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Believe it or not, we still haven’t received a definitive fall schedule from every broadcast network (I guess you would believe it, since anything’s believable now). ABC still hasn’t revealed theirs, and NBC only just now got around to releasing their fall plans. And after you look at the schedule, you’ll wonder just what the delay was about. NBC’s fall lineup is almost identical to what it was last season. While the network DOES have new shows in the cooker, they have all been shoved to midseason premieres, with the exception of one: a new Law & Order spinoff, Organized Crime, which is bafflingly positioned at 9 PM on Thursdays, cutting into NBC’s traditional Comedy Night. NBC has made weirder decisions in its history (like putting Jay Leno on five nights a week), but this leaves only one hour of comedy in their entire heavy, drama-soaked lineup. Here is NBC’s very familiar Fall 2020. Prepare to be underwhelmed: MONDAY 8-10 PM — The Voice 10-11 PM — Manifest TUESDAY 8-9