This morning, advertisers will gather at Radio City Music Hall to hear NBC’s upfront presentation. After a week of cancelling and picking up shows, there shouldn’t be any big surprises. NBC has already set its Fall 2013 schedule and named Seth Meyers as Jimmy Fallon’s successor for Late Night.
The Fall 2013 schedule will feature The Voice at the same time, an obvious decision. The reality singing competition is keeping the network relevant and will take up two hours on Monday nights and an hour on Tuesdays.
NBC’s best slot is the 10 p.m. spot after The Voice, the spot used to launch Revolution this season. In Fall 2013, James Spader’s The Blacklist will air at that slot. The show features Spader as a super criminal who turns himself into the FBI for his own reasons, using them to cross off enemies - his fellow super criminals - off his blacklist. The Grey director Joe Carnahan directed the pilot.
Revolution was moved to 8 p.m. Wednesdays, with Blair Underwood’s new series Ironside airing at 10 p.m. that night. Law & Order: SVU is sandwiched between the two.
Thursdays will look very different, since The Office is ending and there’s also no 30 Rock. It will be the only night for sitcoms on NBC. THe Michael J. Fox Show will air at 9:30 p.m.
Grimm will keep its Friday 9 p.m. slot, while the new Dracula will get the 10 p.m. slot right after it.
Shows that have been held back for midseason include About A Boy, Chicago PD, The Family Guide, The Night Shift, Undateable, Believe and Crisis.
Here’s the full schedule (*new show):
Mondays:
8-10: The Voice
10-11: The Blacklist*
Tuesdays:
8-9: The Biggest Loser
9-10: The Voice
10-11: Chicago Fire
Wednesdays:
8-9: Revolution
9-10: Law & Order: SVU
10-11: Ironside*
Thursdays:
8-8:30: Parks & Recreation
8:30-9: Welcome to the Family*
9-9:30: Sean Saves The World*
9:30-10: The Michael J. Fox Show*
10-11: Parenthood
Fridays:
8-9: Dateline
9-10: Grimm
10-11: Dracula*
Saturdays: repeats & SNL Primetime
Sundays: Sunday Night Football
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