NBC announced today the premieres and sneak peeks of its new Fall 2012 primetime schedule that capitalize on the launch and promotional platforms provided by the network's coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, the finale of America's Got Talent and the return of The Voice and NBC Sunday Night Football. Most of the new fall shows will premiere in advance of the start of the season.
The rollout of NBC's Fall 2012 season begins with commercial-free sneak previews of the new comedies Go On (Wednesday, August 8) after the evening's coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games and Animal Practice on Sunday, August 12, following the Closing Ceremonies of the Summer Olympics.
One day after the conclusion of the Olympics, NBC will debut the new competitive series Stars Earn Stripes with a special two-hour episode on Monday, August 13 (8-10 p.m. ET), followed on the same night with the advance season premiere of Grimm (10-11 p.m. ET).
Continuing NBC's launch strategy, The Voice returns on September 10 (8-10 p.m.), handing-off to encore sneak peeks of Animal Practice (10-10:30 p.m. ET) and Go On (10:30-11 p.m. ET). The NFL Kick-Off Special 2012 and first NFL game of the season on Wednesday, September 5, followed by Football Night in America (7:00-8:15 p.m.) and NBC Sunday Night Football's (8:15-11 p.m.) return in their regular timeslots on September 9 kick off a launch week that includes the September 11 time-period premiere of Go On (9-9:30 p.m.) followed by The New Normal (9:30-10 p.m.), a sneak peek of Guys with Kids on September 12 (10-10:30 p.m.) after the next to last episode of America's Got Talent, and the season premiere of Parenthood on September 11 (10-11 p.m.). To provide additional sampling, the new comedy The New Normal will re-broadcast its first episode on Thursday, September 13 (10-10:30 p.m. ET), following the season finale of America's Got Talent.
Among other new NBC series for fall, the drama Revolution premieres on Monday, September 17 (10-11 p.m. ET); and the drama Chicago Fire debuts on Wednesday, October 10 (10-11 p.m. ET). Animal Practice will start in its regular day and time on Wednesday, September 26 (8-8:30 p.m. ET) followed by the time period premiere of Guys with Kids (8:30-9 p.m. ET).
Following are the premiere dates for NBC's Fall 2012 primetime schedule (all times ET; new shows are in upper case):
Wednesday, August 8
- Go On (sneak peek following Olympic Games coverage)
Sunday, August 12
- Animal Practice (sneak peek following Olympic Games Closing Ceremonies)
Monday, August 13
- 8-10 p.m. Stars Earn Stripes (two-hour premiere)
- - 10-11 p.m. Grimm
Wednesday, September 5
- 7:30-8:30 p.m. NFL Kickoff Special 2012 (regular season)
- - 8:30-11 p.m. NBC Sunday Night Football (regular season)
Sunday, September 9
- 7-8:15 p.m. Football Night in America (regular day and time)
- - 8:15-11 p.m. NBC Sunday Night Football (regular day and time)
Monday, September 10
- 8-10 p.m. The Voice
Tuesday, September 11
- 9-9:30 p.m. Go On (time period premiere)
- - 9:30-10 p.m. The New Normal
- - 10-11 p.m. Parenthood
Wednesday, September 12
- 10-10:30 p.m. Guys with Kids (sneak peek after penultimate America's Got Talent)
Friday, Sept 14
- 9-10pm - Grimm (time period premiere)
Monday, September 17
- 10-11 p.m. Revolution
Thursday, September 20
- 8:30-9 p.m. Up All Night
- - 9-9:30 p.m. The Office
- - 9:30-10 p.m. Parks and Recreation
Wednesday, September 26
- 8-8:30 p.m. Animal Practice (time period premiere)
- - 8:30-9 p.m. Guys with Kids (time period premiere)
- - 9-11 p.m. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (two-hour premiere)
Thursday, October 4
- 8-8:30 p.m. 30 Rock
Wednesday, October 10
- 10-11 p.m. Chicago Fire
Friday, October 19