NBC Pushes ‘The Hunting Party' to Midseason, As It Sets Fall Premiere Dates for NBA, ‘One Chicago' Wednesdays and ‘Law & Order' Thursdays

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29-07-2025

NBC is bringing 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' back to the network this fall, pushing 'The Hunting Party' to midseason. That's among the scheduling tweaks revealed by the network as it unveils premiere dates for its full fall lineup. NBC previously unveiled its fall 2025 schedule back in May, but the 'L&O:OG' and 'Hunting Party' switcheroo are among several notable changes.
The second season of 'The Hunting Party' was originally scheduled to air following new episodes of 'Law & Order' and 'Law & Order: SVU' on Thursday nights. Instead, the sophomore season will now be held until after January.
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In its place, NBC will air a three-hour 'Law & Order' block on Thursdays beginning Sept. 25. Following 'Law & Order' and 'SVU,' the fifth season of 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' will be re-aired on the broadcaster at 10 p.m. ET. Season 5 of the show originally debuted on Peacock in April after airing its first four seasons on NBC.
According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, there is a chance 'The Hunting Party' will begin airing in February 2026 to take advantage of promotion around NBC's packed sports schedule that month. That includes the Super Bowl, the NBA All-Star game, and Olympics coverage. 'The Hunting Party' is also relocating from Canada to shoot in New York for its second season.
In keeping with the Dick Wolf of it all, NBC's 'One Chicago' lineup returns on Wednesday, Oct. 1 led off by 'Chicago Med' at 8 p.m., followed by 'Chicago Fire' and 'Chicago PD.'
One other change affects NBC's comedy lineup. Although the network originally left open time slots after returning comedies 'St. Denis Medical' and 'Happy's Place' on Mondays and Fridays respectively, both shows will now air back to back new episodes beginning on Monday, Nov. 3 and Friday, Nov. 7. NBC has two new comedies — cheerleading show 'Stumble' and 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe — still waiting in the wings. The shows could still potentially air following 'St. Denis Medical' or 'Happy's Place' come fall, but no plans are locked at the time of this publishing.
Looking elsewhere on the schedule, the NBA will make its highly-anticipated return to NBC officially on Oct. 21. The network will kick off coverage at 6:30 p.m. ET with the pregame show, followed by a double header starting at 7:30 p.m. The teams participating in those games will be announced shortly.
The medical drama 'Brilliant Minds' will return for its second season on Monday, Sept. 22 at 10 p.m. following a the season premiere episode of 'The Voice.' The new unscripted series 'On Brand with Jimmy Fallon' will launch on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. NBC will air two episodes of the marketing competition series per week, with an episode also airing on Fridays starting Oct 3. The 51st season of 'Saturday Night Live' begins on Oct. 4.
As previously announced, NBC will air a two-hour 'Wicked' special on Thursday, Nov. 6 starting at 8 p.m., two weeks ahead of the launch of the film 'Wicked: For Good.'
See the full premiere date schedule below.
NBC Fall Premiere Dates (all times are ET)
THURSDAY, SEPT. 47-8:20 p.m. – Football Night in America8:20-11:30 p.m. – NFL Kickoff Game (Dallas at Philadelphia)
SUNDAY, SEPT. 77-8:20 p.m. – Football Night in America8:20-11:30 p.m. – Sunday Night Football (Baltimore at Buffalo)
MONDAY, SEPT. 228-10 p.m. – The Voice (Monday)10-11 p.m. – Brilliant Minds
TUESDAY, SEPT. 238-9 p.m. – The Voice9-11 p.m. – America's Got Talent
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 248-9 p.m. – America's Got Talent special9-11 p.m. – America's Got Talent season finale
THURSDAY, SEPT. 258-9 p.m. – Law & Order9-10 p.m. – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit10-11 p.m. – Law & Order: Organized Crime
FRIDAY, SEPT. 269-11 p.m. – Dateline NBC
TUESDAY, SEPT. 3010-11 p.m. – On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (Tuesday premiere)
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18-9 p.m. – Chicago Med9-10 p.m. – Chicago Fire10-11 p.m. – Chicago P.D.
FRIDAY, OCT. 38-9 p.m. – On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (Friday premiere)
SATURDAY, OCT. 411:30 p.m.-1 a.m. (8:30-10 p.m. PT) – Saturday Night Live
TUESDAY, OCT. 216:30-7:30 p.m. – NBA Pre-Game Show7:30-11 p.m. – NBA on NBC (Teams to be determined)
MONDAY, NOV. 38-8:30 p.m. – St. Denis Medical8:30-9 p.m. – St. Denis Medical
FRIDAY, NOV. 78-8:30 p.m. – Happy's Place8:30-9 p.m. – Happy's Place
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