NBC Fall Premiere Dates: ‘The Voice’, One Chicago, ‘Law & Order’ Dramas, ‘Happy’s Place’, NFL & More

NBC has unveiled its fall premiere dates, kicking off with Premiere Week on Monday, September 23, with The Voice, featuring first-time coaches Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé alongside returning coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani. Its 8 p.m. Season 26 premiere will be followed at 10 p.m. with the series debut of the Zachary Quinto-led drama Brilliant Minds.

See the network’s full fall schedule below.

The One Chicago franchise premieres Wednesday, September 25, with Chicago Med at 8 p.m., Chicago Fire at 9 p.m. followed by Chicago P.D. at 10.

The next week, following the Tuesday, October 1, premiere of The Voice, marks the Season 2 premiere of drama series The Irrational, starring Jesse L. Martin, at 10 p.m. UPDATE: The Irrational S2 debut has moved to October 8 to avoid conflict with the vice presidential debate.

Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU begin their respective 24th and 26th seasons at 8 and 9 p.m. After that, Shanola Hampton begins her second season as missing persons advocate Gabi Mosely in Found.

NBC goes into comedy mode on Friday, October 18, with the premiere of Reba McEntire-led Happy’s Place at 8 p.m., followed by the Season 3 launch of Lopez vs. Lopez at 8:30.

The network’s other new comedy, hospital sitcom St. Denis Medical starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier and Allison Tolman, opens its doors with back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, November 12. The series will continue the following week in its regular 8 p.m. time slot, followed by the Season 3 premiere of Night Court at 8:30 p.m.

On the sports side, NBC Sunday Night Football — the No. 1 primetime TV show for a record 13 consecutive years — will begin its schedule of 20 regular-season games on September 5. There also will be college football on Saturday nights beginning August 31.

NBC’s previously announced midseason and/or summer shows include The Hunting Party, Deal or No Deal Island, The Americas and Destination X.

Here are NBC’s fall premiere dates(all times PT/ET):

Saturday, August 31
7-7:30 p.m. – Big Ten Countdown (Season premiere)
7:30-11 p.m. – Big Ten Football (Season premiere)

Thursday, September 5
7-8:15 p.m. – NFL Kickoff 2024
8:15-11:30 p.m. – Sunday Night Football (Season 38 premiere)

Sunday, September 8
7-8:15 p.m. – Football Night in America (Season 19 premiere)
8:15-11:30 p.m. – Sunday Night Football (Season 38, time period premiere)

Monday, September 23
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Season 26 premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Brilliant Minds (Series premiere)

Wednesday, September 25
8-9 p.m. – Chicago Med (Season 10 premiere)
9-10 p.m. – Chicago Fire (Season 13 premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Chicago P.D. (Season 12 premiere)

Thursday, September 26
8-10 p.m. – People’s Choice Country Awards

Friday, September 27
9-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC (Season 33 premiere)

Tuesday, October 1
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Tuesday premiere)

Thursday, October 3
8-9 p.m. – Law & Order (Season 24 premiere)
9-10 p.m. – Law & Order: SVU (Season 26 premiere)
10-11 p.m. – Found (Season 2 premiere)

Tuesday, October 8
10-11 p.m. – The Irrational (Season 2 premiere; moved from October 1)

Friday, October 18
8-8:30 p.m. – Happy’s Place (Series premiere)
8:30-9 p.m. – Lopez vs. Lopez (Season 3 premiere)

Tuesday, November 12
8-9 p.m. – St. Denis Medical (Series premiere, back-to-back episodes)

Tuesday, November 19
8:30-9 p.m. – Night Court (Season 3 premiere)

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