From Happy's Place to the One Chicago franchise: A breakdown of NBC's 2026 Fall schedule

NBC is heading into the Fall 2026-27 television season with a lineup of familiar favorites, returning franchises, and exciting new releases. From the comedy charm of Happy’s Place to the high-stakes world of the One Chicago franchise, the network’s fall schedule brings several established shows back to primetime while making room for fresh programming.

The Fall 2026 schedule highlights NBC's commitment to proven franchises like One Chicago and Law & Order. The returning comedies and dramas are set to anchor different nights, allowing viewers to enjoy every genre each day of the week.

Here is the complete Fall schedule for 2026-27.

NBC's 2026 Fall schedule

From new series like Line of Fire and Newlyweds to returning favorites like The One Chicago franchise and St. Denis Medical, here's the network's Fall schedule for 2026:

Mondays

8 p.m. - The Voice Season 30 (2 hours of programming, moves to 1 hour in November)

8 p.m. - St. Denis Medical Season 3 (premieres on November 2)

8:30 p.m. - The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Season 2 (premieres on November 2)

10 p.m. - Line of Fire

Trust NBC to drive away your Monday blues. The network's Fall lineup is packed with reality TV, a medical and sports mockumentary sitcom, and a new procedural, starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis.

While The Voice brings a new batch of singing talent with host Carson Daly and coaches Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson, Riley Green and Queen Latifah, St. Denis Medical brings the beloved ensemble in the underfunded Oregon hospital back for Season 3. The night will close with Peter Krause's latest family action thriller, which premiered on September 21.

Following St. Denis Medical Season 3 premiere on November 2, The Voice Season 30 will likely move to a later slot. But the network has yet to confirm this.

Wednesdays

8 p.m. - Chicago Med Season 12 (premieres on October 7)

9 p.m.- Chicago Fire Season 15 (premieres on October 7)

10 p.m.- Chicago P.D. Season 14 (premieres on October 7)

Wednesdays on NBC need no introduction. Chihards assemble as the One Chicago franchise returns with new episodes on October 7. Our beloved characters from Firehouse 51, Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, and the 21st District are gearing up to return to the Windy City for new emergencies and high-stakes cases.

Thursdays

8 p.m. - The Traitors: New Blood

9 p.m. - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28 (premieres on October 8)

10 p.m. - Law & Order Season 26 (premieres on October 8)

Thursdays on NBC will kick off with The Traitors: New Blood, which premiered on the network on September 17. A spin-off of the American version, the reality TV series featured the first all-civilian cast, with Emmy-winning Scottish actor Alan Cumming returning to host.

The night will close with new seasons of Dick Wolf's Law & Order franchise, with returning stars Hugh Dancy, Tony Goldwyn, Odelya Halevi, David Ajala and Maura Tierney in Law & Order Season 26 and Mariska Hargitay, Ice T, Peter Scanavino, Kelli Giddish, Aimé Donna Kelly, Kevin Kane and Corey Cott in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Season 28.

Fridays

8 p.m.- Happy's Place Season 3 (premieres on October 23)

8:30 p.m.- Newlyweds (premieres on October 23)

9 p.m.- Dateline NBC Season 35

NBC's Friday lineup has everything, from comedy to true crime. The night will begin with the third season of Happy's Place, with returning stars Reba McEntire, Melissa Peterman, Belissa Escobedo and Rex Linn.

Friday nights will continue with Newlyweds, the network's upcoming multi-camera comedy, starring Téa Leoni as a free-spirited woman named Jeanie and Tim Daly as a recently divorced man, James. According to the official synopsis, Newlyweds follows a hasty opposites-attract marriage between Jeanie and James that will create hilarious challenges for them.

The night will close with the latest season of the platform's beloved true-crime series, Dateline, which will bring a fresh batch of shocking cases.

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