List of programs broadcast by NBC
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
.svg){kind=logo}
Current programming
Mariska Hargitay – star of the long-running drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
.jpg)
Taylor Kinney – star of the drama series Chicago Fire
Terry Crews – host of the reality series America's Got Talent
Carson Daly – host of the reality series The Voice
Chris Hardwick – host of the game show The Wall
.jpg)
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
.jpg)
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, 544 episodes | 40–48 min | Season 26 due to premiere on October 8, 2026[1][2] |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Police procedural | September 20, 1999 | 27 seasons, 594 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 28 due to premiere on October 8, 2026[1][3] |
| Chicago Fire | Procedural drama | October 10, 2012 | 14 seasons, 295 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 15 due to premiere on October 7, 2026[1][4] |
| Chicago P.D. | Police procedural | January 8, 2014 | 13 seasons, 264 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 14 due to premiere on October 7, 2026[1][4] |
| Chicago Med | Medical drama | November 17, 2015 | 11 seasons, 219 episodes | 40–44 min | Season 12 due to premiere on October 7, 2026[1][4] |
| Awaiting release | |||||
| Line of Fire[5] | Procedural drama | September 21, 2026[1] | TBA | TBA | Pending |
Comedy
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy's Place | Sitcom | October 18, 2024 | 2 seasons, 36 episodes | 21 min | Season 3 due to premiere on October 23, 2026[1][6] |
| St. Denis Medical | Medical mockumentary sitcom | November 12, 2024 | 2 seasons, 36 episodes | 22 min | Season 3 due to premiere on November 2, 2026[1] |
| The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins | Sports mockumentary sitcom | January 18, 2026 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 22 min | Season 2 due to premiere on November 2, 2026[1][7] |
| Awaiting release | |||||
| Newlyweds[5] | Sitcom | October 23, 2026[1] | TBA | TBA | Pending |
Unscripted
Docuseries
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Americas | Natural history | February 23, 2025 | 1 season, 11 episodes | 42–43 min | Renewed[8] |
| Survival Mode | Natural disasters | July 7, 2025 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 43–44 min | Pending |
| Surviving Earth | Nature | June 11, 2026 | 8 episodes | 41 min | Miniseries ongoing |
Reality
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America's Got Talent | Reality competition | June 21, 2006 | 21 seasons, 489 episodes | 60–124 min | Season 21 ongoing |
| American Ninja Warrior | Reality competition | December 12, 2009 | 18 seasons, 252 episodes | 36–128 min | Season 18 ongoing |
| The Voice | Music competition | April 26, 2011 | 29 seasons, 677 episodes | 44–104 min | Season 30 due to premiere September 21, 2026[1][9] |
| Destination X | Reality competition | May 27, 2025 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 48 min | Renewed[10] |
| Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson | Reality television | August 19, 2025 | 1 season, 4 episodes | 42 min | Pending |
| Awaiting release | |||||
| The Traitors: New Blood[11] | Reality competition | September 17, 2026[12] | TBA | TBA | Pending |
Game shows
Variety
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Live | Late-night sketch comedy | October 11, 1975 | 51 seasons, 1,008 episodes | 60–152 min | Pending |
| 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, 2,292 episodes | 40 min | Season 13 ongoing Renewed through 2028[14] |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Late-night talk show | February 24, 2014 | 13 seasons, 1,802 episodes | 40–41 min | Season 13 ongoing Renewed through 2028[15] |
| Today 3rd Hour | Daytime talk show | October 29, 2018 | 7 seasons | 44–52 min | 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:
- 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
Drama
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Runtime | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rockford Files[5] | Procedural drama | 2026–27 season | TBA | TBA | Series order |
Comedy
Unscripted
Game shows
Sports programming
- WNBA on NBC (2025–26 season)[17]
Pilots
Reality
- Love Takes a Village[18]
In development
Drama
| Title | Genre |
|---|---|
| Duo[19] | Musical drama |
| Family Reservations[20] | Drama |
| Fire with Fire[21] | Police procedural |
| Look What You Made Me Do[22] | Drama |
| Keats[23] | Police procedural |
| Need to Know[24] | Crime drama |
| New Amsterdam: Tomorrow[25] | Medical drama |
| Nowhere[26] | Drama |
| Sky on Fire[27] | Political drama |
| Spotless[28] | Crime drama |
| Truth[29] | Crime drama |
| Untitled J.J. Bailey series[27] | Drama |
| Untitled Royal Pains reboot[30] | Medical comedy drama |
| Vacationland[31] | Police procedural |
| What the Dead Know[32] | Crime procedural |