NBC Fall TV Shows 2026: The Complete Schedule and Premiere Dates

NBC topped CBS in total viewers for the 2025-2026 television season, the first time CBS hasn't finished on top since the 2007-2008 season and the first time NBC has taken the crown since 2002. Though this is largely due to NBC's February, in which the stars aligned — a wicked constellation made up of the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and NBA All-Star Game — NBC is hoping for a repeat in 2026-2027 and not changing its schedule much at all. 

The only change for longtime NBC fans will be seeing Law & Order, heading into its 26th season, scoot back to the 10 p.m. hour beginning Oct. 8 on Thursday nights to make room for an NBC version of the hit reality series The Traitors, featuring a civilian cast, which will lead off the evening at 8 p.m. and kick off NBC's fall season beginning Sept. 17. A few new scripted shows will also make splashes this fall, including the thriller Line of Fire, which stars Peter Krause and Hope Davis as members of a family of law enforcement agents being targeted by an assassin. Line of Fire gets the coveted Monday at 10 p.m. slot behind The Voice starting on Sept. 21. The new sitcom Newlyweds, starring Téa Leoni and Tim Daly, follows a "later-in-life" couple who get married. It will air on Fridays at 8:30 p.m beginning Oct. 23. 

Most everything else stays the same; NBA games will continue on Tuesdays, the One Chicago shows stay put on Wednesdays, both long-running Law & Order shows stick to Thursdays, the odd pairing of comedy (Happy's Place, new sitcom Newlyweds) and Dateline NBC continues on Fridays, college football stays on Saturdays, and the NFL isn't going anywhere on Sundays as long as NBC can afford it. 

NBC's other new scripted dramas, The Rockford Files and Sunset P.I., will premiere in January and February, respectively. 

2026 fall TV schedules:

• CBS fall 2026 TV schedule: Here's when Tracker, NCIS, and more will air
• ABC fall 2026 TV schedule: RJ Decker moves up, High Potential moves back
• Fox fall 2026 TV schedule: Animal Control and Bad Medicine are on the move

Renewed NBC TV shows returning for the fall 2026 season

Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, Happy's Place, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Saturday Night Live, St. Denis Medical, The Voice

New NBC TV shows for the fall 2026 season

Line of Fire, Newlyweds, The Traitors

Canceled NBC TV shows that won't be back

Brilliant Minds, Law & Order: Organized Crime, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, Stumble, The Hunting Party

NBC TV shows premiering at midseason

The Rockford Files (new), Sunset P.I. (new), Wordle (new)

Check out the full NBC fall TV schedule below. New series in bold. All times listed in Eastern Time.

NBC fall 2026 Monday night schedule (September-October)

8 p.m.: The Voice (Season 30)
10 p.m.: LINE OF FIRE (Season 1)

NBC fall 2026 Monday night schedule (November)

8 p.m.: St. Denis Medical (Season 3)
8:30 p.m.: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (Season 2)
9 p.m.: The Voice (Season 30)
10 p.m.: LINE OF FIRE (Season 1)

NBC fall 2026 Tuesday night schedule

8-11 p.m.: NBA on NBC

NBC fall 2026 Wednesday night schedule 

8 p.m.: Chicago Med (Season 12)
9 p.m.: Chicago Fire (Season 15)
10 p.m.: Chicago P.D. (Season 14)

NBC fall 2026 Thursday night schedule 

8 p.m.: THE TRAITORS: NEW BLOOD (Season 1)
9 p.m.: Law & Order: SVU (Season 28)
10 p.m.: Law & Order (Season 26)

NBC fall 2026 Friday night schedule

8 p.m.: Happy's Place (Season 3)
8:30 p.m.: NEWLYWEDS (Season 1)
9 p.m.: Dateline NBC (Season 35)

NBC fall 2026 Saturday night schedule

7 p.m.: Big Ten Pregame / Notre Dame Pregame (also live on Peacock) 
7:30 p.m.: Big Ten Saturday Night / Notre Dame Football (also live on Peacock)

NBC fall 2026 Sunday night schedule

7 p.m.: Football Night in America (also live on Peacock)   
8:20 p.m.: NBC Sunday Night Football (also live on Peacock)  

NBC fall 2026 TV premiere dates

Wednesday, Sept. 9
7 p.m.: Football Night in America
8:20 p.m.: NFL Kickoff Game (New England at Seattle)

Sunday, Sept. 13
7 p.m.: Football Night in America
8:20 p.m.: Sunday Night Football (Dallas at N.Y. Giants)

Thursday, Sept. 17
8 p.m.: THE TRAITORS: NEW BLOOD (Season 1)

Monday, Sept. 21
8 p.m.: The Voice (Season 30)
10 p.m.: LINE OF FIRE (Season 1)

Tuesday, Sept. 22
8 p.m.: The Voice (Season 30)
9 p.m.: America's Got Talent (continued from summer)

Wednesday, Sept. 23
8 p.m.: The Voice (Season 30)
9 p.m.: America's Got Talent (season finale)

Friday, Sept. 25
9 p.m.: Dateline NBC (Season 35)

Wednesday, Oct. 7
8 p.m.: Chicago Med (Season 12)
9 p.m.: Chicago Fire (Season 15)
10 p.m.: Chicago P.D. (Season 14)

Thursday, Oct. 8
9 p.m.: Law & Order: SVU (Season 28)
10 p.m.: Law & Order (Season 26)

Friday, Oct. 23
8 p.m.: Happy's Place (Season 3)
8:30 p.m.: NEWLYWEDS (Season 1)

Monday, Nov. 2
8 p.m.: St. Denis Medical (Season 3)
8:30 p.m.: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (Season 2)