ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for Top Shows
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- Dancing With the Stars premieres Sept. 15 with a two-night event featuring celebrity contestants Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins, and Jackson Olson, with additional cast to be announced.
- Shark Tank returns Oct. 30 alongside Scrubs, with regulars Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Lori Greiner, Daymond John, Daniel Lubetzky, Kevin O'Leary, Kendra Scott, and Rashaun Williams, plus guest sharks MrBeast, Mindy Kaling, J.J. Watt, and Steven Bartlett.
- ABC's Thursday drama lineup stacks 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, and Grey's Anatomy back-to-back from 8-10 PM on Oct. 15.
- Scrubs launches its second reboot season (and 11th overall) with a two-episode premiere on Oct. 30.
- Abbott Elementary comes back Oct. 7, while America's Funniest Home Videos gets a two-episode premiere Sept. 27.
- College football (Alabama A&M vs. Howard) opens ABC's fall slate Aug. 29, followed by Monday Night Football (Broncos at Chiefs) on Sept. 14.
Why it matters: ABC pairs Scrubs with Shark Tank on Oct. 30 and stacks 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, and Grey's Anatomy across three consecutive hours on Oct. 15, concentrating reboots, reality hits, and returning dramas into single nights. Booking celebrity guest sharks MrBeast, Mindy Kaling, and J.J. Watt shows the network leaning on star power to freshen veteran formats.
