If it weren't for
Sunday Night Football, just a year ago, Comcast might've turned NBC into a home shopping channel. I kid, sort of. The Peacock isn't near its Must See TV glory days, but it was the second place network in the 18-49 demo. Not only is
SNF that #1 overall show, it also helps by giving NBC a platform to promote its new shows. That's all Sunday is about until January when it gets taken over by a Sunday edition of
Dateline and the all-new
American Home Builders,
Believe and
Crisis. It's an all-new night, but it's not like they had a choice.
Believe or
Crisis needs to stick. Monday reunites the original judges for
The Voice's fifth iteration and changes James Spader from a wackadoo businessman on
The Office to an international criminal with
The Blacklist. It's got competition.
There's still weight to be lost and heartwarming stories to be told, so The Biggest Loser is back for its 15th run at the scales. Much to my surprise, Chicago Fire returns for a sophomore season on a new night. The Voice Results show sits between those two. Revolution moves from Monday to Wednesday for its second season. It had slightly underwhelming numbers in year one, but was still NBC's highest-rated scripted show. Season 15 of Law & Order: SVU is back in its Wednesday home leading into the all-new (ok, it's a remake) Ironside. Thursday is all shook up with Parenthood finally getting the NBC Drama Pimp slot, and it's most certainly the right move. Parks and Recreation returns and leads the charge with three all-new comedies. It's the biggest change NBC's had on Thursday in years. They, of course, ignore Saturday, but give Friday over to the supernatural with the return of Grimm and the all-new Dracula. (Can you say Dracula is new?)
NBC needs one sitcom and one drama to breakout with serious buzz.