The NBC Summer 2024 schedule has been announced and includes the Paris Olympic Games and the return of favorites such as America’s Got Talent, American Ninja Warrior, Password, The Wall, and Weakest Link.
Leading into summer, Weakest Link will air new episodes beginning Tuesday, April 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and will move to Mondays starting May 20. American Ninja Warrior will also air two specials, including a women’s championship on May 12 at 9 p.m. and a couples’ championship on May 27 at 8 p.m.
America’s Got Talent takes the stage on May 28, followed by new episodes of Password. The competition continues on June 3 with a new season of American Ninja Warrior, while The Wall returns to the schedule on July 1.
All programs will stream on Peacock the day following their NBC telecast.
The 2024 Olympic Games will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11. NBC will provide Olympic fans with at least nine hours of daily coverage of each day’s most exciting events. In a Summer Games first, Peacock will stream every sport and event, including all 329 medal events, providing fans with the most comprehensive Olympic destination in U.S. media history.
The 2024 Paris Olympics will be NBC’s 19th Olympic Games. NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2032.
NBC SUMMER 2024 SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MAY 20
WEAKEST LINK (10 – 11 P.M. ET/PT) NEW EPISODES
Hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, the iconic British import and international game show phenomenon returns with a new batch of episodes, including a special veteran-themed show saluting the troops.
In each episode of the lightning-fast, quick-witted series, eight contestants enter the studio as total strangers but must work together to bank the maximum amount of prize money available in each round. The contestants take turns answering general knowledge questions to build chains of correct answers.
Consecutive correct answers greatly increase the value of the chain, while incorrect answers break the chain and force the contestants to start over from the bottom of the money ladder. The top prize increases with each round, but contestants must first vote to eliminate the competitor they consider to be the “Weakest Link” in the chain.
The contestant, who receives the highest number of votes, leaves the game as the host declares the iconic phrase, “You are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.”
TUESDAY, MAY 28
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT (8-10 P.M. ET/PT) SEASON PREMIERE
The 19th season of “America’s Got Talent” returns with a new set of aspiring performers looking to compete for the ultimate $1 million prize. Executive producer Simon Cowell returns to the star-studded judging panel with global fashion icon Heidi Klum, fan-favorite comedian Howie Mandel, and acclaimed actress and international superstar Sofia Vergara. The dynamic Terry Crews returns as host.
This season promises to deliver some of the wildest acts ever to grace the “AGT” stage. “America’s Got Talent” will kick off the live shows at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Tuesday, Aug. 13 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) on NBC. The results will air on Wednesday nights (8-9 p.m. ET/PT).
PASSWORD (10 – 11 P.M. ET/PT) NEW EPISODES
New episodes of the iconic game show “Password” will continue throughout the summer with Emmy Award-winning host Keke Palmer and Jimmy Fallon. The hour-long episodes will include two back-to-back games with recurring player Fallon paired with a contestant competing against a celebrity guest/contestant duo for cash prizes by guessing a secret password using only one-word clues.
Celebrity guests include Lauren Graham, Howie Mandel, Wiz Khalifa, Johnny Knoxville, Joel McHale, Meghan Trainor, Lindsey Vonn, and Roy Wood Jr.
Palmer, who made Emmy history this year by becoming the first Black woman to win for Outstanding Host for a Game Show, commands the podium while contestants from all walks of life partner with Fallon and other celebrities to face off in the ultimate game of words.
MONDAY, JUNE 3
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR (8-10 P.M. ET/PT) SEASON PREMIERE
Season 16 of “American Ninja Warrior” returns with the country’s most elite athletes competing on the world’s most difficult obstacle courses. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, along with co-host Zuri Hall, are back to call the action as the ninjas make their way through the qualifying and semifinal rounds in Los Angeles before moving to the national finals in Las Vegas.
Continuing with the major changes from last season, the semis will challenge the ninjas to race side-by-side and head-to-head across a high-stakes course with a spot in the national finals on the line. All four stages in Vegas return, including the Stage 4 rope climb for $1 Million.
MONDAY, JULY 1
THE WALL (10 – 11 P.M. ET/PT) NEW EPISODES
Hosted by Emmy Award winner Chris Hardwick, “The Wall” is an action-packed game with more than $12 million on the line each night and up to $3 million on a single heart-stopping drop as teammates work together to answer questions to build a huge cash prize. The rules are simple: Get a question correct, and a green ball will fall down the four-story wall.
Then, the value of the slot will be added to the players’ winning total. Miss a question, and an ominous red ball will fall, deducting the value from the team’s total. Contestants compete in pairs and must blindly trust their loved ones to make the right decisions during the game to accumulate their earnings. “The Wall” continues to change lives through its cash prizes, giving away over $25 million to date.
In the new episodes debuting this summer, the remarkable people competing for a lifechanging prize include a heroic baseball coach who saved the life of his player by donating his kidney and a community hero who was exonerated from a wrongfully convicted crime and now runs a nonprofit helping those impacted by incarceration.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.