NBC Fall 2026 Premiere Dates Announced
The NBC Fall 2026 premiere dates have been announced and include new and returning reality series, the popular “One Chicago” and “Law & Order” franchises, and freshman additions such as the drama Line of Fire and new comedy Newlyweds.
The season gets off to a supersized start at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept.17, with the two-hour launch of The Traitors: New Blood, the innovative civilian-led incarnation of the Emmy Award-winning hit Peacock series hosted by Alan Cumming. Followed by another two-hour episode on Sept. 24, the series will move into its regular hourlong timeslot on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Milestone season 30 of The Voice arrives the following week at 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, with new coaches Queen Latifah and Riley Green. They’ll be joined by Kelly Clarkson and Adam Levine, the latter of whom returned to The Voice last season in winning fashion as he took home the crown in the first-ever The Voice: Battle of Champions.
Right after The Voice at 10 p.m., the new drama series Line of Fire premieres, starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis, about a family of law enforcement professionals entangled in a deadly conspiracy.
On Wednesday, Oct. 7, fan-favorite “One Chicago” is back with all-new tales from the Windy City and its incredible first responders. A day later, on Thursday, Oct. 8, Law & Order: SVU – the longest-running scripted primetime series in television history – will begin its 28th season at 9 p.m., followed by the mothership series at 10 p.m.
Two weeks later, on Friday, Oct. 23, NBC will open the bar at 8 p.m. as Happy’s Place comes back for its third season. Right after at 8:30 p.m. will be the premiere of the new comedy Newlyweds, starring Téa Leoni and Tim Daly.
The third season of the hit comedy St. Denis Medical will launch Monday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m., followed by TCA Award show nominee The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.
NBC will officially kick off fall on Wednesday, Sept. 9, with the launch of the new season of Sunday Night Football – the #1 primetime program for the last 15 years – when the World Champion Seattle Seahawks play host to the New England Patriots in a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl.
The first Sunday night telecast will air later that weekend on Sept. 13 when the Dallas Cowboys head to MetLife Stadium to visit the New York Giants in the first game for new head coach John Harbaugh.
With the holidays coming up on the heels of the fall season, NBC will be airing a three-hour celebration of its 100th anniversary on Thursday, Dec. 10. Details of the special will be announced at a later date. In addition, the highly anticipated 100th edition of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – the most-watched entertainment show of the recent broadcast season – returns to NBC and Peacock on Nov. 26.
NBC FALL 2026 PREMIERE DATES
(All times ET, New Shows in CAPS)
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9
7-8:20 p.m. – Football Night in America
8:20-11:30 p.m. – NFL Kickoff Game (New England at Seattle)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 13
7-8:20 p.m. – Football Night in America
8:20-11:30 p.m. – Sunday Night Football (Dallas at N.Y. Giants)
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
8-10 p.m. – THE TRAITORS: NEW BLOOD
MONDAY, SEPT. 21
8-10 p.m. – The Voice
10-11 p.m. – LINE OF FIRE
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22
8-9 p.m. – The Voice
9-11 p.m. – America’s Got Talent
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23
8-9 p.m. – The Voice
9-11 p.m. – America’s Got Talent season finale
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
9-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
8-9 p.m. – Chicago Med
9-10 p.m. – Chicago Fire
10-11 p.m. – Chicago P.D.
THURSDAY, OCT. 8
9-10 p.m. – Law & Order: SVU
10-11 p.m. – Law & Order
FRIDAY, OCT. 23
8-8:30 p.m. – Happy’s Place
8:30-9 p.m. – NEWLYWEDS
MONDAY, NOV. 2
8-8:30 p.m. – St. Denis Medical
8:30-9 p.m. – The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES
THE TRAITORS: NEW BLOOD
“The Traitors” is coming to NBC with an all-new civilian version of Peacock’s Emmy Award-winning competition reality series known for strategic gameplay and skillful saboteurs.
In this brand-new iteration of “The Traitors” for NBC, Emmy-winning host Alan Cumming is opening the doors of his now infamous castle in the Scottish Highlands to everyday Americans. From among them, he will choose who will play as Traitors and who must survive as Faithful.
“The Traitors” is a nail-biting psychological adventure in which treachery and deceit are the name of the game. Set at an ancient castle deep in the Scottish Highlands, contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000.
Hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves. Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors murder the Faithful one by one in a treacherous spree while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game.
If at the end of the game the remaining Faithful contestants have banished all the Traitors, they share the prize fund, but if a Traitor (or Traitors) is still among them, they win all the money.
“The Traitors” is produced by Studio Lambert. Alan Cumming hosts as well as serves as an executive producer along with Mike Cotton, Sam Rees-Jones, Rosie Franks, Jack Burgess, Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt, and Doran Azouelos.
NEW SCRIPTED SERIES
LINE OF FIRE
A family of law enforcement agents bridges personal differences and crosses professional boundaries as they tackle cases for the FBI, US Marshals, Secret Service, and Department of Justice. After a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy, they must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice … even if it means betraying their sworn code.
The series stars Peter Krause, Hope Davis, Kat Cunning, Tommy O’Brien, Taylor Bloom, and Charlie Barnett.
Writer Josh Safran executive produces with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector. Director Rebecca Thomas also executive produces (pilot only).
“Line of Fire” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
NEWLYWEDS
A later-in-life love story about a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship.
The series stars Téa Leoni and Tim Daly, with Jamie Lee Curtis as a recurring guest star.
Writer Gail Lerner executive produces with executive producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum for The Tannenbaum Company, Jamie Lee Curtis, Scott Schwartz, and Lionsgate Television. Director Pam Fryman also executive produces (pilot only).
“Newlyweds” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
