GLOBAL ANNOUNCES 2016 FALL PREMIERE DATES FOR
ITS MOST COMPELLING SEASON YET
Global Presents Four New Comedies with The Good Place, Kevin Can Wait, Man
With A Plan and The Great Indoors Debuting this Fall
Highly Anticipated New Dramas Joining the Schedule Include Timeless, Bull,
Pitch, MacGyver and Pure Genius
Returning Favourites Including the NCIS and Chicago Franchises, The Blacklist,
Survivor, Madam Secretary, and Elementary Round Out the Fall Schedule
Newly Added Buzzed About Documentary Series The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey
Kick Starts Premiere Week on Global
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TORONTO, August 15, 2016 – Ready? Let’s Go! Global gears up for another powerful fall with the most
compelling and buzz-worthy new and returning series this season, igniting its primetime schedule this
September and October with more star power and groundbreaking storytelling.
Global kicks off fall with a brand-new addition to the primetime lineup adding the buzzed about three-part
series The Case Of: JonBenét, a docu-thriller that re-examines the unsolved JonBenét Ramsey murder
20 years later, premiering on Sunday, September 18. The series reunites the original investigators in the
case with new experts, and together, they take a hard look at the mysterious case that captivated the
world.
The fall schedule continues to unfold with Ted Danson and Kristen Bell delighting audiences in the
heavenly new comedy The Good Place, premiering with back-to-back episodes on Monday, September
19, followed by return of comedy king Kevin James in the new series Kevin Can Wait. NCIS alum
Michael Weatherly returns to the Network on Tuesday, September 20 as the iconoclastic Dr. Jason Bull
in the highly anticipated drama Bull. Global’s premiere week continues with one of fall’s most sought-after
new dramas Pitch joining the schedule on Thursday, September 22, starring Montreal native Kylie
Bunbury as the first woman to play Major League Baseball. Plus, Friday night welcomes the reimagining
of the iconic action series MacGyver, starring Lucas Till, premiering Friday, September 23.
The fall lineup continues to ignite adventure, laughter, and drama as new premieres carry on into
October. The thrilling new time travel adventure series Timeless, starring Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter,
and Malcolm Barrett premieres on Monday, October 3. Global adds two new laugh out loud comedies to
its primetime schedule, with Man With a Plan starring Matt LeBlanc premiering Monday, October 24,
and The Great Indoors starring Joel McHale joining the lineup later that week on Thursday, October 27.
Then, unique medical drama Pure Genius, from the executive producer of Parenthood and Friday Night
Lights and starring Dermot Mulroney, rounds out the schedule on Thursday, October 27.
Complementing Global’s robust slate of new series are long-standing fan favourite hits including the NCIS
franchise with NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans both premiering Tuesday, September 20, followed by the
premiere of NCIS: LA the next month on Sunday, October 2. Millennials compete against Gen Xers
when reality champ Survivor premieres on Wednesday, September 21, and “blacklisters” rejoice as
Raymond Reddington returns on The Blacklist beginning Thursday, September 22. Global’s Chicago
franchise sets the fall schedule ablaze, beginning with Chicago PD on Wednesday, September 21, and
Chicago Med on Thursday, September 22, followed by Chicago Fire on Monday, October 10. Plus
Friday night favourite Hawaii Five-0 takes audiences into the weekend beginning Friday, September 23,
then Sunday night staples Madam Secretary and Elementary round out the week premiering on
Sunday, October 2.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert kicks off late night on Global weeknights at 11:35 pm, starting on
Tuesday, September 6. Then it’s over to television’s #1 late night show Saturday Night Live with new
episodes joining the schedule later this fall.
For a full list of Global’s fall premiere dates, please see below.
GLOBAL’S FALL 2016 PREMIERE DATES and TIMES
All times are ET and subject to change. New series bolded.
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Tuesday, September 6
11:35 pm – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Sunday, September 18
8:30 pm – The Case Of: JonBenét Part 1
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Monday, September 19
7:30 pm – The Good Place
8 pm – The Good Place
8:30 pm – Kevin Can Wait
9 pm – The Case Of: JonBenét Part 2
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Tuesday, September 20
8 pm – NCIS
9 pm – Bull
10 pm – NCIS: New Orleans
Wednesday, September 21
7 pm – Chicago PD
8 pm – Survivor
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Thursday, September 22
7 pm – Chicago Med
8 pm – Superstore
8:30 pm – The Good Place (moves to regular time slot)
9 pm – Pitch
10 pm – The Blacklist
Friday, September 23
8 pm – MacGyver
9 pm – Hawaii Five-O
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Sunday, September 25
8 pm – The Simpsons
8:30 pm – The Case Of: JonBenét Part 3
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Sunday, October 2
8 pm – NCIS: LA
9 pm – Madam Secretary
10 pm – Elementary
Monday, October 3
10 pm – Timeless
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Monday, October 10
9 pm – Chicago Fire
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Monday, October 24
8:30 pm – Man With A Plan
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Thursday, October 27
7 pm – Pure Genius
8:30 pm – The Great Indoors
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