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NBC Fall 2025 Premiere Dates; Fox Fall 2025 Premiere Dates

NBC will begin the 2025-26 season the week of Sept. 22 with a robust programming lineup that will feature the latest iteration of the iconic musical competition series The Voice, the return of the compelling Zachary Quinto drama series Brilliant Minds, the venerable Law & Order franchise and the finale of summer's #1 show, America's Got Talent. The Sept. 22 season premiere of The Voice will feature the all-star coaching panel of Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan and Snoop Dogg. A new champion will be crowned on America's Got Talent on Wednesday, Sept. 24 while an all-Law & Order lineup returns the next day, Thursday, Sept. 25.

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, fan-favorite #OneChicago is back with all-new tales from the Windy City and its incredible first responders. That same week marks the launch of the highly anticipated new unscripted series On Brand with Jimmy Fallon, which will make its debut with a twice-weekly cadence on Tuesdays and Fridays. Coming off its historic 50th season, Saturday Night Live begins its newest season on Oct. 4. NBC's hit comedies St. Denis Hospital and Happy's Place will both start their sophomore campaigns the week of Nov. 3 with back-to-back airings of St. Denis Medical on Mondays and Happy's Place on Fridays.

NBC will officially kick-off fall on Thursday, Sept. 4 with the launch of the new season of Sunday Night Football - the #1 primetime program for the last 14 years - when the Dallas Cowboys travel to play the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. The first Sunday night telecast will air later that weekend when the Baltimore Ravens head to upstate New York to visit the Buffalo Bills. Also on the sports calendar, the highly anticipated return of the NBA to NBC begins Tuesday, Oct. 21, starting with the hourlong pregame show at 6:30 p.m. The teams playing in the 7:30 and 10 p.m. premiere Tip Off doubleheader will be announced shortly.

As previously announced, NBC will begin the holiday season on Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT with a two-hour Wicked special that will feature musical performances from stars Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande and other surprises guests. The specials will serve as a celebration to the Universal film Wicked: For Good, which will open in theaters on Nov. 21. The returning drama The Hunting Party and newly ordered comedy series The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins and Stumble will be added to the 2025-26 schedule at a later date.

FOX sets the stage for the 2025-26 season, announcing premiere dates for a dynamic fall lineup of new and returning scripted, unscripted and animated series. The fall season kicks off with the fan-favorite musical guessing game Celebrity Name That Tune, hosted by Tony Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Jane Krakowski with Grammy Award-winning producer Randy Jackson serving as band leader, returning for another season starting Monday, Sept. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the series premiere of cutthroat game show Celebrity Weakest Link, hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

The following week, the second season of the gripping medical drama Doc premieres Tuesday, Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) preceded by the season premiere of Murder in a Small Town (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Television's #1 game show The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe, begins its fourth season on Wednesday, Sept. 24 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the series premiere of new competition series 99 to Beat (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), hosted by Ken Jeong and Erin Andrews. On Thursday, Sept. 25, Hell's Kitchen (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) makes its Season 24 premiere, followed by the Season Four premiere of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

The full iconic "FOX Animation Domination" block premieres Sunday, Sept. 28, with all-new seasons of The Simpsons (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), Universal Basic Guys (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), Krapopolis (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and Bob's Burgers (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Additional series to premiere in the 2025-2026 season include Drama: Memory of A Killer; Event Series: The Faithful; One-Hour Comedy: Best Medicine; Half-Hour Comedies: American Dad!, Animal Control, Family Guy, Going Dutch and Grimsburg; Unscripted: Beat Shazam, Don't Forget The Lyrics, Extracted , Fear Factor: The Next Chapter (WT), LEGO Masters, Next Level Baker, Next Level Chef and The Masked Singer.

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Labels: Bob's Burgers, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Fox, Happy's Place, Krapopolis, NBC, Saturday Night Live, St. Denis Medical, Stumble, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, The Simpsons, Universal Basic Guys, Weakest Link

Apple TV+ Ted Lasso Season 4 Details; NBC Orders Stumble to Series

Apple TV+ revealed that production is officially underway on the highly anticipated fourth season of Ted Lasso, and unveiled the returning and new cast members set to star in the next installment of the multi-Emmy award-winning comedy series. From AFC Richmond to KC, principal photography begins today in Kansas City, Sudeikis' hometown, with additional filming set to take place in London.

In addition to Sudeikis, Emmy award-winner Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Emmy award-winner Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift are all set to return as their beloved characters and celebrated members of AFC Richmond, along with newcomers Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely, who is stepping in as Ted's son, Henry. Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would.

Ted Lasso season four adds Emmy Award winner Jack Burditt (Nobody Wants This, Modern Family, 30 Rock) as executive producer under a new overall deal with Apple TV+. Sudeikis stars and executive produces alongside Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jane Becker, Jamie Lee and Bill Wrubel. Brett Goldstein serves as writer and executive producer alongside Leanne Bowen. Sarah Walker and Phoebe Walsh will serve as writers and co-executive producers for season four, and Sasha Garron co-produces. Julia Lindon will write for season four, and Dylan Marron will serve as story editor. Bill Lawrence executive produces via his Doozer Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content. Doozer’s Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer also serve as executive producers. The series was developed by Sudeikis, Lawrence, Kelly and Hunt, and is based on the preexisting format and characters from NBC Sports.

NBC has ordered single-camera comedy Stumble to series for 2025-26 season from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group and Defining Eve Productions. Written and executive produced by Jeff Astrof and Liz Astrof, along with Dana Honor & Monica Aldama and directed by Jeff Blitz.

The series will star Jenn Lyon, Taran Killam, Ryan Pinkston, Jarrett Austin Brown, Anissa Borrego, Arianna Davis, Taylor Dunbar, Georgie Murphy and Kristin Chenoweth. The series is a mockumentary about the ridiculously high stakes competitive world of junior college cheer.

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Labels: Apple TV+, NBC, Stumble, Ted Lasso

SitcomsOnline Digest: The Neighborhood Renewed for Eighth and Final Season; NBC Picks Up New Cheerleading Comedy

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning of the cancellation of a CBS comedy, a new comedy pilot at NBC, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• The Neighborhood was renewed for an eighth season, but it will also be the final season. (Variety)
• NBC has picked up a new cheerleading comedy, Stumble. (Deadline)
• Connie Britton doesn't expect to be part of the reboot of Friday Night Lights. (Deadline)
• Meanwhile, Felicity actor Scott Foley thinks the time has passed for a Felicity reboot, because he thinks the cast is too old. (Deadline)
• NBC has been airing the Winter Olympics since 2002 and the Summer Olympics since 1988, and now, both of those will continue to air on NBC (in whatever form NBC exists in, as TV technology is rapidly evolving and we have no clue where we'll be by then) through 2036. (Hollywood Reporter)
• For a second year in a row, there will be no MTV TV & Movie Awards, as Viacom seems to be moving away from their awards shows that they've been known for in the past. (Yahoo! News)
• We mentioned last week that Tracy Morgan has a new upcoming NBC series, and we are getting some casting news for it now. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (MARCH 15 - MARCH 21)

• Tomorrow's binge on Catchy Comedy is The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.
• Antenna TV has a Designing Women marathon tomorrow.
• It's only the first two episodes for now (and we don't know if there will be more), but Joey is now streaming on the official Friends channel on YouTube.

Posted by Skees -- SitcomsOnline.com at 1:00 PM

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Labels: Felicity, Joey, MTV, SitcomsOnline Digest, Stumble, The Neighborhood

NBC Comedy Pilots Wheeling & Dealing; Hulu's Got to Get Out

NBC has ordered Stumble to a pilot. The single-camera pilot is for NBC from Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group with Defining Eve Productions producing. From writers Jeff Astrof & Liz Astrof, along with Dana Honor & Monica Aldama. The pilot is a mockumentary about the ridiculously high stakes competitive world of junior college cheer. Meanwhile, Daniel Radcliffe has joined the cast of NBC's untitled Tracy Morgan comedy pilot. Radcliffe plays Arthur Tobin, an award-winning filmmaker who moves into Reggie's (Tracy Morgan) mansion to film an immersive documentary about the former star running back. In the pilot, a disgraced former football player is on a mission to rehabilitate his image.

Hulu debuts the host and cast for Original unscripted series Got to Get Out. Your favorite Reality TV Royalties and breakout Reality TV Rookies face off to GET OUT and win $1 million! All eight episodes of Got to Get Out premiere Friday, April 11 on Hulu. Twenty people under one roof, $1 million dollars in prizes up for grabs. To win it, they've GOT TO GET OUT... but that's much easier said than done. Hosted by movie star Simu Liu!

Reality Royalties: Cynthia Bailey (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), Demi Burnett (The Bachelor), Val Chmerkovskiy (Dancing with the Stars), Clare Crawley (The Bachelor), Rashad Jennings (former NFL running back), Susan Noles (The Golden Bachelor), Omarosa (The Apprentice), Spencer Pratt (The Hills), and Kim Zolciak-Biermann (The Real Housewives of Atlanta).

Reality Rookies: Jill Ashlock, Lindsey Coffey, Yahné Coleman, Shane Dougherty, Steven Giannopoulos, Steve Helling, Nick Metzler, Stein Retzlaff, Rob Roman, Athena Suich, and Athena Vas.

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Labels: Hulu, NBC, Stumble, Tracy Morgan Show