ABC's "Downward Dog" Gets May 17th Launch Date

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"Downward Dog" ABC Comedy Series Gets Wednesday Preview, Tuesday Slot for Summer
by Nellie Andreeva
March 16, 2017


It’s a case of good news-bad news for new ABC comedy series "Downward Dog", which is getting a great launch behind the season finale of "Modern Family" on May 17 and a challenging time slot, Tuesdays 8 PM for a summer run.

Following the May 17 preview in the Wednesday 9:30 PM slot (black-ish will have aired its season finale in the time period the previous week), "Downward Dog" will begin airing Tuesday nights from 8-8:30 PM beginning May 23.

That is a little surprising outcome for "Downward Dog", which became the first broadcast comedy series to premiere at Sundance, submitted by producer Legendary TV.





After missing the cut for a midseason launch, with the only available spot going to "Imaginary Mary", "Downward Dog" had been expected to air on Mondays after "The Bachelorette", considered a strong and compatible lead-in as both shows target a female demo.

Instead, "Downward Dog" will have to be a self-starter on Tuesdays in the summer for eight of its eight episodes, relying on solid sampling for the premiere behind "Modern Family".





Based on a web series, "Downward Dog" follows the day-to-day life of Nan (Allison Tolman), as told by her increasingly lonely and philosophical dog, Martin (voiced by Samm Hodges).

Nan attempts to juggle her tumultuous personal life with a stressful career, unjustly supervised by her self-obsessed boss. Having her story told from the canine perspective provides a uniquely unfiltered point of view that helps us laugh and cry about what it means to be a human being in the twenty-first century. It’s a show about a dog and the girl he adores, and even at their worst, Nan and Martin just might be best for one another.

"Downward Dog" stars Tolman, Lucas Neff, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, and Barry Rothbart.

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