NBC's 2025-26 Schedule Focuses on NBA, Cuts Dramas

NBC's fall 2025-2026 primetime schedule marks the return of NBA games to the network under a new 11-year broadcast agreement, focusing heavily on live sports alongside existing NFL coverage. The deal has led NBC to cancel five scripted series, bringing the weekly scripted programming total down to seven hours. Unscripted show 'On Brand With Jimmy Fallon' will air twice weekly until NBA games begin, then move to Fridays. NBC renewed the 'One Chicago' dramas and 'Law & Order' franchise, while ordering new comedy 'The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins' starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe, produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. Additional comedy pilots are under consideration for midseason. This shift underscores NBC's strategic pivot toward live events and sports in its primetime lineup.