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NBC has set its schedule for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. The lineup remains mostly steady with two new comedy series and a new drama series joining returning favorites.
Monday’s will open with The Voice from 8-10 with new medical drama series Brilliant Minds following at 10.
New comedy series St. Denis Medical will kick off Tuesdays at 8 followed by returning series Night Court at 8:30. The Voice will follow at 9 with The Irrational at 10.
The One Chicago lineup will remain the same on Wednesdays. Chicago Med will kick off the night at 8 followed by Chicago Fire at 9 and Chicago P.D. at 10.
Thursdays will see the same lineup of Law & Order at 8 followed by Law & Order: SVU at 9. Returning series Found will follow at 10.
Fridays will see comedy return at 8 with the new series Happy’s Place at 8 followed up Lopez vs. Lopez at 8:30. Dateline will follow from 9-11.
Saturdays will see sports programming air, with Football airing on Sundays.
At midseason, The Americas will premiere February 23 at 8 with a two hour episode. New unscripted competition series Destination X and procedural thriller The Hunting Party are also set for midseason. Deal or No Deal Island will also return for a second season.
Saturday Night Live will celebrate its iconic 50th Anniversary with a weekend culminating in a live three-hour special on February 16.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will headline the behind-the-scenes special Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked”on November 25.
Dramas pilots Grosse Pointe Garden Society from Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs and Suits: L.A. from the world of hit legal drama Suits and original creator Aaron Korsh remain in contention.
NBC FALL 2024-25 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET/PT)
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 vs. Lopez
9-11 P.M – Dateline NBC
SATURDAY
7-7:30 P.M. ET – Big Ten Pregame / Notre Dame Pregame (also live on Peacock)
7:30-11 P.M. ET – Big Ten Saturday Night / Notre Dame Football (also live on Peacock)
SUNDAY
7-8:20 P.M. ET – Football Night in America (also live on Peacock)
8:20-11 P.M. ET – NBC Sunday Night Football (also live on Peacock)
NEW COMEDY SERIES
“HAPPY’S PLACE”
Bobbi (Reba McEntire) inherits her father’s bar and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had. (Multi-cam)
The series stars Reba McEntire, Belissa Escobedo, Melissa Peterman, Pablo Castelblanco, Tokala Black Elk and Rex Linn.
Writer Kevin Abbott executive produces with Michael Hanel, Mindy Schultheis, Julie Abbott and Reba McEntire.
“Happy’s Place” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
“ST. DENIS MEDICAL”
A mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity. (Single-cam)
The cast includes Wendi McClendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper, Kahyun Kim and Kaliko Kauahi.
Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin will write and executive produce. Simon Heuer also executive produces with director Ruben Fleischer (pilot only).
Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, produces in association with Spitzer Holding Company.
NEW DRAMA SERIES
“BRILLIANT MINDS”
Inspired by the extraordinary life and work of world-famous author and physician Oliver Sacks, “Brilliant Minds” follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier – the human mind – while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
The cast includes Zachary Quinto, Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Teddy Sears and Donna Murphy.
Michael Grassi serves as writer and executive producer. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, Lee Toland Krieger, DeMane Davis, Melissa Aouate, Henrik Bastin, Andy Serkis, Jonathan Cavendish and Will Tennant also executive produce.
Berlanti Productions, Fabel Entertainment, The Imaginarium, Grassi Productions and Tavala produce in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
“THE HUNTING PARTY”
A high-concept crime procedural about a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist.
The cast includes Melissa Roxburgh
JJ Bailey and Jake Coburn will write and executive produce.
Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, will produce.
NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES
“THE AMERICAS”
From BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the creators of the critically acclaimed and multi-Emmy Award-winning “Planet Earth” and “Blue Planet,” in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, comes the epic 10-part tentpole event series “The Americas.”
Marking the first time acclaimed actor, producer and writer Tom Hanks will narrate an unscripted entertainment series, “The Americas” will also feature music by two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer. This incomparable project will employ revolutionary filmmaking technology that will showcase the wonders, secrets and fragilities of the Americas – Earth’s largest landmass and the only one to stretch between both poles – and reveal extraordinary, untold wildlife stories that deeply connect with millions around the world.
“The Americas” is executive produced by renowned Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning wildlife producer Mike Gunton (“Life,” “Planet Earth II,” and “Dynasties”) for BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the world’s largest production unit dedicated to wildlife filmmaking, in association with Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group.
“DESTINATION X”
Merging fantasy with reality in this larger-than-life adventure competition series, viewers will follow contestants as they embark on the road trip of a lifetime but have no idea of their location. In order to win, they must figure out their mystery locations. Once they’re on the blacked-out Destination X bus, the journey transforms into a real-life game board, with challenges designed to offer clever clues as to their location, along with a few misdirects to keep them guessing.
At the end of each episode, the contestant who places an X on a map furthest from the actual location packs their bags. The first participant to reach Destination X will be crowned the winner. With high stakes and mind-blowing, spectacular gameplay, the series will keep viewers engaged and playing along on all screens.
Caroline Davies, Andy Cadman Dan Adamson and David Clews will executive produce. Shireen Abbott and Karen Hudson will oversee production.
Twofour and Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, will produce.
NEW SPECIALS
“DEFYING GRAVITY: THE CURTAIN RISES ON WICKED”
In celebration of the generation-defining, cinematic event of the year, international superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead an all-star cast in a journey through a dazzling new vision of Oz, created for Universal Pictures’ “Wicked.” As they unveil some of the most spectacular sets ever created for film, “Wicked” stars Erivo and Grande are joined by Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey and more to host this thrilling behind-the-scenes special, sharing their personal memories, intimate video diaries and secrets of the making of “Wicked,” culminating in the debut of a world-exclusive scene from the film.
Andrew Smith will executive produce. Monkey Kingdom will produce.
