NBC has announced the Fall debut dates for their new and returning shows. They include A to Z, About a Boy, Bad Judge, The Biggest Loser, The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Constantine, Dateline, Grimm, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Marry Me, The Mysteries of Laura, Parenthood, State of Affairs, and The Voice.
Here’s the complete press release:
NBC ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES FOR NEW 2014-15 SEASON
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — June 2, 2014 — NBC has announced premiere dates for its fall schedule, which include No. 1 broadcast program “Sunday Night Football,” the return of No. 1 reality series “The Voice,” No. 1 new series “The Blacklist,” and the debuts of highly anticipated comedy “Marry Me” and drama “The Mysteries of Laura.”
“Sunday Night Football” launches its campaign on Thursday, Sept. 4 when the Green Bay Packers travel to the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). Three days later on Sunday, Sept. 7, the Indianapolis Colts will play at the AFC champion Denver Broncos (8:20 p.m. ET/5:20 p.m. PT). The game will be preceded by the season premiere of “Football Night in America” (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT).
“The Biggest Loser,” in which contestants lose weight in the hope of restarting their lives, returns for its 16th season Thursday, Sept. 11 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT).
The Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice,” with coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Pharrell Williams and Gwen Stefani, begins its seventh season Monday, Sept. 22 (8-10 p.m.).
“The Blacklist” returns for its second season Sept. 22 (10-11 p.m.) following “The Voice.” “The Blacklist,” which stars Emmy winner James Spader as “Red” Reddington, was the top new series last season and helped propel NBC to No. 1 in the 18-49 demo for the first time in 10 years.
Following a two-hour episode of “The Voice” on Tuesday, Sept. 23, “Chicago Fire” (10-11 p.m.) returns for its third season as the heroic men and women of the Windy City’s fire department consistently put their lives in on the line in order to save others.
Wednesday, Sept. 24 marks the debut of the new Debra Messing series “The Mysteries of Laura” (8-9 p.m.). In this breezy new drama, Messing plays a NYPD detective who must balance her professional life as a cop with her home life as a mother of unruly twin boys and on the cusp of divorce.
On that same night and back in their familiar Wednesday timeslots, “Law & Order: SVU” (9-10 p.m.), and star Mariska Hargitay, returns for an astonishing 16th season while “Chicago P.D.” (10-11 p.m.) comes back for its second season.
NBC’s beloved family drama “Parenthood” begins its sixth and final season Thursday, Sept. 25 (10-11 p.m.).
Venerable newsmagazine “Dateline NBC” makes its season premiere with a two-hour episode Friday, Sept. 26 (9-11 p.m.).
Comedy “Bad Judge” begins Thursday, Oct. 2 (9-9:30 p.m.) with Kate Walsh starring as a judge who enjoys living on the wild side, but is one of the most respected jurists when behind the bench. Following “Bad Judge” that night, “A to Z” (9:30 p.m.) makes its debut. The comedy series, which stars Ben Feldman and Cristin Milioti, chronicles the relationship of a young couple from the first time they meet.
Also on the comedy front, “Marry Me” — from “Happy Endings” executive producer David Caspe, about how a couple’s engagement gets off to a rough start — launches Tuesday, Oct. 14 (9-9:30 p.m.). That is immediately followed by Jason Katims’ second-year series “About a Boy” (9:30 p.m.), which was one of the most successful new comedies of last season.
Fan favorite “Grimm” begins its fourth campaign Friday, Oct. 24 (9-10 p.m.), and that will be immediately followed by new series “Constantine” (10-11 p.m.). “Constantine” is based on the wildly popular DC Comics series “Hellblazer” and stars Matt Ryan as master of the occult John Constantine.
Finally, the highly touted drama “State of Affairs” will begin Monday, Nov. 17 (10-11 p.m.). In the series, Katherine Heigl plays a CIA analyst who, faced with constant moral and political judgment calls, prioritizes the President’s Daily Briefing.
As a reminder, “The Blacklist” will return to NBC’s primetime lineup with a two-part episode beginning Sunday, Feb. 1 immediately following the Super Bowl. Part two will air Thursday, Feb. 5 (9-10 p.m.) in its regular midseason timeslot.
NBC’s fall premiere schedule follows:
Thursday, Sept. 4
8:00-11:00 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Green Bay at Seattle)Sunday, Sept. 7
7:00-8:20 FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA
8:20-11:30 SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL (Indianapolis at Denver)Thursday, Sept. 11
8:00-10:00 THE BIGGEST LOSERMonday, Sept. 22
8:00-10:00 THE VOICE
10:00-11:00 THE BLACKLISTTuesday, Sept. 23
8:00-10:00 THE VOICE
10:00-11:00 CHICAGO FIREWednesday, Sept. 24
8:00-9:00 THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA
9:00-10:00 LAW & ORDER: SVU
10:00-11:00 CHICAGO P.D.Thursday, Sept. 25
10:00-11:00 PARENTHOODFriday, Sept. 26
9:00-11:00 DATELINE NBCThursday, Oct. 2
8:00-9:00 THE BIGGEST LOSER (TIME PERIOD PREMIERE)
9:00-9:30 BAD JUDGE
9:30-10:00 A TO ZTuesday, Oct. 14
8:00-9:00 THE VOICE (TIME PERIOD PREMIERE)
9:00-9:30 MARRY ME
9:30-10:00 ABOUT A BOYFriday, Oct. 24
8:00-9:00 DATELINE NBC (TIME PERIOD PREMIERE)
9:00-10:00 GRIMM
10:00-11:00 CONSTANTINEMonday, Nov. 17
10:00-11:00 STATE OF AFFAIRS
What do you think? Which NBC show premieres will you be watching?
STATE OF AFFAIRS ……PLEASE CO ME BACK !!!
Sunday night football is great and The Mysteries of Laura looks good. Not sure about State of Affairs yet but I’m very unhappy not to see Brooklyn Taxi. Once again a good show disappears from NBC.
I am freaking out because State of Affairs went off like it did. It was my favorite show!!! I can’t understand where you lost the other viewers at because you never lost me. I was on the edge of my seat through out every episode. I need closure! I don’t know what to think about that ending on the last show I seen. It makes me feel like I missed out on an end to an awesome story. It’s was like ripping the last page out of a great book. I don’t know if there is any way to bring… Read more »
I will be watching Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Parenthood, About A Boy, and hopefully State of Affairs. These are fantastic shows and would be very disappointed if they were cancelled.
Tran: Everything on ABC, NBC, and FOX are on Video on Demand, so I time shift my viewing. If you live on the east coast, the best thing is to watch Scandal just in case something gets deleted (as in Kanye saying “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people” getting cut when by the time it got to California). Don’t worry, Blacklist will be changed after Kathryn Heigl’s show gets moved out of its time slot. Traditionally, Modays at 10:00 pm on NBC is where good shows go to die.
Still going to watch The Blacklist because I’m still hooked on that show. People are getting mixed reactions about Katherine Heigl’s return to TV in State of Affairs. Still sad about the cancellation of two fan favorites: Community & Revolution (because of those dumb ratings). Let’s hope NBC stays on top and not going back to the “ratings basement”. BTW, moving Blacklist to Thursdays at 9 come February is going to be tough going up against Scandal but time will tell.
I already know that the only shows I will.continue to watch are.Chicago Fire & Chicago PD since those are the only two shows I like…. Hate that NBC canceled Crisis that was a good show and they need to bring it.back.. The new show don’t seem interesting enough to get me to watch them… Good luck NBC
You would be travelling around the world a whole lot too if you had to put out all of those fires that W. started and then left. At least the president did not take a five week vacation after he had only been in office for six months. Anyway, I do agree with Rose that NBC’s programming is more than just bad, it is network suicide. Ironically, most of NBC’s best programs are shown on USA.
As for Katherine Heigl in State of Affairs… If they’re talking about this president, her job will be as a Travel Agent, she won’t have to prioritize the President’s Daily Briefing! As for the shows on NBC… most of them are awful with very few exceptions. The crap they keep and the really good ones that we get invested in, they cancel… usually without wrapping up the loose ends. I don’t know who’s in charge there but they need to start listening to the actual AUDIENCE! Yo, advertisers… are ya listenin’?
I have been personally boycotting NBC for many reasons, primarily for the firing of Sue Simmons and Ann Curry, but with the new “darker” programming this season I watched three or four of their programs with regularity. First, I agree with Shari wholeheartedly that NBC should have kept Believe on the roster. Hopefully another station will pick it up. Crisis was promising too, certainly better than Friday Night Lights that was shoved down the viewers’ throats for five years, but I digress. Second, Why is it surprising that SVU is going into a sixteenth season? SVU was voted best crime… Read more »
I won’t be watching ANY show on NBC since they only cancel shows I get myself invested. Oh, remember Believe???? Never watching NBC AGAIN! Sorry Ellen.
I feel the same way as you, Shari. I won’t be watching any of the ones on the list above.