ABC Upfront/General News and Discussion: 2023-24

[James28]

BREAKING NEWS: The 96th Annual Academy Awards, to be telecast on March 10 of 2024, will move up its start time by one hour, to 7pm Eastern instead of 8pm Eastern. Also, a new episode of Abbott Elementary will follow the 96th Annual Academy Awards. ABC right here has made a better decision on an Academy Awards lead-out program than CBS's lousy Super Bowl lead-out programming choices during the past decade.

https://deadline.com/2023/11/oscars-...bc-1235644551/

[icecream]

Station 19 is ending with season 7. Good, that means 9-1-1 should get at least two seasons on ABC.

[James28]

Not good. In fact, it just might be a bit too soon.

I never expected Station 19 to end before Grey's Anatomy did, which would mean of both versions of the Shondaland Evolution, Grey's Anatomy will have outlived ALL of the series that represented both the present (first Scandal, then How to Get Away with Murder) AND the future (first How to Get Away with Murder, then Station 19) of U.S. television (Grey's Anatomy represented the past in both incarnations).

[icecream]

Grey's Anatomy and Law and Order: SVU (ironically timeslot rivals) are the Simpsons and now creatively bankrupt NCIS of their networks. At least 20 seasons apiece for this quartet, yet no sign of ever ending.

[James28]

The hit Hulu comedy series Only Murders in the Building will air on ABC on four straight Tuesdays (January 2, 9, 16, and 23), from 9 to 11 pm. Also on January 2, Celebrity Jeopardy! will move to Tuesdays at 8 (for the semifinals onward) from the Wednesday-at-8 slot it held last Fall.

ABC had been considering a primetime run for Only Murders in the Building this season while all of the network’s original scripted series have been delayed by Hollywood’s dual strikes.

https://deadline.com/2023/11/hulu-on...ys-1235644917/

[James28]

BREAKING NEWS: The Good Doctor to End Its Run at Season Seven

This is why last year's WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes make something like this worth getting agitated about.

Source: Deadline.

[icecream]

That explains why The Good Doctor has not been advertised yet, but the other Tuesday dramas Will Trent and The Rookie have.

[iloveoldtvshows]

Question: On here is there a thread about the show the Bachelor on here?

Am I the only one who thinks Maria is annoying? Also can anyone believe that Joey bought the line that Maria fed Joey? Joey should have sent Maria home a log time ago

[icecream]

Originally Posted by iloveoldtvshows

Question: On here is there a thread about the show the Bachelor on here?

Not a popular show on this site, you can start threads about it on the reality shows board.

[James28]

Okay, now I'm really feeling bad for 9-1-1, because all of ABC's scripted primetime shows (except for The Conners) are still with VITAC this season. Not sure why most series' channel hops always come with a change is closed-captioning vendors as well. I can't stand VITAC's all-uppercase captioning; it's a good thing VITAC switched to mixed-case in 2016. 9-1-1's Lone Star spinoff (which doesn't launch its next season until after the Paris Olympics) will likely stay with Media Access Group at WGBH for the foreseeable future, and I wish 9-1-1 itself would also stay with WGBH despite the move from FOX (I'm fine with a different provider as long as 9-1-1's CC isn't in all-caps going forward, which would be maddening). I'm also worried about how long 9-1-1 will last on its new network.

It should be noted that Last Man Standing also had a CC provider change when it was revived by FOX after its cancellation by ABC (VITAC to WGBH Media Access Group).

[icecream]

Originally Posted by James28

I'm also worried about how long 9-1-1 will last on its new network.

9-1-1 should still be around for awhile. With Station 19 and The Good Doctor both ending, ABC needs more veterans returning.

[icecream]

Some commenter on 9-1-1's Facebook page said their affiliate was airing high school basketball Thursday night, pushing the dramas to late night. Her profile did not say what location.

[icecream]

Someone else commented about the high school basketball preemption, looks like it is in Wausau, Wisconsin. At least it's not a major market.

[James28]

Apparently, 9-1-1 is not going to switch to VITAC after all, and is sticking with Media Access Group at WGBH after its move to ABC.

[icecream]

Proving what a joke the good for nothing Bachelor franchise is, the Golden Bachelor and his new wife announced divorce is coming just three months after their wedding.