ABC Fall 2024-25 Schedule: ‘Grey’s Shifts For Ryan Murphy Block; ‘Golden Bachelorette’ Expands; ‘The Rookie, ‘The Conners’ & ‘Will Trent’ Held For Midseason
14.05.2024 - 16:41
/ deadline.com
For its record 21st season, Grey’s Anatomy is getting a new time slot, shifting from 9 PM to 10 PM on Thursday to make room for another medical drama, Ryan Murphy’s Doctor Odyssey. Meanwhile, fans of The Conners will have to wait until midseason to bid farewell to the family sitcom as well as get new episodes of The Rookie and Will Trent.
And ABC‘s signature Wednesday comedy block has shrunk to one half-hour, Abbott Elementary, at 9:30 PM, with the first hour and a half going to The Golden Bachelorette. Here is ABC’s fall schedule, followed by analysis with input from Disney TV Group President Craig Erwich.
(New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET/PT)
MONDAY
8 PM — Monday Night Football on select Mondays this fall /TBA programming
TUESDAY
8PM — Dancing with the Stars
10 PM — HIGH POTENTIAL
WEDNESDAY
8 PM — THE GOLDEN BACHELORETTE
9:30 PM — Abbott Elementary
10PM — SCAMANDA
THURSDAY
8 PM — 9-1-1
9PM — DOCTOR ODYSSEY
10 PM — Grey’s Anatomy
FRIDAY
8 PM — Shark Tank
9 PM — 20/20 (two hours)
SATURDAY
7:30 PM — College Football
SUNDAY
7 PM — America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 PM — The Wonderful World of Disney
Ryan Murphy is expanding his footprint on ABC. After getting a foothold on Thursday this season with 9-1-1 at 8 PM, he is getting a two-hour block on the night with 9-1-1 and new drama Doctor Odyssey starring Joshua Jackson as the on-board doctor for a luxury cruise ship, which will be followed by Grey’s Anatomy at 10 PM.
“We know that among [Grey’s] viewers, they are not just sizable but very loyal audience, but the majority of those in that audience, well over 80%, watches the show on multiple