NBC Prime Premiere Week: What’s New, What’s Returning & What You Can’t Miss

As September rolls in, NBC is gearing up for one of its biggest television events of the year: Prime Premiere Week. The network’s fall 2025-26 slate is stacked with returning favorites, bold new entries, and schedule shakeups that make this season feel like one of the most exciting in recent memory.

Here’s your guide to what to expect, what’s fresh, and how to make the most of NBC’s prime-time premiere week.

*The Voice returns for its 28th season on Monday, September 22, at 8/7c, with the coaching panel of Michael Bublé, Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, and Snoop Dogg. TV Insider+4NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA+4NBC+4

*Following The Voice on that same Monday is the Season 2 premiere of Brilliant Minds. TV Insider+3NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA+3NBC+3

*Huge nights ahead for Law & Order and its spin-offs: on Thursday, September 25, Law & Order (Season 25), Law & Order: SVU (Season 27), and Law & Order: Organized Crime will all be part of one big crime drama block. NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA+2NBC+2

*Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D. — all staples of NBC’s “One Chicago” brand — return with new seasons starting Wednesday, October 1. NBC+2TV Insider+2

*Late-week newcomer On Brand With Jimmy Fallon—a reality/competition unscripted series—debuts with a twice-weekly cadence. Its premiere begins Tuesday, September 30, with a Friday episode rollout to follow. NBC+2TVGuide.com+2

 NBC’s Prime Premiere Week is shaping up to be a strong start to fall television — balancing what’s safe with what’s new, offering heavy hitters in the early nights, and supporting them with streaming and scheduling strategy. For fans of competition shows and procedural dramas, the early weeks are especially loaded.

If you’re setting reminders, planning viewing parties, or just want to sample what’s new, the end of September is when NBC wants you hooked.