Fall schedule announcement: NBC moves a bunch of stuff around, then quietly weeps in a corner
NBC announced its fall schedule today, with some interesting moves, some most likely stupid moves, and what looks like a heavy use of what should be a strong Winter Olympics promotional platform next February (because that worked so well for Go On and Animal Practice last August…).
The schedule follows. New shows are in bold and all caps.
Mondays
8 p.m.: The Voice (performance)
10 p.m.: THE BLACKLIST
Tuesdays (Fall)
8 p.m.: The Biggest Loser (new day and time)
9 p.m.: The Voice (new time)
10 p.m.: Chicago Fire (new day and time)
Wednesdays
8 p.m.: Revolution (new day and time)
9 p.m.: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10 p.m.: IRONSIDE
Thursdays
8 p.m.: Parks And Recreation (new time)
8:30 p.m.: WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
9 p.m.: SEAN SAVES THE WORLD
9:30 p.m.: THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW
10 p.m.: Parenthood (new day)
Fridays (Fall)
8 p.m.: Dateline NBC
9 p.m.: Grimm
10 p.m.: DRACULA
Saturdays
8 p.m.: Reruns
Sundays (Fall)
7 p.m.: Football Night in America
8:15 p.m.: NBC Sunday Night Football
Tuesdays (Winter)
8 p.m.: The Voice
9 p.m.: ABOUT A BOY
9:30 p.m.: THE FAMILY GUIDE
10 p.m.: Chicago Fire
Fridays (Winter)
8 p.m.: Dateline NBC
9 p.m.: Grimm
10 p.m.: CROSSBONES
Sundays (Winter)
7 p.m.: Dateline NBC
8 p.m.: AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS
9 p.m.: BELIEVE
10 p.m.: CRISIS
Currently unscheduled: CHICAGO PD, Community, THE NIGHT SHIFT, UNDATEABLE
Not yet renewed or canceled: The Celebrity Apprentice, Hannibal (NBC says a decision will come in the next few weeks.)
We’ll be back later with some analysis of the schedule, night by night. But for now, feel free to pick it apart here.