It’s that time of year again when the networks make their annual presentations in New York to the advertisers where they announce their proposed fall line-up and announce the new shows they have picked up.
Here is the breakdown for NBC:
MONDAY
8 PM – The Voice
10 PM – Bluff City Law *
Bluff City Law – Coming from a famous Memphis family known for taking on injustice, brilliant lawyer Sydney Strait (Caitlin McGee) used to work at her father Elijah’s (Jimmy Smits from NYPD Blue) celebrated law firm until their tumultuous relationship got in the way. After barely speaking to him for years, Sydney is suddenly thrust back into the family fold when her philanthropist mother passes away unexpectedly. In the wake of her loss, hoping to reconnect with the daughter he loves, Elijah asks Sydney to rejoin his firm. She agrees because despite her lingering resentment and distrust, she knows that working alongside her father is her best hope at changing the world … if they can ever get along. The cast includes Barry Sloane (Revenge and Six), Michael Luwoye (The Gifted) and Jayne Atkinson (House of Cards and Madam Secretary).
Here is a trailer for Bluff City Law:
TUESDAY
8 PM – The Voice
9 PM – This Is Us
10 PM – New Amsterdam
WEDNESDAY
8 PM – Chicago Med
9 PM – Chicago Fire
10 PM – Chicago P.D.
THURSDAY
8 PM – Superstore
8:30 PM – Perfect Harmony *
9 PM – The Good Place
9:30 PM – Sunnyside *
10 PM – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
FRIDAY
8 PM – The Blacklist
9 PM – Dateline NBC
SATURDAY
8 PM – Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10 PM – Saturday Night Live (Encores)
SUNDAY
7 PM – Football Night in America
8:20 PM – NBC Sunday Night Football
* Denotes new shows.
The following dramas will air during mid-season:
Council of Dads – When Scott (Tom Everett Scott from Reign and the box office movie That Thing You Do), a loving father of four, has his entire life’s plan thrown into upheaval by an unexpected health scare, he calls on a few of his closest allies to step in as back-up dads for every stage of his growing family’s life. Scott assembles a trusted group of role models that includes Anthony (Clive Standen from Vikings and Taken), his oldest friend; Larry (Michael O’Neill from Scandal and Rectify), his AA sponsor; and Oliver (J. August Richards from Angel and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), his surgeon and best friend to his wife, Robin (Sarah Wayne Callies from The Walking Dead and Colony). These men agree to devote themselves to supporting and guiding Scott’s amazing family through all the triumphs and challenges life has to offer – just in case he ever can’t be there to do so himself.
No trailer is available yet.
Lincoln – Inspired by the best-selling book The Bone Collector, former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme (Russell Hornsby from Grimm) was at the top of his game until a serious accident at the hands of a notorious serial killer forces him out of the field. When Amelia Sachs (Arielle Kebbel from Midnight Texas), an intuitive young officer who’s got her own gift for profiling, finds herself hot on the killer’s trail, Rhyme in turn finds a partner for this new game of cat and mouse. As the unlikely detective duo joins forces to crack the city’s most confounding cases, they must also race to take down the enigmatic “Bone Collector” who brought them together. The cast includes Brian F. O’Byrne (Nightflyers and The Magicians), Tate Ellington (Quantico), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos) and Brooke Lyons (Life Sentence).
No trailer is available yet.
Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist – Zoey Clarke (Jane Levy from Suburgatory) is a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco. After an unusual event she starts to hear the innermost wants and desires of the people around her through songs. At first, she questions her own sanity but soon realizes this unwanted curse may just be an incredibly wonderful gift. The show also stars Skylar Astin (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and the box office movie Pitch Perfect), Peter Gallagher (The O.C.) and Mary Steenburgen (The Last Man on Earth).
No trailer is available yet.
Blindspot, Manifest and Good Girls will be back sometime post-fall while decisions on The Enemy Within, The InBetween [which has yet to debut, airing its pilot on May 29]and The Village have yet to be made.
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