Tracy Morgan Comedy "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" Gets Early Premiere Following LA-Chicago NFL Playoff Game on NBC
by Denise Petski
January 14, 2026


NBC will take advantage of the NFL‘s massive platform for a special early premiere of Tracy Morgan‘s new comedy "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins".

The new midseason comedy will premiere on Sunday, Jan. 18 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT or immediately following coverage of the NFL playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears.



The series will return to its originally scheduled premiere day Monday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. with an encore of the pilot and a new episode immediately following at 8:30 p.m. in its timeslot premiere.

The series will continue its run in the 8:30 p.m. Monday timeslot the following week on March 2. "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" also airs next day on Peacock.

https://deadline.com/2026/01/tracy-morgan-comedy-premiere-nfl-playoff-nbc-1236683138/

"The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" Scores 5.8M Viewers in Special Post-NFL Premiere on NBC
by Katie Campione
January 23, 2026


"The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" debuted to 5.8M live + same-day viewers on NBC on Sunday, according to Nielsen, giving audiences a sneak peek of what’s to come when the comedy series officially premieres in its time slot come February.

In the 18-49 demo, the episode managed a 1.4 rating. The Tracy Morgan-led show got a nice lead-in from the NFL playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears, helping it become the most-watched comedy this season among the broadcast networks in both total viewers and the demo, in terms of live + same-day viewership.

It was also NBC’s most-watched comedy series debut in three years, since "Night Court".

https://deadline.com/2026/01/the-fall-and-rise-of-reggie-dinkins-premiere-ratings-1236694536/