NBC Announces Holiday Programming 2024

NBC Thanksgiving Christmas New Year 

                    NBC is ready to round out the year with a bang.  NBC's Thanksgiving to New Year include the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, "Christmas at Rockefeller Center", "The National Dog Show" and "The Grinch" all return as NBC staples.  

           There are a couple new additions to the NBC line up. Leaving CBS, are two classic Rankin-Bass specials.  "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"  returns to NBC after leaving the network after the 1971 year, where the special will be celebrating its 60th anniversary.  NBC will air the special on the anniversary date of it's premiere from 1964. On December 6 with a 75 minute broadcast.   Also joining the network for the first time also moving from CBS is "Frosty the Snowman" which turns 55 this year it will premiere on December 5.  

             NBC will also air the 1966 special "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" , "It's A wonderful Life"  and "Shrek the Halls".  Here's a full look at the NBC line up all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted.  (Subject to change) 

Tuesday, November 19 

10-11pm Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Wednesday, November 27

8-9pm Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 

9-11pm A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving 

Thursday, November 28- Thanksgiving 

8:30-12pm  Macy's Thanksgiving Parade  (encore 2pm) 

12-2pm  National Dog Show 

Wednesday, December 4 

8-10pm  Christmas in Rockefeller Center 

10-11pm  Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular  

Thursday, December 5 

8-8:30pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

8:30-9pm  Frosty the Snowman 

Friday, December 6 

8-9:15pm  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Wednesday, December 11 

8-8:30pm Frosty the Snowman 

8:30-9pm Shrek the Halls

9-11pm  A Motown Christmas 

Thursday, December 12 

8-9:15pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

9:15-10pm E! News Presents NBC's Hot 10 of 2024 

Monday, December 16

8-10pm  Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry 

Tuesday, December 17

 A Motown Christmas  (encore) 

Wednesday, December 18 

8-9pm  Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular  

9-11pm  A  Saturday Night Live Christmas 

Thursday, December 19 

8-9pm Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry 

10-11PM Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas 

Monday, December 23 

8-10pm  A  Saturday Night Live Christmas  

Tuesday, December 24- Christmas Eve 

8-11pm It's A Wonderful Life 

11:30pm-1am Christmas Eve Mass 

Wednesday, December 25- Christmas Day

8-8:30PM How the Grinch Stole Christmas  

8:30-11pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

Thursday, December 26 

9-11pm Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas 

Monday, January 1, 2025 

11-1pm ET/ 8-10am PT 135th Rose Parade 

Full Press Release after the Jump 

NBC Announces Fall 2024 Premiere Dates

NBC   Fall TV Look 2024    Premiere Dates 

      It's hot , NBC is ready for the cool of fall already with their releasing of their fall 2024 premiere dates.  The season kicks off Monday, September 23, with  The Voice, with new coaches Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé and returning Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefanie. Following that is the premiere of the new drama Brilliant Minds. 

    The "Chicago" series are back on Wednesday, September 25. Chicago Med- 8PM, Chicago Fire - 9PM, Chicago P.D -10PM. 

        The Irrational second season premieres after a "The Voice"  on Tuesday, October 1 at 10PM.   

        Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU begin their respective 24 and 26th seasons on October 3 , going along with that is the season premiere of Found. 

        New comedy Happy's Place and returning series Lopez vs. Lopez have their premiere night on Friday, October 18.  

        The other new comedy for the season , St. Denis Medical, will premiere with back to back episodes on Tuesday, November 12.  Then the following week, season 3 of Night Court comes in.  

     Here's the full premiere dates all times ET/PT ; unless otherwise, noted , new series highlighted in blue 

Saturday, August 31 

7-7:30pm /4-4:30pt  Big Ten Countdown (Season Premiere) 

7:30pm-11pm / 4:30-8pt Big Ten Football (Season Premiere) 

Thursday, September 5 

7-8:15pm/ 4-5:15pt  NFL Kickoff 2024

8:15-11:30/5:15-8:30pt  Sunday Night Football (Premiere) 

Sunday, September 8

7-8:15pm/ 4-5:15pt  Football Night in America (Season Premiere) 

8:15-11:30pm/5:15-8:30pt Sunday Night Football (Time Period Premiere) 

Monday, September 23 

8-10pm  The Voice (Season Premiere) 

10-11pm  Brilliant Minds (Series Premiere) 

Tuesday, September 24 

9-11pm America's Got Talent (Season Finale) 

Wednesday, September 25 

8-9pm  Chicago Med (Season Premiere) 

9-10pm Chicago  Fire (Season Premiere) 

10-11pm Chicago P.D (Season Premiere) 

Thursday, September 26

8-10pm People's Choice Country Awards 

Friday, September 27 

9-11pm Dateline NBC (Season Premiere)  

Tuesday, October 1 

8-10pm The Voice (Tuesday Premiere) 
10-11pm The Irrational (Season Premiere) 

Thursday, October 3

8-9pm Law & Order (Season Premiere) 

9-10pm Law &Order : Special Victims Unit (Season Premiere)  

10-11pm Found  (Season Premiere)  

Friday, October 18 

8-8:30pm   Happy's Place  (Series Premiere)  

8:30-9pm Lopez Vs. Lopez  (Season Premiere) 

 Tuesday, November 12

8-9pm St. Denis Medical  (Series Premiere, back to back episodes) 

Tuesday, November 19 

8:30-9pm  Night Court (Season Premiere)

Full details with press release after the jump 

Fall TV 2024: NBC

NBC    Fall TV Look 2024   Upfronts 

          

        NBC is ready for fall with the release of their 2024-25 fall TV season line up. It's a mixture of a stable consistency and new programming added in.  For the new shows, two are medical based, with a comedy St. Denis Medical and a drama Brilliant Minds. Reba McEntire is back on network TV with a new comedy  Happy's Place.   

        Tuesdays and Fridays 8/7c hour will be comedy, focused on a mixture of workplace comedy on Tuesdays and family based on Fridays.   Brilliant Minds gets the post The Voice comfy lead in slot  on Mondays.   Chicago nights continues on Wednesdays ,  Law & Order Thursdays has been cut to two hours with L&O: Organized Crime moving to Peacock.  Found finds itself placed on Thursday nights after the two Law and Orders. 

  The rest of Friday continues with "Dateline NBC". Football, of various kinds, take Saturday and Sunday.  

  Other new series will be launching at midseason those include:  The Hunting Party ,The Americas, Destination X. 

   Here's the full line up, all times at ET/PT unless otherwise noticed, and all new series are highlighted in blue. 

Monday 

8-10pm  The Voice 

10-11pm  Brilliant Minds 

Tuesday

8-8:30pm  St. Denis Medical 

8:30-9pm  Night Court 

9-10pm The Voice 

10-11pm The Irrational 

Wednesday

8-9pm  Chicago Med

9-10pm Chicago Fire 

10-11pm Chicago PD 

Thursday

8-9pm Law & Order

9-10pm Law a& Order: SVU 

10-11pm  Found 

Friday 

8-8:30pm Happy's Place 

8:30-9pm Lopez Vs. Lopez

9-11pm Dateline NBC 

Saturday 

7pm/4pt  Big Ten Pregame/ Notre Dame Pregame (also live on Peacock) 

7:30/4:30pt  Big Ten Saturday Night/ Notre Dame Football (also live on Peacock) 

Sunday 

7-8:20pm/4-5:20pt  Football Night in America (also live on Peacock) 

8:20pm/5:20pt  NBC Sunday Night Football (also live on Peacock) 

Full press release after the jump

Fall TV Look 2024: What's New, What's Renewed, What's Ended?

Fall TV Look 2024 ABC CBS CW FOX NBC

Updated: May 23,2024 at 3:40 pm MT 

    

    It's our annual list of network TV moves either shows being renewed or canceled /ending. Also what's new? For disclosure, we are going to count reboot or one of those shows that are returning after ending as new , just to keep this list consistent.

Also to be determined is our list for shows that haven't been officially given a status.  Most scripted shows get final decisions by May. Unscripted shows flow on their own time.

ABC

Renewed

9-1-1
Abbott Elementary 

America's Funniest Home Videos

American Idol 

The Bachelor 

The Conners  (renewed for a final season) 

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Jeopardy! 

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

Dancing with the Stars 

Grey's Anatomy 

The Rookie 

Shark Tank 

What Would You Do? 

Will Trent 

Canceled

Not Dead Yet 

Station 19 
The Good Doctor 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
The Bachelor 

The Bachelor in Paradise 

The Bachelorette 

Celebrity Jeopardy! 

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

The Chase 

Claim to Fame 

Dancing with the Stars 

Generation Gap 

The Golden Bachelor 

The Great Christmas Light Fight 

Judge Steve Harvey 

Press your Luck 

The Prank Panel 
Shark Tank 

New Series

High Potential (moved to 2024-25 season) 

CBS

Renewed

48 Hours 

60 Minutes 

Elsbeth 

The Equalizer 

F.B.I  (renewed for 3 more seasons) 

F.B. I: International 

F.B. I: Most Wanted 

Fire Country 

Ghosts 

NCIS 

NCIS: Sydney 

The Neighborhood 

SWAT 

Tracker 

Canceled
Bob ❤️Abishola

Blue Bloods  

CSI: Vegas 

NCIS: Hawai'i 

So Help Me Todd 

Young Sheldon 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
The Amazing Race

Big Brother 

Big Brother : Reindeer Games 

Buddy Game s

The Challenge: USA 

Lingo 

Raid the Cage

Secret Celebrity Renovation 

Superfan 

Survivor 

Though as Nails 

New Series

Matlock (moved from the 2023-24 season to the 2024-25 season) 

Poppa's House (move to the 2024-25 season) 

 

CW 

Renewed

Family Law 
Sullivan's Crossing 

Wild Cards

Canceled
Bump 

Fantastic Friends 
Superman & Lois 

Walker 





To Be Determined
All American 

All American: Homecoming 

Crime Nation 

Sight Unseen 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

New Series

FOX 

Renewed

9-1-1: Lone Star (show moved to fall 24-25) 

Accused (2nd season was delayed to 2024-25 season) 

Alert: Missing Persons Unit 

Animal Control 

Bob's Burgers 

The Cleaning Lady 

Family Guy 

The Floor 

The  Great North 

Grimsburg

Hell's Kitchen 

Krapopolis 

The Masked Singer 

The Simpsons 

Special Forces: World's Toughest Test

Canceled

Housebroken 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
America's Most Wanted 

I Can See Your Voice 

Kitchen Nightmares 

MasterChef 

MasterChef Junior 

Name that Tune 

Next Level Chef 

Snake Oil 

So You Think You Can Dance 

Stars on Mars 

TMZ Investigates 

We Are Family 

Smack Down - Moving to USA Network in September 

New Series

Doc 

Rescue: Hi-Surf 

Universal Basic Guys/ The Hoagie BROS 

NBC

Renewed

Chicago Fire 

Chicago Med

Chicago P.D 

Dateline NBC 

Found 

The Irrational 
Law & Order 

Law & Order: SVU 

Lopez vs. Lopez

Night Court

Canceled

Extended Family 
La Brea 

Magnum PI

Quantum Leap  

Transplant  (CTV, the home network in Canada has ended it) (NBC plans to air final season at some point) 





Leaving to Peacock 

Law & Order : Organized Crime  (renewed) 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)
AGT: Fantasy League 

American Ninja Warrior 
Deal of No Deal Island  -Renewed for new Season 

The Voice 

The Wall 

Weakest Link 

New Series

Dr. Wolf 

Happy's Place 

St. Denis Medical 

 

NBC Sets Midseason Premiere Dates 2024

NBC Midseason 2024 

        NBC has released its midseason plans.  Unlike the other networks, NBC had original scripted episodes during the strikes. NBC will also be able to release their midseason line up earlier than CBS and ABC have planned.   The Dick Wolf shows:  the three Chicago shows and Law & Order shows, will be able to premiere in January. 

       On December 23, new series Extended Family  gets a series premiere and returning  series Night Court gets a special holiday episode.  Getting an NFL game bump. 

        In January, La Brea will return for its 3rd and now final season, with six episodes. 

Also in midseason,   America's Got Talent's newest spinoff Fantasy League, and new series  Deal or No Deal Island.   The final episodes of the season for  The Irrational, and Found . 

           

Here's the full schedule details all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted 

 Saturday, December 23 

8pm Extended Family (Series Premiere) 

8:30pm Night Court ( Special Holiday episode) 

Monday, January 1 

8pm  America's Got Talent : Fantasy League ( Series Premiere) 

Tuesday, January 2

8pm Night Court (Time Period Premiere)

8:30pm Extended Family (Time Period Premiere) 

Tuesday, January 9 

9pm La Brea (Season Premiere) 

10pm  Found (Final Two episodes of the season) 

Wednesday, January 17

8pm Chicago Med  (Season Premiere) 

9pm Chicago Fire   (Season Premiere) 

10pm Chicago P.D  (Season Premiere) 

Thursday, January 18 

8pm Law & Order (Season Premiere) 

9pm Law & Order SVU (season premiere) 

10pm Law & Order: Organized Crime (Season Premiere) 

Friday, January 19 

8pm Transplant (Time Period Premiere) 

Monday, January 29 

10pm The Irrational (Final Four episodes of season) 

Monday, February 26

8pm The Voice (Season Premiere, part 1) 

9:30pm Deal or No Deal Island (Season Premiere) 

Tuesday, February 27

8pm The Voice (Season Premiere, part 2) 

Monday. March 4

10pm Deal or NO Deal Island (Time Period premiere) 

NBC Announces Holiday Programming 2023

NBC Christmas Thanksgiving New Year Holidays

   NBC has released holiday programming plans, which of course includes the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Christmas in Rockefeller Center, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and more. 

     Holiday programming starts on Wednesday, November 22 with Countdown to Macy's  Thanksgiving Day Parade. Also that night is a special A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving, from 9-11pm ET. 

The 97th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade starts at 8:30am and ends at noon (all time zones) and followed by The National Dog Show. 

The annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center is on Wednesday, November 29. Along with  Christmas in Graceland. 

        The 1966 classic special How the Grinch Stole Christmas is on Thursday, November 30 along with Shrek the Halls. 

   NBC has also has their annual broadcast of It's a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve.   

     Musical themed specials include Christmas at the Opry and Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas. 

        Here's the full line up, all times are ET/PT unless other wise noted 

Wednesday, November 22

8-9pm Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 

9-11pm  A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving Special 

Tuesday, November 23

8:30am-12pm  (all time zones)  97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  (encore 2pm) 

12-2pm (all time zones)   National Dog Show Presented by Purina 

Monday, November 27 

9pm That's my Jam 

Wednesday, November 29 

8-10pm  Christmas in Rockefeller Center 

10-11pm Christmas in Graceland 

Thursday, November 30

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

8:30pm Shrek the Halls 

Monday, December 4

10pm Blake Shelton's Holiday Bartacular Featuring ICE T 

Thursday, December 7

8-10pm  Christmas at the Opry

Saturday, December 9 

8:30pm Trolls: Holiday in Harmony 

9pm Shrek the Halls  

Monday, December 11

10pm Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas 

Thursday, December 14

8-10pm A Saturday Night Liev Christmas Special 

Friday, December 15 

8-10pm Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Wednesday, December 20 

8pm  Barry Manilow's A Very Barry Christmas (encore) 

9-11pm  Christmas at the Opry (encore) 

Thursday, December 21 

8pm Christmas at Graceland (Encore) 

9-11pm Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas 

Friday, December 22

8-10pm Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love 

Sunday, December 24 

8-11pm It's A Wonderful Life 

11:30-1am  A Christmas Eve Mass 

Monday, December 25 

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas  (1964) 

8:30pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Monday, January 1 

11am-1pmet/ 8-10am PT Rose Parade (live)

Press Release after the Jump

NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates and Adjustments to their fall line up

NBC Fall TV Look 2023 

        NBC has released their fall premiere dates, while the network did seem to have some confidence in the writers' strike ending  in time for them to be able to tape some more episodes, there has been that wrench in the plans.   

            NBC will be putting Magnum P.I.  and Canadian program Transplant into their line up to fill the gaps.  The Three Chicago series will not be airing new episodes, and will be condended to one hour for reruns on Wednesdays. Magnum P.I will be airing along with Quantum Leap  on Wednesday nights.   

            The Law and Order series will also be in reruns and condensed to the 8pm ET hour on Thursdays , Transplant  and Dateline  will be plugging the holes on Thursday at 9 and 10pm ET. 

            The comedies planned for Tuesday of Night Court and Extended Family are being held off.  New dramas The Irrational and Found are launching into the schedule in fall. They were both part of the original line up. With the latter moving to Tuesday Nights.  The Voice is going to be 2 hours on Tuesday, with the first hour being a recap of Monday's show. 

        NBCs line up is still less reliant on reruns and reality than what FOX, CBS, and ABC had to do. 

    Here are the premiere dates  all times ET/PT  , unless otherwise noted 

Saturday, September 2 

7:30pmET/4:30pm PT  Big Ten Saturday Night

Thursday, September 7

8:20/5:20p  NFL Kickoff 

Sunday, September 10

7pm/4pt  Football Night In America 

8:20/5:20pt  Sunday Night Football 

Monday, September 25

8pm  The Voice

10pm The Irrational 

Wednesday, September 27

9pm America's Got Talent (Finale) 

Friday, September 29 

9pm Dateline 

Tuesday, October 3

10pm Found

Wednesday, October 4 

8pm Chicago series reruns   Quantum Leap

9pm  Magnum P.I   Magnum P.I 

10pm  Quantum Leap  Chicago Series reruns 

Thursday, October 5

8pm Law and Order series reruns 

9pm Transplant 

10pm  Dateline 

Friday, November 3

8pm The Wall 

Press Release after the jump 

Fall TV 2023: NBC

NBC Fall TV Look 2023 Upfronts

         NBC has released it's fall line up, a tick earlier than normal. Comedy is back on the table at the start of the season.  The hit revival of  Night Court will be back on Tuesdays along with a new series the return of Jon Cryer to network TV with Extended Family.  Tuesday also gets Quantum Leap .  Another interesting change is that the second night of Dick Wolf programming  where the Law & Order series were running has been cut to 2 hours with new drama Found taking the slot that was held by Law & Order: Organized Crime  on Thursday nights.  That program will be back in mid season.  Lopez vs. Lopez  has been renewed but status (as of this writing) for Young Rock hasn't been given yet. 

            The Voice keeps its normal Monday slot, with a new drama getting its AGT boost that being The Irrational .  The Chicago night continues on Wednesdays. Fridays is light fare with The Wall and Dateline NBC taking up the night. 

        Thanks to new college football rights, NBC will fill Saturday Night with Big Ten Football from 7pm ET/4PT and that or Notre Dame Football.  Sundays , of course, belong to NFL Sunday Night Football. 

           NBC feels secure in their line up coming to plan on time even with the writers' strike due to renewing shows early to get something done before the strike.   

             For mid season,  La Brea will be back, which was moved from starting in regular season to being a mid season replacement show. The drama was renewed for  6-episode season. Magnum P.I which NBC saved from cancelation, will have its 2nd half of its 5th season in midseason. 

                Also, the second season of Password  which is effected by the writers' strike is coming in the mid season.  Deal or No Deal is back on NBC, but with a twist , another America's Got Talent spin-off.  The Americas , a natural history series will also be airing. Also Canadian Drama , Transplant, is back in the line up, 

             Here's the full line up, all times are ET/PT, unless otherwise noted, and all new shows are highlighted in blue 

Monday
8-10pm The Voice
10pm The Irrational


Tuesday
8pm Night Court

8:30pm Extended Family 
9pm The Voice 
10pm Quantum Leap


Wednesday
8pm Chicago Med
9pm Chicago Fire
10pm Chicago P.D


Thursday
8pm Law & Order
9pm Law & Order :SVU
10pm Found 


Friday
8pm The Wall 
9-11pm Dateline NBC


Saturday
7-7:30pm/4-4:30pt  Big Ten Countdown/ Norte Dame Pregame (also live on Peacock) 

7:30-11pm/4:30-7pt Big Ten Football/ Notre Dame Football (also live on Peacock 

Sunday
7-8:20/4-5:20pt Football Night in America (also live on Peacock)
8:20/5:20pt NBC Sunday Night Football (also live on Peacock)

Press Release after the jump

Fall TV Look 2023: What's New, What's Renewed, What's Ended?

Fall TV Look  2023 ABC CBS CW FOX NBC

Last Updated  November 9  2023 at 8:50 PM MT 


It's our annual list of network TV moves either shows being renewed or canceled /ending. Also what's new? For disclosure, we are going to count reboot or one of those shows that are returning after ending as new , just to keep this list consistent.

Also to be determined is our list for shows that haven't been officially given a status so, it's

       

ABC 

Renewed 

Abbott Elementary 

America's Funniest Home Videos 

American Idol 

The Bachelor 

Bachelor in Paradise

Celebrity Jeopardy

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

The Conners 

The Good Doctor 

Grey's Anatomy 

Not Dead Yet

The Rookie 

Shark Tank 

Station 19 

Will Trent 

Canceled 

Alaska Daily 

A Million Little Things 

Avalon 

Big Sky

Home Economics 

The Company You Keep 

The Goldbergs 

The Rookie: Feds

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

The Wonder Years 

New Series 

9-1-1 (moving from FOX) 

 CBS 

Renewed 

Blue Bloods

Bob Hearts Abishola 

CSI: Vegas

The Equalizer 

FBI 

FBI: International 

Fire Country 

Ghosts

NCIS 

NCIS: Hawai'i 

So Help Me Todd 

S.W.A.T  (for a final season) 

Young Sheldon 

The Neighborhood 

Canceled 

East New York 

NCIS:LA 

True Lies 

Reality/News/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

60 Minutes 

48 Hours 

The Amazing Race 

Survivor 

Tough as Nails

New Series 

Elsbeth

Matlock

Poppa's House 

CW

Also will note that the CW has new ownership who could decide their own ways and other factors could come in to play. 

Renewed 

All American 

All American: Homecoming 

Walker 

Canceled 

The Flash

Gotham Knights 

Kung Fu 

Nancy Drew

Riverdale

Stargirl 

Superman & Lois 

Walker: Independence 

The Winchesters 

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

New Series 

FOX 

Renewed 

9-1-1: Lone Star 

Accused 

Alert 

Animal Control 

Bob's Burgers (2 Seasons) 

The Cleaning Lady

The Great North 

Family Guy  (2 Seasons) 

Krapopolis (Renewed before first season premiered) 

The Simpsons  (2 seasons) 

Canceled 

9-1-1 (moving to ABC) 

Call me Kat

Fantasy Island 

Monarch

The Resident 

Welcome to Flatch 

To Be Determined 

Housebroken 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

New Series 

Grimsburg 

NBC

Renewed 

Chicago Fire

Chicago Med

Chicago PD

La Brea

Lopez vs. Lopez

Law and Order

Law and Order: Organized Crime

Law and Order: SVU

Magnum PI  (second part of season 5 in mid season 2024) (ending after that) 

Night Court

Quantum Leap

Canceled 

American Auto 

The Blacklist

Grand Crew

New Amsterdam 

Young Rock 

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

American Ninja Warrior (2 seasons) 

New Series 

Found (moving to Fall 2023) 

St. Denis Medical 

NBC Sets Midseason Premiere Dates for 2023

TVLookWinter2023  NBC 

     NBC has released its plans for the start of 2023.  In something we've not seen in awhile  a series switching networks. The remake of Magnum P.I  moved from CBS is now getting a premiere date on NBC.   Night Court sequel gets one too.  New Drama, "Found"  gets a Sunday night slot.  "America’s Got Talent: All-Stars" gets to kick off the year, "The Voice" returns in March. Tuesdays will have some comedy series  with Night Court and the return of American Auto. 

  

             Magnum PI will also be a Sunday night drama.   The Blacklist returns for a new season as well. The series finale of New Amsterdam has been scheduled. 

Here's the full details and premiere dates  (All times ET/PT unless otherwise noted) 

Monday, Jan. 2 

8pm America's Got Talent: All-Stars  (Series premiere) 

10pm  Quantum Leap (return from hiatus) 

Tuesday, January 3

8pm America's Got Talent: All-Stars (encore) 

10pm  New Amsterdam (return from hiatus) 

Wednesday, January 4 

8pm  Chicago Med (Return from hiatus)

9pm  Chicago Fire (Return from hiatus) 

10pm Chicago P.D.  (Return from hiatus)

Thursday, January 5

8pm  Law and Order (Return from hiatus)

9pm Law & Order :SVU (Return from hiatus)

10pm Law& Order : Organized Crime (Return from hiatus)

Friday, January 6

8pm  Lopez vs. Lopez  (Return from hiatus)

8:30pm   Young Rock  (Return from hiatus)

9pm Dateline NBC  (Return from hiatus) 

Tuesday, January 17

8 and 8:30pm Night Court (series premiere; back to back episodes one night only) 

9pm  New Amsterdam (Two-Hour Series finale) 

Tuesday, January 24 

8:30pm American Auto (season premiere) 

Tuesday, January 31 

9 and 10pm La Brea (Return form hiatus; back to back episodes one night only) 

Sunday, February 19 

9pm Magnum P.I  (Season Premiere) 

10pm  Found (Series Premiere) 

Sunday, February 26

8pm The Blacklist (Season Premiere) 

Monday, March 6

8pm The Voice (Season premiere) 

Tuesday, March 6

9pm  The Voice

10pm That's My Jam (season premiere) 

NBC Announces Holiday Programming 2022

NBC Christmas Thanksgiving New Year Holidays 

      NBC has released their holiday programming slate that brings traditions and more to your TV.     NBC has the annual "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" and "National Dog Show" for Thanksgiving.  They also have "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"  a new Dolly Parton movie event.  The Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting event, and much more round the line up.

 Here's the full schedule all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted.  Subject to change.

Saturday, November 19 

8-10pm  Trolls 

Wednesday, November 23

8-9pm  Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

9-11pm  A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving 

Thursday, November 24 (Thanksgiving) 

9AM-12pm (all time zones)  96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  (encore 2pm )

12-2pm (all time zones)  National Dog Show  

Friday, November 25

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)

8:30pm  Trolls in Holiday Harmony 

Saturday, November 26

8-10pm  National Dog Show (Encore) 

Tuesday, November 29

9-10pm Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City (originally aired in 2021) 

Wednesday, November 30 

8-10pm  Christmas in Rockefeller Center 

10-11pm Kelly Clarkson Presents When Christmas Comes Around (Originally aired in 2021) 

Thursday, December 1

8-10pm Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas  (new) 

10-11pm  The Wall (new) 

Monday, December 5

10-11pm  That's my Jam Holiday Special 

Tuesday, December 6

9-11pm  People's Choice Awards  

Monday, December 12 

10-11pm   Baking It: Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler's Celebrity Holiday Specail 

Wednesday, December 14

8-10pm  A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special 

Monday, December 19

8-10pm Shrek 2 

10-11pm  The Wall (Encore of December 1 special) 

Wednesday, December 21

8-10pm  Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas

Friday, December 23 

8pm  How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

8:30pm 5 More Sleeps 'Til Christmas  

9-11pm  Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love 

Saturday, December 24 

8-11pm  It's a Wonderful Life 

11:30-1am  Christmas Eve Mass 

Monday, December 26 

8-10pm  Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors 

Saturday, December 31 

8-10pm  A Toast to 2022! 

10:30-12:30am  Miley's  New Year's Eve Party 

Monday, January 2

11am-1pm/8-10am PT  134th Rose Parade Presented by Honda 

Full Press release after the Jump

The Lookback : TNBC

The Flashback  NBC 

    This another re-write edition, where I take an old post and re-do it to see how it can be improved. I originally did the the TNBC block post in back in 2014, but I also combined it with UPN Kids. This time,  I'm going to just focus on TNBC, and there's something  big to tell. TNBC, is not as well known, but it's place in history is important, not just for the block but what it was a sign of in the future.

            Our story begins in 1988, the idea of concept of giving up Saturday Morning cartoons was bubbling up. Even a rumor in 1987 about deciding to drop the concept themselves. The idea is that the ratings were slipping, or the real reason: business. NBC was #1 in ratings on Saturday Mornings, but being #1 doesn't matter if you aren't making money on that.  Around this time, syndication (so not really cable affecting anything just yet) was booming for kids programming.  Kids had more options beyond Saturday morning and also content that might have made it to NBC, CBS, and ABC weren't and showing up on UHF 53 or something instead.  Around that time, the average cost of a Saturday morning cartoon episode was $300,000.   

       Brandon  Tartikoff  was running NBC at the time, he was one of the most  successful NBC presidents in their history. He had said there was other potential for Saturday Morning, beyond cartoons. He was thinking about news  (more on that later) travel shows, and well anything else. A think of note here is that Saturday Morning , along with other day parts, were produced by outside companies. Hanna and Barbera, for example. Why not have NBC Studios make stuff instead, in house is cheaper than paying some cartoon to make a cartoon that'll last maybe 13 episodes. 

        

         (source:  https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/19/business/the-media-business-nbc-considers-scrapping-saturday-cartoons.html) 

           That didn't happen. Well, in 1988, or 1989, or 1990, but it was coming. Funny enough, Tartikoff left before TNBC was launched, but there is something we have to do before we get to TNBC. (This is a long story)   Tartikoff had tasked a man named Peter Engel (get used to him) to work on a new series for NBC primetime, back in 1986.  That brings us to a series that first pilot aired in 1987.   

        Let's take Hayley Mills and make her a teacher. (Wonderful!) That's fine enough but she needs some interesting students. Let's see, how about a boy who is kind of mischievous and scheming named Zach Morris. Let's  also have other characters named Lisa Turtle,  Samuel "Screech" Powers  and Mikey. Maybe some more to round it out. The pilot of this series aired in June of 1987 and NBC decided that no never mind we don't want it.  

          "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" was the name of this proposed series, but even though, NBC passed it over, it did get to have 13 episodes that aired on The Disney Channel (back when Disney Channel had a The like it thought it was better than everyone else)  Disney was going to air more, but the show was retooled and they passed up on it. 

    

        Now, the spark to help begin the TNBC story!  This is when Tartikoff felt taking this series and redoing it with new elements, new time slot, and different spot.  That's right this  is "Saved By The Bell" .  Saved by the Bell was launched in primetime in 1989, but it's main drive would be part of Saturday Morning as a way to get older kids who NBC felt they were losing in ratings.  This was new, usually any live-action on Saturday morning for kids would be those teen shows, or those specials programming.  

more after the jump

Days of Our Lives Leaving NBC After 57 years

NBC Peacock Soaps TV News  Opinion 

            It's been awhile since soap news has been presented here, and really the last big move was in 2011 when ABC announced the ends of One Life to Live and All My Children those soaps then ended up in some development  hell , streamed for a while then ended  after that.  There's only 4 network soaps left. NBC has been down to one soap since the cancelation of Passions in 2007 for a 4th hour of "The Today Show". 

        Wednesday, Vulture reported that Days of Our Lives will be moving from NBC to the  NBC Universals owned streaming service, Peacock, from September 12th. After 57 years on NBC and network TV, this means the show will be moving to an on demand pay platform and that NBC, the network, is out of the soap business themselves. (The chance of them making a new soap is probably higher than winning the lottery, but lower than being struck by lightning)  As of this writing, NBC hasn't said what's happening to the hour long slot.  NBC is replacing it with a new show called "NBC News Daily" 

        Days has had some streaming life, episodes run on Peacock, and it even had a spinoff "Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem" which has had 2 seasons and 10 episodes.  Vulture also notes of the 4 daytime soaps it's the lowest rated.  NBC and Sony, who make the show, have come close in the past few years with nearby cancelations, though it was recently renewed in 2021 for two more seasons.  

     The unknown question is if this will help the soap or will this cause it wither and  eventually just go away? In other words, can the daytime show model work in streaming? That also seems to be test try as Amazon has been trying with another daytime mainstay, the court show and Judge Judy with her new series "Judy Justice".  The idea of a soap was a daytime serial , new episode each day, but at a set time and watched during the day. When Soap Net existed, it did offer a chance to see it again, and with on-demand options as well, but there is something about having a linear slot and space that might not be in the advantage of moving this show. That's hard too tell. I'd hope that there would be something that keeps it going for a long time. 

  

     Will it drive people to the streaming service? Uhhhhh, again unknown. The other thing will this encourage  CBS or ABC or both to decide to move their soaps to their corporate streaming sisters?  That opens the possibility of an idea that could happen, but it's hard to know for the best. On the bright side, there won't be any news preemptions. 

         It's not like NBC, or any other network is going to replace a soap with anything that might be fun to watch or even a new soap, they'll find some cheaper, maybe news or talk based because it's easy and less risk.  ABC has a third hour of GMA as a  daytime show, CBS has The Talk as a replacement to a soap slot. 

   

     I hope the best for  Days and hope it can continue to do well enough to continue, in this "Streaming is the Future ™" world or something.  Anyway, these truly are the Days of our Lives.  

Press release after the jump

NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates

NBC TVLookFall 2022 

 NBC has released it's fall premiere schedule .  Most of the line up will come start during the first two weeks of the fall 2022-23 season. Which starts September 19.  That's the night  The Voice and the Quantum Leap sequel will debut.  The Friday block with comedies won't be starting until November 4.   NBC's Chicago night has it's premieres on September 21, Law and Order series, the next night.  La Brea returns on September 27.   Sunday Night Football stars on September 11, the annual opening game is on  September 8.   

     Anyway, here's the full dates, all times are ET/PT unless otherwise noted 

Thursday September 8

8:15pm ET/ 5:15pm PT   NFL Kickoff Game 

Friday, September 9

8pm  College Bowl 

Sunday, September 11

7pm ET/4PM PT : Football Night in America 

8:15p/5:15pm PT  Sunday Night Football 

Friday, September 16

9pm  Dateline 

Monday, September 19

8pm The Voice

10pm Quantum Leap 

Tuesday, September 20 

8pm The Voice 

10pm  New Amsterdam 

Wednesday, September 21 

8pm Chicago Med

9pm  Chicago Fire

10pm  Chicago PD 

Thursday, September 22 

8pm Law & Order 

9pm  Law & Order: SVU

10pm Law & Order : Organized Crime 

Saturday, September 24

9pm  Dateline Mystery 

Tuesday, September 27

9pm  La Brea 

Friday, November 4

8pm Lopez vs. Lopez 

8:30pm Young Rock 

Press Release after the jump

The Lookback: NBC's Saturday Morning 1991-1992: Countdown to TNBC

NBC The Flashback 

              This segment  of "The Flashback" returns as we this being the 30th year after NBC made a major change in network television history: they were washing their hands of the traditional Saturday morning block and adding news and shows for teens.  This wasn't out of the blue, they had been considering it since at least 1988. 

  

          Between 1988 and 1991, things had changed ever more. Cable's Nickelodeon was starting to make an in-roads, kid syndication was doing great, and Fox Kids was launched in 1990. Interestingly, NBC wasn't the last place kids block, they were first. If anything, it should have been  ABC getting out.   

  

      "Killed by the Bell" 

         One thing that could be a great indication of NBC's direction would be the 1989 series "Saved by the Bell" this live-action teen-lead series had become a hit. It was also cheaper to make (not trying to insult the show) than animation.  

  

  From the  NY Times article from 1988 

  

An average episode of a network Saturday cartoon show was nearly $300,000. Even though those programs can be played four times, effectively reducing the cost of each episode, Mr. Tartikoff noted that NBC can replace those shows with programs it produces for itself at a much lower rate, possibly striking a connection with an entirely new audience.

 

  The Saturday morning fare like "Smurfs" wasn't owned by NBC and  they could reap any benefits from the series, but "Saved By The Bell" could be, and it later did become that way. 

         This is Today... Saturday

        "Today" on NBC had launched in 1952, the show had never been a weekend affair, until it launched a Sunday version in 1987.  Saturday would naturally be next,  as Tartikoff, the head of NBC at the time, mentioned. The Today Show expanding would be cheaper than kid cartoons , NBC owns the show.  The mulling happened until December 1991, when it was announced : It's over. 

             Two hours of their Saturday morning block would be replaced by the "Today" show.  That wasn't the only plan, what about the other 2 hours?  That would be replaced by programming targeting 9-16 year-olds.  A centerpiece program would be "Saved by the Bell".  NBC looked at FOX, CBS,ABC,  and anything else and said, "Bye." 

   

          Also that new "Children's Television Act" was coming in and NBC was getting ready for that by jumping ahead, getting  a head start. Either way, this meant the 1991-92 season was the end of the traditional block on NBC.    So, this is our look at the the final season, mostly in order of show appearance, with brief overview of the shows and maybe some context of the time and bad humor, let's go! 

             First off, produced by DiC Entertainment it's not Saturday Night, but a skit comedy show with some cartoons with Canadian twin brothers  named Chip and Pepper (mmm chips and pepper : drools). 

       "Chip and Pepper's Cartoon Madness"  was classic style sketch show, where they would insert cartoons (read: Krusty the Clown, minus the clown) . The brothers were famous in Canada and Brandon Tartikoff decided to give them an NBC Saturday morning show.( "Eh, I'm torching this block soon anyway, might as well..." , he didn't say, but I wish he did.  )

                The show also interviews, ran vintage cartoons, with it's comedy shorts, it also sounds like NBC was keeping it uh low-cost.  This didn't save it, since NBC was going to give up 2 hours for "Today" this wasn't part of their 9-16 mention so, bye.

                

      Next on NBC, it's "Yo Yogi!" or really just switch over to FOX they have  "Bobby's World" just watch that, the Today show is taking this slot soon anyway. 

       

At least they weren't babies? / (watch intro here) 

     "Yo Yogi!" is about Yogi Bear,  Boo-Boo Bear, Huckelberry Hound,  Snagglepuss, and Cindy Bear (no relation to Yogi or Boo-Boo? Right, unless bears don't use last names the way we do , what?)  but with a twist,  someone at Hanna-Barbera missed making "Scooby Doo" because this was them as teenage crime fighters. (What's a teenage bear?)  They also do cool late 80's , early 90's stuff of hanging out at the mall, which is owned by Doggie Daddy. 

      Yogi and his friends work at the mall where they solve mall crimes. (like who stole the Sabro Pizza?) 

         The show lasted 13 episodes, it's final episode aired the day after NBC announced they were axing the block. ("Yo Yogi was a mistake, and it killed the block," I wish he had said that too) 

      

More after the jump 

Fall TV 2022: NBC

NBC TVLookFall2022  Upfronts 

 

     NBC has decided to make Friday Night their comedy, an interesting move, for the one of the traditionally lower rated nights of network TV.  NBC schedule is not a big difference from previous years like The Voice is on Monday and Tuesday Nights, Chicago shows on Wednesday, Law & Order shows on Thursday Nights.  The revival of Quantum Leap gets a Monday post- The Voice airing, while La Brea and New Amsterdam get post Voice Tuesdays.

         NBC's Friday is the most change as mentioned above, but first they will be airing quiz show College Bowl  on Fridays in the 8pm ET hour with Dateline taking up it's normal two hours. From November, comedies take the 8PMET which includes "Young Rock" and a new series "Lopez vs. Lopez" .  The rest of NBC's comedies are waiting in the wings most likely for mid-season.  "The Blacklist" is also waiting in the wings. 

        For those who don't watch network shows on networks, NBC programming is moving from Hulu to Peacock next day streaming. 

   

  Here's the Line up  

             All Times ET/PT (unless otherwise Noted) new programs highlighted in Blue 

Monday 

8-10pm The Voice

10pm  Quantum Leap 

Tuesday

8pm  The Voice

9pm La Brea 

10pm New Amsterdam 

Wednesday 

8pm Chicago Med

9pm Chicago Fire

10pm Chicago P.D 

Thursday 

8pm Law & Order

9pm  Law & Order :SVU

10pm Law & Order: Organized Crime 

Friday 

8pm  Capital One College Bowl 

8pm Lopez Vs. Lopez (November) 

8:30pm Young Rock (November) 

9-11pm Dateline NBC 

Saturday

8pm Drama Encores 

9pm Dateline Weekend Mystery 

10pm SNL Vintage 

Sunday 

7-8:20/4-5:20pt  Football Night in America (also live on Peacock) 

8:20/5:20pt   NBC Sunday Night Football (also live on Peacock) 

Press Release after the Jump 

TVLookFall 2022: What's New, What's Renewed, What's Ended?

TVLookFall2022  ABC CBS  CW FOX NBC 

Last Updated May 16 ,2022 at 9:46 AM MT 

    It's our annual list of network TV moves either shows being renewed or canceled /ending. Also what's new? For disclosure, we are going to count reboot or one of those shows that are returning after ending as new , just to keep this list consistent.

Also to be determined is our list for shows that haven't been officially given a status so, it's constantly changing. 

 ABC 

Renewed 

A Million Little Things 

Abbott Elementary

America's Funniest Home Videos

American Idol  

Bachelor in Paradise  

Big Sky

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Grey's Anatomy 

Home Economics 
Judge Steve Harvey

Shark Tank

Station 19 

The Bachelor

The Conners 

The Goldbergs

The Good Doctor

The Rookie 

The Wonder Years

Canceled 

Black-ish 

Promised Land (final episodes moved to Hulu) 

Queens  

The Ultimate Surfer 

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times)

New Series 

Alaska 

Not Dead Yet 

The Rookie: Feds

CBS 

Renewed 

Blue Bloods 

Bob Hearts Abishola 

CSI: Vegas

FBI   ( 2 seasons) 

FBI : International  ( 2 Seasons) 

FBI: Most Wanted  ( 2 Seasons) 

Ghosts 

NCIS 

NCIS Los Angeles 

NCIS Hawaii 

The Equalizer (2 seasons) 

The Neighborhood

SWAT 

Young Sheldon

Canceled 

B Positive

Bull

Good Sam 

How We Roll 

Magnum P.I 

United States of Al

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times) 

Survivor 

The Amazing Race

Secret Celebrity Renovation

New Series 

East New York 

Fire Country

So Help Me Todd

 CW 

Renewed 

All American 

All American : Homecoming 

Kung Fu 

Nancy Drew

Riverdale 

Superman and Lois 

The Flash 

Walker

Canceled 

4400

Bat Woman 

Charmed

DCs Legends of Tomorrow 

Dynasty

In The Dark 

Legacies 

Naomi 

Rosewell, New Mexico 

To Be Determined 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times) 

New Series 

Gotham Knights 

The Winchesters

Walker: Independence 

FOX 

Renewed 

9-1-1

9-1-1: Lonestar

Bob's Burgers

Call me Kat 

Crime Scene Kitchen 

Duncanville

Next Level Chef

The Cleaning Lady 

The Masked Singer 

The Resident 

The Simpsons

Welcome to Flatch

Canceled 

Our Kind of People

Pivoting

The Big Leap

To Be Determined 

Moving to Fall 

Monarch 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times) 

New Series 

NBC 

Renewed 

American Auto 

Chicago Fire 

Chicago Med

Chicago P.D 

Grand Crew

La Brea

Law and Order 

Law& Order : Organized Crime

Law & Order : SVU

New Amsterdam (renewed for final season) 

The Blacklist

Young Rock

Canceled 

Ordinary Joe 

Kenan

Mr. Mayor

The End Game 

This is Us

To Be Determined

 

Reality/Summer shows (determined at their own times) 

New Series 

Lopez vs. Lopez 

Quantum Leap