ABC today announced its 2024 midseason premiere dates, featuring a robust lineup of high-stakes dramas, fan-favorite comedies, unscripted series and groundbreaking news hours.
The network has earned the season’s No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49 for four consecutive years and delivered a fall schedule full of original programming.
Audiences will tune in starting Monday, Jan. 22, as Joey Graziadei begins his journey to find love when The Bachelor premieres, followed by an all-new eight-episode true-crime series of ABC News’ 20/20 which explores some of the most shocking love crimes of all time.
Fan-favorite comedies The Conners and Not Dead Yet debut Wednesday, Feb. 7, followed by a special one-hour premiere of the Emmy Award-winning Abbott Elementary. Unscripted courtroom comedy series Judge Steve Harvey rounds out the Wednesday lineup.
The historic star-maker competition series American Idol premieres its seventh season on ABC Sunday, Feb. 18. ABC News’ What Would You Do? makes its return to primetime, reintroducing the iconic hidden camera show to new and returning viewers.
High-stakes dramas Will Trent, The Rookie and The Good Doctor return for new seasons on Tuesday, Feb. 20, while television’s No. 1 broadcast drama, 9-1-1, premieres Thursday, March 14, alongside the dramas Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19.
Additional programming to be announced in the coming weeks. The previously announced series pickup High Potential will debut on ABC during the 2024-2025 broadcast season.
ABC 2024 MIDSEASON PREMIERE DATES
MONDAY, JANUARY 22
8:00 PM: The Bachelor (two hours)
10:01 PM: 20/20 (all-new limited edition true-crime series, title to be announced)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
8:00 PM: The Conners
8:30 PM: Not Dead Yet
9:00 PM: Abbott Elementary (one-hour premiere)
10:00 PM: Judge Steve Harvey
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
8:00 PM: American Idol (two hours)
10:00 PM: What Would You Do?
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
8:00 PM: Will Trent
9:00 PM: The Rookie
10:00 PM: The Good Doctor
THURSDAY, MARCH 14
8:00 PM: 9-1-1
9:00 PM: Grey’s Anatomy
10:00 PM: Station 19
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.