NBC officially confirms where they’ll squeeze other shows in around Jay Leno
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The Jay Leno Show premieres Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. ET. Other shows will air too, but none of them will devour fully one-third of NBC’s prime time schedule (though Sunday football comes close) and none of them feature a star who retired from a prestigious gig only to resurface months later and steal the thunder of their successor.
OK, got that out of the way.
NBC released its fall premiere schedule today, and there’s a few interesting items of note.
The Thursday comedy lineup debuts Sept. 17, with SNL Weekend Update Thursdays, Parks & Rec, The Office and newbie Community. I’m particularly interested in that last one, starring Joel Mchale. The preview looks hilarious.
30 Rock is out until Oct. 15, following mini-SNL’s run and bumping Community to an earlier time slot.
The Sept. 21 Heroes premiere will be a two-hour event. Debuts for Parenthood and Trauma follow on Sept. 23 and 28, respectively. And the other Saturday Night Live is back Sept. 26.
And hey, Law & Order is back for a 20th season, albeit on Friday nights starting Sept. 25.
The premiere schedule appears after the jump, with new programs in all caps…
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7-8:15 p.m. – “Football Night in America”
8:15-11 p.m. – “NBC Sunday Night Football”
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
10-11 p.m. – “THE JAY LENO SHOW” (Series Premiere)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
8-10 p.m. – “The Biggest Loser”
10-11 p.m. – “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
8-8:30 p.m. – “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday”
8:30-9 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”
9-9:30 p.m. – “The Office”
9:30-10 p.m. – “COMMUNITY” (series premiere – moves to Thursdays 8-8:30 p.m. on October 8; “30 Rock” returns October 15, 9:30-10 p.m.)
10-11 p.m. – “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
8-10 p.m. – “Heroes” (two hour premiere, then TRAUMA premieres 9-10 p.m. Monday, September 28)
10-11 p.m. – “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
8-9 p.m. – “PARENTHOOD” (Series Premiere)
9-10 p.m. – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
10-11 p.m. – “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8-9 p.m. – “Law & Order”
9-10 p.m. – “Southland”
10-11 p.m. – “THE JAY LENO SHOW”
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “TRAUMA” (encore broadcast)
10-11 p.m. – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (encore broadcast)
11:30 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. – “Saturday Night Live”
Photo: NBC Universal
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