via press release:
NBC ANNOUNCES FALL SERIES PREMIERE DATES
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 'THE JAY LENO SHOW' DEBUTS MONDAY, SEPT. 14 AT 10 PM
NBC'S UNRIVALED THURSDAY NIGHT OF COMEDY BOWS ON SEPT. 17, WITH 'Saturday Night Live WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY' AND NEW COMEDY 'COMMUNITY' JOINING 'Parks and Recreation' AND EMMY WINNER 'The Office'
EMMY WINNER '30 Rock' RETURNS ON OCT. 15 AT 9:30 PM
RIVETING NEW DRAMAS 'Parenthood' (SEPT 23) AND 'TRAUMA' (SEPT. 28) JOIN RETURNING HITS 'HEROES' (SEPT. 21), 'LAW & ORDER: SVU' (SEPT. 23), 'LAW & ORDER' AND 'Southland' (SEPT. 25)
'THE Biggest Loser' RETURNS WITH TWO-HOUR EPISODES ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
'Saturday Night Live' PREMIERES ITS 35TH SEASON ON SEPT. 26
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – June 25, 2009 – NBC kicks off the Fall 2009 season on Monday, September 14 with the highly anticipated primetime debut of "The Jay Leno Show" (10-11 p.m. ET/9-10 p.m. CT), followed by the premiere of the network's marquee night of comedy on Thursday, September 17, as "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday" and new series "Community" join "Parks and Recreation" and Emmy winner "The Office."
NBC's dramas will premiere with a two-hour "Heroes" on Monday, September 21 (8-10 p.m. ET), the compelling family drama "Parenthood" premieres on Wednesday, September 23 (8-9 p.m. ET) leading into "Law & Order: SVU" (9-10 p.m. ET). The new high-octane "Trauma" will premiere the following Monday, September 28 (9-10 p.m. ET).
Emmy winner "30 Rock" returns to the Thursday comedy line-up on October 15 (9:30-10 p.m. ET).
In addition, "Saturday Night Live" returns for its 35th season on September 26 (11:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m.).
The announcement was made by Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios.
"NBC is proud to present more hours of comedy programming this fall than any other network with the 'The Jay Leno Show' each night at 10 p.m. and 'Community' joining the award-winning Thursday line-up," said Silverman. "We're also excited about adding two new dramas to our strong slate of quality returning shows."
"The Jay Leno Show," the first-ever entertainment program to be stripped across primetime on broadcast network television, launches on Monday, September 14 (10-11 p.m. ET) and will showcase many of the features that have made Leno America's late-night leader for more than a dozen years.
On Tuesday, September 15 (8-10 p.m.), "The Biggest Loser" returns with all new two-hour episodes, featuring more inspiration and real-life drama as this season's contestants challenge themselves to reach their weight-loss goals.
Thursday is comedy night on NBC with the only live comedy show between 8-10 p.m. on any network, "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday," kicking off the night (8-8:30 p.m. ET) beginning September 17, followed by "Parks and Recreation" (8:30-9 p.m. ET), "The Office" (9-9:30 p.m. ET) and new comedy "Community" (9:30-10 p.m. ET) from Emmy winners Joe and Anthony Russo ("Arrested Development"). "Community" focuses on a band of community college misfits, led by a fast-talking lawyer (Joel McHale, "The Soup"), who form a study group and end up learning more about themselves than their coursework.
On October 8, "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday" will exit the 8 p.m. slot and "Community" will shift to the earlier time period, followed by "Parks and Recreation" (8:30-9 p.m. ET). A one-hour episode of "The Office" will air from 9-10 p.m. ET.
On October 15, Emmy winner "30 Rock" will launch its fourth season in the show's regular slot on Thursdays, 9:30-10 p.m. ET.
NBC's dramas return with a two-hour episode of viewer favorite "Heroes" (8-10 p.m. ET) on Monday, September 21. The following Monday, September 28, "Heroes" will continue in its 8 p.m. time period followed by "Trauma" (9-10 p.m. ET), the new adrenalin-rush action drama from executive producer Peter Berg ("Friday Night Lights") that tracks a team of first-responder paramedics from San Francisco General as they face extreme conditions to save the lives of strangers and give meaning to their own in the process.
"Parenthood," from Imagine Entertainment's Ron Howard and Brian Grazer and writer/executive producer Jason Katims ("Friday Night Lights"), premieres on Wednesday, September 23 (8-9 p.m. ET). The series, which features an all-star cast including Peter Krause, Maura Tierney, Dax Shepard, Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Monica Potter and Erika Christensen, tells the story of four grown siblings sharing the headaches, heartaches and unexpected joys of being a parent. Following "Parenthood" on Wednesdays is "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (9-10 p.m. ET), beginning its eleventh season on September 23.
Fridays, beginning September 25, the venerable "Law & Order" (8-9 p.m. ET) returns for a record 20th season, followed by the acclaimed drama "Southland" (9-10 p.m. ET).
Beginning September 26, Saturdays in primetime will be a showcase for "Dateline NBC" (8-9 p.m. ET) and encore presentations of "Trauma" (9-10 p.m. ET) and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (10-11 p.m. ET).
"Football Night in America" (7-8:15 p.m. ET) and "NBC Sunday Night Football" (8:15-11 p.m.) – the number one show of the fall – will return on Sundays, beginning September 13 with a classic match-up: the Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers.
Following is NBC's Fall 2009-10 premiere schedule (all times ET):
*New programs in UPPER CASE
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7-8:15 p.m. – "Football Night in America"
8:15-11 p.m. – "NBC Sunday Night Football"
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW" (Series Premiere)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
8-10 p.m. – "The Biggest Loser"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8-8:30 p.m. - "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday"
8:30-9 p.m. - "Parks and Recreation"
9-9:30 p.m. – "The Office"
9:30-10 p.m. – "COMMUNITY" (series premiere – moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. on October 8; "30 Rock" returns October 15, 9:30-10 p.m.)
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
8-10 p.m. – "Heroes" (two hour premiere, then TRAUMA premieres 9-10 p.m. Monday, September 28)
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8-9 p.m. – "Parenthood" (Series Premiere)
9-10 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8-9 p.m. – "Law & Order"
9-10 p.m. – "Southland"
10-11 p.m. – "THE JAY LENO SHOW"
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
8-9 p.m. – "Dateline NBC"
9-10 p.m. – "TRAUMA" (encore broadcast)
10-11 p.m. – "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (encore broadcast)
11:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. - "Saturday Night Live"
[i]NBC’S UNRIVALED THURSDAY NIGHT OF COMEDY[/i]
wow.
interesting…I was under the impression that 30 Rock was being held for mid-season.
Looks good. CBS does look more interesting but I’m loyal to NBC!
I know they said Chuck wouldn’t be back until next year, but I was still hoping… *sigh*
I think FOX wants to go after NBC some more. So You Think You Can Dance is scheduled to be broadcast on Tuesdays, right? That’s 2 big reality TV competitions facing off. Wonder which one’s going to win…
GodfatherSJP, agreed, I think the Tuesday reality face off of SYTYCD, Dancing With The Stars and Biggest Loser will be one of the more interesting battles (for numbers) this fall.
OMG, if they dare cancel CHUCK i will die, i just a few weeks ago got into chuck and watched both season and that show is absolutely amazing! its to good of a show to let go
So what is leading into Leno’s premiere on 9/14??
Am I reading this wrong, or is the lead-in for the Leno show just some episode of L&O:CI that will have aired months before on USA? Yeesh.
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And yes, the ratings out of Double Tuesdays- Dance/Dance, Dancing/Dancing, Loser/Loser, NCIS/NCIS, 90210/90211- will be one of the more interesting storylines for Fall. I suspect NCIS continues to grow in total viewers. Demo, who knows. (Other candidates: how Flashforward does in front of the Rhimes block, how Fringe does in the steel-cage match that is Thursdays 9pm, and if more than three hours of NBC’s schedule can average above a 2.5 (Loser/Loser/SVU).
Also, Trauma’s Saturday encore premiere date is listed as happening before the first episode airs
Exactly one main show to watch, Heroes. Chuck will be on mid season, which will be the only other nbc show I watch. I tell ya from the looks of it there is no good broadcast television anymore. The rest of the shows I could care less about. It’s hard to watch 30 minute series because they always hit oddball times so I do not bother and never will. Even if they are good series they are not worth the effort. And good grief, when will they kill off some of these crappy law and orders, csi’s, cop shows, law shows, doctor shows, they are all getting old!!!!!!!!!
Wow, Heroes is the only one on the list that I watch.
I’ll watch Thursday’s block of comedy.. and also looking forward to Parenthood.
That’s about it
With any luck, the unholy trifecta of SYTYCD/Dancing w/Stars/Biggest Loser will resolve itself like the Mexican standoff at the end of ‘Reservoir Dogs’.
I agree that the Tuesday-reality-battle is going to be awfully interesting.
But judging by the softening numbers for SYTYCD, I think Fox is going to end up being the big loser – DWTS should do its usual massive total viewers, and BL will probably squeak by in the demos. SYTYCD is gonna be left in the dust I think.
excited for Heroes’ return, have been reading good things about what’s coming. Also I plan on checking out Community, though online until it moves to 8, I have to watch Fringe!
No, Tom. Unfortunately, you ARE reading that right. I double checked on another website I frequent, and unless NBC is planning something “special” that night, an encore episode (most likely the season finale) of Criminal Intent will be the lead-in for the premiere of Jay. Kind of sad, don’t you think, especially when NBC is putting all their money on Jay doing well?
I think with the success of The Biggest Loser in the past few years, it should fare better than SYTYCD, but we’ll see.
Has ABC’s Sch. came out yet, anyone?
No ABC premiere dates have been announced.It’s the alzheimer’s I tell you!You can see all the 2009-10 broadcast TV schedule information here