NBC has picked up two comedies and two dramas for its 2026-27 TV season, including Line of Fire, a new drama starring Peter Krause and Hope Davis. The network’s slate also includes The Rockford Files, Sunset P.I. and Newlyweds.
Line of Fire is one of the clearest signs that the broadcast networks are moving into the 2026-2027 season with fresh scripted series aimed at shoring up prime-time schedules. The drama puts Krause back in a leading role, while Davis joins him in a cast that gives NBC a recognizable name at the center of its fall and midseason plans.
The rest of NBC’s lineup shows the same strategy. The Rockford Files will star David Boreanaz, Sunset P.I. will feature Jake Johnson and Jane Levy, and Newlyweds will bring together Téa Leoni, Tim Daly and Jamie Lee Curtis. That gives the network a mix of established stars across both comedy and drama as it rolls out its new programming slate.
The bigger question now is not whether NBC has built a busy fall, but how the network will space out the launches. With other broadcast rivals also lining up new scripted shows, the fight for attention will stretch across this fall and into midseason, when some of the slate’s biggest entries are expected to arrive.
ABC has already ordered The Rookie: North, a Rookie spinoff expected to premiere midseason. CBS has lined up Eternally Yours for this fall, along with Cupertino for this fall and Einstein for midseason, while Fox has ordered a Baywatch reboot for midseason. The networks are not waiting to see what sticks; they are all trying to enter the 2026-27 TV season with enough recognizable titles and cast names to break through before viewers settle in.
For NBC, the immediate answer is Peter Krause. Line of Fire gives the network a familiar lead for a drama it will need to compete in a crowded season, and his name is now one of the hooks that defines the channel’s next programming push.
