ABC has confirmed its autumn premiere dates, becoming the last of America’s major broadcast networks to do so. The lineup sets the Scrubs revival Season 2 release date for late September, while the Grey’s Anatomy Season 23 release date anchors a Thursday night block in mid-October.
ABC unveils fall premiere dates for Scrubs Revival Season 2 and more returning shows
The network’s strategy brings scripted heavyweights back alongside reliable unscripted performers. Medical comedy Scrubs claims a prime Wednesday slot beginning September 30, leading into the Season 18 premiere of Shark Tank. Fans of the long-running hospital drama Grey’s Anatomy will see it return on October 15, closing a night that also features the premieres of 9-1-1 and its Nashville spin-off.
Here is ABC’s complete fall release schedule (via Deadline):
August 29
- 7:30 p.m. — College Football: Alabama A&M vs. Howard
September 14
- 8 p.m. — Monday Night Football: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs
September 15
- 8 p.m. — Dancing with the Stars (Season 35 premiere)
- 10 p.m. — R.J. Decker (Season 2 premiere)
September 16
- 8 p.m. — Dancing with the Stars (special night)
September 25
- 9 p.m. — 20/20 (Season 49 premiere)
September 27
- 7 p.m. — America’s Funniest Home Videos (Season 37 premiere)
- 9 p.m. — The Wonderful World of Disney: Inside Out 2
September 30
- 8 p.m. — Scrubs (Season 2 premiere)
- 9 p.m. — Shark Tank (Season 18 premiere)
October 2
- 8 p.m. — Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Season 7 premiere)
October 7
- 8:30 p.m. — Abbott Elementary (Season 6 premiere)
- 10 p.m. — Shark Tank (time slot premiere)
October 15
- 8 p.m. — 9-1-1 (Season 10 premiere)
- 9 p.m. — 9-1-1: Nashville (Season 2 premiere)
- 10 p.m. — Grey’s Anatomy (Season 23 premiere)
Not everything will air this autumn. ABC confirmed several titles are reserved for midseason. The list includes High Potential, The Rookie and its new spinoff The Rookie: North, The Bachelor, along with Will Trent and Shifting Gears. An untitled Texas-set Grey’s Anatomy spin-off and a new season of Celebrity Jeopardy! also join the midseason queue, despite Celebrity Jeopardy! originally being slated for fall.
