NBC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for 2025-2026 Season
NBC’s Fall 2025–2026 slate includes 'The Voice', 'Brilliant Minds', 'Law & Order', 'America's Got Talent', 'On Brand with Jimmy Fallon', 'Saturday Night Live', 'St. Denis Medical', 'Happy’s Place', with next-day streaming on Peacock, plus NBA on NBC tip off.
September 16, 2025
NBC will begin the 2025-26 season the week of Sept. 22 with a robust programming lineup that will feature the latest iteration of the iconic musical competition series The Voice, the return of the compelling Zachary Quinto drama series Brilliant Minds, the venerable Law & Order franchise, and the finale of summer’s #1 show, America’s Got Talent.
The Voice
The Sept. 22 season premiere of The Voice will feature the all-star coaching panel of Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, and Snoop Dogg.
This time around, Carson Daly will hold a new power he’s never had before as The Voice’s longtime host. Thanks to a new rule change called the Carson Callback, Daly will get to have a say in which Artists move through the competition.
“Sometimes I see great singers fall through the cracks,” Daly says in a sneak peek at The Voice Season 28. “And I've never been able to do anything about it – until now.”
The exact details of the new Carson Callback rule have yet to be revealed, but it's sure to shake things up in the best way possible.
America’s Got Talent
A new champion will be crowned on America’s Got Talent on Wednesday, Sept. 24
Let's get this party started with AGT's landmark 20th season! Iconic judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, and Sofía Vergara join much-loved host Terry Crews to welcome back superstar Mel B for a celebratory new season of edge-of-your-seat excitement!
Law & Order
Law & Order Season 25 premieres Thursday, September 25 at 8/7c on NBC. Baxter and the fearless 27th Precinct are prepared to deliver its hallmark legal suspense as the series continues.
One Chicago
On Wednesday, Oct. 1, fan-favorite #OneChicago is back with all-new tales from the Windy City and its incredible first responders. After the premiere of the One Chicago series, new episodes of Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago P.D. will air on Wednesday nights on NBC. Chicago Med kicks off the Windy City charge at 8/9c, with new episodes of Chicago Fire following at 9/8c, and Chicago P.D. finishing off the night at 10/9c.
New One Chicago episodes are also available to stream the day after they air on Peacock.
On Brand with Jimmy Fallon
That same week marks the launch of the highly anticipated new unscripted series On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, which will make its debut with a twice-weekly cadence on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Ahead of its premiere, here are all of the details you need to know about On Brand with Jimmy Fallon.
New SNL featured players Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson, Veronika Slowikowska, Jeremy Culhane and Tommy Brennan
Saturday Night Live
Coming off its historic 50th season, Saturday Night Live begins its 51st season on Oct. 4.
SNL has added five featured players to the cast for the upcoming 51st season: Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska
St. Denis Medical
Devoted nurse Alex has just been promoted to Supervising Nurse in the emergency department at St. Denis Medical Center in Oregon. She works alongside an eclectic team of underfunded yet dedicated doctors, nurses, and hospital staff, including her boss, Joyce, who wants nothing more than to turn the hospital into an international medical destination, and Dr. Ron, who’s done it all, seen it all, and is pretty much over it all. They’re all doing their best not to lose their patience in a hospital overrun with patients – while caring for everyone who comes in the door, including each other.
NBC’s hit comedies St. Denis Medical and Happy’s Place will both start their sophomore campaigns the week of Nov. 3 with back-to-back airings of St. Denis Medical on Mondays and Happy’s Place on Fridays.
Happy's Place
Make a hilarious trip down memory lane with the snarkiest remarks from Season 1 of Happy's Place before the premiere on Friday, November 7, at 8/7c on NBC.
Giving family their best shot. The iconic Reba McEntire returns to TV comedy in this heartfelt new series as Bobbie, a tough but lovable woman who inherits her late father’s Tennessee tavern - only to discover that her new co-owner is also the half-sister she never knew she had! They couldn’t be more different, but they’ll navigate this new life together... because at Happy’s Place, everyone is family.
Brilliant Minds
Sunday Night Football
NBC kicked off fall on Thursday, Sept. 4 with the launch of the new season of Sunday Night Football – the #1 primetime program for the last 14 years – when the Dallas Cowboys played the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Here are 20 things you need to know about NBC Sunday Night Football’s 20th season.
NBA On NBC
Also on the sports calendar, the highly anticipated return of the NBA to NBC begins Tuesday, Oct. 21, starting with the hourlong pregame show at 6:30 p.m. For the first time in more than two decades, the NBA is back on NBC -- and making its Peacock debut -- with 100 regular-season games across three marquee nights of the week: Sunday Night Basketball, beginning Feb. 1, 2026; Peacock NBA Monday, debuting Oct. 27; and Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, premiering Oct. 28. NBC Sports’ 2025-26 NBA slate begins with an NBA Tip-Off doubleheader on Tuesday, Oct. 21, and also features the NBA Mexico City Game 2025, the first-ever quadrupleheader on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, All-Star Weekend, and comprehensive playoff coverage.
See the full NBA on NBC schedule here.
More on NBC's Fall Schedule
As previously announced, NBC will begin the holiday season on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a two-hour Wicked special that will feature musical performances from stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and other surprises guests. The specials will serve as a celebration ahead of the highly anticipated Universal film Wicked: For Good, which will open in theaters on Nov. 21.
Plus, premiering on Nov. 7, NBC’s new cheerleading comedy Stumble will air Fridays following Happy’s Place.
The returning drama The Hunting Party and newly ordered comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins will be added to the 2025-26 schedule at a later date.
The beloved entertainment news show Access Hollywood will air a special breaking down all the exciting things coming to NBC this fall. NBC Fall Preview Presented by Access Hollywood premieres Tuesday, September 16 at 10/9c on NBC.
Full NBC's Fall Schedule
The fall premiere dates/times are as follows (All times ET):
THURSDAY, SEPT. 4
7-8:20 p.m. – Football Night in America
8:20-11:30 p.m. – NFL Kickoff Game (Dallas at Philadelphia)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7
7-8:20 p.m. – Football Night in America
8:20-11:30 p.m. – Sunday Night Football (Baltimore at Buffalo)
MONDAY, SEPT. 22
8-10 p.m. – The Voice (Monday)
10-11 p.m. – Brilliant Minds
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23
8-9 p.m. – The Voice
9-11 p.m. – America’s Got Talent
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24
8-9 p.m. – America’s Got Talent special
9-11 p.m. – America’s Got Talent season finale
THURSDAY, SEPT. 25
8-9 p.m. – Law & Order
9-10 p.m. – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10-11 p.m. – Law & Order: Organized Crime
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26
9-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30
10-11 p.m. – On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (Tuesday premiere)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1
8-9 p.m. – Chicago Med
9-10 p.m. – Chicago Fire
10-11 p.m. – Chicago P.D .
FRIDAY, OCT. 3
8-9 p.m. – On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (Friday premiere)
SATURDAY, OCT. 4
11:30 p.m.-1 a.m. (8:30-10 p.m. PT) – Saturday Night Live
TUESDAY, OCT. 21
6:30-7:30 p.m. – NBA Pre-Game Show
7:30-11 p.m. – NBA on NBC
MONDAY, NOV. 3
8-8:30 p.m. – St. Denis Medical
8:30-9 p.m. – St. Denis Medical
FRIDAY, NOV. 7
8-8:30 p.m. – Happy’s Place
8:30-9 p.m. – Happy’s Place
