Monday
8:00 - The Voice
10:00 - Manifest (NEW)
Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson return to The Voice this fall, leading into the new high concept drama Manifest, which sounds suspiciously like a series that that aired a few seasons ago in this very slot: The Event.
Tuesday
8:00 - The Voice
9:00 - This Is Us
10:00 - New Amsterdam (NEW)
NBC uses its biggest lead-in to help push a new medical drama, New Amsterdam, despite having a seemingly perfect pairing in the similarly-themed intertwined-lives drama The Village.
Wednesday
8:00 - Chicago Med (New Timeslot)
9:00 - Chicago Fire (New Timeslot)
10:00 - Chicago P.D.
It's all Chicago all the time on Wednesdays now, which should make the yearly crossover a much smoother affair this season.
Thursday
8:00 - Superstore
8:30 - The Good Place
9:00 - Will & Grace
9:30 - I Feel Bad (NEW)
10:00 - Law & Order: SVU (New Timeslot)
The biggest move here is barely a move at all, with Law & Order: SVU moving into the 10:00 slot, with Thursday being one of the only nights a part of the long-running Wolf franchise has never aired on NBC before. The veteran workhorse drama is entering its record-tying 20th season and seems poised to become the longest-running series in TV history next year.
Strangest here is, despite having a Cheers-like multicamera ensemble comedy ordered in Abby's, NBC chose to pair Will & Grace with a single cam that doesn't seem to have much in common with its lead-in except that they're both a half-hour.
Friday
8:00 - Blindspot
9:00 - Midnight, Texas (New Timeslot)
10:00 - Dateline NBC
Midnight, Texas gets upgraded from summer to regular season when it returns this fall. At midseason, it will be replaced with The Blacklist.
Sunday
7:00 - Sunday Night Football
Midseason
Despite never following through on preliminary plans, NBC announced that Sundays in January will by occupied by another summer show getting a regular season upgrade: World of Dance. It will be followed at 10:00 by Good Girls. Missing from the schedule and saved for a midseason air date are new comedy Abby's; new dramas The Enemy Within, The Village, and The InBetween; and the returns of The Blacklist, A.P. Bio, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which makes the shift over from Fox for its sixth season; and alternative series Ellen's Game of Games, which is expected air Tuesdays at 8:00 while The Voice is on hiatus, and The Wall. A winter spin-off edition of summer hit America's Got Talent, subtitled The Champions, is also on tap, alongside a new game show from Dwayne Johnson called The Titan Games, expected to air Wednesdays at 8:00 in the winter for a limited run.
This is one snooze of a schedule. So many of the networks played it safe this year, renewing more low-rated series and ordering fewer new ones. Here, NBC is debuting only three new shows (one comedy and two dramas), one of which is a medical procedural and one of which seems destined for the garbage heap, if the similar shows that came before it are any indication. Putting all the Chicago shows on one night is a novel idea, kind of like ABC's TGIT, and Law & Order: SVU should do just fine in a very non-competitive timeslot. Moving The Blacklist to Fridays is smart, since they need a couple stable players there, but it's clear that Midnight, Texas is just a placeholder and not an attempt at really trying to rebuild or to compete. Everything that aired post-Will & Grace last season ended in disaster, and even Will & Grace itself fell pretty far over the course of the season; hopefully NBC will put fewer breaks in between episodes (they aired 16 episodes in 28 weeks this past year), which will be helped by the lack of Thursday Night Football on the network this season, so that viewers don't have to guess when new episodes are airing. But I still think pairing it with Abby's would have been smarter than I Feel Bad.
All in all, this is a stable, familiar schedule. It's not going to change the game for NBC, but as long as they have football airing on Sunday nights, that doesn't particularly matter.
Click after the jump for descriptions of the new series.
Comedy
Abby's - From the producers of The Good Place comes a hilariously aspirational new comedy about the best bar in San Diego, home to good prices, great company and, of course, Abby. This unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled in her backyard is the opposite of everything annoying about today’s party scene. There are rules at Abby’s: no cell phones (not even to “look something up”), earning a seat at the bar takes time and losing a challenge means drinking a limey, sugary “not-beer” drink. As the oddball cast of regulars will tell you, hanging out at Abby’s is a coveted honor. But once you’re in, you’re family. The cast includes Natalie Morales, Nelson Franklin, Kimia Behpoornia, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Neil Flynn. Josh Malmuth will write and executive produce. Pamela Fryman will direct and executive produce the pilot. Michael Schur and David Miner also executive produce. Abby’s is produced by Universal Television, Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment.
I Feel Bad - Emet is the perfect mom, boss, wife, friend and daughter. OK, she’s not perfect. In fact, she’s just figuring it out like the rest of us. Sure, she feels bad when she has a sexy dream about someone other than her husband, or when she pretends not to know her kids when they misbehave in public, or when she uses her staff to help solve personal problems. But that’s OK, right? Nobody can have it all and do it perfectly. From executive producer Amy Poehler comes a modern comedy about being perfectly OK with being imperfect. The cast includes Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton and James Buckley. Aseem Batra will write and executive produce. Julie Anne Robinson will direct and executive produce the pilot. Amy Poehler, Dave Becky and Josh Maurer also executive produce. I Feel Bad is produced by Universal Television, Paper Kite Productions, CannyLads Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.
Drama
The Enemy Within - In this fast-paced, spy-hunting thriller, Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton (Morris Chestnut) enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it’s not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy… they must think like one. The cast includes Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey and Kelli Garner. Ken Woodruff will write and executive produce. Mark Pellington will direct and executive produce the pilot. Vernon Sanders also executive produces. The Enemy Within is produced by Universal Television.
The InBetween - Cassie Bishop was born with a gift, though she may call it a curse. She can see and communicate with the dead, helping them with their unresolved problems … whether she likes it or not. When her longtime friend Det. Tom Hackett and his new partner, former FBI Agent Damien Asante, need help solving a darkly puzzling murder, Cassie agrees to use her abilities. Despite her reluctance, she may have found a way to keep her demons at bay, all while solving some of the city’s most challenging cases. From writer/executive producer Moira Kirland (Castle, Madam Secretary) comes this suspenseful, new character-driven procedural drama. The cast includes Harriet Dyer, Anne-Marie Johnson, Cindy Luna, Chad James Buchanan and Paul Blackthorne. Moira Kirland will write and executive produce. Charlotte Sieling will direct and executive produce the pilot. David Heyman and Nancy Cotton also executive produce. The InBetween is produced by Universal Television, NBCU International Television Studio and Heyday Television.
Manifest - When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. From Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke comes an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny. The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur. Jeff Rake will write and executive produce. David Frankel will direct and executive produce the pilot. Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke also executive produce. Manifest is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Compari Entertainment.
New Amsterdam - Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before. Not taking “no” for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map. The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine. David Schulner will write and executive produce. Kate Dennis will direct and executive produce the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces. Dr. Eric Manheimer will produce. New Amsterdam is produced by Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah.
The Village - Welcome to the Village, an apartment building in Brooklyn that appears like any other from the outside but is quite unique inside. The people who reside here have built a bonded family of friends and neighbors. Sarah’s a nurse and single mom raising a creative teen; Gabe’s a young law student who got a much older and unexpected roommate; Ava must secure the future of her young, U.S.-born son when ICE comes knocking; Nick’s a veteran who’s returned from war; and the heart and soul of the building, Ron and Patricia, have captivating tales all their own. These are the hopeful, heartwarming and challenging stories of life that prove family is everything — even if it’s the one you make with the people around you. The cast includes Moran Atias, Dominic Chianese, Warren Christie, Frankie Faison, Jerod Haynes, Daren Kagasoff, Michaela McManus, Lorraine Toussaint and Grace Van Dien. Mike Daniels will write and executive produce. Minkie Spiro will direct and executive produce the pilot. Jessica Rhoades also executive produces. The Village is produced by Universal Television and 6107 Productions.
Alternative
The Titan Games - Inspired by Dwayne Johnson's desire to motivate global audiences to reach their potential both mentally and physically, this inspiring new reality series offers everyday people the opportunity to step inside the Titan arena and achieve the impossible. Every episode, six contenders compete against one of six reigning Titans. They will be challenged in incredible, head-to-head battles designed to test the mind, body and heart of our competitors. Sheer brute strength won't be enough. If a contender rises to the occasion and defeats one of the Titans, they take their place and join the elite Titan group. But once one becomes a Titan, they must be victorious every week to keep their spot. In the epic season finale, Titans battle it out against one another in the hope of becoming the last male and female standing. Dwayne Johnson, Arthur Smith, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz and Toby Gorman executive produce. The Titan Games is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio, A. Smith & Co. Productions and Seven Bucks Productions.
8:00 - The Voice
10:00 - Manifest (NEW)
Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson return to The Voice this fall, leading into the new high concept drama Manifest, which sounds suspiciously like a series that that aired a few seasons ago in this very slot: The Event.
Tuesday
8:00 - The Voice
9:00 - This Is Us
10:00 - New Amsterdam (NEW)
NBC uses its biggest lead-in to help push a new medical drama, New Amsterdam, despite having a seemingly perfect pairing in the similarly-themed intertwined-lives drama The Village.
Wednesday
8:00 - Chicago Med (New Timeslot)
9:00 - Chicago Fire (New Timeslot)
10:00 - Chicago P.D.
It's all Chicago all the time on Wednesdays now, which should make the yearly crossover a much smoother affair this season.
Thursday
8:00 - Superstore
8:30 - The Good Place
9:00 - Will & Grace
9:30 - I Feel Bad (NEW)
10:00 - Law & Order: SVU (New Timeslot)
The biggest move here is barely a move at all, with Law & Order: SVU moving into the 10:00 slot, with Thursday being one of the only nights a part of the long-running Wolf franchise has never aired on NBC before. The veteran workhorse drama is entering its record-tying 20th season and seems poised to become the longest-running series in TV history next year.
Strangest here is, despite having a Cheers-like multicamera ensemble comedy ordered in Abby's, NBC chose to pair Will & Grace with a single cam that doesn't seem to have much in common with its lead-in except that they're both a half-hour.
Friday
8:00 - Blindspot
9:00 - Midnight, Texas (New Timeslot)
10:00 - Dateline NBC
Midnight, Texas gets upgraded from summer to regular season when it returns this fall. At midseason, it will be replaced with The Blacklist.
Sunday
7:00 - Sunday Night Football
Midseason
Despite never following through on preliminary plans, NBC announced that Sundays in January will by occupied by another summer show getting a regular season upgrade: World of Dance. It will be followed at 10:00 by Good Girls. Missing from the schedule and saved for a midseason air date are new comedy Abby's; new dramas The Enemy Within, The Village, and The InBetween; and the returns of The Blacklist, A.P. Bio, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which makes the shift over from Fox for its sixth season; and alternative series Ellen's Game of Games, which is expected air Tuesdays at 8:00 while The Voice is on hiatus, and The Wall. A winter spin-off edition of summer hit America's Got Talent, subtitled The Champions, is also on tap, alongside a new game show from Dwayne Johnson called The Titan Games, expected to air Wednesdays at 8:00 in the winter for a limited run.
This is one snooze of a schedule. So many of the networks played it safe this year, renewing more low-rated series and ordering fewer new ones. Here, NBC is debuting only three new shows (one comedy and two dramas), one of which is a medical procedural and one of which seems destined for the garbage heap, if the similar shows that came before it are any indication. Putting all the Chicago shows on one night is a novel idea, kind of like ABC's TGIT, and Law & Order: SVU should do just fine in a very non-competitive timeslot. Moving The Blacklist to Fridays is smart, since they need a couple stable players there, but it's clear that Midnight, Texas is just a placeholder and not an attempt at really trying to rebuild or to compete. Everything that aired post-Will & Grace last season ended in disaster, and even Will & Grace itself fell pretty far over the course of the season; hopefully NBC will put fewer breaks in between episodes (they aired 16 episodes in 28 weeks this past year), which will be helped by the lack of Thursday Night Football on the network this season, so that viewers don't have to guess when new episodes are airing. But I still think pairing it with Abby's would have been smarter than I Feel Bad.
All in all, this is a stable, familiar schedule. It's not going to change the game for NBC, but as long as they have football airing on Sunday nights, that doesn't particularly matter.
Click after the jump for descriptions of the new series.
Comedy
Abby's - From the producers of The Good Place comes a hilariously aspirational new comedy about the best bar in San Diego, home to good prices, great company and, of course, Abby. This unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled in her backyard is the opposite of everything annoying about today’s party scene. There are rules at Abby’s: no cell phones (not even to “look something up”), earning a seat at the bar takes time and losing a challenge means drinking a limey, sugary “not-beer” drink. As the oddball cast of regulars will tell you, hanging out at Abby’s is a coveted honor. But once you’re in, you’re family. The cast includes Natalie Morales, Nelson Franklin, Kimia Behpoornia, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts and Neil Flynn. Josh Malmuth will write and executive produce. Pamela Fryman will direct and executive produce the pilot. Michael Schur and David Miner also executive produce. Abby’s is produced by Universal Television, Fremulon and 3 Arts Entertainment.
I Feel Bad - Emet is the perfect mom, boss, wife, friend and daughter. OK, she’s not perfect. In fact, she’s just figuring it out like the rest of us. Sure, she feels bad when she has a sexy dream about someone other than her husband, or when she pretends not to know her kids when they misbehave in public, or when she uses her staff to help solve personal problems. But that’s OK, right? Nobody can have it all and do it perfectly. From executive producer Amy Poehler comes a modern comedy about being perfectly OK with being imperfect. The cast includes Sarayu Blue, Paul Adelstein, Aisling Bea, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton and James Buckley. Aseem Batra will write and executive produce. Julie Anne Robinson will direct and executive produce the pilot. Amy Poehler, Dave Becky and Josh Maurer also executive produce. I Feel Bad is produced by Universal Television, Paper Kite Productions, CannyLads Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.
Drama
The Enemy Within - In this fast-paced, spy-hunting thriller, Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton (Morris Chestnut) enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it’s not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy… they must think like one. The cast includes Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey and Kelli Garner. Ken Woodruff will write and executive produce. Mark Pellington will direct and executive produce the pilot. Vernon Sanders also executive produces. The Enemy Within is produced by Universal Television.
The InBetween - Cassie Bishop was born with a gift, though she may call it a curse. She can see and communicate with the dead, helping them with their unresolved problems … whether she likes it or not. When her longtime friend Det. Tom Hackett and his new partner, former FBI Agent Damien Asante, need help solving a darkly puzzling murder, Cassie agrees to use her abilities. Despite her reluctance, she may have found a way to keep her demons at bay, all while solving some of the city’s most challenging cases. From writer/executive producer Moira Kirland (Castle, Madam Secretary) comes this suspenseful, new character-driven procedural drama. The cast includes Harriet Dyer, Anne-Marie Johnson, Cindy Luna, Chad James Buchanan and Paul Blackthorne. Moira Kirland will write and executive produce. Charlotte Sieling will direct and executive produce the pilot. David Heyman and Nancy Cotton also executive produce. The InBetween is produced by Universal Television, NBCU International Television Studio and Heyday Television.
Manifest - When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible. From Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke comes an emotionally rich, unexpected journey into a world grounded in hope, heart and destiny. The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur. Jeff Rake will write and executive produce. David Frankel will direct and executive produce the pilot. Robert Zemeckis and Jack Rapke also executive produce. Manifest is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Compari Entertainment.
New Amsterdam - Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, this unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution’s newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. How can he help? Well, the doctors and staff have heard this before. Not taking “no” for an answer, Dr. Goodwin must disrupt the status quo and prove he will stop at nothing to breathe new life into this understaffed, underfunded and underappreciated hospital — the only one in the world capable of treating Ebola patients, prisoners from Rikers and the President of the United States under one roof — and return it to the glory that put it on the map. The cast includes Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Anupam Kher and Tyler Labine. David Schulner will write and executive produce. Kate Dennis will direct and executive produce the pilot. Peter Horton also executive produces. Dr. Eric Manheimer will produce. New Amsterdam is produced by Universal Television, Pico Creek Productions and Mount Moriah.
The Village - Welcome to the Village, an apartment building in Brooklyn that appears like any other from the outside but is quite unique inside. The people who reside here have built a bonded family of friends and neighbors. Sarah’s a nurse and single mom raising a creative teen; Gabe’s a young law student who got a much older and unexpected roommate; Ava must secure the future of her young, U.S.-born son when ICE comes knocking; Nick’s a veteran who’s returned from war; and the heart and soul of the building, Ron and Patricia, have captivating tales all their own. These are the hopeful, heartwarming and challenging stories of life that prove family is everything — even if it’s the one you make with the people around you. The cast includes Moran Atias, Dominic Chianese, Warren Christie, Frankie Faison, Jerod Haynes, Daren Kagasoff, Michaela McManus, Lorraine Toussaint and Grace Van Dien. Mike Daniels will write and executive produce. Minkie Spiro will direct and executive produce the pilot. Jessica Rhoades also executive produces. The Village is produced by Universal Television and 6107 Productions.
Alternative
The Titan Games - Inspired by Dwayne Johnson's desire to motivate global audiences to reach their potential both mentally and physically, this inspiring new reality series offers everyday people the opportunity to step inside the Titan arena and achieve the impossible. Every episode, six contenders compete against one of six reigning Titans. They will be challenged in incredible, head-to-head battles designed to test the mind, body and heart of our competitors. Sheer brute strength won't be enough. If a contender rises to the occasion and defeats one of the Titans, they take their place and join the elite Titan group. But once one becomes a Titan, they must be victorious every week to keep their spot. In the epic season finale, Titans battle it out against one another in the hope of becoming the last male and female standing. Dwayne Johnson, Arthur Smith, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz and Toby Gorman executive produce. The Titan Games is produced by Universal Television Alternative Studio, A. Smith & Co. Productions and Seven Bucks Productions.
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