NBC Renewal Status Report: ‘Chicago’ And ‘Law & Order’ Franchises, ‘The Hunting Party’, ‘Brilliant Minds’ & ‘Stumble’

NBC is coming off the purge of 2025 when six scripted series — dramas Found, The Irrational, Grosse Pointe Garden Society and Suits L.A. and comedies Night Court and Lopez vs. Lopez — were canceled ahead of NBA’s arrival to the network’s primetime last fall. NBC added two new comedy series with shorter orders for […] Once Chicago, Stumble, Brilliant Minds, The Hunting Party, Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC NBC is coming off the purge of 2025 when six scripted series — dramas Found, The Irrational, Grosse Pointe Garden Society and Suits L.A. and comedies Night Court and Lopez vs. Lopez — were canceled ahead of NBA’s arrival to the network’s primetime last fall. NBC added two new comedy series with shorter orders for 2025-26, Stumble and The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, and no new dramas. A year later, NBC is not in a scripted contraction mode anymore, as evidenced by its recent orders of eight pilots, five dramas and three comedies. While the situation may be different, some things are exactly the same as last year, like the network kicking things off with early renewals for comedies Happy’s Place and St. Denis Medical, which were both picked up for third seasons earlier this month. Watch on Deadline Related Stories News 'The Voice' Adds Influencer Druski As Commentator