ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates 2026

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 ABC is in fall mode for the gear up to the season. Their premiere dates start with the first Monday Night Football game of the season on September 14.   They continue the early start to the season with the return of  Dancing with the Stars  and R.J Decker  on September 15. 

     A couple weeks later they bring back America's Funniest Home Videos and The Wonderful World of Disney  on September 27.  Scrubs and Shark Tank will have two-episode debuts on September 30. The rest of the Wednesday line up with Abbott Elementary and Millionaire will start the following week- October 7.  ABC has committed a change to its fall line up.  Celebrity Jeopardy! has been pushed to 2027.  Who Wants to be  a Millionaire will take its place.   

            Celebrity Wheel of Fortune returns on October 2.  Their Thursday line up starts on October 15 with 911, 911: Nashville , and Grey's Anatomy.    ABC other big shows such as  High Potential , The Rookie, Will Trent and two new series: The Rookie North and a Grey's Anatomy spinoff will be coming at Midseason. 

Here's the fall premiere dates all times ET/PT unless otherwise noted 

Saturday, August 29 

7:30/4:30pm PT  Saturday Night College Football 

Monday, September 14 

8pm ET/ 5pm PT  Monday Night Football (also on ESPN) 

Tuesday, September 15 

8pm Dancing with the Stars 

10pm  R.J Decker 

Friday, September 25 

9pm 20/20 

Sunday, September 27 

7pm America's Funniest Home Videos 

8pm The Wonderful  World  of Disney 

Wednesday, September 30

8pm Scrubs  (2 episodes) 

9pm Shark Tank 

Friday, October 2 

8pm Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 

Wednesday, October 7 

8:30pm Abbott Elementary 

9pm Who Wants to Be a Millionaire 

10pm Shark Tank (regular Time) 

Thursday, October 15 

8pm 911 

9pm 911: Nashville 

10pm Grey's Anatomy 

Full Press Release after the jump 

ABC ANNOUNCES FALL 2026 PREMIERE DATES

Network Enters the Season Fresh Off Delivering 10 of the Top 20 Programs in Adults 18-49, More Than Any Other Broadcast Network

After receiving the most Emmy® Award nominations across broadcast networks for a second consecutive year, ABC unveiled its fall 2026 premiere dates today, showcasing a lineup of hit reality shows, standout comedies and can’t-miss dramas. The news comes following a successful season where ABC delivered 10 of the Top 20 programs in the 2025-2026 broadcast season across Adults 18-49, more than any other broadcast network.*

“Monday Night Football” returns on most Mondays beginning MONDAY, SEPT. 14 (Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs). The full ABC/ESPN “Monday Night Football” schedule can be found here.

Coming off its epic Season 34, where it garnered a half billion votes from fans and scored its first Emmy nod for Outstanding Reality Competition Program in a decade, “Dancing with the Stars” kicks off a two-night premiere event TUESDAY, SEPT. 15, followed at 10 p.m. by the second season of “R.J. Decker.”

Wednesday nights bring a two-episode premiere of “Scrubs” on SEPT. 30, followed by a two-episode premiere of “Shark Tank.” Emmy Award-winning comedy “Abbott Elementary” joins the night beginning OCT. 7 at 8:30 p.m., followed by the continuation of season five of “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” at 9:00 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 15, welcomes back the “9-1-1” franchise with flagship series “9-1-1” at 8 p.m., “9-1-1: Nashville” at 9 p.m., and then the longest-running primetime medical drama in television history, “Grey’s Anatomy,” at 10 p.m.

ABC News’ top-rated newsmagazine “20/20,” anchored by David Muir and Deborah Roberts, returns FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, at 9 p.m., and the premiere of “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” with Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White joins on FRIDAY, OCT. 2, at 8 p.m.

“College Football” kicks off SATURDAY, AUG. 29 (Alabama A&M vs. Howard); the full schedule can be found here. Sunday nights return SEPT. 27, with a two-episode premiere of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” at 7 p.m., followed by “The Wonderful World of Disney,” kicking off the season with the world television premiere of “Inside Out 2.”

As previously announced, new seasons of returning series “The Bachelor,” “High Potential,” “The Rookie,” “Shifting Gears” and “Will Trent,” as well as the series premieres of “The Rookie: North” and “The Untitled Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff, will debut in 2027. “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” which was previously announced for fall, will also return in 2027. These premiere dates will be announced at a later date.

SCHEDULE:
Airdates are as follows (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific). All original programming will stream the next day on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. “Dancing with the Stars” will also simulcast live on Disney+.

SATURDAY, AUG. 29
7:30 p.m. “College Football” (Alabama A&M vs. Howard)

MONDAY, SEPT. 14
8:00 p.m. “Monday Night Football” (Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs)

TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (two-night premiere)
10:00 p.m. “R.J. Decker”

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars” (special night)

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
9:00 p.m. “20/20”

SUNDAY, SEPT. 27
7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (two-episode premiere)
9:00 p.m. “The Wonderful World of Disney” (“Inside Out 2”)

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
8:00 p.m. “Scrubs” (two-episode premiere)
9:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” (two-episode premiere)

FRIDAY, OCT. 2
8:00 p.m. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
8:30 p.m. “Abbott Elementary
10:00 p.m. “Shark Tank” (regular timeslot)

THURSDAY, OCT. 15
8:00 p.m. “9-1-1”
9:00 p.m. “9-1-1: Nashville”
10:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”

*Source: Nielsen 2025-2026 Season (9/14/25 – 5/20/26). Cross-Platform analysis of Nielsen Linear + SCR data based on 7 days of viewing from the linear air date and streaming FSD. Includes pre-season premieres. Broadcast original series only. Excludes sports, specials, news/documentaries, and repeats. Linear based on Nielsen’s L+7 Updated Big Data Plus Panel methodology.