Due to the strikes, we lost the Fall season. Therefore, those shows will debut in early 2024. Today, ABC announced when their series will be back!
This is not the complete schedule; more shows will be announced in the coming weeks. What won’t be on the lineup this season is the new show High Potential. Its potential is so high it is moving to the 2024-2025 season.
I just have to say whoever programmed this schedule made a few mistakes. Abbott Elementary should launch the Wednesday shows due to it being its biggest comedy. And Station 19 should follow 9-1-1 because it is doing better than Grey’s Anatomy, which is getting close to its natural end. It is not all bad. I think their scheduling for Tuesdays is smart.
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”
For six months, ABC kept The Rookie: Feds and The Good Lawyer in limbo. But today, both shows learned their fate. And they will not be moving forward, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Rookie: Feds was the FBI spinoff of The Rookie and starred Niecy Nash. It was a really good show that just didn’t get the respect it needed from ABC. And that is why it was cancelled too soon.
Then there is The Good Lawyer, which was a spinoff of The Good Doctor. I just couldn’t get into the backdoor pilot because I am still not ready to forgive Felicity Huffman. That and do we need another show like The Good Doctor?
Broadcast shows are normally supposed to find out their fates in May, but Home Economics was not one of them. Today, the sitcom, which stars Topher Grace, learned if ABC is going to order more episodes. And sadly, they are not.
According to Variety, the sitcom High Potential, starring Katlin Olson, moves to the Fall. I am sure this is the first of many broadcast shows that will move from this season to the next one.
ABC still hasn’t decided whether or not to pick up The Rookie: Feds. I hope they renew it because it deserves to be back.
ABC was the first network to announce their strike-resistant schedule in May, so you would think that they would be all set with their unscripted series and repeats. But they were not. So today, they announced their revised schedule for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
08:00PM – 09:00PM Celebrity Jeopardy! (Season Premiere)
09:00PM – 10:00PM Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Season Premiere)
10:00PM – 11:00PM The $100,000 Pyramid (Season Premiere)
Thursday, September 28, 2023
08:00PM – 09:01PM The Golden Bachelor (Series Premiere)
09:01PM – 11:00PM Bachelor in Paradise (Season Premiere)
Friday, September 29, 2023
08:00PM – 09:01PM Shark Tank (Season Premiere)
09:01PM – 11:00PM 20/20 (Season Premiere)
Sunday, October 1, 2023
07:00PM – 08:00PM America’s Funniest Home Videos (Season Premiere)
08:00PM – 11:00PM The Wonderful World of Disney (Season Premiere)
ABC is still finalizing their Mondays and Tuesdays, which will include Dancing with the Stars. So what still needs a timeslot? Missing from the original schedule are Judge Steve Harvey, Abbott Elementary repeats, What Would You Do, and Press Your Luck.
We are still months away from American Idol being back on ABC. However today, the network announced that Ryan Seacrest, Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Katy Perry will all be back for season 7.
The latter is a little bit of a surprise because a lot of fans were upset with what a bitch the California Gurl was to several of the contestants. But that is good for ratings, so they invited her back because Idol is the biggest hit she has had since joined the singing competition.
If you want her to be bitchy to you, then you can audition to be on the show. To see where they are holding auditions, then click here!
