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
Drama Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Law & Order Police procedural/Legal drama September 13, 1990 Season 26 due to premiere on October 8, 2026 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Police procedural September 20, 1999 Season 28 due to premiere on October 8, 2026 Chicago Fire Procedural drama October 10, 2012 Season 15 due to premiere on October 7, 2026 Chicago P.D. Police procedural January 8, 2014 Season 14 due to premiere on October 7, 2026 Chicago Med Medical drama November 17, 2015 Season 12 due to premiere on October 7, 2026 Line of Fire Procedural drama September 21, 2026 Season 1 ongoing
Comedy Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Happy's Place Sitcom October 18, 2024 Season 3 due to premiere on October 23, 2026 St. Denis Medical Medical mockumentary sitcom November 12, 2024 Season 3 due to premiere on November 2, 2026 The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Sports mockumentary sitcom January 18, 2026 Season 2 due to premiere on November 2, 2026 Awaiting release Newlyweds Sitcom October 23, 2026 TBA TBA Pending
Unscripted Docuseries Title Subject Premiere Seasons Runtime Status The Americas Natural history February 23, 2025 Renewed Survival Mode Natural disasters July 7, 2025 Pending
Reality Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status America's Got Talent Reality competition June 21, 2006 Pending American Ninja Warrior Reality competition December 12, 2009 Renewed for seasons 19–20 The Voice Music competition April 26, 2011 Season 30 ongoingRenewed Destination X Reality competition May 27, 2025 Renewed Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson Reality television August 19, 2025 Pending The Traitors: New Blood Reality competition September 17, 2026 Season 1 ongoing
Game shows Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status The Wall Game show December 19, 2016 Season 6 ongoing That's My Jam Game show November 29, 2021 Renewed Password Game show August 9, 2022 Pending
Variety Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Saturday Night Live Late-night sketch comedy October 11, 1975 Season 52 ongoing Today with Jenna & Sheinelle Daytime talk show September 10, 2007 Season 11 ongoing The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Late-night talk show February 17, 2014 Season 14 ongoingRenewed Late Night with Seth Meyers Late-night talk show February 24, 2014 Season 14 ongoingRenewed Today 3rd Hour Daytime talk show October 29, 2018 Season 7 ongoing
Awards shows People's Choice Awards (2021) People's Choice Country Awards (2023)
News programming
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
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 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
Olympics on NBC, which includes: Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games 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: The Open Championship The Players Championship The Ryder Cup Presidents Cup Scottish Open Senior PGA Championship Thoroughbred Racing on NBC, which includes the following races: Kentucky Derby Preakness Stakes Belmont Stakes Breeders' Cup Classic Santa Anita Derby College Football on NBC Sports and high school football, including: Notre Dame Football on NBC Big Ten football The Big Ten Championship Game (2026) The Bayou Classic The All-American Bowl 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
Drama Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status The Rockford Files Procedural drama 2026–27 season TBA TBA Series order
Comedy Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Sunset P.I. Sitcom 2026–27 season TBA TBA Series order
Unscripted
Game shows Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status Wordle Game show 2026–27 season TBA TBA Series order
Pilots
Reality Love Takes a Village
In development Drama + Title Genre Duo Musical drama Family Reservations Drama Fire with Fire Police procedural Look What You Made Me Do Drama Keats Police procedural Need to Know Crime drama New Amsterdam: Tomorrow Medical drama Nowhere Drama Sky on Fire Political drama Spotless Crime drama Truth Crime drama Untitled J.J. Bailey series Drama Untitled Royal Pains reboot Medical comedy drama Vacationland Police procedural What the Dead Know Crime procedural
Comedy + Title Genre Car Wash Sitcom Co-Dependents Sitcom Foreign Service Sitcom Forklift Sitcom Sitcom Hotel Sofia Sitcom Last Chance Lawyer Comedy Something Wicked Sitcom Taste Sitcom Untitled Alissa Neubauer series Sitcom Untitled David Hyde Pierce series Comedy
Game shows + Title Genre Game show Win Win! Game show
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