After featuring The Bachelorette on the fall schedule the last two years, ABC is relocating another summer Bachelor franchise staple to fall, Bachelor In Paradise, which will keep its twice-a-week air pattern to help fill in the void left by veteran Dancing with the Stars moving to Disney+.
Hot freshman Abbott Elementary has officially been crowned as ABC’s new flagship comedy series by giving it Modern Family‘s Wednesday 9 PM tentpole time slot.Here is ABC’s fall schedule, which features three new series, dramas Alaska starring Hilary Swank and The Rookie: Feds, headlined by Niecy Nash, as well as Celebrity Jeopardy!, followed by analysis, including comments by ABC Entertainment President Craig Erwich, and detailed descriptions of ABC’s new series for next season that have been picked up so far.ABC FALL SCHEDULE (New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET/PT)MONDAY 8 PM — Bachelor in Paradise 10 PM — The Good DoctorTUESDAY 8 PM — Bachelor in Paradise 10 PM — THE ROOKIE: FEDSWEDNESDAY 8 PM — The Conners 8:30 PM– The Goldbergs 9 PM — Abbott Elementary (new night) 9:30 PM — Home Economics 10 PM — Big Sky (new night)THURSDAY 8 PM — Station 19 9 PM — Grey’s Anatomy 10 PM — ALASKAFRIDAY 8 PM — Shark Tank 9 PM — 20/20 (two hours)SATURDAY 8 PM College FootballSUNDAY 7 PM — America’s Funniest Home Videos 8 PM — CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!
9 PM — Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 10 PM — The RookieIn 2020, ABC’s summer fixture The Bachelorette shifted to fall by necessity as its production was delayed by the pandemic.
The stunt worked so well in the ratings that the network did it again this past fall. Next fall, ABC is doing it with another Bachelor series that airs in the summer, Bachelor In Paradise.
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