NBC FALL 2012-13 SCHEDULE
(*New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET)
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “REVOLUTION”
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. –“The Voice”
9-9:30 p.m. – “GO ON”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE NEW NORMAL”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood”
WEDNESDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “ANIMAL PRACTICE”
8:30-9 p.m. – “GUYS WITH KIDS”
9-10 p.m. – “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
10-11 p.m. – “CHICAGO FIRE”
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “30 Rock”
8:30-9 p.m. – “Up All Night”
9-9:30 p.m. – “The Office”
9:30-10 p.m. – “Parks and Recreation”
10-11 p.m. – “Rock Center with Brian Williams”
FRIDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Whitney”
8:30-9 p.m. – “Community”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
SUNDAY (Fall 2012)
7- 8:15 p.m. — “Football Night in America”
8:15-11:30 p.m. — “NBC Sunday Night Football”
SUNDAY (Post-football/Winter 2013)
7-8 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
8-9 p.m. – “Fashion Star”
9-10 p.m. – “The Celebrity Apprentice”
10-11 p.m. – “DO NO HARM”
2012-13 NEW SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
New Comedies
“Go On” — Misery loves company. Unless you’re sportscaster Ryan King
(Matthew Perry, “Friends,” “Mr. Sunshine”) who thinks misery should just
be left alone. After taking some time off, Ryan – who recently lost his
wife in a car accident – is now ready to get back to work. And while he
seems like his same old charming, cocky self, his boss won’t set him
back on the air until he seeks counseling. So, Ryan reluctantly joins a
support group with one goal in mind: get in, get out and get back on the
radio as quickly as possible. Played by the fast-talking, sarcastic,
and charismatic Perry, Ryan gives grief a real run for its money. Within
one day of group therapy, he hijacks the meeting and suddenly the
downtrodden are cajoled into playing a game of “who’s got the best sob
story?” And in no time all of them are battling it out, trying to one-up
each other’s despair. Now, this is fun! Ryan’s total lack of interest
in healing might be just what this group needs – and maybe, exactly what
he needs to move on with his life. Also starring are Tony winner Laura
Benanti (“The Playboy Club”), Julie White (“Transformers”), Suzy
Nakamura (“Dodgeball”), Khary Payton (“General Hospital”) and Allison
Miller (“Terra Nova”). From the Emmy-winning writer and executive
producer Scott Silveri (“Perfect Couples,” “Friends”) comes a new series
that proves grief can be good. Todd Holland (“Malcolm in the Middle”)
and Karey Burke (“Free Agents,” “Miss/Guided”) also serve as executive
producers. The pilot was directed by Holland. “Go On” is a production
of Universal Television, Dark Toy Entertainment and Silver & Gold
Productions.
“The New Normal” — These days, families come in all forms – single dads,
double moms, sperm donors, egg donors, one-night-stand donors… It’s
2012 and anything goes. Bryan (Andrew Rannells, “Girls,” “The Book of
Mormon”) and David (Justin Bartha, “The Hangover”) are a Beverly Hills
couple and they have it all. Well, almost. With successful careers and a
committed and loving partnership, the one thing missing is a baby. And
just when they think the stars will never align, enter Goldie (Georgia
King, “One Day”), an extraordinary young woman with a checkered past. A
Midwestern waitress and single mother looking to escape her dead-end
life and small-minded grandmother (Ellen Barkin, “Ocean’s Thirteen”),
Goldie decides to change everything and move to L.A. with her precocious
8-year-old daughter. Desperate and broke – but also fertile – Goldie
quickly becomes the guys’ surrogate and quite possibly the girl of their
dreams. Surrogate mother, surrogate family. “The New Normal” is
produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Ryan Murphy Productions.
Murphy serves as creator/executive producer and director along with
executive producer/creator/writer Ali Adler (“Glee,” “Chuck”) and
executive producer Dante Di Loreto (“Glee,” “American Horror Story”).
“Animal Practice” — Meet Dr. George Coleman (Justin Kirk, “Weeds”), a
top-dog New York veterinarian. With an unorthodox style of operating,
George’s success comes from his undeniable gift with animals of all
kinds. That is, all but the human kind. Dorothy Crane once held the key
to George’s heart, but today she also holds the key to the family
business as she takes over Crane Animal Hospital. Not only is she
George’s new boss, but her romantic history with him and her lack of
experience with animals is seriously cramping his style. Dorothy is
whip-smart and ambitious, and she’s going to make George pay for the
past. Needless to say, he’s determined not to make any changes in his
(animal) kingdom — which includes poker games with a resident capuchin
monkey. Also starring are Tyler Labine (“Reaper,” “Sons of Tucson”) as
Dr. Doug Jackson, a vet who’s great with animals but hapless in matters
of the heart, Bobby Lee (“Harold & Kumar”) as Dr. Yamamoto, and
newcomer Betsy Sodaro as Angela. “Animal Practice” is a production of
Universal Television and American Work Inc. The executive producers are
Scot Armstrong (“The Hangover Part II,” “Old School”) and Ravi Nandan
(“Best Friends Forever”) of American Work Inc. (“Best Friends Forever”)
along with Emmy Award winners Joe & Anthony Russo (“Community,”
“Arrested Development”). “Animal Practice” was written by Brian
Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka (“The Sitter”), who also serve as
executive producers. Gail Lerner (“Happy Endings”) also is an executive
producer. Directed by the Emmy-winning Russo brothers, “Animal
Practice” is a comedy where the animals are running the asylum.
“Guys with Kids” — From Emmy winner and executive producer Jimmy Fallon
comes a new comedy about three thirty-something dads trying to hold on
to their youth, while holding onto their new babies’ hands. Easy,
right? Thankfully, Chris (Jesse Bradford, “The West Wing”), Nick (Zach
Cregger, “Friends with Benefits”) and Gary (Anthony Anderson, “Law &
Order”) have each other to help navigate their survival as new dads,
while still trying desperately to remain dudes. Balancing work or
staying at home, painfully married or happily divorced, they know that
taking care of the little ones while maintaining a social life is a
daily challenge. Whether it’s hosing the little squirt down in the
kitchen sink or hitting the bar strapped with a baby björn, these guys
are on a roller-coaster adventure – parenting like you (and they) have
never seen before. Also starring are Jamie Lynn Sigler (“The Sopranos”)
and Tempestt Bledsoe (“The Cosby Show”). Someone once said it is much
easier to become a father than to be one. These three guys are about to
find out just how true that is. “Guys with Kids” is produced by
Universal Television and Holiday Road. Fallon (“Late Night with Jimmy
Fallon”) serves as executive producer/creator along with executive
producer/creator/writer Charlie Grandy (NBC’s “The Office”) and
executive producer/creator Amy Ozols (“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”) as
well as executive producers Rick Wiener and Kenny Schwartz (“Two Guys, a
Girl and a Pizza Place,” “American Dad”). Emmy-nominated director
Scott Ellis (“Modern Family,” “30 Rock”) is the director.
“Save Me” — Welcome to the Midwestern suburbs, where exciting things
never happen. Well, almost never. After a near-death experience
(choking on a hero sandwich), Beth (Emmy nominee Anne Heche, “Hung”) is
revived only to realize she now has a direct line to God. Of course, her
husband Tom (Michael Landes, “Final Destination 2”) is skeptical and
dismissive – and his mistress (Alexandra Breckenridge, “American Horror
Story”) is stunned to learn that her lover’s wife is now a prophet! But
when inexplicable things begin to happen, everyone’s beliefs are
tested. Beth starts to say and do things that shock her family and
entrance her friends, but she isn’t going to be your typical “fire and
brimstone” prophet. Let’s just say, if God had a desperate housewife as
His mouthpiece, Beth would be it! She is the absolute last person on
Earth who would be chosen. Then again, they say He works in mysterious
ways. And this one is a real mystery! Heather Burns (“Bored to Death”)
and Madison Davenport (“Shameless”) also star. “Save Me” is produced by
Sony Pictures Television and Original Film. Novelist John Scott
Shepherd (“Henry’s List of Wrongs,” “The Days”) is executive
producer/creator along with executive producer/director Scott Winant
(“Breaking Bad,” “True Blood,” “Californication”) and executive
producers Neal H. Moritz (“The Big C,” “Prison Break,” “Fast Five”),
Vivian Cannon (“The Big C”) and Alexa Junge (“Friends,” “Sex and the
City”).
“1600 Penn” — The Gilchrists are just the average American family
dealing with all the everyday issues – like a grown kid who’s forced to
move back home, children who are smarter than their teachers and a
stepmom (Jenna Elfman, “Dharma and Greg”) desperately trying to win over
the kids. They’re loving, fun and a little crazy. In other words, just
like everybody else. With one exception: they live in a very special
house. The White House! Whether it’s entertaining foreign dignitaries,
sneaking away for a night out, dealing with middle school crushes or
putting out fires – figuratively and sometimes literally – there’s never
a dull moment in the Gilchrist White House. For example, the First Son
(Josh Gad, star of Broadway sensation “The Book of Mormon”) is one of
the administration’s biggest liabilities, but also the glue that holds
this family together. The President (Bill Pullman, “Independence Day,”
“While You Were Sleeping”) knows too well that the only thing harder
than being Head of State is being head of the family. Also starring are
Martha MacIsaac (“Superbad”), Andre Holland (“Friends with Benefits”),
Amara Miller (“The Descendants”) and Benjamin Stockham (“Sons of
Tucson”). “Modern Family” meets “The West Wing” in this election-year
comedy from Emmy-winning executive producer/director Jason Winer
(“Modern Family”). The executive producers are Winer, Gad and Jon Lovett
(former White House speechwriter). Winer also directed the pilot.
“1600 Penn” is produced by 20th Century Fox.
“Next Caller” — What happens when a foulmouthed satellite radio DJ –
played by the multi-platinum selling artist and outrageously charming
Dane Cook (“My Best Friend’s Girl”) – is forced to share the mic with a
chipper NPR feminist? It’s anyone’s call in this sharp new comedy from
producer Stephen Falk (“Weeds”) and Emmy-winning director Marc Buckland
(“Grimm,” “My Name Is Earl”). It’s her first day in New York City, and
26-year-old Stella Hoobler (Collette Wolfe, “Young Adult”) is ready to
take on the world. After a stint on public radio, she’s been hired to
co-host the no-holds-barred show “Booty Calls with Cam Dunne.” Smart,
spunky and passionate, Stella is determined to elevate the show beyond
its boy’s-club-locker-room humor into a respected debate about men,
women and the state of human relationships. But there’s a problem: Cam!
She’s going to find out the hard way that he’s got no intention of
sharing the spotlight, especially with someone like her. It’s going to
be a tense fight, but with the station’s one rule being “make some
noise,” Cam and Stella could be a winning combination – as long as they
don’t knock each other out on their way to success. Jeffrey Tambor
(“Arrested Development”), Joy Osmanski (“True Jackson, VP”) and Wolé
Parks (“Premium Rush”) also star. The series is created and
executive-produced by Stephen Falk (“Weeds”) and directed by Emmy
Award-winning director Marc Buckland (“Grimm,” “My Name Is Earl”), who
also serves as executive producer on the pilot. “Next Caller” is
produced by Lionsgate Television and Universal Television.
New Dramas
“Revolution” — Our entire way of life depends on electricity. So what
would happen if it just stopped working? Well, one day, like a switch
turned off, the world is suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Planes
fall from the sky, hospitals shut down, and communication is
impossible. And without any modern technology, who can tell us why?
Now, 15 years later, life is back to what it once was long before the
industrial revolution: families living in quiet cul-de-sacs, and when
the sun goes down lanterns and candles are lit. Life is slower and
sweeter. Or is it? On the fringes of small farming communities, danger
lurks. And a young woman’s life is dramatically changed when a local
militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously – and unbeknownst
to her – had something to do with the blackout. This brutal encounter
sets her and two unlikely companions off on a daring coming-of-age
journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the
future. From director Jon Favreau (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2”) and the
fertile imaginations of J.J. Abrams (“Lost,” “Person of Interest”) and
Eric Kripke (“Supernatural”), comes a surprising “what if”
action-adventure series, where an unlikely hero will lead the world out
of the dark. Literally. The series stars Billy Burke (“The Twilight
Saga”), Tracy Spiridakos (“Being Human”), Anna Lise Phillips (“Terra
Nova”), Zak Orth (“Romeo + Juliet“), Graham Rogers (“Memphis Beat”),
J.D. Pardo (“A Cinderella Story”), Giancarlo Esposito (“Breaking Bad”),
David Lyons (“The Cape”), Maria Howell (“The Blind Side”), Tim Guinee
(“Iron Man”) and Andrea Roth (“Rescue Me”). Kripke, Abrams, Favreau and
Bryan Burk (“Lost,” “Star Trek”) serve as executive producers.
“Revolution” is produced by Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with
Bad Robot Productions, Kripke Enterprises and Warner Bros. Television.
The pilot was directed by Favreau.
“Chicago Fire” — No job is more stressful, dangerous or exhilarating
than those of the Firefighters, Rescue Squad and Paramedics of Chicago
Firehouse 51. These are America’s everyday heroes — the courageous men
and women who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running
the other way. But the enormous responsibilities of the job also take a
personal toll. Big reputations and hefty egos, coupled with the pressure
to perform and make split-second decisions, are bound to put squad
members at odds. When a tragedy claims one of their own, there’s plenty
of guilt and blame to go around. In the middle of a divorce, Lt. Matthew
Casey (Jesse Spencer, “House M.D.”) tries to go about business as usual
but can’t help butting heads with the brash Lt. Kelly Severide (Taylor
Kinney, “The Vampire Diaries”) of the Rescue Squad – and each blames the
other for their fallen team member. When it’s “go-time” though, they
put aside their differences and put everything on the line for each
other. “Chicago Fire” is a look inside one of America’s noblest
professions. Also starring are Eamonn Walker (“The Messenger”), Charlie
Barnett, (“Law & Order: SVU”), David Eigenberg (“Sex and the City”),
Monica Raymund (“The Good Wife”), Lauren German (“Hawaii Five-O”), Teri
Reeves (“Three Rivers”) and Merle Dandridge (“Sons of Anarchy”).
“Chicago Fire” is produced by Universal Television and Wolf Films. Emmy
Award-winning creator/ producer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order” brand),
Derek Haas (“3:10 to Yuma”), Michael Brandt (“3:10 to Yuma”), Peter
Jankowski (“Law & Order” brand) and Danielle Gelber serve as
executive producers. Haas and Brandt wrote the pilot, which was
directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff (“Homeland”). From renowned Emmy-winning
producer Dick Wolf and the writing team behind “3:10 to Yuma” comes an
edge-of-your-seat view of a dirty job that often means the difference
between life and death.
“Do No Harm” — Dr. Jason Cole (Steven Pasquale, “Rescue Me”) is a highly
respected neurosurgeon who has it all – a lucrative career, confident
charm, the gift of compassion. But he also has a deep, dark secret. One
morning when he wakes up disoriented in a wrecked hotel room amidst
several near-naked women he’s never seen before, he knows one thing:
it’s happening again. Every night at the same hour, something inside
Jason changes, leaving him almost unrecognizable – seductive, devious,
borderline sociopathic. This new man is his dangerous alternate
personality who goes by the name of ‘Ian Price.’ For years he’s battled
Ian, keeping him in check with a powerful experimental sedative. But
now his – their – body has developed a resistance to the serum, setting
Ian free once again. And to make matters worse, after being suppressed
for so long, Ian’s hell-bent on taking revenge on his oppressor. With
everyone Jason cares about at risk – patients, friends, coworkers and
even the woman he loves – he’s got to stop Ian once and for all. Will
they find some common ground, or will they bring each other down? Hell
hath no fury like an alter ego scorned. Also starring are Alana De La
Garza (“Law & Order”), Mousa Kraish (“Superbad”), Michael Esper (“A
Beautiful Mind”), Ruta Gedmintas (“The Borgias”) and Phylicia Rashad
(“The Cosby Show”). “Do No Harm” is produced by Universal Television
and Traugott Company. The executive producer/writer is David Schulner
(“Desperate Housewives,” “The Event”). Peter Traugott (“Ringer”) and
Rachel Kaplan (“Ringer”) also are executive producers. Michael Mayer
(NBC’s “Smash”) is the co-executive producer and director.
“Infamous” — When wealthy socialite and notorious party girl Vivian
Bowers is found dead of an overdose, no one is really surprised. The
heiress to the Bowers pharmaceutical empire has been tabloid fodder for
years: wild, pretty, privileged… and now dead at the age of 32. But for
FBI agent Will Moreno (Laz Alonso, “Avatar”), things don’t add up with
this suspicious dynasty. Convinced that the troubled girl’s death was a
homicide, he has a clever plan to get to the truth. Her name is
Detective Joanna Locasto (Meagan Good, “Think Like a Man”). Twenty
years ago, she was Vivian’s best friend, having grown up in the Bowers’
home as daughter of the family housekeeper. And when she appears at
Vivian’s funeral, the family re-embraces her and no one is the wiser.
Joanna quickly begins to uncover dark secrets and clues about why
Vivian’s life was very much in danger. At the same time, she rekindles
an old romantic relationship and rediscovers the allure of the luxurious
lifestyle she once knew. She’s about to see once again just how the
other half lives… and dies. Also starring are Victor Garber (“Alias”),
Tate Donovan (“Damages”), Katherine La Nasa (“Alfie”), Neil Jackson
(“Quantum of Solace”) and Ella Rae Peck (“Gossip Girl”). “Infamous”
comes from executive producer/writer Liz Heldens (“Friday Night Lights”)
and director Peter Horton (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Dirty Sexy Money”). Gail
Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein are also executive producers. The
series is from Universal Television and BermanBraun.
“Hannibal” — One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to
life on television for the first time:
psychiatrist-turned-serial-killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. In this new
drama from Bryan Fuller (“Pushing Daisies,” “Heroes”), based on the
characters from Thomas Harris’ classic novels, we see where this
incredible story began. Will Graham (Hugh Dancy, “The Big C”) is a
gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the
FBI. Graham’s unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability
to empathize with anyone – even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes
them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he’s pursuing is too
complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr.
Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with
the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known
as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership
and it seems there’s no villain they can’t catch. If Will only knew…
Fuller is writer and executive producer. Martha De Laurentis (“Red
Dragon,” “Hannibal”), Sara Colleton (“Dexter”), Jesse Alexander (“Lost”,
“Heroes”), and Katie O’Connell also serve as executive producers.
David Slade is the director/executive producer for the series pilot.
”Hannibal” is produced by Gaumont International Television.
