ABC has introduced the brand new fall premiere dates for 3 of its well-liked dramas. Together with the long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, the flagship 9-1-1 and its newest spinoff, 9-1-1: Nashville, have moved forward on the autumn schedule. The three ABC dramas have been bumped up by a few week, which is sooner than initially scheduled.
In keeping with the press launch from the community, the brand new season premieres have marked their new spots on the calendar and can now happen on Thursday, October 9. At first, the three exhibits had been scheduled to premiere on Thursday, October 16. The ABC sitcoms, Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary, have been unaffected by the modifications and can maintain onto their premieres at the start of October.
The principal sequence, 9-1-1, returns for its ninth season and can kick off Thursday nights at 8pm, adopted by its latest iteration, 9-1-1: Nashville, at 9pm. Gray’s Anatomy returns for Season 22 and closes out the evening at 10pm. 9-1-1: Nashville can have 10 episodes for its debut season, whereas the others are anticipated to air 18 episodes.
What ABC’s Fall Lineup Shift Means For The 9-1-1 Franchise & Gray’s Anatomy
9-1-1 Continues To Be ABC’s Powerhouse
In October, 9-1-1 shall be heading into its third season on ABC and its ninth season general. The sequence beforehand aired on Fox for about six seasons earlier than leaping networks, however since then, ABC has confirmed its determination to choose up Fox’s castoff a wise one, as it has been a juggernaut for the community and the transfer up exhibits simply how a lot confidence it has within the present.
In the meantime, the transfer additionally exhibits how a lot religion ABC is placing into the brand new Nashville-based 9-1-1 spinoff. Led by veterans like Chris O’Donnell, LeAnn Rimes, Jessica Capshaw, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, 9-1-1: Nashville is predicted to focus as a lot on the music scene as the primary responders, making it an thrilling standout within the 9-1-1 franchise.
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Gray’s Anatomy continues to carry onto its viewership, regardless of shedding Ellen Pompeo (Good American Household) as a sequence common. In a visitor star capability, Pompeo reprised her role as Meredith Grey for seven episodes in season 21. She is predicted to look in the identical variety of installments within the new season.
Our Take On ABC’s New Fall Lineup Schedule
With its new fall lineup, ABC hopes that its three-hour block of must-see TV will hold audiences glued to its channel throughout primetime hours on Tuesdays. Whereas Gray’s Anatomy appears to be the odd present out of the Tuesday evening lineup, the deal with the medical drama and first responder drama genres shall be a thematic throughline of the evening for the upcoming season.
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The community additionally clearly hopes the recognition of Gray’s Anatomy and 9-1-1 will enhance viewership for the brand new Chris O’Donnell-led 9-1-1: Nashville because it retains followers of the opposite two established exhibits. The final time O’Donnell was on TV and spearheaded a franchise, his navy procedural, NCIS: Los Angeles, lasted 14 seasons.
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9-1-1
8/10
- Launch Date
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January 3, 2018
- Showrunner
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Tim Minear
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Angela Bassett
Athena Grant
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Peter Krause
Robert ‘Bobby’ Nash
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Grey’s Anatomy
9/10
- Launch Date
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March 27, 2005
- Administrators
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Rob Corn, Kevin McKidd, Debbie Allen, Chandra Wilson, Allison Liddi-Brown, Jeannot Szwarc, Tony Phelan
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Ellen Pompeo
Dr. Meredith Gray
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Chandra Wilson
Dr. Miranda Bailey
