ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates & Schedule For Upcoming Season

ABC has finally revealed their schedule for the upcoming fall season, making them the last of the networks to do so.

ABC will get a jump on Premiere Week with the Cycle 28 premiere of Dancing with the Stars on Monday, September 16. A week later, its fall season kicks into gear with the Season 3 start of The Good Doctor.

Tuesday, September 24, sees the season two returns of The Conners & Bless This Mess, along with the season 6 premiere of Black-ish in its new 9:30 PM timeslot. Also on deck, that night is the series premiere of spinoff Mixed-ish and the series launch of Emergence starring Allison Tolman.

ABC’s Wednesday comedy block returns September 25 with new seasons of The Goldbergs, its spinoff Schooled, the 11th and final season of  Modern Family and Single Parents, along with the new Cobie Smulders drama Stumptown.

The veteran Shondaland dramas Grey’s Anatomy and How to Get Away with Murder are back on Thursday, September 26 along with the season 2 premiere of A Million Little Things.

New episodes of family comedies American Housewife and Fresh Off the Boat begin on Friday, September 27, along with veteran news series 20/20. The Rookie moves to 10 PM Sundays for its sophomore season, debuting September 29 after season premieres of reality stalwarts America’s Funniest Home Videos and Shark Tank. The Tiffany Haddish-fronted revival of Kids Say the Darndest Things checks in at 8 PM Sunday, October 6.

Check out the full fall schedule below:

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
8-10 p.m.: Dancing with the Stars (Season 28 premiere)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
10-11 p.m.: The Good Doctor (Season 3 premiere)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
8-8:30 p.m.: The Conners (Season 2 premiere)
8:30-9 p.m.: Bless This Mess (Season 2 premiere; new time)
9-9:30 p.m.: Mixed-ish (Series premiere)
9:30-10 p.m.: Black-ish (Season 6 premiere; new time)
10-11 p.m.: Emergence (Series premiere)

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
8-8:30 p.m.: The Goldbergs (Season 7 premiere)
8:30-9 p.m.: Schooled (Season 2 premiere)
9-9:30 p.m.: Modern Family (Season 11 premiere)
9:30-10 p.m.: Single Parents (Season 2 premiere)
10-11 p.m.: Stumptown (Series premiere)

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
8-9 p.m.: Grey’s Anatomy (Season 16 premiere)
9-10 p.m.: A Million Little Things (Season 2 premiere)
10-11 p.m.: How to Get Away with Murder (Season 6 premiere)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
8-8:30 p.m.: American Housewife (Season 4 premiere; new day and time)
8:30-9 p.m.: Fresh Off the Boat (Season 6 premiere; new time)
9-11 p.m.: 20/20

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
7-8 p.m.: America’s Funniest Home Videos (Season 30 premiere)
9-10 p.m.: Shark Tank (Season 11 premiere)
10-11 p.m.: The Rookie (Season 2 premiere, new day and time)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6
8-9 p.m.: Kids Say the Darndest Things (Series premiere)


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