NBC Announces Programming for the 2019/2020 Season
Networks are in the midst of finalizing their schedules for the upcoming TV season, and NBC has unveiled their plans for their year-round lineup.
The new slate of shows adds four first-year dramas and four freshman comedies over the course of the 2019-20 season. The schedule also boasts several returning favorites and big new shows for every audience.
“We came into this season from the vantage point of extreme stability, but without any complacency,” said George Cheeks and Paul Telegdy, Co-Chairmen, NBC Entertainment. “Our 52-week schedule takes into account the seismic shift in viewing habits, balancing short-term wins with long-term potential. Comedy is at the heart of the NBC brand, and we’ve picked up four new comedies that we think viewers will love for generations to come. Our new dramas will compel audiences to tune in week after week to our network while also delivering binge-worthy storylines, and our unparalleled alternative programs continue to delight audiences of all ages, providing enviable launch pads for many of our new shows.”
The newest drama to join the fall schedule is Bluff City Law, starring Emmy Award winner Jimmy Smits in his return to the network. The legal drama reunites a father and daughter attorney duo as they take on social injustice.
From star Kal Penn and executive producer Michael Schur, Sunnyside tells the story of a disgraced New York City Councilman turned champion for a diverse group of hopefuls who dream of becoming American citizens.
Viewers can also look forward to Bradley Whitford’s Perfect Harmony, which centers on a former Princeton music professor who finds himself unexpectedly presiding over a small-town church choir.
Dramas set to debut in midseason include Council of Dads from executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer, centered on a loving father of four who calls on a few of his closest allies to step in as back-up dads following a personal health scare; Lincoln, based on the best-selling book The Bone Collector, which follows former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme (Russell Hornsby) and his new partner, Amelia Sachs (Arielle Kebbel), as they join forces to crack the city’s most confounding cases, all while working to bring down a notorious serial killer; and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, starring Jane Levy as a whip-smart computer coder who, following an unusual event, starts to hear the innermost wants and desires of the people around her through songs.
New comedies will include Indebted, starring Fran Drescher and Adam Pally and the family comedy The Kenan Show starring Kenan Thompson.
Returning shows for the 2019-20 schedule include America’s Got Talent: The Champions, The Blacklist, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., Dateline NBC, Ellen’s Game of Games, Good Girls, The Good Place, Hollywood Game Night, Law & Order: SVU, Manifest, NBC Sunday Night Football, New Amsterdam, Superstore, This Is Us, The Voice, The Wall, Will & Grace, and World of Dance.
You also won’t have to worry about This is Us going anywhere anytime soon, because it has been renewed not for one, but three more seasons.
Additional previously announced new series include Bring the Funny, Small Fortune, Songland, That’s My Jam and the return of Who Do You Think You Are?
Decisions are yet to be made on Abby’s, A.P. Bio, The Enemy Within, The InBetween, The Titan Games, and The Village.
Here’s a look at NBC’s Fall Schedule.
NBC FALL 2019-20 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)
MONDAY
8-10 P.M. — The Voice
10-11 P.M. — BLUFF CITY LAW
TUESDAY
8-9 P.M. — The Voice
9-10 P.M. — This Is Us
10-11 P.M. — New Amsterdam
WEDNESDAY
8-9 P.M. — Chicago Med
9-10 P.M. — Chicago Fire
10-11 P.M. — Chicago P.D.
THURSDAY
8-8:30 P.M. — Superstore
8:30-9 P.M. — PERFECT HARMONY
9-9:30 P.M. — The Good Place
9:30-10 P.M. — SUNNYSIDE
10-11 P.M. — Law & Order: SVU
FRIDAY
8-9 P.M. – The Blacklist
9-11 P.M — Dateline NBC
SATURDAY
8-10 P.M. — Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10-11 P.M. – Saturday Night Live (encores)
SUNDAY
7-8:20 P.M. — Football Night in America
8:20-11 P.M. — NBC Sunday Night Football
Take a look at the trailers for some of NBC’s upcoming new series:
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Ashley Bissette Sumerel
Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.