UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – Aug. 27, 2020 – NBC is celebrating
a November to remember as America’s most-loved dramas make their highly
anticipated season debuts the week of Nov. 9-13, including a two-hour premiere
of “This Is Us” (Nov. 10) and all three “Chicago” series (Nov. 11).
In addition, “Law & Order: SVU” (Nov. 12) will return
for its record-extending 22nd season that same week, along with the eighth
season of “The Blacklist” (Nov. 13), starring James Spader and Megan Boone.
Executive producer Martin Gero (“Blindspot”) will debut his
new scripted comedy “Connecting …” on Thursday, Oct. 1. The series is about a
group of friends trying to stay close (and sane) through video chats as they
share the highs and lows of these extraordinary times.
“Superstore,” where Cloud 9’s unique family of employees
work together and share nearly everything about their personal lives as well,
returns for its sixth season on Thursday, Oct. 22.
The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series
“The Voice,” with coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton and Gwen
Stefani, as well as host Carson Daly, will be back in its swiveling red chairs
on Monday, Oct. 19 and return for the second night of its season debut on
Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Host Jane Lynch will kick off the first episode of the
worldwide global phenom “Weakest Link” when the show debuts Monday, Sept. 28.
The new version will deliver the fast-paced and quick-witted pillars of the
original British format distributed by BBC Studios with a few modern twists.
The hybrid game show sees contestants answer general knowledge questions to
bank prize money across multiple rounds. At the end of each round, the
contestants vote out who they perceive to be the “Weakest Link” remaining.
“Ellen’s Game of Games,” one of the most fun shows on all of
television, returns Tuesday, Oct. 6 for a two-hour premiere from 8-10 p.m.
before shifting the following week on Oct. 13 to its normal 9-10 p.m. timeslot.
A bonafide hit, “Ellen’s Game of Games” reached more than 47 million viewers
through the September through May 2019-20 season.
Primetime’s #1 program, “NBC Sunday Night Football,” will kick
off the season on Thursday, Sept. 10 when the Houston Texans visit the Super
Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Three days later on Sunday, Sept. 13 the
action continues when the Dallas Cowboys visit the Los Angeles Rams to mark the
grand opening of SoFi Stadium.
“Dateline NBC,” the network’s signature newsmagazine and its
longest-running primetime program, will return for a new season on Friday,
Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. before moving to a two-hour telecast beginning at 9 p.m.
later in the fall.
Previous airdates for NBC series already announced include
hit Canadian import drama “Transplant” (Sept. 1) and the return of celebrated
athletic competition series “American Ninja Warrior” (Sept. 7).
Returning series set to debut after Jan. 1 include “Brooklyn
Nine-Nine,” “Good Girls,” “Making It,” “Manifest,” “New Amsterdam” and “Zoey’s
Extraordinary Playlist.”
New series set to launch in 2021 include “Kenan,” “Law &
Order: Organized Crime,” “Mr. Mayor,” “That’s My Jam,” “Small Fortune,” “True
Story,” “Who Do You Think You Are?” and “Young Rock.”
The premiere dates and times for the remainder of 2020 are
below. All shows, with the exception of “NBC Sunday Night Football” and “The
Voice,” will be available on Peacock after its broadcast air date.
SEPTEMBER
“Transplant” (Tuesday, 9/1, 10-11 p.m.)
“American Ninja Warrior” (Monday, 9/7, 8-10 p.m.)
“NBC Sunday Night Football” (Thursday, 9/10 and Sunday, 9/13, 8:20 p.m. ET)
“Weakest Link” (Monday, 9/28, 10-11 p.m.)
“Dateline NBC” (Friday, 9/25, 10-11 p.m.)
OCTOBER
“Connecting …” (Thursday, 10/1, 8:30-9 p.m.)
“Ellen’s Game of Games” (Tuesday, 10/6, 8-10 p.m., then shifting to 9-10 p.m. on 10/13)
“The Voice” (Monday, 10/19, 8-10 p.m., Tuesday, 10/20, 8-10 p.m. then switches to 8-9 p.m. on 10/27)
“Superstore” (Thursday, 10/22, 8-8:30 p.m.)
NOVEMBER
“This Is Us” (Tuesday, 11/10, 9-11 p.m.; returns to 9-10 p.m. on 11/17)
“Chicago Med” (Wednesday, 11/11, 8-9 p.m.)
“Chicago Fire” (Wednesday, 11/11, 9-10 p.m.)
“Chicago P.D.” (Wednesday, 11/11, 10-11 p.m.)
“Law & Order: SVU” (Thursday, 11/12, 9-10 p.m.)
“The Blacklist” (Friday, 11/13, 8-9 p.m.)
