NBC Reveals Post-Strikes Schedule

[Mark Jeffries]

In an interesting move, they are putting two season premieres on a Saturday night, which has been a no-man's land of sports and reruns for years. The premiere of the new multi-cam sitcom "Extended Family" and season 2 of the "Night Court" reboot will premiere on Sat. Dec. 23 at 8 p.m. coming out of NFL football (OK, now we know). The regular night for both shows will be Tuesdays at 8 p.m. starting Jan.  2. (Both shows were in production before the strikes and then were held by NBC until the winter, with recaps of "The Voice" airing in that Tuesday night time slot this past fall.) On Tues. Jan. 9 "La Brea" will follow the sitcoms, along with the final two episodes (for good?) of "Found" at 10. Dick Wolf's One Chicago Wednesday returns on Jan. 17, with Wolf's "L&O" Thursday the following night.

The only new unscripted scheduled as of now is the off-season "America's Got Talent" series on New Year's Day at 8 p.m., this year with a fantasy league theme, and the return of "The Voice" on Mon. Feb. 26 at the usual time, followed at 9:30 p.m. by the premiere of "Deal or No Deal Island," the "Deal" meets "Survivor" reality comp with Joe Manganiello replacing Howie Mandel as host (germaphobe Howie on a desert island?  Uh huh). The following week,  "The Voice" goes back to two hours and "Deal Island" airs at 10 p.m.

The dates in order:

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nbc-midseason-premiere-dates-law-order-chicago-fire-med-pd-1235802054/

Fox has only scheduled three game shows and a new Sunday animated show for mid-season as of now.