NBC 2022 Fall Schedule: La Brea Takes This Is Us Time slot, The Blacklist Moved to Midseason

 

On Monday, NBC released their 2022 fall schedule as May Upfronts begin this week. The 2021-2022 top-rated freshman series, La Brea, will take over the Tuesdays at 9pm timeslot (which has been the home of This Is Us for the past six years).

The most significant buzz for any new NBC series, the Quantum Leap reboot starring Raymond Lee, has landed the network's most prominent real estate, Mondays at 10/9c leading out of The Voice. While the Night Court revival, which stars John Larroquette and Big Bang Theory alum Melissa Rauch, and has been ordered to series back in September, won't make its debut until midseason.

Meanwhile, Young Rock will be moving to Fridays for its third season, starting in Movember, where it will be paired with the new George Lopez sitcom, Lopez vs. Lopez. This will make The Blacklist's 10th season premiere held back to midseason.

Here's a look at the schedule:

MONDAY:

8/7c The Voice

10/9c Quantum Leap

TUESDAY

8/7c The Voice

9/8c La Brea

10/9c New Amsterdam (final season)

WEDNESDAY

8/7c Chicago Med

9/8c Chicago Fire 

10/9c Chicago PD

THURSDAY

8/7c Law & Order

9/8c Law & Order SVU

10/9 Law & Order Organized Crime

FRIDAY

8/7c College Bowl

9/8c Dateline NBC

FRIDAY (In November)

8/7c Lopez Vs. Lopez

8:30/7:30c Young Rock

9/8c Dateline NBC

SATURDAY

8/7c Drama encores

9/8c Dateline Weekend Mystery

10/9c SNL Vintage

11:30/10:30c Saturday Night Live

SUNDAY

7/6c Football Night In America

8/7c Sunday Night Football

MIDSEASON:

The Blacklist, American Auto, Grand Crew, Night Court (NEW). The Wheel (NEW), Million Dollar Island (NEW), That's My Jame, The Wall, and Dick Wolf's LA Fire and Rescue (NEW Reality Series about the LAFD).

TBD on the fate of the pilots for Blank Slate, Found, Irrational, Unbroken, and the untitled drama from Mike Daniels.

CANCELLED:

The Endgame, Kenan, Mr. Mayor, Ordinary Joe

While NBC has made some changes, mainly bringing back comedy in late fall. But I do wish that network could have renewed Mr. Mayor.

 We'll see how La Brea can be when moving to Tuesdays and wonder if it will keep close to what the ratings would be in the first season. 

And what the heck happened with some of the competition shows like AGT Extreme or Family Game Night? Was it renewed or put on hold until something goes wrong with the new series? 

Overall, this first look fall schedule looks good. I look forward to seeing what the reboot of Quantum Leap will bring. 

What did you think of the NBC fall schedule? Leave a comment below!

A Season Burning Brighter: Chicago Fire Season 9 (Episode 7-16)

 

Season Nine of Chicago Fire burns so brightly with such amazing stories. Once again, this season was a step up from last season, even though we got a shorter season. Here's a recap and thoughts. 

Understand This: Chicago Fire "Blow This Up Somehow"

 

Another exciting week on Chicago Fire. Here's a recap!

During a call to a crash at a gas station, Casey learns that Gallo has overstepped his order but instead saved a woman who was unconscious and surrounded by gasoline. Casey disciplines Gallo for a couple of days, but after a few days, he and Gallo talk about the situation and come to an understanding. 

Meanwhile, it looks like Casey's new love life looks to be taking off, but as she comes to visit him at 51, she notices the way that he looks at Brett, who is on a call. Soon, the two broke things off until Casey could figure out his feelings about Brett again.

Also, Brett and Mackey deal with discipline from the paramedic board as they are questioning why, after a max of fentanyl on a patient who sawed his leg off, wasn't working. They figured that the couple had ripped them off after a call. They finally busted them as someone made a 911 call using the same emergency. 

Kidd is stressing out not only about work and the Lieutenant exam but also over Severide. She talks with Boden about maybe taking a year off for the exam. Still, when Severide learns about what's going on, he talks with her about not quitting and soon tells her the truth about what's been going on; while she understands, she doesn't care as she's her person and doesn't back down and would never let Severide go. 

"Blow This Up Somehow" was an excellent episode and probably one of my favorite rewatchable episodes for the season. There was so much fun in this episode, not only with Cruz-Herrmann-Mouch and Mouch's tattoo, as that was too funny, but also the Severide and Casey moment in the loft talking about their situation with Stella and Sylvie. 

I'll admit I'm so glad that Severide finally talked with Stella, not only to encourage her but also to explain why he's been so distant with her. Even though I thought that it would take a turn for the worst, I was happy to see it end the way it did.

The Gallo and Casey thing was good, and it's good to see Gallo stand his ground and learn a bit from Casey's experience. And while agreeing to what Gallo had to do then, Casey was fitting that he should have radio quickly. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9/10. 

What did you think of this week's episode? With Stella and Kelly back together, is the next thing a ring? How long will it take for Casey and Brett to embarrass their feelings again? How long will it take for Cruz to tell everyone about the baby? Leave a comment!

You can catch Chicago Fire on Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.

Callback: Chicago Fire "Funny What Things Remind Us"

 

After this week's episode of Chicago Fire, I craved donuts. 

Much Needed Space: Chicago Fire "Smash Therapy"

Nothing like smashing stuff to get the anger out, right? 

"Smash Therapy" was such a fantastic episode from start to finish that leads with some heartwarming moments and moments to question for the season to come. 

There should make a list of the best duo in the Chicago franchise because Herrmann and Mouch should be somewhere in the top 10, maybe top five after this episode. After having technical issues with truck 81's ladder system that almost sent Casey to near death, Mouch's performance becomes into question whether he's not fit or not. Herrmann digs for answers that give not only Mouch a satisfying answer but gets Casey to apologize to Mouch. 

Boden's new assistant, Kylie, begins her first day, and Boden tries to make things as simple for her as possible. It doesn't go well when she offers him a stand-in desk for him to use. It was such a fun storyline, but the moving moment comes when she confronts Boden about the desk and helps get rid of it. 
 

As Severide helps a fire victim retrieve his classic car that didn't get damaged in a fire. After taking the OFI case, he hears from some officers that he's pumping his girlfriend for the captain's test. He brings that into question and tries to avoid Kidd from helping her, thinking that it might be best for her to learn from someone instead of her boyfriend. I see where he's going, but...

And the elephant in the room, Brett and Casey, after that kiss, Casey talks to her that his feelings for her are real, but she can't expect it because of Gabby. So she tells him that they need some space from each other to blow over their feelings. Brett gets to take her frustration out on a drone that took a nose off from a victim and smashed it. While Brett and Casey will give other space, it will not be accessible after the scene at Molly's. 

I loved this episode so much. It had many great things from Mouch-Herrmann's story that's pretty much one of my favorite of the season so far with these two. It was almost tissue time when Herrmann gave Casey the evidence that the truck incident wasn't Mouch's fault. 

I think we're going to get some excellent Kylie and Boden story scenes this season. Maybe this is premature to think about, but this could be a new Ms. Connie and Boden relationship. 

I know Severide does what he thinks is best, but he should really rethink what he's doing.  I thought he and Kidd talked about keeping secrets from each other. I'm sure Kidd would understand what he thought was best for her to learn independently, but keeping it from her might hurt their relationship once again. 

And, of course, the Brett and Casey story, no matter what, is the season's storyline. Whether we want it to happen or not (and I really would love to have them together), I can't wait to see where this is going. While Casey is given Brett space, I think he should understand a bit more where she's coming from on Gabby. I still don't think he's getting it. 

Overall, I give this episode a 9.5/10.

What did you think of the episode? Do you agree with Severide's decision?  Do you agree that Herrmann-Mouch is one of the best duos in One Chicago? How do you see Brett and Casey going after this episode? 

You can catch Chicago Fire Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.  

One Chicago: Chicago Med "When Your Heart Rules Your Head"/Chicago Fire "My Lucky Day"/Chicago PD "In Your Care" Episode Preview

Here's a preview of next week's episodes of One Chicago!

Chicago Med "When Your Heart Rules Your Head"

Dr. Haltead finds contained success in his trial. Dr. Charles' daughter, Anna, receives life-changing news. And Noah finds himself in a situation, not even April can fix.

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Chicago Fire "My Lucky Day"

When Firehouse 51 is called to the scene of a dangerous blaze inside a 10-story storage unit, Herrmann and Cruz find themselves trapped inside a freight elevator with all communications cut off.

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Chicago PD "In Your Care"

The team investigates a rash of carjacking and finds the truth is more complicated than they realize. Burgess makes a discovery about a previous case that will change her life forever.

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My Thoughts:

Holy smokes! Just from reading the episode's synopsis and the promos, all three episodes sound really good. Fire is probably the one that I'm most looking forward to with Herrmann and Cruz being trapped. I just if they would do like one hour of them in an elevator while the team tries to rescue them. This looks like a new episode that the series hasn't done before, one rescue in the hour of an episode. 

PD has me interested in Burgess' story with what could possibly change her life forever from a previous case? From the title and understanding of the previous two episodes from just the synopsis, could she be fostering a child? And should we be worried about Hailey after not seeing her dad? 

Med looks good, I'm looking for something good for Will Halstead to have in his life after nothing but pain the last few episodes with Hannah and not being Chief of the ED. I just wonder if they're running out of stories for Noah to have. While I've enjoyed him and rooting for him, the last storyline wasn't my favorite of his. Also, I'm a bit shocked how Natalie and Crockett took things in their relationship so fast. 

Looking forward to Episode Five of Chicago Med, Fire, and PD? Leave a comment below!

One Chicago begins at 8/7c on NBC.

#OneChicago All Episodes Available on Peacock TV

 If there's one way to kick off the new year for One Chicago fans, it sure is this!

Starting January 2nd, all of One Chicago episodes (Fire (S1-8), Med (S1-6), and PD(S1-8)) will be available to stream on the NBC Universal streaming Service, PeacockTV. 

For Peacock Premium it's $4.99 a month which will allow you to watch everything they offer with ads. and for Peacock Premium Plus, it's $9.99 which features all of their content without any ads.

Are you excited to watch all of One Chicago episodes on January 2nd? Leave a comment below!

One Chicago Chicago Med "In Search of Forgiveness, Not Permission"/Chicago Fire "Funny What Things Remind Us"/Chicago PD "Unforgiven" Episode Preview

 

Here's a preview of Episode four of Chicago Med, Fire and PD. 

Chicago Med "In Search of Forgiveness, No Permission" 

Dr. Marcel and Dr. Manning lay everything on the line to assist a sick woman. Dr. Halstead faces an uphill battle in getting participants involved in his clinical trial. Dr. Choi clashes with a patient who demands absolute perfection of himself. 

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Chicago Fire "Funny What Things Remind Us"

While completing a task assigned by headquarters, Boden makes an unforeseen connection. Gallo is forced to make a surprise rescue of one of their own when the firehouse is called to the site of a construction explosion. And Mouch reignites an old feud. 

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Chicago PD "Unforgiven"

A cop is murdered, and suspicion falls on someone who has been holding a grudge against the officer. Intelligence works hard to solve the case but Deputy Superintendent Miller is hesitant to defend him until she knows the whole story.

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Looks like episode four of these shows looks too good not to miss out. From Halstead's clinical trial storyline to Gallo could be getting his big rescue soon. And Mouch in a feud with someone once again. Oh boy! And PD looks to be another intense episode. I just wonder if the suspect happens to be part of the Intelligence unit? 

Looking forward to Episode Four? Leave a comment below!

Chicago Med, Fire, and PD will return on January 6th at 8/7c with these episodes scheduled set for Jan. 13 on NBC.

One Chicago: Chicago Med "Do You Know The Way Home"; Chicago Fire "Smash Therapy"; Chicago PD "Tender Age" Episode Preview

 Here's a preview of the next episode in the One Chicago series. 

Chicago Med "Do You Know The Way Home"

Dr. Charles and April team up to take on a mysterious patient in the ED. Dr. Halstead is forced to make a life-or-death decision for one of his trial patients. Dr. Marcel is confronted by his past when a former acquaintance is brought into the ED.

Sneak Peek: You can see a sneak peek clip here. 

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Chicago Fire "Smash Therapy"

A mishap on the aerial ladder in the midst of a fire rescue leaves Mouch shaken and questioning his abilities. Kidd looks for support from Severide while Casey and Brett discuss their future.

Sneak Peek: You can see a sneak peek clip here. 

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Chicago PD "Tender Age"

Ruzek and Burgess discover a child walking alone in the middle of the street and when they take her home, they discover her entire family has been murdered. Upton is approached with a job offer from the FBI.

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I'm so excited to get this season really going in the new year to see where April and Ethan are going as it looks like he's pulling her off from taking care of COVID patients. I thought Lanik left Med? Upton has been getting packages from the FBI as they want her to join their team. Oh boy, Jay! You know what you got to do! And most of all how will Brett and Casey handle their relationship after knowing how each other feels about one another. And with the footage and shots, it looks like we could figure out how Casey got those scratches on his face. 

How do you feel about the next episode? What are you most looking forward to as the shows come back in the new year? Leave a comment below!

Chicago Med, Fire, and PD will return Wednesday, January 6th beginning at 8/7c on NBC.