Programação da NBC

O canal NBC revelou a sua programação para o Outono e apresentou algumas novidades. Cancelou apenas quatro séries: Aquarius, The Blacklist: Redemption, Emerald City e Powerless. Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. e Chicago Med foram todas renovadas, mas Chicago Med regressará apenas na Mid Season e ainda não se sabe se Chicago Justice será renovada. O canal vai trazer de volta um dos seus maiores sucessos, Will & Grace (Porquê? Façam coisas novas, deixem os sucessos no passado, já deviam saber que estes regressos não têm resultado). Midnight, Texas, uma série sobrenatural baseada no romance do mesmo nome de Charlaine Harris (autora da série The Sookie Stackhouse Novels, na qual se baseou a adaptação True Blood), tem estreia marcada para 24 de Julho de 2017. O maior sucesso da NBC de 2016, This is Us, regressa logo na Fall Season, agora à Quinta-Feira. O canal cancelou Timeless, mas acabou por voltar atrás na decisão, contudo ainda não se sabe em que dia voltará nem a data (a série não foi genial, mas acabou por deixar no ar uma premissa muito interessante para explorar na segunda temporada!). O canal passa agora a ficar com apenas duas séries sobre o fantástico, o que é uma pena.

Grimm (6.ª Temporada) A série não foi cancelada, mas foi anunciado que esta seria a última emporada. O último episódio passou a 31 de Março de 2017.

The Carmichael Show (3.ª Temporada) (Quarta-Feira, 31 de Maio de 2017). 

The Night Shift (4.ª Temporada) (Quinta-Feira, 22 de Junho de 2017).

Midnight, Texas (Estreia-se  24 de Julho de 2017).

Marlon (Estreia-se a 16 de Agosto de 2017).
Chicago Med (3.ª Temporada) Volta na Mid-Season.

Chicago Justice (1.ª Temporada a passar) Ainda não se sabe se será renovada.
Trial & Error (1.ª Temporada a passar) Ainda não se sabe se será renovada.
Timeless (Renovada para 2.ª Temporada) Apesar da NBC ter voltado atrás na decisão de cancelar a série, parece que esta não voltará logo na Fall Season, o que é uma pena.
Shades of Blue (Renovada para 3.ª Temporada).

O canal cancelou:
Aquarius - Cancelada ao fim de duas temporadas. Ninguém sabe como é que a série chegou a ter duas temporadas e as audiências foram demasiado baixas.

The Blacklist: Redemption - Parece que o spin-off de The Blacklist não teve qualquer sucesso e foi logo cancelado enquanto a série original foi renovada. 

Emerald City - Ainda não foi desta que conseguiram fazer uma boa série sobre The Wizard of Oz. As críticas foram más e as audiências muito baixas.

Powerless - O conceito era fraco, nem sequer sei como é que a série chegou a ser aprovada!

Programação para a Fall Season 2016-2017:

Segunda-Feira
The Voice
The Brave (ESTREIA)

Terça-Feira
The Voice
Superstore (3.ª Temporada)
The Good Place 2.ª Temporada)
Chicago Fire (6.ª Temporada)

Quarta-Feira
The Blacklist (5.ª Temporada)
Law & Order: SVU (19.ª Temporada)
Chicago P.D. (5.ª Temporada)

Quinta-Feira
Will & Grace (9.ª Temporada - ESTREIA/Regresso)
Great News (2.ª Temporada)
This Is Us (2.ª Temporada)
Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (ESTREIA)

Sexta-Feira
Blindspot (3.ª Temporada)
Taken (2.ª Temporada)
Dateline NBC 

Sábado
Dateline Saturday Night Mystery
Saturday Night Live (encores)

Domingo
Football Night in America
NBC Sunday Night Football

Novas Séries:

The Brave

From Keshet Studios and Avi Nir comes a fresh, heart-pounding journey into the complex world of America’s elite undercover military heroes. While D.I.A. Deputy Director Patricia Campbell and her team of analysts wield the world’s most advanced surveillance technology from Washington, D.C., Adam Dalton and his heroic Special Ops squad of highly trained undercover specialists use their unbreakable bond and commitment to freedom to save lives of innocent people and execute missions in some of the most dangerous places in the world. The cast includes Anne Heche, Mike Vogel, Sofia Pernas, Tate Ellington, Natacha Karam, Demetrius Grosse, Noah Mills and Hadi Tabbal. 

Will & Grace

A decade after their unforgettable eight-season run, comedy’s most fabulous foursome is back. Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally reprise their infamous roles as Will, Grace, Jack and Karen in this exclusive 12-episode event. The legendary James Burrows, director of every original “Will & Grace” episode, returns along with a slew of razor-sharp jabs and dirty martinis. Behold once again, from the minds of Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, TV’s wittiest ensemble ever. The cast includes Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally.

Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders

Starring the incomparable Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Edie Falco (“The Sopranos,” “Nurse Jackie”), this new eight-episode true-crime installment of the powerhouse “Law & Order” franchise delivers a gripping in-depth dramatization of the notorious murder case that changed America forever. When the Menendez brothers were tried on national TV for brutally killing their parents in Beverly Hills, their story became a national obsession. Now, the first edition of this anthology series delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.

Good Girls

When three suburban moms get tired of trying to make ends meet, they decide it’s time to stick up for themselves by robbing the local supermarket at (toy) gunpoint. But when the manager catches a glimpse of one of them and the loot is far more than they expected, it doesn’t take long for the three best friends to realize the perfect getaway will be harder than they think. From executive producer Jenna Bans (“Scandal”) comes this comedy-infused drama that mixes a little “Thelma & Louise” with a bit of “Breaking Bad.” The cast includes Retta, Mae Whitman, Reno Wilson, Manny Montana, Lidya Jewett, Izzy Stannard and Matthew Lillard. 

Reverie

From Mickey Fisher, the creator of “Extant,” this grounded new thriller follows Mara Kint (Sarah Shahi), a former hostage negotiator and expert on human behavior who became a college professor after facing an unimaginable personal tragedy. But when she’s brought in to save ordinary people who have lost themselves in a highly advanced virtual-reality program in which you can literally live your dreams, she finds that in saving others, she may actually have discovered a way to save herself. The cast includes Sarah Shahi, Dennis Haysbert, Jessica Lu, Sendhil Ramamurthy and Kathryn Morris.

Rise

From Jason Katims, writer and executive producer of “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood,” and “Hamilton” producer Jeffrey Seller comes a heartening new drama about finding inspiration in unexpected places. When dedicated teacher and family man Lou Mazzuchelli (Josh Radnor) sheds his own self-doubt and takes over the school’s lackluster theater department, he galvanizes not only the faculty and students but the entire working-class town. Inspired by a true story. The cast includes Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez, Marley Shelton, Auli’i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Amy Forsyth, Rarmian Newton, Ted Sutherland, Casey Johnson, Taylor Richardson, Joe Tippett and Shirley Rumierk.

A.P. BIO

When a philosophy scholar loses out on his dream job and goes to work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher, he makes it clear he will not be teaching any biology. Realizing he has a room full of honor roll students at his disposal, he decides instead to use the kids to his own benefit. The cast includes Glenn Howerton, Patton Oswalt, Lyric Lewis, Mary Sohn, Aparna Brielle, Jacob McCarthy, Nick Peine and guest star Vanessa Bayer (pilot only).

Champions

Vince, a charismatic gym owner with no ambition, lives with his younger brother Michael, a gorgeous idiot. Their simple life of women and working out is put on hold when the teenage son of Vince is dropped off on their doorstep by Priya (Mindy Kaling), one of his old high school flings. The cast includes Anders Holm, Andy Favreau, J.J. Totah, Mouzam Makkar, Nina Wadia and guest star Mindy Kaling.