NBC Announces Details of Its 2023/24 Primetime Lineup
NBC has announced its fall 2023 primetime schedule, which in addition to new and returning series includes a new night of Big Ten football. The new series are dramas The Irrational and Found and multi-cam comedy Extended Family (pictured above), all of which will stream next-day on Peacock along with the rest of NBC's entertainment lineup. It has also revealed details of its 2023/24 midseason and summer programming plans.
NBC’s Fall 2023/24 Schedule Highlights
Monday -- The No. 1 alternative series The Voicekicks off premiere week for its 24th cycle at 8 p.m. leading into the debut of high-stakes drama The Irrational starring Jesse L. Martin at 10 p.m.
Tuesday -- The No. 1 new comedy Night Court returns at 8 p.m., followed by the debut of Jon Cryer multi-cam Extended Family at 8:30 p.m. The Voice takes the stage at 9 p.m. followed by the second season of Quantum Leap.
Wednesday -- The returning "One Chicago" lineup kicks off at 8 p.m. with Chicago Med, continuing with Chicago Fire and concluding with Chicago P.D.
Thursday -- Season 23 of Law & Orderstarts the night at at 8 p.m. followed by the record-extending 25th season of Law & Order: SVU. The night concludes with the premiere of the all-new Shanola Hampton-led missing persons drama Found.
Friday -- Game show The Wall starts at 8 p.m. and leads into the newsmagazine Dateline NBC from 9-11 p.m.
Saturday -- Big Ten Saturday Night arrives in primetime as some of the most storied programs in college football battle for conference supremacy.
Sunday -- The No. 1 primetime television show for a record 12 consecutive years, NBC Sunday Night Football will broadcast 20 regular-season games throughout the NFL season.
Midseason/Summer
Midseason will bring two new unscripted shows to the lineup with Untitled America’s Got Talent Series as the next special edition of the highly successful franchise and Deal or No Deal Island, which brings the iconic game to the Banker’s private island for the biggest prize in series history.
Law & Order: Organized Crimeis on the case once again in midseason, along with the return of La Brea, Magnum P.I. and season two of Lopez vs. Lopez. Last year’s No. 1 in total viewers new unscripted series Password, starring Jimmy Fallon and hosted by Keke Palmer, will be back with another round of the iconic game show. NBC will also debut an epic 10-part tentpole event series The Americasnarrated by actor, producer and writer Tom Hanks with music by two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer. In addition, the third and fourth seasons of hospital drama Transplant will return to the network.
Decisions are yet to be made on American Auto, Grand Crew and Young Rock.
New Comedy Series
Extended Family -- Jim and Julia, after an amicable divorce, decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when Trey, the owner of his favorite sports team, enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart. The cast includes Jon Cryer, Donald Faison, Abigail Spencer, Sofia Capanna and Finn Sweeney. Mike O’Malley will write and executive produce. Tom Werner, Wyc Grousbeck, Emilia Fazzalari and George Geyer also executive produce. Lionsgate will produce in association with Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
New Drama Series
Found -- In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. A public relations specialist, who was once herself one of those forgotten ones, and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people. But unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own. The cast includes Shanola Hampton, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Kelli Williams, Brett Dalton, Gabrielle Walsh, Arlen Escarpeta and Karan Oberoi. Nkechi Okoro Carroll will write and executive produce. Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Sonay Hoffman, Lindsay Dunn and Leigh Redman also executive produce. Berlanti Productions and Rock My Soul Productions produces in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
The Irrational -- Based on the bestselling author Dan Ariely’s “Predictably Irrational,” Alec Mercer is a world-renowned leader in behavioral science who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior. The cast includes Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz and Arash DeMaxi. Arika Lisanne Mittman will write and executive produce. Mark Goffman, Samuel Baum and David Frankel also 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.
Untitled America's Got Talent Series -- Building off the success of America’s Got Talent: The Champions and America’s Got Talent: All-Stars comes the next special edition of the world’s most successful TV franchise. Last year, All-Stars was the No. 1 new alternative series of the season in both the 18-49 demo and total viewers. The new series will be co-produced by Fremantle and Syco Entertainment. Simon Cowell, Sam Donnelly and Jason Raff are the executive producers.
Deal or No Deal Island -- The iconic game of Deal or No Deal is back with a new format that transports audiences to the Banker’s private island where he makes the rules and there are twists behind every palm tree. Hidden on the island are over 100 cases with millions of dollars split between them, which teams must retrieve so that they can play a game of Deal or No Deal against the Banker. Only one team will survive until the very last episode, where they’ll compete to beat the Banker for the biggest prize in Deal or No Dealhistory. Deal or No Deal first launched in the Netherlands in 2002 and has been commissioned in more than 80 territories worldwide with more than 350 productions. Deal or No Deal Island is produced by Endemol Shine North America and is based on the Banijay format, Deal or No Deal. Sharon Levy, DJ Nurre and Howie Mandel will serve as Executive Producers.
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