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ABC has announced season premiere dates for its returning scripted lineup. A new season of The Bachelor (season 28) will also arrive in January before the scripted programming returns starting February 7th.
Returning in early 2024 are 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), Judge Steve Harvey (season three), Not Dead Yet (season two), The Rookie (season six), Station 19 (season seven), What Would You Do? (season 17), and Will Trent (season two).
ABC Announces 2024 Midseason Premiere Dates
WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMEDIES RETURN FEB. 7 WITH A SPECIAL ONE-HOUR PREMIERE OF THE EMMY® AWARD-WINNING ‘ABBOTT ELEMENTARY’
BREAKOUT DRAMA ‘WILL TRENT’ PREMIERES TUESDAY, FEB. 20, WITH FAN FAVORITES ‘THE ROOKIE’ AND ‘THE GOOD DOCTOR’
NO.1 BROADCAST DRAMA ‘9-1-1’ SETS ITS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NETWORK DEBUT THURSDAY, MARCH 14 ALONGSIDE ‘GREY’S ANATOMY’ AND ‘STATION 19’
SMASH HIT REALITY SERIES ‘THE BACHELOR’ LAUNCHES ITS NEW SEASON MONDAY, JAN. 22, WITH ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ JOINING THE SCHEDULE SUNDAY, FEB. 18
ABC announced today its 2024 midseason premiere dates, featuring a robust lineup of high-stakes dramas, fan-favorite comedies, unparalleled unscripted series and groundbreaking news hours. The network has earned the season’s No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49 for four consecutive years and delivered a fall schedule full of original programming.
Audiences will tune in starting Monday, Jan. 22, as Joey Graziadei begins his journey to find love when “The Bachelor” premieres, followed by an all-new eight-episode true-crime series of ABC News’ “20/20” which explores some of the most shocking love crimes of all time.
Fan-favorite comedies “The Conners” and “Not Dead Yet” debut Wednesday, Feb. 7, followed by a special one-hour premiere of the Emmy® Award-winning “Abbott Elementary.” Unscripted courtroom comedy series “Judge Steve Harvey” rounds out the Wednesday lineup.
The historic star-maker competition series “American Idol” premieres its seventh season on ABC Sunday, Feb. 18. ABC News’ “What Would You Do?” makes its return to primetime, reintroducing the iconic hidden camera show to new and returning viewers.
High-stakes dramas “Will Trent,” “The Rookie” and “The Good Doctor” return for new seasons on Tuesday, Feb. 20, while television’s No. 1 broadcast drama “9-1-1,” premieres Thursday, March 14, alongside the iconic dramas “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Station 19.”
Additional programming to be announced in the coming weeks. The previously announced series pickup “High Potential” will debut during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
ABC MIDSEASON PRIMETIME SCHEDULE PREMIERE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific).
MONDAY, JAN. 22
8:00 p.m. “The Bachelor” (two hours)
10:01 p.m. “20/20” (all-new limited edition true-crime series, title to be announced)WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7
8:00 p.m. “The Conners”
8:30 p.m. “Not Dead Yet”
9:00 p.m. “Abbott Elementary” (one-hour premiere)
10:00 p.m. “Judge Steve Harvey”SUNDAY, FEB. 18
8:00 p.m. “American Idol” (two hours)
10:00 p.m. “What Would You Do?”TUESDAY, FEB. 20
8:00 p.m. “Will Trent”
9:00 p.m. “The Rookie”
10:00 p.m. “The Good Doctor”THURSDAY, MARCH 14
8:00 p.m. “9-1-1”
9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
10:00 p.m. “Station 19”
ABC has also released a teaser for season seven of 9-1-1, which the network picked up after FOX canceled in May. Check that out below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_1Fsr0sQmI
What do you think? Which of the above returning ABC shows are you most excited about seeing in early 2024?
