List of programs broadcast by NBC
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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.
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Current programming
Mariska Hargitay – star of the long-running drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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Taylor Kinney – star of the drama series Chicago Fire
Chris Hardwick – host of the game show The Wall
Terry Crews – host of the reality series America's Got Talent
Carson Daly – host of the reality series The Voice
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Lorne Michaels – creator of the long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Fallon – host of the talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Seth Meyers – host of the talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers
Savannah Guthrie – anchor of the Today Show
Lester Holt – anchor of Dateline
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Cris Collinsworth – commentator for Sunday Night Football
Drama
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order | Police procedural/Legal drama | September 13, 1990[a] | 25 seasons, 540 episodes | 40–48 min | Season 25 ongoing |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Police procedural | September 20, 1999 | 27 seasons, 590 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 27 ongoing |
| Chicago Fire | Procedural drama | October 10, 2012 | 14 seasons, 291 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 14 ongoing Renewed[1] |
| Chicago P.D. | Police procedural | January 8, 2014 | 13 seasons, 260 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 13 ongoing Renewed[1] |
| Chicago Med | Medical drama | November 17, 2015 | 11 seasons, 215 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 11 ongoing Renewed[1] |
| Brilliant Minds | Medical drama | September 23, 2024 | 2 seasons, 27 episodes | 43 min | New episodes due to premiere on May 27, 2026[2] |
| The Hunting Party | Crime drama | January 19, 2025 | 2 seasons, 19 episodes | 42 min | Season 2 ongoing |
Comedy
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy's Place | Sitcom | October 18, 2024 | 2 seasons, 33 episodes | 21 min | Season 2 ongoing Renewed[3] |
| St. Denis Medical | Medical mockumentary sitcom | November 12, 2024 | 2 seasons, 36 episodes | 22 min | Renewed[3] |
| Stumble | Sports mockumentary | November 7, 2025 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 22 min | Pending |
| The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins | Sports mockumentary sitcom | January 18, 2026 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 22 min | Season 1 ongoing |
Unscripted
Docuseries
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survival Mode | Natural disasters | July 7, 2025 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 43–44 min | Pending |
| Awaiting release | |||||
| Surviving Earth[4] | Documentary | June 4, 2026[5] | 1 season, 8 episodes | TBA | Pending |
Game shows
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wall | Game show | December 19, 2016 | 6 seasons, 93 episodes | 42–44 min | Season 6 ongoing |
| That's My Jam | Game show | November 29, 2021 | 2 seasons, 17 episodes | 44 min | Renewed[b] |
| Password | Game show | August 9, 2022 | 2 seasons, 17 episodes | 43 min | Season 3 due to premiere on June 2, 2026[5][7] |
Reality
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America's Got Talent | Reality competition | June 21, 2006 | 20 seasons, 485 episodes | 60–124 min | Season 21 due to premiere on June 2, 2026[5] |
| American Ninja Warrior | Reality competition | December 12, 2009 | 17 seasons, 249 episodes | 36–128 min | Season 18 due to premiere on June 8, 2026[5][8] |
| The Voice | Reality competition | April 26, 2011 | 29 seasons, 674 episodes | 44–104 min | Season 29 ongoing |
| Destination X | Reality competition | May 27, 2025 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 48 min | Renewed[9] |
| Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson | Reality television | August 19, 2025 | 1 season, 4 episodes | 42 min | Pending |
| On Brand with Jimmy Fallon | Reality competition | September 30, 2025 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 42 min | Pending |
Variety
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live | Late-night sketch comedy | October 11, 1975 | 51 seasons, 1,000 episodes | 60–152 min | Season 51 ongoing |
| Today with Jenna & Sheinelle | Daytime talk show | September 10, 2007 | 11 seasons | 44–52 min | Season 11 ongoing |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Late-night talk show | February 17, 2014 | 13 seasons, 2,253 episodes | 40 min | Season 13 ongoing Renewed through 2028[10] |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Late-night talk show | February 24, 2014 | 13 seasons, 1,767 episodes | 40–41 min | Season 13 ongoing Renewed through 2028[11] |
| Today 3rd Hour | Daytime talk show | October 29, 2018 | 7 seasons | 44–52 min | Season 7 ongoing |
Acquired programming
| Title | Genre | Original network/Region | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law & Order: Organized Crime (season 5)[c] | Police procedural | Peacock/United States | September 25, 2025 | 1 season, 8 episodes[d] | 40–49 min | Pending |
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)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (acquired the broadcast rights from ABC in 2015)
- The National Dog Show (since 2002)
- Macy's Fourth of July Spectacular (acquired the broadcast rights in 2000)
- 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:
- 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:
- Thoroughbred Racing on NBC, which includes the following races:
- College Football on NBC Sports and high school football, including:
- 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
Unscripted
Reality
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traitors[12] | Reality competition | 2026–27 season | TBA | TBA | Series order |
Sports programming
- WNBA on NBC (2025–26 season)[13]
Pilots
Drama
Comedy
- Newlyweds[18]
- Untitled Dan Goor/Luke del Tredici pilot[19]
- Untitled Kari Lizer pilot[18]
Reality
- Love Takes a Village[20]
In development
Drama
| Title | Genre |
|---|---|
| Duo[21] | Musical drama |
| Family Reservations[22] | Drama |
| Fire with Fire[23] | Police procedural |
| Look What You Made Me Do[24] | Drama |
| Keats[25] | Police procedural |
| Need to Know[26] | Crime drama |
| New Amsterdam: Tomorrow[27] | Medical drama |
| Nowhere[28] | Drama |
| Sky on Fire[29] | Political drama |
| Spotless[30] | Crime drama |
| Truth[31] | Crime drama |
| Untitled J.J. Bailey series[29] | Drama |
| Untitled Royal Pains reboot[32] | Medical comedy drama |
| Vacationland[33] | Police procedural |