'The Traitors' Joins, 'Law & Order' Shifts
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- NBC’s 2026-27 primetime schedule continues to prioritize sports, adding MLB baseball alongside existing NBA and football broadcasts, while also increasing scripted series with four new shows and two cancellations.
- New scripted series include dramas Line of Fire (Mondays 10 PM) and The Rockford Files (midseason), and comedies Sunset P.I. (midseason) and Newlyweds (Fridays 8:30 PM), with The Traitors civilian edition as a high-profile unscripted addition on Thursdays.
- Law & Order shifts to 10 PM Thursdays to accommodate The Traitors at 8 PM, while the One Chicago franchise maintains its Wednesday lineup for a ninth consecutive season.
- NBC aims for schedule stability and broad appeal, carefully pairing multi-camera and single-camera comedies and staggering new show launches to maintain momentum and optimize marketing efforts.
- Additional unscripted programming includes a Wordle-based game show hosted by Savannah Guthrie, set to premiere in 2027, expanding NBC’s alternative content slate.