NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE AS OF: 05/17/2022
“NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK”
“DOWNTON ABBEY”
ORIGINAL
05/16/2022 (08:00PM – 11:00PM) (Monday) :
TV-PG
“YOUNG ROCK”
“ROCKY’S CODE”
ORIGINAL
05/17/2022 (08:00PM – 08:30PM) (Tuesday) : Nashville, 1987: Rocky takes a promising new wrestling job, but is faced with a difficult decision. Ata spends a night out with Miss Elizabeth. Teenage Dwayne starts to worry about his dad’s health. In 2032, Dwayne seeks advice from an old friend.
TV-14
“MR. MAYOR”
“THE DEBATE”
ORIGINAL
05/17/2022 (08:30PM – 09:00PM) (Tuesday) : Arpi and Neil square off in the televised mayoral recall debate. James reveals information that may change the course of his and Mikaela’s relationship.
TV-PG
“THIS IS US”
“THE TRAIN”
ORIGINAL
05/17/2022 (09:00PM – 10:03PM) (Tuesday) : The Pearsons gather around Rebecca’s bedside.
TV-PG
“NEW AMSTERDAM”
“CASTLES MADE OF SAND”
ORIGINAL
05/17/2022 (10:03PM – 11:00PM) (Tuesday) : When an elder care facilitate shuts down, New Amsterdam is forced to intake many new patients. Max struggles with his decision to head back to London. Reynolds takes his personal frustrations out on his department with near disastrous results. Iggy’s work causes him to reflect on his marriage and personal life.
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“CHICAGO MED”
“LYING DOESN’T PROTECT YOU FROM THE TRUTH”
ORIGINAL
05/18/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : Dylan and Ethan treat a patient shot during a drug raid. Charles and Vanessa work together to properly diagnose a motivational speaker. Will and Hannah must turn to Crockett for help with a patient who’s pregnant.
TV-14
“CHICAGO FIRE”
“LAST CHANCE”
ORIGINAL
05/18/2022 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : Mouch and Ritter work together to solve a murder mystery. Severide and Cruz tackle a food truck fire. Gallo goes to see Hawkins about Violet.
TV-14
“CHICAGO PD”
“HOUSE OF CARDS”
ORIGINAL
05/18/2022 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : As the team closes in on drug kingpin Javier Escano, Voight is forced to lie to his undercover informant Anna to keep her on track. Their deteriorating trust threatens an increasingly tenuous operation.
TV-14
“LAW & ORDER”
“BLACK AND BLUE”
ORIGINAL
05/19/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Thursday) : The murder of an off-duty NYPD detective threatens to tear the city apart. Cosgrove mourns the loss of a friend and asks Capt. Benson for help solving the case. McCoy and Price disagree on how to prosecute the culprit, sparking sharp condemnation from all sides.
TV-14
“LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT”
“A FINAL CALL AT FORLINI’S BAR”
ORIGINAL
05/19/2022 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Thursday) : The SVU provides help and protection for a longtime domestic violence victim, but when she winds up at the defendant’s table in court, Rollins surprises Carisi with a formidable opponent at trial.
TV-14
“LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME”
“FRIEND OR FOE”
ORIGINAL
05/19/2022 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Thursday) : As Stabler confronts the truth about his father, he unknowingly affects his situation with the Brotherhood. The taskforce works to track down Webb, who’s gone off the grid. Donnelly will stop at nothing to ensure he isn’t caught.
TV-14
“THE BLACKLIST”
“MARVIN GERARD: CONCLUSION PT. 1”
ORIGINAL
05/20/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Friday) : Red and the Task Force spring into action after learning who betrayed them.
TV-14
“DATELINE NBC”
“FR3135”
ORIGINAL
05/20/2022 (09:00PM – 11:00PM) (Friday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS (5/21/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (01:00PM – 04:00PM) (Saturday) :
“USFL”
“TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS (5/21/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (01:00PM – 04:00PM) (Saturday) :
“USFL”
“TAMPA BAY BANDITS AT PHILADELPHIA STARS (5/21/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (01:00PM – 04:00PM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“MICHIGAN PANTHERS AT BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS (5/21/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (07:30PM – 10:30PM) (Saturday) :
“USFL”
“MICHIGAN PANTHERS AT BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS (5/21/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (07:30PM – 10:30PM) (Saturday) :
“USFL”
“MICHIGAN PANTHERS AT BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS (5/21/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (07:30PM – 10:30PM) (Saturday) :
“THE WALL”
“TAMMY AND DOUG”
05/21/2022 (10:30PM – 11:00PM) (Saturday) :
“THE WALL”
“TAMMY AND DOUG”
05/21/2022 (10:30PM – 11:00PM) (Saturday) :
“SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”
“NATASHA LYONNE / JAPANESE BREAKFAST”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (11:29PM – 01:02AM) (Saturday) :
TV-14
“SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE”
“NATASHA LYONNE / JAPANESE BREAKFAST”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (11:29PM – 01:02AM) (Saturday) :
TV-14
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“3429 – DESTINATION MIAMI”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (01:02AM – 01:32AM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“8206 – OPEN HOUSE PRESENTS GEORGE TO THE RESCUE: BOYS AND GI”
REPEAT
05/21/2022 (01:32AM – 02:02AM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“8205 – OPEN HOUSE PRESENTS GEORGE TO THE RESCUE: ALMANZAR”
ORIGINAL
05/21/2022 (02:02AM – 02:30AM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“INDY 500 QUALIFYING (5/22/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/22/2022 (04:00PM – 06:00PM) (Sunday) :
“WEAKEST LINK”
“WHO’S THE POTHOLE IN THIS PARKING LOT?”
REPEAT
05/22/2022 (07:00PM – 08:00PM) (Sunday) : Jane Lynch returns as host, leading eight strangers through the ultimate rapid-fire trivia game. Together they’ll work as a team to build a bank worth up to one million dollars! At the end of each round, it’s every player for themselves, as they say “goodbye” to teammates whom they consider to be, the Weakest Link.
TV-PG
“WEAKEST LINK”
“WHO GOT OLDER BUT NOT WISER?”
REPEAT
05/22/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Sunday) : Emmy winner Jane Lynch returns as host of this international phenomenon. Eight strangers work as a team to play a high stakes game of trivia, then vote each other off one-by-one for a chance to win up to one million dollars! Who will be the Weakest Link?
TV-PG
“DATELINE NBC”
“SU3135”
05/22/2022 (09:00PM – 11:00PM) (Sunday) :
“NBC MOVIE OF THE WEEK”
“JURASSIC WORLD”
05/23/2022 (08:00PM – 11:00PM) (Monday) : Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard star in the wildly successful 2015 installment of the dino franchise. Things go awry at a high-tech popular theme park when the genetically modified creatures break through the gates and put tourists, and everything else in their way, in grave danger.
TV-14
“YOUNG ROCK”
“YOU GOTTA GET DOWN TO GET UP”
ORIGINAL
05/24/2022 (08:00PM – 08:30PM) (Tuesday) : Memphis, 1996: The WWF sends Dwayne to Memphis to develop his wrestling skills. When a booker bullies Downtown Bruno, Dwayne decides to fight back. In 2032, Candidate Dwayne Johnson’s conflict with Dr. Julien comes to a head.
TV-14
“YOUNG ROCK”
“LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE”
ORIGINAL
05/24/2022 (08:30PM – 09:00PM) (Tuesday) : Finale — In 2032, Candidate Dwayne Johnson rides the ups and downs of election day. In 1984, Rocky and Ata are at a crossroads with their futures in wrestling. In 1987, teenage Dwayne learns that the family is leaving Nashville. In 1996, Dwayne’s rise through the WWF doesn’t go as planned.
TV-14
“THIS IS US”
“US”
ORIGINAL
05/24/2022 (09:00PM – 10:01PM) (Tuesday) : The Big Three come to new understandings about life.
TV-PG
“NEW AMSTERDAM”
“I’LL BE YOUR SHELTER”
ORIGINAL
05/24/2022 (10:01PM – 11:00PM) (Tuesday) : As a monster hurricane approaches New York, Bloom and the team scramble to put preparations in place. Max and Helen make plans for an intimate New York wedding as she returns from London. Iggy and Martin reach a crossroads. Reynolds finally makes contact with his father.
TV-14
“CHICAGO MED”
“AND NOW WE COME TO THE END”
ORIGINAL
05/25/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : Will and Hannah clash over a patient in need of a kidney transplant. Crockett is faced with a tough decision when Blake is in surgery. Ethan and Archer treat the son of Med’s general counsel. Med’s family grows.
TV-14
“CHICAGO FIRE”
“THE MAGNIFICENT CITY OF CHICAGO”
ORIGINAL
05/25/2022 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : The big wedding day arrives and Firehouse 51 welcomes Casey back to celebrate the joyous occasion. Emma’s plans to replace Violet come to a shocking end.
TV-PG
“CHICAGO PD”
“YOU AND ME”
ORIGINAL
05/25/2022 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : Finale — After an explosion rocks the case, the team scrambles to finally take down Escano as everyone nears their breaking point.
TV-14
“NBC SPECIALS”
“CELEBRITY ESCAPE ROOM”
05/26/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Thursday) : Kicking off NBC’s annual “Red Nose Day” fundraising night, Ben Stiller brings the phenomenon of escape rooms to television in spectacular style with “Celebrity Escape Room.” Jack Black serves as host and all-knowing Game Master, putting celebrity players including Stiller, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow and Adam Scott to the test as they all work together under intense pressure to beat the clock, unlocking a series of colorful, themed puzzle rooms.
“THE BLACKLIST”
“MARVIN GERARD: CONCLUSION PT. 2”
ORIGINAL
05/27/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Friday) : Red and Cooper square off with conflicting endgames for their mutual traitor. A major secret about the Task Force falls into the wrong hands.
TV-14
“DATELINE NBC”
“FR3136”
ORIGINAL
05/27/2022 (09:00PM – 11:00PM) (Friday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“BACK TO THE OUTBACK (WLC222)”
ORIGINAL
05/28/2022 (09:00AM – 09:30AM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“OVERCOMING THE ODDS (TPS222)”
ORIGINAL
05/28/2022 (09:30AM – 10:00AM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“PRIME-TIME MATES (EDD419)”
REPEAT
05/28/2022 (10:00AM – 10:30AM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“THE MARCH FOR MAMMALS (EDD420)”
REPEAT
05/28/2022 (10:30AM – 11:00AM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“USA TRACK & FIELD PREFONTAINE CLASSIC (5/28/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/28/2022 (04:30PM – 06:00PM) (Saturday) :
“TRANSPLANT”
“SCARS”
ORIGINAL
05/28/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Saturday) : Bash’s past weighs heavily on him as he fights for an emancipated teenager with a failing kidney. Mags treats a baby with a complicated heart condition. Theo is surprised by a young asthma patient’s brazen mother. After a patient’s parent makes waves, Bishop advises Bash to play it safe.
TV-14
“DATELINE WEEKEND MYSTERY”
“SA3136”
ORIGINAL
05/28/2022 (09:00PM – 11:00PM) (Saturday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“INDY PRE RACE (5/29/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/29/2022 (11:00AM – 12:30PM) (Sunday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“INDIANAPOLIS 500 (5/29/22)”
ORIGINAL
05/29/2022 (12:30PM – 04:00PM) (Sunday) :
“WEAKEST LINK”
“WHO THINKS THE PLURAL OF MOOSE IS MICE?”
REPEAT
05/29/2022 (07:00PM – 08:00PM) (Sunday) : Host Jane Lynch leads eight strangers as they test their rapid-fire trivia knowledge. Only one champion will be left standing to take home up to $1 million and escape hearing the famous last words, “You are the weakest link. Goodbye.”
TV-PG
“WEAKEST LINK”
“WHOSE THINK TANK IS RUNNING ON EMPTY?”
REPEAT
05/29/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Sunday) : Emmy winner Jane Lynch returns as host of this international phenomenon. Eight strangers work as a team to play a high stakes game of trivia, then vote each other off one-by-one for a chance to win up to $1 million.
TV-PG
“AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR”
“ANW WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP”
REPEAT
05/29/2022 (09:00PM – 11:00PM) (Sunday) : For the second straight year, 12 elite female competitors will battle in the American Ninja Warrior Women’s Championship. The competitors will battle across two daunting courses. The top 4 women will then advance to race head-to-head on the Power Tower, with the winner taking home $50,000 and becoming this year’s Women’s Champion. Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila and Zuri Hall host.
TV-PG
“AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR”
“ANW ALL STAR SPECTACULAR”
ORIGINAL
05/30/2022 (08:00PM – 10:00PM) (Monday) : Fan-favorites compete in the wildest head-to-head American Ninja Warrior competition ever. The iconic ANW obstacles get super-sized, some going as high as 80 into the Las Vegas skyline. All-star ninjas face-off in challenges including The Big Dipper, The Striding Steps, Spring Forward and the first-ever Cat Grab. Hosts Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila, and Zuri Hall, keep the fun going on the most unpredictable ninja night of the year.
TV-PG
“WEAKEST LINK”
“WHO’S LEAVING HERE WITH A PARTICIPATION MEDAL?”
REPEAT
05/30/2022 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Monday) : Host Jane Lynch leads eight strangers through the ultimate rapid-fire trivia game as teams build a bank worth up to $1 million. At the end of each round, it’s every player for themselves as they say goodbye to teammates whom they consider to be the weakest link.
TV-PG
“AMERICA’S GOT TALENT”
“AUDITIONS 1”
ORIGINAL
05/31/2022 (08:00PM – 10:01PM) (Tuesday) : “America’s Got Talent” returns with Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara. Terry Crews is back as host. In the season premiere, variety acts featuring contestants of all ages audition for the chance to win the $1 million prize. The Golden Buzzer is back, allowing a lucky act the chance to go directly to the live shows to compete for America’s vote.
TV-PG
“DANCING WITH MYSELF”
“OPEN THOSE PODS”
ORIGINAL
05/31/2022 (10:01PM – 11:00PM) (Tuesday) :
TV-PG D, L
“CHICAGO MED”
“NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED…IN CHICAGO”
REPEAT
06/01/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday) : In the aftermath of the Vas-COM scandal, Goodwin clashes with the hospital’s new compliance officer. Crockett and Blake try to save a patient who has a son with severe autism. A patient’s son lies to his father about his diagnosis.
TV-14
“CHICAGO FIRE”
“WINTERFEST”
REPEAT
06/01/2022 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday) : Gallo, Violet and Ritter debut their microbrewery business at Winterfest. Brett prepares to present her paramedicine program to an oversight panel. Firehouse 51 gets in the holiday spirit.
TV-14
“CHICAGO PD”
“A WAY OUT”
REPEAT
06/01/2022 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Wednesday) : With the FBI closing in on the Roy Walton investigation, Voight and Halstead strategize on a way out. After a city bus driver is shot by a passenger, the team investigates a possible abduction.
TV-14
“AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR”
“ANW ALL STAR SPECTACULAR”
REPEAT
06/03/2022 (08:00PM – 10:00PM) (Friday) : Fan-favorites compete in the wildest head-to-head American Ninja Warrior competition ever. The iconic ANW obstacles get super-sized, some going as high as 80 into the Las Vegas skyline. All-star ninjas face-off in challenges including The Big Dipper, The Striding Steps, Spring Forward and the first-ever Cat Grab. Hosts Matt Iseman, Akbar Gbajabiamila, and Zuri Hall, keep the fun going on the most unpredictable ninja night of the year.
TV-PG
“DATELINE NBC”
“FR3137”
ORIGINAL
06/03/2022 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Friday) :
“NBC Default Network Contract”
“MONSTER ENERGY SUPERCROSS (6/4/22)”
ORIGINAL
06/04/2022 (02:00PM – 03:00PM) (Saturday) :
“TRANSPLANT”
“BETWEEN”
ORIGINAL
06/04/2022 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Saturday) : Mags is flooded by memories of her own health struggles as a child while fighting to save a baby with a heart defect. With his performance still being closely scrutinized, Bash remotely treats a cluster of patients with an undiagnosed illness in Aleppo. Dr. Curtis’ personal and professional lives collide.
TV-14
“DATELINE WEEKEND MYSTERY”
“SA3137”
ORIGINAL
06/04/2022 (09:00PM – 11:00PM) (Saturday) :
“DANCING WITH MYSELF”
“OPEN THOSE PODS”
REPEAT
06/05/2022 (07:00PM – 08:00PM) (Sunday) :
TV-PG D, L
“AMERICA’S GOT TALENT”
“AUDITIONS 1”
REPEAT
06/05/2022 (08:00PM – 10:00PM) (Sunday) : “America’s Got Talent” returns with Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofia Vergara. Terry Crews is back as host. In the season premiere, variety acts featuring contestants of all ages audition for the chance to win the $1 million prize. The Golden Buzzer is back, allowing a lucky act the chance to go directly to the live shows to compete for America’s vote.
TV-PG
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