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Updated · Variety · Jun 24
NBC Sets Sept. 21 Launch for Season 30 of The Voice, Debuts Line of Fire
Updated
Updated · Variety · Jun 24

NBC Sets Sept. 21 Launch for Season 30 of The Voice, Debuts Line of Fire

3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jun 24

Summary

  • Sept. 21 anchors NBC’s fall 2026 entertainment rollout, with Season 30 of “The Voice” opening in a two-hour slot before new drama “Line of Fire” premieres at 10 p.m.
  • Sept. 17 starts the scripted and unscripted season push with a two-hour premiere of “The Traitors: New Blood,” which gets another two-hour episode on Sept. 24 before shifting to one hour on Oct. 8.
  • Oct. 7 brings back the full “One Chicago” lineup, followed a day later by “Law & Order: SVU” and “Law & Order,” extending NBC’s core franchise nights into early October.
  • Oct. 23 adds comedy to the schedule as “Happy’s Place” returns for Season 3 and new multi-cam “Newlyweds,” starring Téa Leoni and Tim Daly, debuts after it.
  • Sept. 9 opens NBC’s broader fall season with the NFL kickoff game, while the network also holds the “Rockford Files” reboot and “Sunset P.I.” for midseason and plans a 100th-anniversary special on Dec. 10.

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