{"id":107230,"date":"2025-10-29T18:27:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=107230"},"modified":"2025-10-29T18:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T22:27:14","slug":"abc-announces-2026-midseason-premiere-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/29\/abc-announces-2026-midseason-premiere-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Announces 2026 Midseason Premiere Dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_107231\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107231\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-107231\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ABC-Announces-2026-Midseason-20251028.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ABC-Announces-2026-Midseason-20251028.webp 704w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ABC-Announces-2026-Midseason-20251028-300x198.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clockwise from top left: &#8220;Scrubs&#8221; (Disney\/Jeff Eddell), &#8220;The Rookie&#8221; (Disney\/Larry Horricks), &#8220;American Idol&#8221; (Disney\/Eric McCandless), &#8220;Will Trent&#8221; (Disney\/Daniel Delgado Jr.)*<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following a phenomenal fall season of unprecedented success across the schedule, today ABC announced its 2026 midseason premiere dates featuring a slate of hilarious comedies, thrilling dramas, and high-stakes unscripted series.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Across ABC and its streaming home on Hulu, we have the best shows on television, from acclaimed dramas to standout comedies and unscripted hits,&#8221; said Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group. &#8220;Our midseason schedule underscores our ongoing commitment to delivering exceptional storytelling and engaging content to audiences wherever they choose to watch.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-3900089070\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; 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&#8220;9-1-1: Nashville&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>&#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> return to the Thursday night lineup on January 8.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3723037671\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rounding out the week, <em><strong>&#8220;Celebrity Wheel of Fortune&#8221;<\/strong> <\/em>and Friday&#8217;s most-watched newsmagazine, ABC News&#8217; <em><strong>&#8220;20\/20,&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> return to the schedule Friday, January 9.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> returns for select Saturdays beginning January 24 (Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;American Idol&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> premieres its ninth season on ABC and 24th season overall with a new schedule, airing Mondays beginning January 26. Music superstars Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, and Carrie Underwood return as judges alongside Emmy Award\u00ae-winning host Ryan Seacrest. For the first time ever, <em><strong>&#8220;American Idol&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> will bring the iconic Hollywood Week round to Nashville. Hollywood Week: Music City Takeover will feature one round only as the hopefuls from all musical genres take the stage for a make-or-break performance, facing the biggest Hollywood Week cut in <em>&#8220;Idol&#8221;<\/em> history.<\/p>\n<p>Premiering Wednesday, February 25, ABC is scrubbing back in for Sacred Heart Hospital with back-to-back episodes of comedy <em><strong>&#8220;Scrubs&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> starring Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Jennings-hosted <em><strong>&#8220;Celebrity Jeopardy!&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> returns for Season 4 with a brand-new All-Stars Tournament Friday, February 27, while the drama-filled season premiere of &#8220;<em><strong>The Bachelorette&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> starring <em><strong>&#8220;The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> star Taylor Frankie Paul and hosted by Jesse Palmer kicks off on its new night, Sunday, March 22.<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced, the new drama series <em><strong>&#8220;RJ Decker&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> (working title) starring Scott Speedman will debut in 2026. The premiere date will be announced at a later time. With this newest addition to the schedule, ABC ups its drama count to seven series, and 10 scripted series overall.<\/p>\n<h4>SCHEDULE:<\/h4>\n<p>Airdates are as follows (all times listed are Eastern\/Pacific). All original programming will stream the next day on Hulu.<br \/>\n<strong>Sunday, January 4<\/strong><br \/>\n7:00PM America&#8217;s Funniest Home Videos (Season 36 Return)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, January 6<\/strong><br \/>\n8:00PM Will Trent (Season 4 Premiere)<br \/>\n9:00PM High Potential (Season 2 Midseason Return)<br \/>\n10:00PM The Rookie (Season 8 Premiere)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, January 7<\/strong><br \/>\n8:00PM &#8220;Shifting Gears&#8221; (Season 2 Midseason Return)<br \/>\n8:30PM Abbott Elementary (Season 5 Midseason Return)<br \/>\n10:00PM Shark Tank (Season 17 Midseason Return)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 8<\/strong><br \/>\n8:00PM 9-1-1 (Season 9 Midseason Return)<br \/>\n9:00PM 9-1-1: Nashville (Season 1 Midseason Return)<br \/>\n10:00PM Grey&#8217;s Anatomy (Season 22 Midseason Return)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, January\u00a09<\/strong><br \/>\n8:00PM Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Season 6 Midseason Return)<br \/>\n9:00PM 20\/20 (Season 48 Midseason Return)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, January 24<\/strong><br \/>\n8:00PM Inside the NBA<br \/>\n8:30PM Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas Mavericks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, January 26<\/strong><br \/>\n8:00PM American Idol (Season 24 Premiere)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, February 25<\/strong><br \/>\n8:00PM Scrubs (Two-Episode Series Premiere)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 27<\/strong><br \/>\n8:00PM Celebrity Jeopardy! 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The series is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Follow <em>&#8220;Scrubs&#8221;<\/em> (#Scrubs) on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a phenomenal fall season of unprecedented success across the schedule, today ABC announced its 2026 midseason premiere dates featuring a slate of hilarious comedies, thrilling dramas, and high-stakes unscripted series. &#8220;Across ABC and its streaming home on Hulu, we have the best shows on television, from acclaimed dramas to standout comedies and unscripted hits,&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":107231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","show_comment_section":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"Premiering Wednesday, February 25, ABC is scrubbing back in for Sacred Heart Hospital with back-to-back episodes of the comedy \"Scrubs\" starring Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke."},"jnews_primary_category":[],"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[6389,23152,3251,26841,23154,66,26842,1052,14081,26843,4030,9213,5282,1847,12229,6221,4781,15429],"class_list":["post-107230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-9-1-1","tag-9-1-1-nashville","tag-abbott-elementary","tag-abc-announces-2026-midseason-premiere-dates","tag-americas-funniest-home-videos","tag-american-idol","tag-donald-faison","tag-greys-anatomy","tag-high-potential","tag-rj-decker","tag-sarah-chalke","tag-scott-speedman","tag-scrubs","tag-shark-tank","tag-shifting-gears","tag-the-rookie","tag-will-trent","tag-zach-braff"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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