ABC 2018 Fall Schedule: 'Roseanne' Leads Tuesdays; 'Alec Baldwin Show,' 'DWTS' Spinoff Land Sunday Slots
ABC’s new fall schedule features two unlikely network colleagues — Roseanne Barr and Alec Baldwin.
The Alphabet’s “Roseanne” revival will bat lead-off on Tuesday nights this fall as part of the 2018-19 schedule released Tuesday by ABC. The multi-cam, which is poised to finish the current season as broadcast’s No. 1 show in the 18-49 demo, will lead in to “The Kids Are Alright.” The single-camera comedy, based on the childhood of executive producer Tim Doyle, is one of four new scripted series on ABC’s fall lineup. Returning comedies “Splitting Up Together” and “Black-ish” will fill out the 9 p.m. hour, with new drama “The Rookie,” starring Nathan Fillion, taking over at 10 p.m.
Speaking on a conference call with reporters Tuesday, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey acknowledged that 10 p.m. Tuesdays “has been a challenging time period in the past.” Ahe added that she hopes “The Rookie” will appeal “the broad base of viewers that we start off the night with” — a reference to the outsize ratings earned this season by “Roseanne,” which has played particularly well in Midwestern states.
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Dungey said that although Baldwin’s show will be focused on somewhat evergreen interviews with compelling figures, it “will have episodes that are more timely and topical. “Dancing With the Stars: Juniors,” she added, will enjoy a 10-episode run beginning in September. The show will be pre-taped to accommodate the scheduling constraints that come with employing child performers.
The “Dancing With the Stars” mothership will return at 8 p.m. Mondays, followed by “The Good Doctor,” the highest rated new drama in the key demo this season.
On Wednesdays, “The Goldbergs” will air at 8 p.m., followed by “American Housewife” in a new 8:30 p.m. timeslot, and “Modern Family” at 9 p.m. New multicamera comedy “Single Parents” will take over at 9:30 p.m., followed by freshman drama “A Million Little Things” at 10 p.m.
Thursday nights will continue to feature a three-hour block of dramas from executive producer Shonda Rhimes — “Grey’s Anatomy” at 8 p.m., “Station 19” at 9 p.m., and “How to Get Away With Murder” at 10 p.m. Another Rhimes drama, “For the People,” will take over the 10 p.m. timeslot at midseason.
Returning comedies “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Speechless” will move to Fridays, airing at 8 and 8:30 p.m., respectively. “We feel like both ‘Fresh’ and ‘Speechless’ are strong enough to survive the move and will bring loyal audiences with them on Friday,” Dungey said. Fred Savage-Ricky Gervais game show “Child Support” will follow at 9 p.m. The 10 p.m. hour will continue to be held by newsmagazine “20/20.”
Reality franchise “American Idol” will hold until midseason. Also slated for midseason are new series “The Fix,” “Grand Hotel,” “Whiskey Cavalier,” and “Schooled,” as well as returning series “The Bachelor,” and “The Bachelorette.” Marvel drama “Agents of SHIELD” is slated for a 13-episode run in summer 2019.
| ABC FALL 2018-19 SCHEDULE | ||||||
| *New programs in UPPER CASE; all times ET | ||||||
| MONDAY | ||||||
| 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30 | |
| ABC | Dancing with the Stars | The Good Doctor | ||||
| TUESDAY | ||||||
| 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30 | |
| ABC | Roseanne | THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT | black-ish | Splitting Up Together | THE ROOKIE | |
| WEDNESDAY | ||||||
| 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30 | |
| ABC | The Goldbergs | American Housewife (new time) | Modern Family | SINGLE PARENTS | A MILLION LITTLE THINGS | |
| THURSDAY | ||||||
| 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30 | |
| ABC | Grey’s Anatomy | Station 19 | How to Get Away with Murder | |||
| FRIDAY | ||||||
| 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30 | |
| ABC | Fresh Off the Boat (new day and time) | Speechless (new day and time) | Child Support (new day and time) | 20/20 | ||
| SATURDAY | ||||||
| 8PM | 8:30PM | 9PM | 9:30PM | 10PM | 10:30 | |
| ABC | Saturday Night Football | |||||
| SUNDAY | ||||
| 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos | DANCING WITH THE STARS: JUNIORS | Shark Tank | THE ALEX BALDWIN SHOW (new title) |
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