ABC has set its fall schedule with premiere dates for Ryan Murphy’s flagship 9-1-1 and new spinoff 9-1-1: Nashville. 9-1-1 debuts Thursday, Oct. 16 at 8 PM, followed by new spinoff 9-1-1: Nashville at 9 PM. The night will be capped off with television’s longest-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy at 10 PM.
ABC’s breakout drama High Potential returns for its second season Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 10 PM following Dancing with the Stars, which kicks off its 20th anniversary year.
The Golden Bachelor returns Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 8 PM, with a two-hour premiere featuring the latest golden man Mel Owens, a 66-year-old NFL veteran-turned-lawyer. It will be followed by a new season of Shark Tank at 10 PM. The Golden Bachelor moves to its regular timeslot on Wednesday, Oct. 1, following returning comedies Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary.
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America’s Funniest Home Videos returns Sunday, Sept. 28 as a lead-in to the broadcast premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Additional movies to air this fall include the broadcast premieres of Elemental, Avatar: The Way of Water and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Monday, Sept. 8 will see the return of Monday Night Football with the Minnesota Vikings taking on the Chicago Bears in the Windy City.
As previously announced, new seasons of American Idol, The Bachelor, Celebrity Jeopardy!, The Rookie and Will Trent will debut in 2026, as well as the recently picked up comedy series Scrubs, with premiere dates TBA.
All of ABC’s programming streams the next day on Hulu, and Dancing with the Stars will simulcast live on Disney+. Here are the network’s fall premiere dates (all times PT/ET):
SATURDAY, Aug. 23
7:30 PM — College Football (North Carolina Central Eagles at Southern University Jaguars)
MONDAY, Sept. 8
8 PM – Monday Night Football (Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears)
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16
8 PM – Dancing with the Stars (simulcast on Disney+)
10 PM — High Potential
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24
8 PM — The Golden Bachelor (two-hour premiere)
10:01 PM — Shark Tank
FRIDAY, Sept. 26
8 PM — Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
9:01 PM — 20/20
SUNDAY, Sept. 28
7 PM — America’s Funniest Home Videos
8:01 PM — The Wonderful World of Disney
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1
8 PM — Shifting Gears
8:30 PM — Abbott Elementary
9:02 PM — The Golden Bachelor (regular timeslot)
THURSDAY, Oct. 16
8 PM — 9-1-1
9 PM — 9-1-1: Nashville (new series)
10 PM — Grey’s Anatomy
Another 911 just what we need NOT
Wow! Other than High Potential and Will Trent, there is absolutely nothing I bother to watch on ABC. And yes, I include Jimmy Kimmel in the ‘don’t watch’ category. Plus, just loading up Bachelor/Bachelorette shows just proves how creatively bankrupt ABC is. Lame network.
Why are the shows starting so late? Mid October? What happened to seasons starting in September????
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I’m really excited for the new season of Grey’s Anatomy! Can’t believe they are bringing back some old characters. What do you think about the new storylines?
With regards to ABC’s procedural dramas, it seems they’re following CBS’s premiere date since theirs won’t start until Sunday, October 12th, which is the same week. Total bummer that all of ABC’s procedurals won’t premiere for another three months and it may end up hurting viewership in the long run, especially since Grey’s Anatomy is the only show that ended their recent season on a cliffhanger. Fall premiere means fall, like September not October. What is happening here?
I totally agree when I hear fall premier I think September not October or November