NBC’s Fall Schedule Heavy on Drama With Two Nights of Dick Wolf Shows

Dick Van Dyke looks like a trillion dollars at age 95.

“I’m 95. And a lot of my friends won’t do these,” Dick Van Dyke said to CBS This Morning on Tuesday (June 1) while doing sit-ups and other limbering exercises. At five years short of 100 – and with a career spanning over six decades — Dick can still move better than someone half his age. He also thinks that anyone can be as spry and energetic as him. “All you old guys out there, listen to me, I’m telling you. You can keep going for — I’m still dancing — and singing!”

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeMore than 20 years ago, when Dick Wolf first expanded the “Law & Order” universe to include “Law & Order: SVU,” he compared the brand extension to Campbell’s Soup: If you like one flavor, you’ll likely be willing to try and enjoy another. Cut to 2021: This fall, Wolf boasts an unprecedented nine series in primetime, including three “Chicago” dramas and three “Law & Order” entries on NBC, and three different “FBI” shows on CBS.

Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry are following up their mental health documentary series The Me You Can’t See with a town hall-style conversation special.

CBS has just unveiled a new clip about its upcoming series “FBI: International”, the third series in the franchise that includes the original “FBI” and its spin-off, “FBI: Most Wanted”.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticContinuing the week of networks’ upfront presentations, ViacomCBS released sneak peeks of four new shows to their advertisers and public consumers Wednesday.Although it’s too soon to really assess the shows themselves, that isn’t stopping this critic from weighing in on their potential, based upon these first looks.Here are those thoughts, in rough descending order:“FBI: International”If any further proof was needed that Dick Wolf is in the absolute elite tier of

We’re getting the first look at some of CBS’ new comedy and drama series for the 2021-22 season. The network has released the trailer for its new comedy series Ghosts, starring Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar. We’re also getting a preview of straight-to-series dramas NCIS: Hawai’i, Dick Wolf’s FBI: International and CSI: Vegas with comments from stars, creators and producers. You can read about each and watch below.

It’s going to feel a lot like 2005 on the Big 4 this fall.

After almost 45 years in the business, Dick Wolf has nothing to prove. He has television’s longest-running primetime live-action series with Law & Order: SVU. He is behind more successful broadcast drama franchises than anyone with Law & Order, Chicago and FBI. Yet, he has found another gear with a slew of new series orders over the past year, and he now hit a new milestone — a Dick Wolf franchise lineup on three consecutive nights across two broadcast networks.

NCIS is a series you could set your clock by. For its entire 18-season run to date, the venerable crime drama starring Mark Harmon has had one time slot, always airing Tuesdays at 8 PM.

Antonio Ferme editorNational Geographic has revealed its full upfront slate for the upcoming 2021-22 season, with “The Hot Zone: Anthrax,” starring Daniel Dae Kim and Tony Goldwyn, among the programs for the Disney-owned brand.Nat Geo’s Content president Courteney Monroe touted the offerings during the network’s upfront presentation on Tuesday, which included previews from far-flung locales. Popular series such as  “The Incredible Dr.

“At this point, let’s call ABC what it really is, Disney-,” quipped Jimmy Kimmel in a scathing roast of all thing small screen at Disney’s Virtual Upfront.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterFox unveiled its 2021 fall schedule as part of its upfront presentation, with the network announcing renewals for a number of its shows.Both “9-1-1” and “9-1-1: Lone Star” were renewed, as was the medical drama “The Resident.” “9-1-1” will lead off Fox Monday’s this fall, while “Lone Star” is being held for midseason. “The Resident” is set to kick off Tuesdays for network in the 8 p.m.

SVU spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime will return for a second season.

NBC has ordered yet another Dick Wolf series, this time in the reality TV genre. The network has greenlit LA Fire and Rescue, a docuseries from the producers of Wolf’s Chicago Fire, that takes a deep dive into the stories of the firefighters in the Los Angeles County Fire Department, who put their lives on the line daily.

NBCUniversal is going big to prove that cable still has a future in a streaming world.

is halfway through its first season, Christopher Meloni is opening up to ET’s Kevin Frazier about what drew him back to Dick Wolf’s TV universe, where things are headed for Elliot Stabler and Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) following their emotional reunion, and why his butt may need a publicist of its own. When it was first announced that Meloni would be reprising his role as Stabler in an all-new spinoff, it came as a huge surprise to longtime fans of the franchise, especially after the actor

Yaya DaCosta and Torrey DeVitto have taken to Instagram with reactions following news today of their exits from NBC’s Chicago Med after six seasons.

A change at the ED. Chicago Med is losing two of its leading women when it returns for season 7. Torrey DeVitto and Yaya DaCosta, who portray Dr. Natalie Manning and April Sexton, respectively, on the NBC drama, will not be returning, Us Weekly can confirm.