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TJ · 05-14-2024, 11:21 AM

ABC Announces 2024–2025 Fall Primetime Schedule

NETWORK EXTENDS WINNING STREAK AS NO. 1 IN ENTERTAINMENT
FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON

STEAMY NEW MEDICAL DRAMA ‘DOCTOR ODYSSEY’ FROM RYAN MURPHY
HEATS UP THURSDAY NIGHTS

KAITLIN OLSON STARS IN NEW CRIME DRAMA ‘HIGH POTENTIAL’
COMING TUESDAYS

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SPINOFF ‘THE GOLDEN BACHELORETTE’
JOINS WEDNESDAY LINEUP

The Farewell Season of ‘The Conners’ and New Seasons of Powerhouse Dramas

‘The Rookie’ and ‘Will Trent’ Return Midseason Along With Unscripted Fan Favorites

On the heels of its fifth consecutive season as the No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49, ABC announced its 2024-2025 fall primetime schedule today. The lineup features new scripted dramas backed by prolific creative teams and a deep bench of established fan-favorite series. Additionally, “The Bachelor” franchise expands with its newest iteration.

“We have a lot to celebrate as we gear up to deliver a fall season that’s packed with compelling new series, beloved fan favorites and must-see live events,” said Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group. “We’re focused on driving our viewership with an expanding slate anchored by best-in-class talent and supported by the enviable and combined reach of ABC and Hulu.”

From the brilliant mind of Ryan Murphy and starring Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson, comes high-octane procedural “Doctor Odyssey.” Max (Jackson) is the new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the staff works hard and plays harder. It’s all hands on deck as Max and his small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore. The series joins the Thursday night lineup alongside “9-1-1,” which is currently tied as the season’s No. 1 drama in Adults 18-49, and the longest-running primetime medical drama in television history, “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Joining the beloved competition series “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesdays is freshman drama “High Potential,” from Oscar®-nominated writer Drew Goddard and based on the popular French series. The crime procedural stars the incomparable Kaitlin Olson as Morgan, a single mom with an exceptional mind whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective.

After more than 43 million viewers tuned in to the debut of “The Golden Bachelor” across platforms last fall, “The Golden Bachelorette” joins the Wednesday night lineup, where one radiant woman in her golden years will have a second chance at finding love. Then, a new season of Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning comedy “Abbott Elementary” will premiere, followed by the ABC News Studios documentary series “Scamanda.” Based on the No. 1 podcast of the same name, “Scamanda” tells the story of Amanda Riley — a wife, mother, blogger and Christian — whose tragic cancer tale captivates thousands. But Amanda has a secret that she’s dying to keep, and after an anonymous tip to an investigative reporter, her own words may prove to be her downfall.

These shows will be joined in the fall by previously announced returning unscripted staples “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which celebrates a monumental 35th season, and “Shark Tank,” as well as popular films under “The Wonderful World of Disney” umbrella.

New seasons of returning dramas “The Rookie” and “Will Trent” will debut midseason, along with the celebratory farewell season of legacy comedy “The Conners.” Also returning midseason are “American Idol,” “The Bachelor,” “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” and “What Would You Do?” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” from executive producer Reese Witherspoon and hosted by world-renowned organizing duo Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin of The Home Edit, is also set to debut.

All episodes will be available next day on Hulu.

Fall premiere dates will be announced soon, and additional midseason announcements will be made at a later time.

ABC FALL PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific). New shows are in bold.

MONDAY
8:00 p.m. “Monday Night Football” on select Mondays this fall / TBA programming

TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
10:00 p.m. “High Potential”

WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. “The Golden Bachelorette”
9:30 p.m. “Abbott Elementary”
10:00 p.m. “Scamanda”

THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. “9-1-1”
9:00 p.m. “Doctor Odyssey”
10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”

FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”
9:00 p.m. “20/20” (two hours)

SATURDAY
7:30 p.m. College Football

SUNDAY
7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m. “The Wonderful World of Disney”

icecream · 05-14-2024, 01:23 PM

I thought the new Tim Allen sitcom was coming midseason (which was already messed up, he should have led off Wednesdays in a big fall promotional push). What a horrendous schedule.

James28 · 06-24-2024, 12:46 AM

I think too many veteran scripted shows are being held for midseason next season (other examples are Family Guy and the 2023 Night Court sequel series). I understand The Conners's final season being held for midseason with its only six episodes, but Will Trent and The Rookie also being held for midseason is overkill, and this is only because of ABC deciding to once again regularly telecast Monday Night Football this season, and not just because of Dancing with the Stars (even if it's just for one cycle per year going forward). A show being held for midseason will mean its season order will be fewer than 20 episodes, which will hurt its syndication prospects. I don't care about streaming changing the rules. This is how NCIS: Hawai'i got screwed over, not being able to get a full third season because of the "Strikemageddon" of 2023 and ending up cancelled while still ranking in the Nielsen Top 20 for its third season. Are Will Trent and The Rookie already in cancellation danger?

icecream · 06-24-2024, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by James28

I think too many veteran scripted shows are being held for midseason next season (other examples are Family Guy and the 2023 Night Court sequel series).

Night Court is on the fall schedule, it is not being held for midseason.

icecream · 07-07-2024, 06:18 PM

Now even America's Funniest Home Videos gets overruns on its episodes airing tonight. As a result, Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey won't start until 9:02.

icecream · 07-10-2024, 09:37 PM

Fall premiere dates. Surprise: Pat Sajak will host Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for one more season! It will air Mondays at 8:00 on weeks ABC doesn't have football. But what happened to Tim Allen's new sitcom, is it still in development? Still really stupid they didn't make that in time for fall to lead off Wednesdays.

https://tvline.com/news/abc-fall-pre...ts-1235278896/

James28 · 07-30-2024, 11:30 PM

Another midseason schedule-change prediction.

So I have The Conners shooting for a first-week-of-the-new-year premiere date for its farewell season, and then, once The Conners finishes its six-episode order, Shifting Gears debuts around mid-to-late-February, Between The Conners/Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary, which should be in the anchor slot, and which should be in the hammock slot?

James28 · 10-02-2024, 06:38 PM

BREAKING NEWS: ABC Signature to Shut Down and Be Absorbed Into 20th Television.

Honestly, I am very disappointed to see a broadcast network to be forced to actually shut down its in-house production studio. Another good reason to resent The Disney Company's acquisition of 20th Century Fox.

Source: Deadline.

icecream · 10-11-2024, 02:42 PM

I will have to wait until 2025 to see Celebrity Wheel of Fortune which is still hosted by Pat Sajak. ABC has added six more Monday Night Football games, which has pushed Celebrity Wheel and Press Your Luck to 2025. Scamanda is also being delayed with What Would You Do? moving to Wednesdays at 10:00. Strange move to delay the premiere of a new series for something that has been filler. But this is the stupid network that gutted their comedy night insisting on expanding the Bachelor franchise. Golden Bachelorette is doing terrible against Survivor like I knew it would, enjoy your 4th place reality trash ABC.

https://tvline.com/news/abc-fall-sch...t-list-wrapper

icecream · 11-11-2024, 07:26 PM

ABC's January schedule includes Shifting Gears (starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings) airing Wednesdays at 8:00 and season 2 of Only Murders in the Building coming to network TV Thursday nights from 9-11. Final season of The Conners will be premiering sometime in March.

https://tvline.com/news/the-rookie-s...bc-1235376116/

James28 · 12-11-2024, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

Even worse news for that inaugural Golden Bachelor: He just revealed a cancer diagnosis today, stating "Unfortunately, There’s No Cure For It.”.

icecream · 12-15-2024, 10:29 PM

Tim Allen and Kat Demmings are hosting ABC's airing of The Santa Clause next Sunday. We might be getting extended previews of Shifting Gears.

icecream · 01-04-2025, 01:14 AM

ABC is changing the Only Murders in the Building schedule on Thursdays. Next week on January 9 there will be only two episodes instead of three, at 9:02 and 9:51. With 10 episodes in season 2 I guess they will air three on the 16th and two on the 23rd, or the other way around. At 10:37 on the 9th is What Would You Do? for 23 minutes.

icecream · 01-08-2025, 07:41 PM

An ad for the Celebrity Jeopardy season premiere aired during two different Home Improvement episodes tonight on LAFF. Yet nothing for the more compatible Shifting Gears premiere which also stars Tim Allen.

James28 · 01-22-2025, 04:15 PM

When this broadcast season began, I thought there was going to be a real battle to see which of High Potential and Doctor Odyssey would have the better chance of becoming ABC's next long-running series. Good to see High Potential living up to its name by earning a season 2 renewal because of impressive ratings and viewership. But does High Potential's renewal mean Doctor Odyssey ending up cancelled after one season, meaning High Potential ultimately winning out in this battle?

05-14-2024, 11:21 AM	#1
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,648	ABC Upfront/General News and Discussion: 2024-25 ABC Announces 2024–2025 Fall Primetime Schedule NETWORK EXTENDS WINNING STREAK AS NO. 1 IN ENTERTAINMENT FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON STEAMY NEW MEDICAL DRAMA ‘DOCTOR ODYSSEY’ FROM RYAN MURPHY HEATS UP THURSDAY NIGHTS KAITLIN OLSON STARS IN NEW CRIME DRAMA ‘HIGH POTENTIAL’ COMING TUESDAYS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SPINOFF ‘THE GOLDEN BACHELORETTE’ JOINS WEDNESDAY LINEUP The Farewell Season of ‘The Conners’ and New Seasons of Powerhouse Dramas ‘The Rookie’ and ‘Will Trent’ Return Midseason Along With Unscripted Fan Favorites On the heels of its fifth consecutive season as the No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49, ABC announced its 2024-2025 fall primetime schedule today. The lineup features new scripted dramas backed by prolific creative teams and a deep bench of established fan-favorite series. Additionally, “The Bachelor” franchise expands with its newest iteration. “We have a lot to celebrate as we gear up to deliver a fall season that’s packed with compelling new series, beloved fan favorites and must-see live events,” said Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group. “We’re focused on driving our viewership with an expanding slate anchored by best-in-class talent and supported by the enviable and combined reach of ABC and Hulu.” From the brilliant mind of Ryan Murphy and starring Joshua Jackson and Don Johnson, comes high-octane procedural “Doctor Odyssey.” Max (Jackson) is the new on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship where the staff works hard and plays harder. It’s all hands on deck as Max and his small but mighty medical team navigate unique medical crises and each other, miles from shore. The series joins the Thursday night lineup alongside “9-1-1,” which is currently tied as the season’s No. 1 drama in Adults 18-49, and the longest-running primetime medical drama in television history, “Grey’s Anatomy.” Joining the beloved competition series “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesdays is freshman drama “High Potential,” from Oscar®-nominated writer Drew Goddard and based on the popular French series. The crime procedural stars the incomparable Kaitlin Olson as Morgan, a single mom with an exceptional mind whose unconventional knack for solving crimes leads to an unusual and unstoppable partnership with a by-the-book seasoned detective. After more than 43 million viewers tuned in to the debut of “The Golden Bachelor” across platforms last fall, “The Golden Bachelorette” joins the Wednesday night lineup, where one radiant woman in her golden years will have a second chance at finding love. Then, a new season of Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning comedy “Abbott Elementary” will premiere, followed by the ABC News Studios documentary series “Scamanda.” Based on the No. 1 podcast of the same name, “Scamanda” tells the story of Amanda Riley — a wife, mother, blogger and Christian — whose tragic cancer tale captivates thousands. But Amanda has a secret that she’s dying to keep, and after an anonymous tip to an investigative reporter, her own words may prove to be her downfall. These shows will be joined in the fall by previously announced returning unscripted staples “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which celebrates a monumental 35th season, and “Shark Tank,” as well as popular films under “The Wonderful World of Disney” umbrella. New seasons of returning dramas “The Rookie” and “Will Trent” will debut midseason, along with the celebratory farewell season of legacy comedy “The Conners.” Also returning midseason are “American Idol,” “The Bachelor,” “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” and “What Would You Do?” “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” from executive producer Reese Witherspoon and hosted by world-renowned organizing duo Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin of The Home Edit, is also set to debut. All episodes will be available next day on Hulu. Fall premiere dates will be announced soon, and additional midseason announcements will be made at a later time. ABC FALL PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific). New shows are in bold. MONDAY 8:00 p.m. “Monday Night Football” on select Mondays this fall / TBA programming TUESDAY 8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” 10:00 p.m. “High Potential” WEDNESDAY 8:00 p.m. “The Golden Bachelorette” 9:30 p.m. “Abbott Elementary” 10:00 p.m. “Scamanda” THURSDAY 8:00 p.m. “9-1-1” 9:00 p.m. “Doctor Odyssey” 10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy” FRIDAY 8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” 9:00 p.m. “20/20” (two hours) SATURDAY 7:30 p.m. College Football SUNDAY 7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” 8:00 p.m. “The Wonderful World of Disney”
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05-14-2024, 01:23 PM	#2
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06-24-2024, 12:46 AM	#3
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	I think too many veteran scripted shows are being held for midseason next season (other examples are Family Guy and the 2023 Night Court sequel series). I understand The Conners's final season being held for midseason with its only six episodes, but Will Trent and The Rookie also being held for midseason is overkill, and this is only because of ABC deciding to once again regularly telecast Monday Night Football this season, and not just because of Dancing with the Stars (even if it's just for one cycle per year going forward). A show being held for midseason will mean its season order will be fewer than 20 episodes, which will hurt its syndication prospects. I don't care about streaming changing the rules. This is how NCIS: Hawai'i got screwed over, not being able to get a full third season because of the "Strikemageddon" of 2023 and ending up cancelled while still ranking in the Nielsen Top 20 for its third season. Are Will Trent and The Rookie already in cancellation danger?
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07-07-2024, 06:18 PM	#5
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,599	Now even America's Funniest Home Videos gets overruns on its episodes airing tonight. As a result, Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey won't start until 9:02.

07-10-2024, 09:37 PM	#6
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,599	Fall premiere dates. Surprise: Pat Sajak will host Celebrity Wheel of Fortune for one more season! It will air Mondays at 8:00 on weeks ABC doesn't have football. But what happened to Tim Allen's new sitcom, is it still in development? Still really stupid they didn't make that in time for fall to lead off Wednesdays. https://tvline.com/news/abc-fall-pre...ts-1235278896/

07-30-2024, 11:30 PM	#7
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	Another midseason schedule-change prediction. So I have The Conners shooting for a first-week-of-the-new-year premiere date for its farewell season, and then, once The Conners finishes its six-episode order, Shifting Gears debuts around mid-to-late-February, Between The Conners/Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary, which should be in the anchor slot, and which should be in the hammock slot?

10-02-2024, 06:38 PM	#8
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	BREAKING NEWS: ABC Signature to Shut Down and Be Absorbed Into 20th Television. Honestly, I am very disappointed to see a broadcast network to be forced to actually shut down its in-house production studio. Another good reason to resent The Disney Company's acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Source: Deadline.

10-11-2024, 02:42 PM	#9
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,599	I will have to wait until 2025 to see Celebrity Wheel of Fortune which is still hosted by Pat Sajak. ABC has added six more Monday Night Football games, which has pushed Celebrity Wheel and Press Your Luck to 2025. Scamanda is also being delayed with What Would You Do? moving to Wednesdays at 10:00. Strange move to delay the premiere of a new series for something that has been filler. But this is the stupid network that gutted their comedy night insisting on expanding the Bachelor franchise. Golden Bachelorette is doing terrible against Survivor like I knew it would, enjoy your 4th place reality trash ABC. https://tvline.com/news/abc-fall-sch...t-list-wrapper

11-11-2024, 07:26 PM	#10
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,599	ABC's January schedule includes Shifting Gears (starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings) airing Wednesdays at 8:00 and season 2 of Only Murders in the Building coming to network TV Thursday nights from 9-11. Final season of The Conners will be premiering sometime in March. https://tvline.com/news/the-rookie-s...bc-1235376116/

12-15-2024, 10:29 PM	#12
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,599	Tim Allen and Kat Demmings are hosting ABC's airing of The Santa Clause next Sunday. We might be getting extended previews of Shifting Gears.

01-04-2025, 01:14 AM	#13
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,599	ABC is changing the Only Murders in the Building schedule on Thursdays. Next week on January 9 there will be only two episodes instead of three, at 9:02 and 9:51. With 10 episodes in season 2 I guess they will air three on the 16th and two on the 23rd, or the other way around. At 10:37 on the 9th is What Would You Do? for 23 minutes.

01-08-2025, 07:41 PM	#14
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,599	An ad for the Celebrity Jeopardy season premiere aired during two different Home Improvement episodes tonight on LAFF. Yet nothing for the more compatible Shifting Gears premiere which also stars Tim Allen.

01-22-2025, 04:15 PM	#15
James28 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 14, 2007 Posts: 3,967	When this broadcast season began, I thought there was going to be a real battle to see which of High Potential and Doctor Odyssey would have the better chance of becoming ABC's next long-running series. Good to see High Potential living up to its name by earning a season 2 renewal because of impressive ratings and viewership. But does High Potential's renewal mean Doctor Odyssey ending up cancelled after one season, meaning High Potential ultimately winning out in this battle?