ABC announced their schedule for next season, and 2027 is going to be good for them. That is because they left off most of their scripted shows, except 9-1-1. 9-1-1: Nashville, Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs, and Abbott Elementary. The rest is sports and unscripted.
Oh, and I forgot R.J. Decker, which the viewers also forgot about.
High Potential, Shifting Gears, The Rookie, The Rookie: North, and Will Trent are being held until midseason, along with The Bachelor.
ABC’S 2026 FALL PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific).
MONDAY
8:00 p.m. ESPN’s “Monday Night Football”
TUESDAY
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars.”
10:00 p.m. “R.J. Decker”
ABC announced on social media today that R.J. Decker will be back for a second season.
The show stars Scott Speedman as R.J. Decker, a former newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida. The series follows him tackling cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife, and a shadowy woman from his past who could be his greatest ally … or his one-way ticket back to prison.
The show has not been a hit, but its renewal was helped by having Will Trent and High Potential as a lead in.
Yesterday, ABC promoted Abbott Elementary to fifth grade. Today, the network told High Potential, 9-1-1, and 9-1-1 Nashville that they want the three shows back on the schedule next season.
High Potential is ABC’s most-watched show in the overnights, so a third season was a given. And 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Nashville are always good to get buzz, so bring on season 10 and season 2, respectively.
Since the network made all four announcements on social media, I will be refreshing the Will Trent pages because ABC’s most-watched show after seven-day totals better be back to solve more crimes.
Which renewal are you most excited about? And which show’s future are you waiting to find out about?
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the new seasons of Will Trent and The Rookie. And today, ABC finally announced when those shows and a few others will be back.
The big news is that American Idol is starting earlier in the year, will only air one night, and the contestants are not going to Hollywood for the second part of televised auditions. Instead, they are going to Nashville for one round.
Do I smell a 9-1-1: Nashville/American Idol crossover episode in the works? I wouldn’t be surprised if that is in the works.
And talking about in the works, Scrubs is no longer in that stage and returns to ABC, after a 15-year break, on February 25th with back-to-back episodes.
ABC might be the first letters in the alphabet, but they are the last ones to announce their Fall premiere dates.
There is not a lot to say because there is not much going on with their schedule besides High Potential and the 9-1-1s. Wake me up when Will Trent and The Rookie are back in 2026.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (simulcast on Disney+)
10:00 p.m. “High Potential”
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24
8:00 p.m. “The Golden Bachelor” (two-hour premiere)
10:01 p.m. “Shark Tank”
