The alphabet network has announced the premiere dates for the fall portion of their 2018-19 schedule. ABC is the last of the five major networks to let us know when their shows will be premiering (some networks released their dates a month ago).
The new ABC shows for Fall 2018 are The Conners, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, The Kids Are Alright, and The Rookie. Returning series are The Alec Baldwin Show (formerly Sundays with Alec Baldwin), America’s Funniest Home Videos, American Housewife, Black-ish, Child Support, Dancing with the Stars, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs, The Good Doctor, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, Modern Family, Shark Tank, Speechless, Splitting Up Together, and Station 19.
Here’s the ABC press release, which includes a schedule and the premiere dates. You can find a complete schedule for the five networks (with premiere dates) here.
ABC ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES FOR 2018-19 SEASON
New Series ‘The Alec Baldwin Show,’ ‘The Conners,’ ‘Dancing with the Stars: Juniors,’ ‘The Kids Are Alright,’ ‘A Million Little Things,’ ‘The Rookie’ and ‘Single Parents’ Join Returning Hit Shows as Debuts Begin Monday, Sept. 24
‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ ‘Speechless’ and ‘Child Support’ Relaunch Iconic TGIF Brand
‘Shark Tank’ Season 10 Kicks Off With 200th Episode
Two-Hour Premiere Set for ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’
ABC’s Longest-Running Prime-time Drama Series
The ABC Television Network will launch an exciting 2018-19 season with a slate of returning hit shows and several new series, beginning with the premiere of the 27th installment of “Dancing with the Stars” on Monday, Sept. 24, immediately followed by the highly anticipated season premiere of last year’s No. 1 new drama, “The Good Doctor.”This fall’s new dramas “A Million Little Things,” which is about a group of friends coping with an unexpected loss, premieres Wednesday, Sept. 26; and “The Rookie,” starring Nathan Fillion as one of the newest – and oldest – police trainees in Los Angeles, premieres Tuesday, Oct. 16. That same night, ABC will launch two new comedies – “The Conners,” a spin-off of the groundbreaking show “Roseanne,” and “The Kids Are Alright,” inspired by creator Tim Doyle’s Irish-Catholic upbringing in the turbulent ’70s. “Single Parents,” which is about a group of adults who lean on each other to raise their children while trying to hold on to their personal lives, rounds out the new comedy slate, and premieres Wednesday, Sept. 26.
“Dancing with the Stars: Juniors,” which will pair celebrity kids with professional junior ballroom dancers, launches with a two-hour premiere on Sunday, Oct. 7. Rounding out the roster of new fall titles is “The Alec Baldwin Show,” featuring in-depth conversations with some of today’s most intriguing personalities. Starring the three-time Emmy® winner, the hour-long show, which first aired as a sneak preview last March, will premiere Sunday, Oct. 14.
Friday nights herald the return of TGIF on ABC, which first launched the iconic programming block nearly 30 years ago. The new TGIF premieres Oct. 5 and will feature “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Speechless” on their new night, followed by “Child Support” with Ricky Gervais and Fred Savage, at its new time.
“Shark Tank” celebrates its 200th episode and 10th season premiere on Sunday, Oct. 7 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), before moving to its regular timeslot the following Sunday, Oct. 14 (9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT).
ABC’s longest-running prime-time drama series, “Grey’s Anatomy,” kicks off its record-breaking 15th season with a two-hour premiere on Thursday, Sept. 27, followed by the fifth season premiere of “How to Get Away with Murder.” “Station 19” returns to the TGIT lineup the following Thursday, Oct. 4.“American Housewife” returns Wednesday, Sept. 26, at a new time (8:30-9:00 p.m. EDT). Fan favorites “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “black-ish,” “The Goldbergs,” “Modern Family” and “Splitting Up Together” complete the fall lineup.
Premiere dates are listed below. All times listed are EDT.
MONDAY, SEPT. 24
8:00-10:01 p.m. – “Dancing with the Stars” (Season 27 premiere)
10:01-11:00 p.m. – “The Good Doctor” (Season 2 premiere)WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26
8:00-8:30 p.m. – “The Goldbergs” (Season 6 premiere)
8:30-9:00 p.m. – “American Housewife” (Season 3 premiere; new time)
9:00-9:31 p.m. – “Modern Family” (Season 10 premiere)
9:31-10:00 p.m. – “Single Parents” (Series premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. – “A Million Little Things” (Series premiere)THURSDAY, SEPT. 27
8:00-10:00 p.m. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (Season 15 premiere; two hours)
10:00-11:00 p.m. – “How to Get Away with Murder” (Season 5 premiere)SUNDAY, SEPT. 30
7:00-8:00 p.m. – “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (Season 29 premiere)THURSDAY, OCT. 4
9:00-10:00 p.m. – “Station 19” (Season 2 premiere)FRIDAY, OCT. 5
8:00-8:30 p.m. – “Fresh Off the Boat” (Season 5 premiere; new day and time)
8:30-9:00 p.m. – “Speechless” (Season 3 premiere; new day)
9:00-10:00 p.m. – “Child Support” (Season 2 premiere; new time)SUNDAY, OCT. 7
8:00-10:00 p.m. – “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors” (Series premiere; two hours)
10:00-11:00 p.m. – “Shark Tank” (Season 10 premiere)SUNDAY, OCT. 14
10:00-11:00 p.m. – “The Alec Baldwin Show” (Series premiere)TUESDAY, OCT. 16
8:00-8:30 p.m. – “The Conners” (Series premiere)
8:30-9:00 p.m. – “The Kids Are Alright” (Series premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. – “black-ish” (Season 5 premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. – “Splitting Up Together” (Season 2 premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. – “The Rookie” (Series premiere)
What do you think? Which ABC TV shows do you plan to watch this fall? Will you be checking out any new series?
I’m going to watch The Rookie and The Connors, just because I love John Good man. ABC takes their good shows off and I’m not interested in anything else!
My family will be watching all! We can’t wait for the next new show Roseann Barr is in on any network. We LOVE her, she’s genuine, not like the many hypocrites that condemn her.
Grey’s Anatomy, The 100 and The Good Fight are all tied for #2 since Doctor Who has always taken the #1 spot!! Otherwise, Supergirl, Lucifer, DC Legends, The Good Doctor.
I don’t plan on watching anything on ABC unless their programming improves. They currently have the worst lineup of any other network.
Totally disagree.
I agree