NBC has officially announced their schedule for 2011-2012. The network ordered six new dramas (The Playboy Club, Prime Suspect, Grimm, The Firm, Smash, Awake) and six new sitcoms (Up All Night, Free Agents, Whitney, Best Friends Forever, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me Chelsea, Bent).The network is programming Fridays fairly aggressively. Chuck will air its fifth and final 13-episode season on Fridays, paired with the new fairy tale drama Grimm and Friday staple Dateline NBC. NBC will hold 30 Rock for midseason to accommodate star/creator Tina Fey's pregnancy. The Thursday night sitcom block will be cut back to two hours with Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, and Whitney leading into the Maria Bello-led Prime Suspect remake.Click through to the links to watch preview clips for the new dramas and the new comedies. Hit the jump to check out the new schedule.
Fall 2011
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. â âThe Sing-Offâ
10-11 p.m. â âTHE PLAYBOY CLUBâ
TUESDAY
8-10 p.m. â âThe Biggest Loserâ
10-11 p.m. â âParenthoodâ
WEDNESDAY
8-8:30 p.m. â âUP ALL NIGHTâ
8:30-9 p.m. â âFREE AGENTSâ
9-10 p.m. -- âHarryâs Lawâ
10-11 p.m. -- âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. â âCommunityâ
8:30-9 p.m. -- âParks and Recreationâ
9-9:30 p.m. â âThe Officeâ
9:30-10 p.m. â âWHITNEYâ
10-11 p.m. â âPRIME SUSPECTâ
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. â âChuckâ
9-10 p.m. â âGRIMMâ
10-11 p.m. â âDateline NBCâ
SATURDAY
Encore programming
SUNDAY
7- 8:15 p.m. -- "Football Night in America"
8:15-11:30 p.m. -- "NBC Sunday Night Football"
Midseason 2012 Highlights
SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. â âDateline NBCâ
8-10 p.m. â âThe Celebrity Apprenticeâ
10-11 p.m. â âTHE FIRMâ
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. â âThe Voiceâ
10-11 p.m. â âSMASHâ
New NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt had this to say about the state of NBC:
âNext season begins the rebuilding of the NBC primetime schedule, and our goal is to reinvigorate our audience with a line-up of appointment television that includes our best returning shows and a variety of innovative and attention-getting new series. We'll be placing a great deal of emphasis on how we launch each one of our programs and on maximizing the network's strengths throughout the fall and well into mid-season. Considering it's only been three months since new management took over, I'm very pleased with what has resulted from a very strong pilot season. And with a powerful new asset like âThe Voiceâ already in hand, we go into the 2011-12 season with cautious but incredible optimism.â