NBC Fall 2021: Your Guide to Every New and Returning Show
07/16/2021 12:44 am EDT
Wednesday, July 21
Although not technically part of the season, NBC also announced a new special called Olympic Dreams Featuring Jonas Brothers, which will air on Wednesday, July 21 at 8 p.m. ET. The special will air two days before the Olympics kick-off and is set to feature Team USA athletes. The Olympics themselves open on July 23 in Tokyo. The games were scheduled for 2020 but were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. This is the first time in the modern Olympics' history that the games will be played in an odd-numbered year.
Aug. 8-12
The Olympics end on Sunday, Aug. 8. After the closing ceremony, Family Game Night! will debut at 10:30 p.m. ET. The hit game show The Wall will also return with new episodes on Monday, Aug. 9 at 10 p.m. ET. Family Game Night! will move to its regular timeslot on Wednesday, Aug. 11 at 9 p.m. ET. The final season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine will also debut on Thursday, Aug. 12.
Sept. 20-21
The main Fall 2021 season will kick off on NBC on Sept. 20 with the latest season of The Voice. Ordinary Joe will air after the singing competition. New Amsterdam returns the next day.
Monday, Sept. 20
8 p.m. ET: The Voice (Season 21)
10 p.m. ET: Ordinary Joe (new series)
Tuesday, Sept. 21
10 p.m. ET: New Amsterdam (Season 4)
Wednesday, Sept. 22 (Chicago Night)
8 p.m. ET: Chicago Med (Season 7)
9 p.m. ET: Chicago Fire (Season 10)
10 p.m. ET: Chicago P.D. (Season 9)
Thursday, Sept. 23 (Almost 'Law & Order' Night)
Thursday nights were going to be an all-Law & Order night, but that is no longer the case. Two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will air on Thursday, Sept. 23 as the lead-in to Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 2. The Blacklist will soon move to Thursdays on Oct. 21.
Thursday, Sept. 23
8 p.m. ET: Law & Order: SVU (Season 23 - two-hour season premiere)
10 p.m. ET: Law & Order: Organized Crime (Season 2)
Thursday, Oct. 21
8 p.m. ET: The Blacklist (Season 9)
Other Premiere Dates
The new season of NBC News' Dateline will start on Friday, Sept. 24 with a two-hour episode beginning at 9 p.m. ET. The new series La Brea begins on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. ET as the lead-in to New Amsterdam. La Brea was created by David Appelbaum and stars Natalie Zea (The Following) and Eoin Macken (The Night Shift).
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