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Surprise: NBC Virtually Abandons Sitcoms as It Announces Its Fall Schedule. Here’s the Schedule

May 10, 2015  •  Post A Comment

“NBC will add six new series to a fall schedule that sports just a single hour of comedy — on low-rated Fridays,” reports Gary Levin at the website of USA Today.

Levin writes: “The new lineup, to be formally unveiled to advertisers Monday, includes a long-planned revamp of ‘Heroes,’ its 2006-10 drama, with a largely new cast, and a live variety series hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, based on a U.K. format, that includes stunts, sketches, pranks and music.”

Per the network:

NBC FALL 2015-16 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)

MONDAY
8-10 P.M. – “The Voice”
10-11 P.M. – “BLINDSPOT”

TUESDAY
8-9 P.M. – “The Voice”
9-10. PM. – “HEARTBREAKER”
10-11 P.M. – “BEST TIME EVER WITH NEIL PATRICK HARRIS” (through November)
10-11 P.M. – “Chicago Fire” (premieres in November)

WEDNESDAY
8-9 P.M. – “The Mysteries of Laura”
9-10 P.M. – “Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 P.M. – “Chicago P.D.”

THURSDAY
8-9 P.M. – “HEROES REBORN”
9-10 P.M. – “The Blacklist”
10-11 P.M. – “THE PLAYER”

FRIDAY
8-8:30 P.M. – “Undateable”
8:30-9 P.M. – “PEOPLE ARE TALKING”
9-10 P.M. – “Grimm”
10-11 P.M. – “Dateline”

SATURDAY
8-10 P.M. – “Dateline Saturday Night Mystery”
10-11 P.M. – “Saturday Night Live” (Classic encores)

SUNDAY
7-8:20 P.M. – “Football Night in America”
8:20-11 P.M. – “Sunday Night Football”

To read descriptions of the new shows from the NBC press release, please click here.

Write James Hibberd and Natalie Abrams at Entertainment Weekly:

“Several titles not listed will debut in midseason, such as the [reboot] of sitcom ‘Coach’ starring Craig T. Nelson, ‘Chicago Fire’ spinoff ‘Chicago Med,’ the Jennifer Lopez cop drama ‘Shades of Blue,’ the Eva Longoria telenovela spoof ‘Hot & Bothered,’ and more. Two of NBC’s recent midseason debuts remain in limbo: Verdicts on ‘American Odyssey’ and ‘A.D. The Bible Continues’ will be made at a later date.”

Adds EW: “The revival of ‘Heroes’ (titled ‘Heroes Reborn’), which includes the return of fan favorites Jack Coleman (HRG) and Masi Oka (Hiro), will debut on Thursdays to help bolster ‘The Blacklist’ — which is staying in a tough slot despite losing ground on the evening this year.

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