Kern also says last year’s strikes weren’t the reason why NBC’s 10-episode event series, The Americas, wound up being bumped from Spring 2024 to 2025. “When you see it, you’ll understand why it was not strike-related,” he explains of the Tom Hanks-produced and narrated nature documentary, which is set for a two-hour premiere on February 23. “It took five years to shoot, edit and produce and they wanted to have the time to make it right. It’s great and epic and beautiful.”

One show that may still crash the 2024-25 lineup is Suits: LA, a revival of the USA series that unexpectedly re-entered the pop culture zeitgeist when it streamed on Netflix last summer. Creator Aaron Korsh is overseeing the spinoff, which is set to star Stephen Amell and Lex Scott Davis.

“It’s a pilot,” Bader cautions, adding that the network will see it in June and make a call then about whether it’ll be fast-tracked or held until 2025-26. “It’s a new show to a lot of people and it’s doing very well on streaming, so we’re very excited about seeing this new incarnation.”

NBC FALL 2024-25 SCHEDULE

(New programs in ALL CAPS; times are ET)

MONDAY
8 p.m. — The Voice 
10 p.m. — BRILLIANT MINDS    

TUESDAY
8 p.m. — ST. DENIS MEDICAL 
8:30 p.m. — Night Court 
9 p.m. — The Voice  
10 p.m. — The Irrational  

WEDNESDAY 
8 p.m. — Chicago Med 
9 p.m. — Chicago Fire
10 p.m. — Chicago P.D.

THURSDAY
8 p.m. — Law & Order
9 p.m. — Law & Order: SVU
10 p.m. — Found

FRIDAY 
8 p.m. — HAPPY’S PLACE
8:30 p.m. — Lopez vs. Lopez
9 p.m. — Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
7 p.m. — Big Ten Pregame / Notre Dame Pregame (also live on Peacock) 
7:30 p.m. — Big Ten Saturday Night / Notre Dame Football (also live on Peacock) 

SUNDAY 
7 p.m. — Football Night in America (also live on Peacock)  
8:20 p.m. — NBC Sunday Night Football (also live on Peacock)