ABC debuts two for Tuesdays

US broadcast network ABC is sticking with tried-and-tested content in its fall 2019 schedule, with just three new scripted shows in its initial line-up.

Karey Burke

Two of those debutants will air on Tuesday nights, with Black-ish spin-off Mixed-ish slotting in at 21.00 just before the show that spawned it and Emergence coming in at 22.00. The third newcomer, Stumptown, has been given a Wednesday 22.00 slot. All three are produced by ABC Studios.

The Alphabet Network’s other new scripted series – dramas The Baker & the Beauty and For Life, plus comedy United We Fall – will all be given midseason premieres.

It’s the first fall schedule to be presented by Karey Burke since she succeeded Channing Dungey as president of ABC Entertainment in November last year.

“Since the beginning of the year, ABC has been the number-one network with a schedule that is working, and we are going to nurture it,” Burke said.

“Going into next season, our priorities are stability and launching shows in a way our audience will know we are committed to them. Add to that some of the most buzzed-about titles and top talent of the recent pilot season and we have an enviable combination that sets the stage for us to win with women and grow our overall reach.”

ABC fall schedule 2018 (new shows in caps)

MONDAY
20.00-22.00 Dancing with the Stars
22.00-23.00 The Good Doctor

TUESDAY
20.00-20.30 The Conners
20.30-21.00 Bless This Mess
21.00-21.30 MIXED-ISH
21.30-22.00 Black-ish
22.00-23.00 EMERGENCE

WEDNESDAY
20.00-20.30 The Goldbergs
20.30-21.00 Schooled
21.00-21.30 Modern Family
21.30-22.00 Single Parents
22.00-23.00 STUMPTOWN

THURSDAY
20.00-21.00 Grey’s Anatomy
21.00-22.00 A Million Little Things
22.00-23.00 How to Get Away with Murder

FRIDAY
20.00-20.30 American Housewife
20.30-21.00 Fresh Off the Boat
21.00-23.00 20/20

SATURDAY
20.00-23.00 Saturday Night Football

SUNDAY
19.00-20.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos
20.00-21.00 TBC
21.00-22.00 Shark Tank
22.00-23.00 The Rookie