Rookie Blue, Mistresses, Bachelor in Paradise, Celebrity Family Feud: ABC Announces Summer Premieres

ABC has announced the summer “series premieres” of The Whispers, 500 Questions, Celebrity Family Feud, and BattleBots (versions of the latter two have aired on other channels). In addition, the network has released season debuts of The Bachelorette, Bachelor in Paradise, Celebrity Wife Swap, Extreme Weight Loss, Mistresses, and Rookie Blue.

Here are the details:

ABC ANNOUNCES ITS 2015 SUMMER SCHEDULE

New Series “The Whispers,” “500 Questions,” “Celebrity Family Feud” and “BattleBots”
Join the ABC Summer Schedule

Returning are “The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor in Paradise,” “Celebrity Wife Swap,”
”Extreme Weight Loss,” “Mistresses” and “Rookie Blue”

ABC announced its summer lineup, with four new series joining the schedule: “500 Questions” on Wednesday, May 20 at 8:00 p.m.; “The Whispers” on Monday, June 1 at 10:01 p.m. and “Celebrity Family Feud” on Sunday, June 21 at 8:00 p.m., followed by “BattleBots” on Sunday, June 21 at 9:00 p.m. on the ABC Television Network.

These series join returning shows “The Bachelorette,” which premieres Monday, May 18 at 9:00 p.m.; “Celebrity Wife Swap” on Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 p.m.; “Extreme Weight Loss” on Tuesday, May 26 at 9:00 p.m.; “Mistresses,” with a special two-hour premiere on Thursday, June 18 at 9:00 p.m.; “Rookie Blue” on Thursday, June 25 at 10:00 p.m.; and a two-night premiere of “Bachelor in Paradise” on Sunday, August 2 at 8:00 p.m. and on Monday, August 3 at 8:00 p.m.

ABC’s summer premiere dates are as follows listed in chronological order (all times are ET/PT):

Monday, May 18
9:01-11:00 p.m. “The Bachelorette”

Wednesday, May 20
8:00-9:00 p.m. “500 Questions” (new series premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Celebrity Wife Swap”

Tuesday, May 26
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Extreme Weight Loss”

Monday, June 1
10:01-11:00 p.m. “The Whispers” (new series premiere)

Thursday, June 18
9:00-11:00 p.m. “Mistresses”

Sunday, June 21
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Celebrity Family Feud” (new series premiere)
9:00-10:01 p.m. “BattleBots” (new series premiere)

Thursday, June 25
10:00-11:00 p.m. “Rookie Blue”

Sunday, August 2
8:00-10:01 p.m. “Bachelor in Paradise” (special two-hour premiere)

Monday, August 3
8:00-10:01 p.m. “Bachelor in Paradise” (time period premiere)

What do you think? Do you plan to watch any of these new and returning ABC shows?