NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 2025-2026 Season
NBC released their official Fall premiere dates for the 2025-26 season. The season will begin the week of September 22 with The Voice, the return of the Zachary Quinto medical drama series Brilliant Minds, the Law & Order franchise, and the finale of America’s Got Talent.
On Wednesday, October 1, #OneChicago (Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire) returns, and coming off its historic 50th season, Saturday Night Live begins its newest season on October 4.
Comedies St. Denis Hospital and Happy’s Place will both premiere with their second seasons the week of November 3 with back-to-back airings of St. Denis Medical on Mondays and Happy’s Place on Fridays.
The returning drama The Hunting Party and newly ordered comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins and Stumble will be added to the 2025-26 schedule at a later date.
Check out the full Fall premiere schedule below.
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 (Teams to be determined)
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
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