NBC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for 2025-26 Season

NBC will begin the 2025-26 season the week of September 22 with a robust programming lineup that will feature the latest iteration of the iconic musical competition series “The Voice,” the return of the compelling Zachary Quinto drama series “Brilliant Minds,” the venerable “Law & Order” franchise and the finale of summer’s #1 show, “America’s Got Talent.”

The September 22 season premiere of “The Voice” will feature the all-star coaching panel of Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, and Snoop Dogg.

A new champion will be crowned on “America’s Got Talent” on Wednesday, September 24 while an all-“Law & Order” lineup returns the next day, Thursday, September 25.

On Wednesday, October 1, fan-favorite One Chicago is back with all-new tales from the Windy City and its incredible first responders. That same week marks the launch of the highly anticipated new unscripted series “On Brand with Jimmy Fallon,” which will make its debut with a twice-weekly cadence on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Coming off its historic 50th season, “Saturday Night Live” begins its newest season on October 4.

NBC’s hit comedies “St. Denis Hospital” and “Happy’s Place” will both start their sophomore campaigns the week of November 3 with back-to-back airings of “St. Denis Medical” on Mondays and “Happy’s Place” on Fridays.

NBC will officially kick-off fall on Thursday, September 4 with the launch of the new season of “Sunday Night Football” – the #1 primetime program for the last 14 years – when the Dallas Cowboys travel to play the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

The first Sunday night telecast will air later that weekend when the Baltimore Ravens head to upstate New York to visit the Buffalo Bills.

Also on the sports calendar, the highly anticipated return of the NBA to NBC begins Tuesday, October 21, starting with the hourlong pregame show at 6:30PM. The teams playing in the 7:30 and 10PM premiere Tip Off doubleheader will be announced shortly.

As previously announced, NBC will begin the holiday season on November 6 @ 8PM ET/PT with a two-hour “Wicked” special that will feature musical performances from stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and other surprises guests. The specials will serve as a celebration to the Universal film “Wicked: For Good,” which will open in theaters on November 21.

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.

THE FALL PREMIERE DATES/TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS

(All times ET)

Thursday, September 4
7-8:20PM – Football Night in America
8:20-11:30PM – NFL Kickoff Game (Dallas at Philadelphia)

Sunday, September 7
7-8:20PM – Football Night in America
8:20-11:30PM – Sunday Night Football (Baltimore at Buffalo)

Monday, September 22
8-10PM – The Voice (Monday)
10-11PM – Brilliant Minds

Tuesday, September 23
8-9PM – The Voice
9-11PM – America’s Got Talent

Wednesday, September 24
8-9PM – America’s Got Talent special
9-11PM – America’s Got Talent season finale

Thursday, September 25
8-9PM – Law & Order
9-10PM – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10-11PM – Law & Order: Organized Crime

Friday, September 26
9-11PM – Dateline NBC

Tuesday, September 30
10-11PM – On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (Tuesday premiere)

Wednesday, October 1
8-9PM – Chicago Med
9-10PM – Chicago Fire
10-11PM – Chicago P.D.

Friday, October 3
8-9PM – On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (Friday premiere)

Saturday, October 4
11:30PM-1AM (8:30-10PM PT) – Saturday Night Live

Tuesday, October 21
6:30-7:30PM – NBA Pre-Game Show
7:30-11PM – NBA on NBC (Teams to be determined)

Monday, November 3
8-8:30PM – St. Denis Medical
8:30-9PM – St. Denis Medical

Friday, November 7
8-8:30PM – Happy’s Place
8:30-9PM – Happy’s Place

NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES

“On Brand with Jimmy Fallon” is an innovative unscripted series that follows what happens when Jimmy Fallon starts a premier marketing agency and fills it with the most creative, clever, and competitive go-getters he can find.

The series will be hosted, executive produced, and created by Fallon based on his experience and expertise working with an impressive list of his own global partnerships in the auto, insurance, apparel, gaming, and technology industries.

Among the household brands to be featured are Captain Morgan, Dunkin’, KitchenAid, Marshalls, Pillsbury, SONIC, Southwest Airlines, and Therabody. Samsung will power the “On Brand Agency’s” headquarters. Canva is the On Brand Agency’s design partner.

Fallon recruited Bozoma Saint John as the On Brand Agency’s Chief Marketing Officer, where she will mentor the creatives and evaluate their work. Saint John is a legendary marketing executive famous for pushing boundaries and who boasts an unmatched resumé of C-suite experience at the world’s top brands, including Uber, Pepsi, and Netflix.

In each episode, the On Brand Agency creatives will work with a major brand in need of a big idea for a massive, high-priority campaign – from creating earworm jingles and unbelievable activations to producing the most quotable commercials and must-have merchandise. They will have unprecedented access to the client’s businesses before pitching their vision to a brand representative, along with Saint John and Fallon, with only the best ideas moving on to proof of concept and the opportunity to see their campaign brought to life on the national stage after each episode.

In a final big assignment, one visionary will be named the best in the business, given a cash prize, and provided the experience of changing the cultural landscape. All the creatives will truly need to flex their innovative muscles to turn the unfinished into the unforgettable. The only rule? The best idea wins.

The “On Brand” format will be licensed globally by NBCUniversal Formats, a division of Universal Studio Group.

“On Brand with Jimmy Fallon” is produced by B17 Entertainment and Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Electric Hot Dog.

Executive producers are Jimmy Fallon, Brien Meagher, Rhett Bachner, Pip Wells, and Kelly Powers. Creative Artists Agency’s (CAA) Media & Entertainment Partnerships division serves as a collaborative business partner with NBCUniversal to bring leading brands to the show.