NBC Fall 2026 Schedule: Every Change You Need to Know

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NBC has locked in its fall 2026 primetime lineup, and the network is making some genuinely bold moves. Four new series are joining the fold for the 2026-2027 season, Law & Order is getting bumped from its longtime perch, and a civilian version of the biggest reality show on Peacock is about to go broadcast. There’s a lot happening — here’s what you need to know.

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The Biggest Thursday Night Shake-Up in Years

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The headline change is on Thursdays. The Traitors — the Emmy Award-winning psychological competition series hosted by Alan Cumming — is coming to NBC with an all-new civilian version, taking over the 8/7c hour. This isn’t the celebrity Peacock edition. This is everyday Americans stepping into Cumming’s infamous Scottish Highlands castle, competing for up to $250,000 while Traitors secretly pick off the Faithful one by one. It’s a massive format, and putting it on broadcast feels like NBC swinging for the fences.

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That move, though, has consequences for Law & Order. The original series — which had a last-minute deal to secure its renewal after missing early pickup — has been shifted to 10/9c, capping off the Thursday night block after Law & Order: SVU holds its 9pm position. It’s a notable demotion for one of television’s most storied franchises, though fans can at least exhale knowing it survived.

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What didn’t survive — or at least hasn’t been confirmed either way — is The Hunting Party. The show previously held that 10pm Thursday slot, and it’s been left off the fall schedule entirely. NBC hasn’t renewed or canceled it, which means talks are still ongoing. The show has had modest live numbers but reportedly broken out on Netflix, which could give it a lifeline for a potential midseason slot.

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New Shows, New Faces, and the Post-Voice Prize

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The most coveted real estate in NBC’s schedule — the hour right after The Voice on Monday nights — goes to Line of Fire, a new family drama starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis. The show, from writer-executive producer Josh Safran and executive produced by Jenna Bush Hager, follows a family of law enforcement agents — spanning the FBI, U.S. Marshals, Secret Service, and Department of Justice — who get pulled into a deadly conspiracy that forces them to use their professional skills to protect each other. Krause, who recently wrapped his run on 9-1-1, brings a built-in fanbase that NBC is clearly counting on.

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Fridays get some new energy too. Newlyweds, a multi-camera comedy starring Téa Leoni and Tim Daly — and executive produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, who also appears in the cast — slots in at 8:30/7:30c alongside the returning Happy’s Place. The show’s logline is a charmer: a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impulsively after a whirlwind courtship. Late-in-life love stories are having a moment, and NBC is leaning in.

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Two other new series are being held for midseason. Sunset P.I., a single-camera comedy starring Jake Johnson and Jane Levy from the executive producers of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, arrives in February. Its logline alone earns points: “Continues the proud tradition of Los Angeles private eyes that began with Philip Marlowe and will end with this show.”

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The Rockford Files Is Coming — Just Not Yet

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The most anticipated new series on NBC’s slate is The Rockford Files, a contemporary reboot starring David Boreanaz as James Rockford — a man newly paroled after doing time for a crime he didn’t commit who returns to his life as a private investigator in Los Angeles, where his search for legitimacy puts him in the crosshairs of both local police and organized crime. The cast also includes Michaela McManus, Felix Solis, and Jacki Weaver.

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Despite the hype, NBC is holding it for a January premiere. It’s not unusual for a network to protect a high-profile show by giving it a midseason launch with a cleaner runway — but it will test the patience of anyone who’s been waiting on Boreanaz’s next move since Bones.

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The Voice Hits 30, Mondays Get Restructured

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The Voice returns for its milestone 30th season with Kelly Clarkson, Adam Levine, and country star Riley Green confirmed as coaches, with a fourth chair still to be announced. The show will air for two hours on Monday nights in September and October, before scaling back to one hour starting in November — at which point St. Denis Medical and the Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe comedy The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (returning for its second season) reclaim the 8/7c slot.

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Tuesdays belong entirely to the NBA. Wednesdays remain untouched — Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D. hold their block for another season, as reliable as ever.

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Big Events, a Game Show, and a Century to Celebrate

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NBC is also rolling out a new game show based on the New York Times word game Wordle, hosted by Savannah Guthrie and executive produced by Jimmy Fallon through his Electric Hot Dog production company. Produced in partnership with the Times, the show pits competitive players in squads against each other in a “supersized battle of smarts, speed and fun.” It’s slated for a 2027 premiere.

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On the special events side, NBC is marking its 100th anniversary on December 10 with a live, three-hour variety special from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, celebrating a century of must-see television. The 100th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade airs November 26 — coming off its biggest audience ever in 2025. The 78th Emmy Awards air September 14 from the Microsoft Theater. And the holiday season brings back The National Dog Show, Christmas in Rockefeller Center, and animated classics including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.

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For Rockford Files fans specifically — mark your calendars for January. It’s coming. Just not as fast as anyone hoped.

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