NBC will keep busy between Super Bowl Sunday and Easter Sunday, premiering five new shows and bringing back two summer favorites early.
"The Blacklist" kicks off the midseason slate with the prime post-Super Bowl slot on Feb. 1. The show wrapped up the first half of its second season in November to make room for the new political drama "State of Affairs." The James Spader-starring series will move to Thursdays at 9 p.m. starting on Feb. 5.
New series "Allegiance" will follow "The Blacklist" at 10 p.m. The show stars Gavin, an idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs, whose mother Katya was a former KGB spy.
The Kremlin allowed her to marry her husband Mark, an American businessman, if they could reactive her service at any time. A new Russian guard has come calling, but instead of re-enlisting Katya, they want to turn Alex for their operations. "Allegiance" premieres on Thursday, Feb. 5.
"The Slap," an eight-episode event series, will premiere next on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. The show stars big names Peter Sarsgaard, Uma Thurman, Thandie Newton, Melissa George, Zachary Quinto and Thomas Sadoski.
The series, written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Jon Robin Baitz, revolves around Hector and his seemingly tight-knit group of friends and family. That all changes when Hector's cousin slaps another couple's child for misbehaving and the parents threaten legal action. Soon, long-buried secrets will be uncovered that will challenge the values of each person involved.
The summer hit "Night Shift" will return on Monday, Feb. 23 at 10 p.m. after the two-hour premiere of "The Voice." The show stars Eoin Macken as TC Callahan who served three tours in Afghanistan as a field medic before returning stateside to work the late shift at San Antonio Memorial hospital.
The new comedy "One Big Happy" and the returning "Undateable" will fill the void left by cancelled sitcoms "A to Z" and "Bad Judge." NBC will premiere the two shows on Tuesday, March 17 starting with "Undateable" at 9 p.m.
Ellen DeGeneres produces "One Big Happy," the show about best friends Lizzy and Luke. Lizzy, a lesbian, wants to raise a child with Luke. She gets pregnant, but their family dynamics will become even more complicated when Luke meets a new girl and the two immediately get married.
"Undateable" stars Chris D'Elia as a confident, ladies' man who wants to help his roommate Justin and Justin's friends with their love lives. The new comedies will air after "The Voice."
NBC will premiere two new epic dramas "A.D." and "Odyssey" on Easter Sunday, April 5, starting at 9 p.m. Producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey continue their exploration of the Christian religion in "A.D.," a follow up to their successful History mini-series "The Bible." The new series will begin with the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and show how his death affected the lives of his 12 disciples, his mother Mary and the key political religious leaders of the time.
NBC describes "Odyssey" as a "Traffic"-like action drama centered on an international conspiracy that will explode "when three strangers' lives unexpectedly collide - a female soldier, a corporate lawyer and a political activist." They will soon discover a major U.S. corporation is funding Al-Qaeda jihadists and will need to join forces to uncover the truth to save their country and their families.
NBC did not announce premiere dates for its other new series "Aquarius," starring David Duchovny as a detective investigating the Charles Manson case, and the third season of "Hannibal."
