Much like the Fox and NBC Upfronts, ABC isn’t really making huge moves for their fall schedule but they are making a few shifts.
ABC is launching three new scripted series this fall. This includes dramas Stumptown, reverting to its original title after a brief stint as Untitled Cobie Smulders, and Emergence as well as the black-ish spinoff comedy mixed-ish.
The network is keeping the Thursday lineup it tried out in early 2019, with A Million Little Things sandwiched between Shondaland juggernaut Grey’s Anatomy and another long-running Shondaland drama, How To Get Away with Murder. The move from Wednesday to Thursday gave freshman A Million Little Things a ratings boost, and it is staying there for Season 2. Station 19 will join the lineup later in the season since the heavily serialized A Million Little Things and How To Get Away with Murder produce shorter seasons.
ABC also is keeping the current configuration of its Wednesday comedy block. With new additions Schooled and Single Parents both receiving second-season renewals, they are keeping their spot behind anchors The Goldbergs and Modern Family.
ABC’s two comedy franchises are both staying together. Sequel Schooled is following The Goldbergs and the young Rainbow-focused prequel mixed-ish is airing just before black-ish on Tuesday, possibly because mixed-ish features younger protagonists and could reach wider family audience at 9 PM.
The very lucrative slot following The Conners on Tuesday has been given to Bless This Mess, a big vote of confidence to the recently debuted comedy. Displaced comedy American Housewives is moving to Friday, taking the spot vacated by the cancellation of Speechless.
The two new ABC fall dramas are going to Tuesday 10 PM, Emergence, which was picked up by ABC at the last minute after originating as an NBC pilot, and Wednesday 10 PM, Stumptown. They replace The Rookie, which is relocating to Sunday 10 PM, and canceled Whiskey Cavalier.
Mondays will be business as usual with Dancing With The Stars and The Good Doctor staying on the night because the union has proved to work very well the last couple of seasons. On Sunday, ABC has a new addition to its 7-10 family-friendly unscripted block, with the new incarnation of Kids Say The Darndest Things, hosted by Tiffany Haddish, linking America’s Funniest Home Videos and Shark Tank.
Check out the full ABC 2019-20 Fall Schedule below:
MONDAY
8 PM — Dancing with the Stars
10 PM — The Good Doctor
TUESDAY
8 PM –The Conners
8:30 PM — Bless This Mess
9 PM — Mixed-ish
9:30 PM — black-ish
10 PM — Emergence
WEDNESDAY
8 PM — The Goldbergs
8:30 PM — Schooled
9 PM — Modern Family
9:30 PM — Single Parents
10 PM — Stumptown
THURSDAY
8 PM — Grey’s Anatomy
9 PM — A Million Little Things
10 PM — How to Get Away with Murder
FRIDAY
8 PM — American Housewife
8:30 PM — Fresh Off the Boat
9 PM — 20/20 (two hours)
SATURDAY
8 PM — Saturday Night Football
SUNDAY
7 PM — America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 PM -Kids Say The Darndest Things
9 PM — Shark Tank
10 PM — The Rookie
