After a tumultuous year, the major networks were back – albeit virtually – with upfront presentations, announcing their proposed fall line-ups that include all of the returning shows and the new shows that will debuting.
Here is the breakdown for NBC:
Monday
8 PM – The Voice
10 PM – Ordinary Joe (NEW)
Ordinary Joe – The series explores the three parallel lives of the show’s main character (James Wolk from Zoo and Tell Me a Story) and after he makes a pivotal choice at a crossroads in his life, asking the question of how different life might look if you made your decision based on love, loyalty or passion. The cast will include Natalie Martinez (Under the Dome), Charlie Barnett (Arrow and Russian Doll) and Elizabeth Lail (YOU and Once Upon a Time).
Tuesday:
8 PM The Voice
9 PM La Brea (NEW)
10 PM New Amsterdam
La Brea – When a massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles, it tears a family in half, separating mother and son from father and daughter. When part of the family find themselves in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a disparate group of strangers, they must work to survive and uncover the mystery of where they are and if there is a way back home. The ensemble cast includes Natalie Zea (The Detour and Justified), Eoin Macken (The Night Shift and Merlin), Jon Seda (Chicago P.D.) and Nicholas Gonzalez (The Good Doctor) [among others].
Wednesday
8 PM Chicago Med
9 PM Chicago Fire
10 PM Chicago P.D.
Thursday
8 PM Law & Order: For the Defense (NEW)
9 PM Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
10 PM Law & Order: Organized Crime
Law & Order: For the Defense – The new spin-off takes an unbiased look inside a criminal defense firm. The drama will put the lawyers under the microscope, along with the criminal justice system, with every week delivering the promise of a contemporary morality tale. The cast has yet to be announced.
Friday
8 PM The Blacklist
9 PM Dateline NBC
Saturday
8 PM Drama Encores
9 PM Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
10 PM SNL Encores
Sunday
7 PM Football Night in America
8 PM Sunday Night Football
This Is Us will be back for its sixth and final season during mid-season; and the Canadian medical drama Transplant will also be back for a second season during mid-season. The NBC dramas that are on the bubble – Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Manifest, Debris and Good Girls – have not been cancelled YET; and reps for the network claim a final decision for all four shows will be made in the coming weeks.
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