“After a premiere week win and tremendous success this season to-date, we’re well-primed to deliver on that promise and continue this winning trend through the remainder of the season.” “Our goal in the fall was to engage and grow the NBC audience with hallmark dramas, building momentum through the holidays and into the Olympics, all of which will work in concert to provide the best possible launch pads for our new and returning midseason shows,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming.
In a season that finds NBC #1 in total viewers and #1 in 18-49 for entertainment programming, the upcoming schedule features a pair of freshman comedies, a trio of gripping new dramas and a duet of big new unscripted series, along with the final chapter of the award-winning series “This Is Us.” 12, 2021 – Riding the momentum of a record-breaking premiere week and top-rated fall, NBC rings in the new year with a prestigious lineup of new series and returning favorites, all amplified by the spectacle of the Super Bowl and Winter Olympics.
Beginning in February, Dick Wolf Fans Will Rejoice as the Legendary “Law & Order” Returns After a Decade-Long Hiatus to Kick Off the Night at 8 P.M.įRIDAYS: Friday’s #1 Newsmagazine “Dateline NBC” Returns in January at 9 P.M., and in February “The Blacklist” Returns to Its Friday Timeslot to Kick Off the Night at 8 P.M. THURSDAYS: A Second Night of Drama Features a Trio of Returning Hits, Led By “The Blacklist” at 8 P.M., Followed by “Law & Order: SVU” and Capped Off by “Law & Order: Organized Crime” at 10 P.M. WEDNESDAYS – The Windy City Continues to Own Wednesdays with the Unrivaled Triple-Header of “Chicago Med”, Followed by “Chicago Fire” and Concluding with “Chicago P.D.” and Later that Month, Fan-Favorites “Young Rock” and “Mr. In March, Renée Zellweger’s True-Crime Inspired Sensation “The Thing About Pam” Bows at 10 P.M. and Setting the Stage for the Sixth and Final Chapter of Beloved Drama “This Is Us” in its Traditional Timeslot at 9 P.M., Followed by the Return of “New Amsterdam” at 10 P.M. TUESDAYS – A One-Two Punch of New Laughs Starts the Night as “American Auto” and “Grand Crew” Make Their Time Period Debut Beginning at 8 P.M. “American Song Contest” Brings the Eurovision Musical Phenomenon to America, Leading into High-Stakes Thriller “The Endgame” at 10 P.M. MONDAYS – “Kenan” Kicks off the New Year with Back-to-Back Episodes Mondays at 8 and 8:30 P.M., Followed by the Debut of Jimmy Fallon’s Music and Comedy Variety Game Show “That’s My Jam” at 9 P.M. The Sixth and Final Chapter of “This Is Us” Begins Tuesday, Jan. NBC RINGS IN 2022 WITH DYNAMIC TALENT, A DOUBLE DOSE OF NEW COMEDY, BOLD DRAMAS AND SUPERCHARGED UNSCRIPTED FORMATS
Here’s additional information about the new shows, as well as details about the upcoming NBC schedule: Mayor (season two debut, December 15th then March 15th), The Thing About Pam (series debut, March 8th), This Is Us (sixth & final season, January 4th), and Young Rock (season two debut, December 15th then March 15th).
New and returning NBC TV shows include American Auto (series debut, December 13th then January 4th), American Song Contest (series premiere, February 21st), The Endgame (series premiere, February 21st), Grand Crew (series debut, December 14th then January 4th), Kenan (season two, December 15th then January 3rd), Law & Order (season 21, February 24th), Mr. Several comedy shows will have special airings in December ahead of their “official” season launches in 2022. The peacock network has announced additional premiere dates for its early 2022 schedule.