The Whole Enchilada - All the NBC TV Shows Airing This Fall

NBC television begins its fall schedule this September 2010, and it is slated to be NBC's best season in a long time. NBC has become comic fodder, due to consistently being behind CBS and ABC in the ratings. However, for those old enough to remember, NBC led the networks for decades.

In the 1990's, NBC led the pack with its "Must See TV," which included Friends, Mad About You, Frasier, ER, Will & Grace, and Seinfeld. Now that "Heroes" has been canceled, NBC must step up its game, if it wants to ever relive the success it had with "Must See TV."

Fortunately, Tina Fey's award winning "30 Rock" is a favorite of both critics and viewers. Additionally, NBC's fine-tuning of returning TV shows, may make NBC ready to reclaim its crown. If you have not invested in TIVO or a DVR recording system; now is the time. Or, just synchronize your blackberry to the following NBC 2010 fall TV schedule.

Mondays

Chuck returns at 8 pm. This season, your favorite regular guy/spy, Chuck, will continue working at a Buy More electronics store, while acting as the government's most vital secret agent. This season Chuck will develop some serious fighting skills and consider quitting his day job.

^NEW! The Event, a new show, follows "Chuck" at 9 pm. The Event stars Jason Ritter, and is a conspiracy thriller about an everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his fiancée, and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history.

^NEW!Chase tells the story of U.S. Marshals Annie Frost (Kelli Giddish, of Past Life,) who likes to stay one step ahead of the outlaws. As far as this cowboy boot-wearing girl is concerned, outlaws can run, but they can't hide from her forever. Annie has a sharp mind, a big heart, and an attitude to match.

Tuesdays

Biggest Loser host Jillian Michaels returns to help save the lives of the latest players. Season 10 sends Bob and Jillian on the road.

Parenthood is a one-hour drama inspired by the box-office hit of the same name. The show tells the story of the very large, very colorful and imperfect Braverman family.

Wednesdays

Undercovers at 8 pm. To put the spark back in their marriage, some couples take a tropical vacation. Not Steven and Samantha, who rejoin the CIA. Now they're discovering things about each other they never knew.

Law & Order: SVU in its 12^th season, this show continues to chronicle the life and crimes of the Special Victims Unit of the New York Police Department, the elite squad of detectives who investigate sexually based crimes.

^NEW! Law & Order: Los Angeles from tony Beverly Hills to the seedy side of Hollywood, LAPD's elite Robbery Homicide Division is on the case. Fusing classics ripped-from-the-headlines to storytelling with the backdrop of LA, the series delves into the high-profile crimes of the West Coast.

Thursdays

Community returns, telling the story of a band of misfits who attend Greendale Community College. The center of the group is Jeff Winger (Joel McHale, "The Soup,") a fast-talking lawyer whose degree and license have been revoked.

30 Rock the critic and viewer favorite, returns with Tina Fey ("SNL") as variety show producer Liz Lemon, and Alec Baldwin as top network executive Jack Donaghy. Lemon struggles to juggle corporate interference from Donaghy and "crazy" star antics from her actors, all while attempting to salvage her own personal life.

The Office returns. The "Office" is a "docu-reality" parody about modern American office life.

^NEW! Outsourced tells the story of Todd Donovan, who must teach the American way of life, when he's sent to run his company's call center in India.

^NEW!Love Bites is a new series about love, and all of the crazy things it makes us do. Like pretending to be a virgin to get a guy interested.

Fridays

^New! School Pride How much better would children do in a school that they're proud of? Each week, "School Pride" empowers an entire community, as it renovates a rundown school.

Who Do You Think You Are? Ancestry.com and NBC take an up-close and personal look inside the family histories of celebrities. Starring in the new alternative series are Matthew Broderick, Lisa Kudrow, Spike Lee, Sarah Jessica Parker, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields and Emmitt Smith.

Dateline NBC Award winning investigative reporting.

^NEW! In Outlaw, Actor Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue, West Wing), and Executive Producer John Eisendrath (Alias, Felicity,) bring a story of a playboy and gambler U.S. Supreme Court justice, who quits the bench and has returned to being an attorney. Determined to represent "the little guy," he is using his inside knowledge of the justice system to take on today's biggest legal cases.

Saturdays

^NEW!Undercovers (encore)

^NEW!Chase (encore)

Law & Order: SVU (encore)

Sundays

Football Night in America The only pre-game in town, with expert NFL analysis and coverage every Sunday.

Sunday Night Football Vikings v. Saints kickoff the 2010 Season on September 9, 2010.

Dateline NBC Award-winning investigative reporting.

Minute To Win It One-of-a-kind challenges. One million dollars at stake.

The Celebrity Apprentice Celebrity candidates look to impress Donald Trump.

More Upcoming NBC TV Shows

Last Comic Standing with Craig Robinson ("The Office")

^NEW! Losing It with Jillian Michaels

^NEW! Persons Unknown

^NEW! America's Next Great Restaurant

The Apprentice

^New! Breakthrough with Tony Robbins

^New! The Cape

^New! Friends with Benefits

^New! Harry's Law

The Marriage Ref with Jerry Seinfeld

^New! The Paul Reiser Show

Parks and Recreation

^New! Perfect Couples

Many Other NBC Specials, including the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards

Happy TV Watching

Now you are an expert on NBC TV programming, and possibly qualified to work in NBC's programming department. Dr. Leigh-Davis wishes you many entertaining nights in front of the TV.

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Credit:

The following websites were researched during the writing of this article:

http://www.nbc.com/

http://www.ew.com/ew/

http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/

http://www.imdb.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC