With fall just around the corner — and ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, and The CW's schedules for the 2021-2022 season all out — we know during which time slots we'll have to make some tough calls.
For example, will dancing or singing win Monday nights with Dancing With the Stars and The Voice both at 8/7c? Which procedural will be victorious Wednesdays at 10/9c: Chicago P.D. or the return of CSI with Vegas? How will Grey's Anatomy and Law & Order: SVU do facing off once again? What will a night and time change mean for the long-running NCIS?
Below, we break down some of the biggest time slot battles TV viewers could be facing when it comes to what to watch live in the 2021-2022 season.
At 8/7c, it's a face-off of two-hour musical competitions: Dancing With the Stars on ABC and The Voice on NBC. But will people choose to tune in to comedy (CBS' The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola) or drama (9-1-1) in the first hour? That might depend on what people thought of the changes to DWTS last season.
How will NCIS do now that it's moved from its usual Tuesday nights at 8/7c to Mondays at 9/8c? It's had no problem airing opposite The Voice (or one of the Bachelor Nation series) in the past, but this momentous move could shake things up. Plus, Fox will be debuting its new drama The Big Leap in the slot and CW is airing its reimagining of 4400. There is some competition.
The winner of the 10/9c slot may very well depend on what kind of drama you prefer: medical (The Good Doctor on ABC), procedural (the new NCIS spinoff on CBS), or character (Ordinary Joe on NBC).
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