Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment announced a new lineup of primetime shows for the 2013-14 season, including comedies Welcome to the Family; Sean Saves the World; and The Michael J. Fox Show, executive produced by Fox and Will Gluck, as well as dramas Ironside starring Blair Underwood, limited series Dracula and the James Spader’s The Blacklist. Additionally, NBC picked up two new alternative series – The Million Second Quiz and American Dream Builders hosted by Nate Berkus.
The network also ordered six new series for unscheduled midseason premieres – Believe, Crisis, Crossbones, Chicago PD, The Night Shift, and Food Fighters. NBC has apparently not made a decision to renew the Celebrity Apprentice and the recently launched Hannibal.
Returning series include Grimm, Parenthood, Law & Order: SVU, Revolution, Chicago Fire, Parks and Recreation, Community, The Biggest Loser, The Sing-Off, and The Voice with a season 5 to launch in September this year. The NBC upfront slate clearly did not include the return of Smash (amongst others), and NBC has confirmed that the series, which has suffered poor ratings going into Season 2, will not return for a third season.