their runs in late January. Then The Blacklist makes it big move, potentially boosted by its post-Super Bowl airing on February 1, followed by the premiere of Allegiance.
Fridays
8:00 - Constantine
9:00 - Grimm
10:00 - Dateline
Constantine shifts to the 8:00 time period, which seems odd for a couple reasons: 1) its dark tone and violence seems better suited to 10:00, and 2) it reads like a last ditch effort to get new eyes on the show. Perhaps it's not as dead as not receiving an order for additional episodes implies. Still, it's strange to shift Dateline back to 10:00 and then move it to 8:00 again when something else debuts at 10:00 (like Hannibal, which was not part of the schedule announcement but will be returning sometime in the coming months). So is it possible that Hannibal will take up residence elsewhere on the schedule and something unexpected will air on Fridays at 8:00? Or will Dateline just hop around the Friday night schedule for the rest of its life?
Sundays
7:00 - Dateline (January 4, 18, and 25)
9:00 - A.D. (NEW - Beginning April 5)
10:00 - Odyssey (NEW - Beginning April 5)
NBC hasn't set any programming for Sundays at 8:00 after January, when both football and the special airings of Dateline end. Then A.D., the miniseries sequel to History's The Bible, will premiere on Easter Sunday, followed by Odyssey. NBC didn't have a lot of luck with scripted drama programming on Sundays last season, but A.D at least has the potential to garner viewers.
This leaves comedy Mr. Robinson and dramas Aquarius and Hannibal without air dates. With The Night Shift and Undateable moving to the regular season, could Mr. Robinson and Aquarius move to summer? It's possible, though Sundays at 8:00 and Fridays at 8:00 or 10:00 will be open around February sweeps, as well as Thursdays at 8:00 following The Slap's eight-week run (which should end on April 2, leaving 7-8 weeks of the regular season remaining). Heroes Reborn is also slated for summer, and Hollywood Game Night is on deck as well.
For descriptions of NBC's new shows, see the 2014 schedule announcement from upfronts in May.
Mondays
8:00 - The Celebrity Apprentice (Beginning January 5)
8:00 - The Voice (Beginning February 23)
10:00 - State of Affairs
10:00 - The Night Shift (Beginning February 23)
With The Blacklist moving to Thursdays and State of Affairs only producing 13 episodes this season, last year's surprise summer hit The Night Shift makes the move to the regular season, and with a great lead-in from The Voice no less. The Celebrity Apprentice gets the burn-off treatment, airing 14 episodes back-to-back, with a special premiere on January 4 and then six weeks of two-hour blocks on Mondays (no surprise given that the show completed filming nearly a year ago).
Tuesdays
8:00 - Parks & Recreation (Beginning January 13)
8:00 - The Voice (Beginning February 24)
9:00 - Undateable (Beginning March 17)
9:30 - One Big Happy (NEW - Beginning March 17)
10:00 - Chicago Fire
Parks & Rec airs its final season in one-hour increments for seven weeks, ending with a finale on February 24 at 10:00. The premiere comes on the heels of the Golden Globes, which Poehler is once again hosting with Tina Fey, to maximize the show's exposure. After The Voice cuts back to one hour, another summer series, Undateable, gets its sizable lead-in when it leads off a new multi-cam comedy block with the Ellen Degeneres-produced freshman, One Big Happy. Marry Me and About a Boy will air in January and return later in the season, likely summer.
Wednesdays
8:00 - The Mysteries of Laura
9:00 - Law & Order: SVU
10:00 - Chicago P.D.
No changes for one of NBC's more stable nights (thought not necessarily highly-rated).
Thursdays
8:00 - The Slap (NEW - Beginning February 12)
9:00 - The Blacklist (Beginning February 5)
10:00 - Allegiance (NEW - Beginning February 5)
The Biggest Loser, Bad Judge, and A to Z all finish their runs in late January. Then The Blacklist makes it big move, potentially boosted by its post-Super Bowl airing on February 1, followed by the premiere of Allegiance.
Fridays
8:00 - Constantine
9:00 - Grimm
10:00 - Dateline
Constantine shifts to the 8:00 time period, which seems odd for a couple reasons: 1) its dark tone and violence seems better suited to 10:00, and 2) it reads like a last ditch effort to get new eyes on the show. Perhaps it's not as dead as not receiving an order for additional episodes implies. Still, it's strange to shift Dateline back to 10:00 and then move it to 8:00 again when something else debuts at 10:00 (like Hannibal, which was not part of the schedule announcement but will be returning sometime in the coming months). So is it possible that Hannibal will take up residence elsewhere on the schedule and something unexpected will air on Fridays at 8:00? Or will Dateline just hop around the Friday night schedule for the rest of its life?
Sundays
7:00 - Dateline (January 4, 18, and 25)
9:00 - A.D. (NEW - Beginning April 5)
10:00 - Odyssey (NEW - Beginning April 5)
NBC hasn't set any programming for Sundays at 8:00 after January, when both football and the special airings of Dateline end. Then A.D., the miniseries sequel to History's The Bible, will premiere on Easter Sunday, followed by Odyssey. NBC didn't have a lot of luck with scripted drama programming on Sundays last season, but A.D at least has the potential to garner viewers.
This leaves comedy Mr. Robinson and dramas Aquarius and Hannibal without air dates. With The Night Shift and Undateable moving to the regular season, could Mr. Robinson and Aquarius move to summer? It's possible, though Sundays at 8:00 and Fridays at 8:00 or 10:00 will be open around February sweeps, as well as Thursdays at 8:00 following The Slap's eight-week run (which should end on April 2, leaving 7-8 weeks of the regular season remaining). Heroes Reborn is also slated for summer, and Hollywood Game Night is on deck as well.
For descriptions of NBC's new shows, see the 2014 schedule announcement from upfronts in May.
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