ABC is prepared for a long writers strike. The alphabet network has announced its schedule for the Fall portion of the upcoming 2023-24 broadcast television year and, for the first time, there aren’t any original dramas or comedies shows on it.
Since it’s unknown how long the WGA strike will delay the production of scripted series, ABC has decided to play it safe and focus on reality and game shows. Press Your Luck, which had been slated to return in June, has been held for fall.
Returning shows for fall include The $100,000 Pyramid (season six continues), 20/20 (season 46), America’s Funniest Home Videos (season 34), Bachelor in Paradise (season nine), Celebrity Jeopardy! (season two), Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (season four), Dancing with the Stars (season 32), Judge Steve Harvey (season two continues), Press Your Luck (season five), Shark Tank (season 15), and What Would You Do? (season 17).
The Golden Bachelor, a new series in the popular Bachelor franchise, will also air this fall. New drama High Potential is expected to debut in early 2024.
Return dates for 9-1-1 (season seven), Abbott Elementary (season three), American Idol (season 22), The Bachelor (season 28), The Conners (season six), The Good Doctor (season seven), Grey’s Anatomy (season 20), Not Dead Yet (season two), The Rookie (season six), Station 19 (season seven), and Will Trent (season two) will be announced later.
The fates of Home Economics and The Rookie: Feds are still up in the air.
Here’s more information from the peacock network:
ABC FALL PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific).
MONDAY
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (two hours)
10:00 p.m. “The Golden Bachelor”TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. “Celebrity Jeopardy!”
9:00 p.m. “Bachelor in Paradise” (two hours)WEDNESDAY
8:00 p.m. “Judge Steve Harvey”
9:00 p.m. “Abbott Elementary” (Encore)
9:30 p.m. “Abbott Elementary” (Encore)
10:00 p.m. “What Would You Do?”THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”
9:00 p.m. “Press Your Luck”
10:00 p.m. “The $100,000 Pyramid”FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”
9:01 p.m. “20/20” (two hours)SATURDAY
7:30 p.m. College FootballSUNDAY
7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m. “The Wonderful World of Disney” (three hours)ABC EXTENDS WINNING STREAK AS NO. 1 IN ENTERTAINMENT FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON
NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2023-2024 FALL PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FEATURING STRONG SLATE OF FAN-FAVORITE PROGRAMMING WITH ORIGINALS DEBUTING EVERY NIGHT
UNSCRIPTED STAPLES ‘DANCING WITH THE STARS,’ ‘BACHELOR IN PARADISE,’ ‘SHARK TANK,’ ‘JUDGE STEVE HARVEY’ AND ‘AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS’ LEAD THE PRIMETIME LINEUP
STAR-STUDDED GAME SHOWS ‘CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!,’ ‘CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE,’ ‘PRESS YOUR LUCK’ AND ‘THE $100,000 PYRAMID’ RETURN
LONG-AWAITED SPINOFF ‘THE GOLDEN BACHELOR’ SHAKES UP MONDAY NIGHTS
ABC announced its 2023-2024 fall primetime schedule today, featuring a solid lineup of original programming every night with network staples and fan-favorite unscripted series. The network continues to deliver on its success as the season’s No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49 for the fourth season in a row. ABC ranked or tied as the No. 1 entertainment network on 18 of the 33 weeks of the season to date, marking more weekly wins with entertainment programming than any other network. In fact, the network also delivered the longest winning streak of the season to date, ranking or tying for No. 1 on 12 consecutive weeks.
“We are proud to be home to beloved series and meaningful narratives that audiences continue to embrace, and we’re fortunate that our solid, stable roster continues to leverage the enormous success of our established hits, with originals airing every night of the week,” said Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group.
The network is leaning into its incomparable unscripted slate, with “Dancing with the Stars” making history once again by becoming the first series to broadcast live across multiple platforms on Monday nights followed by the highly anticipated premiere of “The Golden Bachelor.” Star-studded game shows “The $100,000 Pyramid,” “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” and “Press Your Luck” as well as the 15th season of multi-Emmy(R) Award-winning “Shark Tank” and the sophomore season of “Judge Steve Harvey” return. “Bachelor in Paradise” takes over Tuesdays to satisfy everyone’s guilty pleasure. Sundays are all about family, featuring all-new episodes of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” paired with beloved movies from “The Wonderful World of Disney.” Additionally, encore airings of Emmy Award-winning phenomenon “Abbott Elementary” will air this fall. ABC News’ “What Would You Do?,” which ran for an impressive 15 seasons, also makes its return to primetime reintroducing the iconic hidden camera show to new and returning audiences.
Timing for previously announced renewals and pickups, including “9-1-1,” “Abbott Elementary,” “American Idol,” “The Bachelor,” “The Conners,” “The Good Doctor,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “High Potential,” “Not Dead Yet,” “The Rookie,” “Station 19,” and “Will Trent” will be announced at a later date.
Fall premiere dates will be announced soon.
Editor’s Note: There are two changes to the previously announced summer schedule. “Generation Gap” will remain on Thursdays and shift to 8:00 p.m. with “The Chase” following at 9:00 p.m., both premiering June 29. “Press Your Luck” will move to Thursdays this fall as reflected below.
Show description for new series “The Golden Bachelor” is below.
THE GOLDEN BACHELOR
After more than 20 years of fostering young love on “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” “The Golden Bachelor” showcases a whole new kind of love story – one for the golden years. On this all-new unscripted series, one hopeless romantic is given a second chance at love in the search for a partner with whom to share the sunset years of life. The women arriving at the mansion have a lifetime of experience, living through love, loss and laughter, hoping for a spark that ignites a future full of endless possibilities. In the end, will our Golden man turn the page to start a new chapter with the woman of his dreams?
“The Golden Bachelor” is produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon.
What do you think? Which new or returning ABC shows will you watch during the 2023-24 season?
I would really like to see press you luck back on TV soon. We love to watch the show, have been watching since it came out. Fun to watch.
Can not wait for the return of Season 46 of 20/20! Been watching it since Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs was hosting. Can’t wait. So glad they are going back to the 2 hr stories as well. The one hrs r good but NOT ENOUGH. What is the release date?
I won’t be watching ABC except for the Rookie and Will Trent. And only bc they are returning shows. I won’t watch anything new on ABC bc of the abysmal way they treated Alaska Daily, the best new show on tv.
Solid programming? What a joke. You have cancelled some of the best programs. Now it’s Reality shows, game shows and weak scripted laugh track “comedy’s”. Ugh. Bye ABC. Won’t be back until the regular shows comes back.
Get rid of all of them….stupid shows , WAY TOO MANY similarities anymore…singing, dancing ridiculous!
Won’t be watching ABC this fall, Dancing with the want-a-be-stars, and lame bachelor, NO THANKS!
nothing yet , waiting for , Grey’s Anatomomy , Station 19, and most of All : WILL TRENT
Dancing with the Stars??? Really?? This show needs to be put out of its misery!!
ABC has nothing!!!
So true!
I’m assuming this is a projected schedule due to the writers strike impacting production of actual TV programming. Even so, this is a pathetic schedule, with one hour of actual TV programming in a weekly prime time schedule.
And even that is re-runs of a show that’s only been on for two years, so that’s not going to last long.
Just to add to my own note…. There is a way they could at least get some legitimate views on Monday nights…..
Bring back Monday Night Football. It should have never been on ESPN in the first place. Dancing with the Nobody Who Was Ever Actually A Star was gone and should have stayed gone, and trust a Devil when he tells you that NOBODY is going to watch “The Geriatric Bachelor”.
Wow so my tv Shows are not coming on until later so stupid. They need to stop the bull **** an just start the shows in fall. So we have to wait until January until shows again.
There has to be a mistake, I thought 911 was a FOX show, not an ABC show
https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/9-1-1-fox-boss-on-cancellation-likeliness-of-future-lone-star-crossovers/