See ABC’s Fall 2026 TV Schedule
Among essentially the most notable issues about ABC‘s schedule for the beginning of the 2026-27 season is one thing that is not there — the community’s hottest scripted collection, High Potential.
ABC will as a substitute open the present’s third season in early 2027 as a part of a primary quarter full of large occasions. The community shall be dwelling to the College Football Playoff championship recreation (simulcasting with ESPN), the Super Bowl, the relocated Grammy Awards and the Oscars within the first three months of subsequent yr.
“This is about the most formidable block of live events that’s ever been assembled on broadcast television,” Ari Goldman, senior vp content material technique and scheduling at ABC, instructed The Hollywood Reporter; he additionally famous the large viewers for New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on the finish of the yr. “We’ll have a lot circulation. We have the chance to message and to re-market [ABC shows] to those viewers. Some of those can even current nice lead-in alternatives. We know that the sports activities viewers is huge and isn’t essentially the probably to transform to leisure. But on the identical time, what higher technique to reduce by way of within the tradition and ensure that we’re a part of the dialog than with these stay occasions.”
Moving High Potential to later within the season can even permit the present to have a largely uninterrupted run into subsequent spring, Goldman famous.
“We’ve had to take a number of breaks the first couple seasons with High Potential“he said. In season one, it had more to do with a short first season order. Season two, it had the Dancing With the Stars lead-in [in the fall]and then get into holiday programming and it just gets a little bit choppy after that. “So we’re thrilled to be able to bring it back with much more attention.” Goldman stated there could also be some quick interruptions to the present’s run subsequent season, however “We’re doing our best to make this a consistent viewing experience.”
Two collection that premiered this spring, RJ Decker and scrubswill transfer into fall spots for the 2026-27 season. RJ Deckerwhich had a strong first season within the rankings, will comply with Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday nights, getting what is going to possible be the largest lead-in accessible on ABC. scrubs will once more lead off Wednesdays after pairing nicely with Abbott Elementary in March and April. Celebrity Jeopardy! can even get a fall spot on Wednesdays, and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune will air on Fridays. The Thursday lineup of 911, 911:Nashville and Grey’s Anatomy is unchanged.
Along with High Potential, The Rookie, Will Trent and comedy Shifting Gearsstarring Tim Allen, can even debut in midseason. So will ABC’s lone new series pickup, The Rookie: Northa by-product of The Rookie that stars Jay Ellis. New seasons of The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise are additionally set for 2027 premieres.
ABC’s schedule for the autumn is under (C.B.S., Fox and NBC have additionally launched their lineups).
