List of programs broadcast by NBC
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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcasting television network that launched in 1939. It is owned by the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, and is the oldest of the "Big Four" television networks. Below is a list of programs currently broadcast on the network.
Current programming
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Mariska Hargitay – star of the long-running drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Taylor Kinney – star of the drama series Chicago Fire
Terry Crews – host of the reality series America's Got Talent
Carson Daly – host of the reality series The Voice
Chris Hardwick – host of the game show The Wall
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Lorne Michaels – creator of the long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Fallon – host of the talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Seth Meyers – host of the talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers
Savannah Guthrie – anchor of the Today Show
Lester Holt – anchor of Dateline
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Cris Collinsworth – commentator for Sunday Night Football
Drama
[edit]| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order | Police procedural/Legal drama | September 13, 1990[a] | 26 seasons, 549 episodes | 40–48 min | Season 26 ongoing |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Police procedural | September 20, 1999 | 28 seasons, 599 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 28 ongoing |
| Chicago Fire | Procedural drama | October 10, 2012 | 15 seasons, 300 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 15 ongoing |
| Chicago P.D. | Police procedural | January 8, 2014 | 14 seasons, 269 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 14 ongoing |
| Chicago Med | Medical drama | November 17, 2015 | 12 seasons, 224 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 12 ongoing |
| Line of Fire | Procedural drama | September 21, 2026 | 1 season, 7 episodes | 42 min | Season 1 ongoing |
| Awaiting release | |||||
| The Rockford Files[1] | Procedural drama | January 2, 2027[2] | TBA | TBA | Pending |
Comedy
[edit]| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy's Place | Sitcom | October 18, 2024 | 3 seasons, 39 episodes | 21 min | Season 3 ongoing |
| St. Denis Medical | Medical mockumentary sitcom | November 12, 2024 | 3 seasons, 38 episodes | 22 min | Season 3 ongoing |
| The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins | Sports mockumentary sitcom | January 18, 2026 | 2 seasons, 12 episodes | 22 min | Season 2 ongoing |
| Newlyweds | Sitcom | October 23, 2026 | 1 season, 3 episodes | 22 min | Season 1 ongoing |
| Awaiting release | |||||
| Sunset P.I.[1] | Procedural sitcom | February 8, 2027[3] | TBA | TBA | Pending |
Unscripted
[edit]Docuseries
[edit]| Title | Subject | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Americas | Natural history | February 23, 2025 | 1 season, 11 episodes | 42–43 min | Renewed[4] |
| Survival Mode | Natural disasters | July 7, 2025 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 43–44 min | Pending |
Reality
[edit]| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America's Got Talent | Reality competition | June 21, 2006 | 21 seasons, 508 episodes | 60–124 min | Pending |
| American Ninja Warrior | Reality competition | December 12, 2009 | 18 seasons, 262 episodes | 36–128 min | Renewed for seasons 19–20[5] |
| The Voice | Music competition | April 26, 2011 | 30 seasons, 689 episodes | 44–104 min | Season 30 ongoing Renewed[6] |
| Destination X | Reality competition | May 27, 2025 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 48 min | Renewed[7] |
| Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson | Reality television | August 19, 2025 | 1 season, 4 episodes | 42 min | Pending |
| The Traitors: New Blood | Reality competition | September 17, 2026 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 41–42 min | Season 1 ongoing |
Game shows
[edit]| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wall | Game show | December 19, 2016 | 6 seasons, 101 episodes | 42–44 min | Season 6 ongoing |
| That's My Jam | Game show | November 29, 2021 | 2 seasons, 17 episodes | 44 min | Renewed[b] |
| Password | Game show | August 9, 2022 | 3 seasons, 42 episodes | 43 min | Pending |
Variety
[edit]| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live | Late-night sketch comedy | October 11, 1975 | 52 seasons, 1,010 episodes | 60–152 min | Season 52 ongoing |
| Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | Daytime talk show | September 10, 2007 | 11 seasons | 44–52 min | Season 11 ongoing |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Late-night talk show | February 17, 2014 | 14 seasons, 2,350 episodes | 40 min | Season 14 ongoing Renewed[9] |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Late-night talk show | February 24, 2014 | 14 seasons, 1,834 episodes | 40–41 min | Season 14 ongoing Renewed[10] |
| Today 3rd Hour | Daytime talk show | October 29, 2018 | 7 seasons | 44–52 min | Season 7 ongoing |
Awards shows
[edit]- People's Choice Awards (2021)
- People's Choice Country Awards (2023)
News programming
[edit]- Meet the Press (1947)
- Today (1952)
- NBC Nightly News (1970)
- Saturday Today (1992)
- Dateline NBC (1992)
- Early Today (1999)
- Sunday Today with Willie Geist (2016)
- NBC News Daily (2022)
Saturday mornings
[edit]- The Voyager with Josh Garcia (2016)
- Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer (2019)
- One Team: The Power of Sports (2021)
- Roots Less Traveled (2020)
- Harlem Globetrotters: Play it Forward (2022)
- Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild (2023)
Specials
[edit]- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (experimental local broadcasts in 1939, then again starting from 1945; broadcast nationally since 1953)
- The National Dog Show (since 2002)
- Macy's Fourth of July Spectacular (acquired the broadcast rights in 2000)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (acquired the broadcast rights from ABC in 2015)
- Shrek the Halls (acquired the broadcast rights from ABC in 2023)
- Frosty the Snowman (acquired the broadcast rights from CBS in 2024)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (acquired the broadcast rights from CBS in 2024; previously aired annually from 1964 to 1971)
Sports programming
[edit]- Olympics on NBC, which includes:
- NASCAR on NBC, which includes:
- The Brickyard 400
- The Coke Zero Sugar 400
- NFL on NBC, which includes:
- Football Night in America
- Sunday Night Football
- NFL Kickoff game
- The NFL on Thanksgiving Day
- Select playoff games
- The Super Bowl (every four years)
- NBA on NBC, which includes:
- NBA Showtime
- Tuesday night regional doubleheaders
- Sunday Night Basketball
- Opening night, Martin Luther King Day, Veterans Day, and Presidents' Day games
- All-Star Weekend (excluding All-Star Celebrity Game)
- All-Star Game
- Select playoff games (including one Conference Finals series in even-numbered years)
- Major League Baseball on NBC, which includes:
- Sunday Night Baseball
- MLB Sunday Leadoff (select simulcasts)
- Opening Day and Labor Day games
- Major League Baseball draft
- All-Star Futures Game
- Wild Card Series games
- WNBA on NBC, includes select games including seven semifinals series and three finals series
- Golf Channel on NBC, which includes:
- Thoroughbred Racing on NBC, which includes the following races:
- College Football on NBC Sports and high school football, including:
- US Olympic Trials
- USA Basketball men's and women's games
- World Athletics Championships
- Select Diamond League meetings, which includes the Prefontaine Classic
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- FINA World Aquatics Championships
- United States Swimming National Championships
- Select matches of the Premier League
- U.S. Figure Skating Championships
- Select stages of the Tour de France
- Select stages of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Upcoming programming
[edit]Unscripted
[edit]Game shows
[edit]| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wordle[11] | Game show | 2026–27 season | TBA | TBA | Series order |
Pilots
[edit]Reality
[edit]- Love Takes a Village[12]
In development
[edit]Drama
[edit]| Title | Genre |
|---|---|
| Duo[13] | Musical drama |
| Family Reservations[14] | Drama |
| Fire with Fire[15] | Police procedural |
| Gatsby[16] | Police procedural |
| Look What You Made Me Do[17] | Drama |
| Keats[18] | Police procedural |
| Need to Know[19] | Crime drama |
| New Amsterdam: Tomorrow[20] | Medical drama |
| Nowhere[21] | Drama |
| Pops[22] | Medical drama |
| Sky on Fire[23] | Political drama |
| Spotless[24] | Crime drama |
| Truth[25] | Crime drama |
| Untitled 66th North Precinct adaptation[26] | Crime procedural |
| Untitled J.J. Bailey series[23] | Drama |
| Untitled Royal Pains reboot[27] | Medical comedy drama |
| Vacationland[28] | Police procedural |
| What the Dead Know[29] | Crime procedural |
| Wild Life[30] | Crime procedural |
| Worth[31] | Detective drama |
Comedy
[edit]| Title | Genre |
|---|---|
| Car Wash[32] | Sitcom |
| Co-Dependents[33] | Sitcom |
| Coach[34] | Sitcom |
| Foreign Service[35] | Sitcom |
| Forklift[36] | Sitcom |
| The Game Room[37] | Sitcom |
| Hotel Sofia[38] | Sitcom |
| Last Chance Lawyer[39] | Comedy |
| Something Wicked[40] | Sitcom |
| Taste[41] | Sitcom |
| Untitled Alissa Neubauer series[42] | Sitcom |
| Untitled David Hyde Pierce series[43] | Comedy |
Game shows
[edit]| Title | Genre |
|---|---|
| The Underdog[44] | Game show |
| Win Win![45] | Game show |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2026). "NBC 2026-27 Series Orders: Dramas Rockford Files & Line Of Fire, Comedies Sunset P.I. & Newlyweds". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 5, 2026). "The Rockford Files Starring David Boreanaz Gets Premiere Date, Post-NFL Launch On NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 5, 2026.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (November 13, 2026). "Sunset P.I. Comedy Starring Jake Johnson, Jane Levy & Keith David Sets Release Date At NBC; First Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 13, 2026.
- ↑ Jacob, Arushi (June 25, 2026). "NBC Renews The Americas For Season 2, Tom Hanks Returning as Narrator". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ Tinoco, Armando (August 31, 2026). "American Ninja Warrior Season 18 Winner Crowned As NBC Renews Competition For Season 19 & 20". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 31, 2026.
- ↑ White, Peter (August 4, 2026). "The Voice Scores Celebrity Edition At NBC; Joe Jonas Joins Queen Latifah & Riley Green As Coach With Keke Palmer Hosting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 4, 2026.
- ↑ White, Peter (March 3, 2026). "Destination X Renewed For Season 2 At NBC". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ White, Peter (February 27, 2024). "Jimmy Fallon's That's My Jam Pauses Production On Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ White, Peter (June 13, 2024). "Jimmy Fallon Extends Deal To Host The Tonight Show Through 2028". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ White, Peter (May 13, 2024). "Seth Meyers Renews Deal To Host NBC's Late Night Through 2028; Extends Overall Deal With Universal Studio Group". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
- ↑ Hailu, Selome (May 11, 2026). "Savannah Guthrie's Wordle Game Show Greenlit at NBC". Variety. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
- ↑ White, Peter (January 24, 2025). "Anna Faris & Rick Edwards To Host Love Takes A Village Dating Show Pilot For NBC". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Nemetz, Dave (December 5, 2024). "JMelissa Benoist and Chris Wood to Star in NBC Music Drama Duo". TVLine. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ↑ Rice, Lynette (April 1, 2024). "Liza Palmer's New Novel Family Reservations In Works As Drama Series At NBC From Ilene Chaiken & Universal TV". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Codero, Rosy (March 12, 2025). "Jon Huertas & Alexi Hawley Team For Fire With Fire TV Adaptation In Works At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (October 30, 2026). "Gatsby Police Procedural With Gender Twist In Works At NBC From Jake Coburn & Jason Tracey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 21, 2024). "Look What You Made Me Do Drama In Works At NBC From Leila Cohan, Anna Fricke & CBS Studios". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (August 7, 2024). "Angela Bassett & Courtney B. Vance Producing Drama Series In Works At NBC". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (November 10, 2025). "Malcolm D. Lee Developing Two Dramas: A Spy Series Led By Taye Diggs & Becoming Marlow Fin Novel Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy; Andreeva, Nellie (March 19, 2024). "New Amsterdam Sequel About Max's Daughter In Works At NBC From Creator David Schulner". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (December 15, 2023). "Matthew Arnold Returns To NBC With Nowhere, New Drama Series In Development With Atomic Monster & Vertigo Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 14, 2026). "Kelsey Grammer Returning To NBC As Star Of EMT Drama (Exclusive)". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 19, 2026.
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2025). "Pilot Season 2025 Forecast: Drought With A Chance Of Few Orders In Broadcast TV's New Normal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ↑ White, Peter (December 16, 2025). "Crime Drama Spotless From Noah Rose Keeling & Annabel Oakes In The Works At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (December 1, 2025). "Forensic Pathologist Drama Truth In Works At NBC From Dallas Jackson, David Marshall Grant & Malcolm D. Lee". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (October 7, 2026). "NBC Developing Series Based On Finland's 66th North Precinct From The Irrational Creator Arika Mittman". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 7, 2026.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (April 24, 2025). "Royal Pains Reboot Starring Mark Feuerstein In Works At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (December 16, 2024). "Burn Notice Creator Matt Nix And Rizzoli & Isles Author Tess Gerritsen Developing Cop Drama Series Vacationland At NBC". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 12, 2026). "What The Dead Know Lives On: Star Taylor Schilling Option Extended, NBC Pilot To Be Redeveloped With New Writer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (November 9, 2026). "Alaskan Crime Procedural Wild Life From Juliet Lashinsky-Revene In Development At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- ↑ Grobar, Matt (November 2, 2026). "Worth Detective Drama From Mike Diliberti, Jake Coburn & Jack Carr In Development At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (May 22, 2024). "Car Wash Comedy Series Based On Movie In Works At NBC With Malcolm D. Lee Producing". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 23, 2024). "Liz Astrof Sibling Comedy Co-Dependents In Works At NBC". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (October 21, 2026). "Coach Single-Cam Reboot With Ty Burrell In Works At NBC From Mr. Throwback Duo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 16, 2025). "Foreign Service Embassy Comedy In Works At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 21, 2025). "Chris Estrada To Headline Comedy Forklift In Works At NBC With Kent Alterman & Sarah Babineau As EPs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ↑ Cordero, Rosy (September 24, 2026). "Seth Meyers Developing New Workplace Comedy The Game Room At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 24, 2026.
- ↑ Rice, Lynette (July 30, 2025). "NBC Developing Hotel Comedy From Andy Gordon & Maria Ferrari; Susan Rovner To Executive Produce". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (January 6, 2026). "Henry Winkler To Star In Last Chance Lawyer Comedy In Works At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 6, 2024). "June Diane Raphael To Headline Bewitched-Inspired Comedy In Works At NBC, Teaming With Dickinson Creator". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (December 5, 2024). "Julie Bowen to Headline, EP Food Magazine Comedy in Works at NBC". TVLine. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 29, 2025). "Kristin Chenoweth Stars In Church Choir Comedy In Works At NBC From Alissa Neubauer, Kapital & 3 Arts". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 16, 2026). "David Hyde Pierce Comedy In Works At NBC From Marco Pennette". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- ↑ Goldbart, Max (November 1, 2023). "NBC Developing U.S. Version Of Truman Show-Style Guessing Game Format The Underdog". Deadline Hollywood.
- ↑ White, Peter (May 20, 2025). "Win Win! Gameshow Adaptation In Works At NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 20, 2025.