ABC Upfront 2018-19: Fall 2018 Schedule; MeTV Acquires The Jeffersons and Charlie's Angels

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

ABC Upfront 2018-19: Fall 2018 Schedule; MeTV Acquires The Jeffersons and Charlie's Angels

ABC 2018-19

Fall 2018

Mondays
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars
10:00PM The Good Doctor

Tuesdays
8:00PM Roseanne
8:30PM The Kids Are Alright (NEW!)
9:00PM black-ish
9:30PM Splitting Up Together
10:00PM The Rookie (NEW!)

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Goldbergs
8:30PM American Housewife (new time)
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM Single Parents (NEW!)
10:00PM A Million Little Things (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM Grey's Anatomy
9:00PM Station 19
10:00PM How to Get Away with Murder

Fridays
8:00PM Fresh Off the Boat (new day and time)
8:30PM Speechless (new day and time)
9:00PM Child Support (new time)
10:00PM 20/20

Saturdays
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sundays
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00PM Dancing with the Stars: Juniors (NEW!)
9:00PM Shark Tank
10:00PM The Alec Baldwin Show (new title)

New unscheduled, Mid-Season 2019:
DRAMA: The Fix, Grand Hotel, Whiskey Cavalier
COMEDY: Schooled
REALITY:
Returning Series: For the People, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, American Idol, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette

Notes: A total of eight new series have been announced for ABC’s 2018-19 season, including the one-hour dramas A Million Little Things, The Fix, Grand Hotel, The Rookie and Whiskey Cavalier, and the half-hour comedies The Kids Are Alright, Schooled and Single Parents. Additionally, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors, previously announced last year, will be on the fall schedule. A fresh take on an established favorite, the show will pair celebrity kids with professional junior ballroom dancers to perform choreographed routines, which will be judged by a panel that will include renowned ballroom experts. The Alec Baldwin Show (new title), which first debuted as a sneak preview in March, will also air this fall.

Discuss ABC's 2018-19 lineup and also you can view complete program information.

The MeTV Network has acquired the rights to The Jeffersons and Charlie's Angels starting on Monday, May 28, 2018 to kick-off the Summer of MeTV line-up. Both shows aired previously on a diginet, with The Jeffersons on Antenna TV and Charlie's Angels on COZI TV. The Jeffersons will air weekdays at 6:30pm, coming out of Mama's Family at 6pm. Both shows replace Hawaii Five-0. Leading into that hour will be Charlie's Angels at 5pm, replacing The Wild, Wild West. On weekends, the only changes are to Sundays with The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes being reduced to a half-hour each from 2-3pm. Gilligan's Island returns to the line-up and will air 3-4pm on Sundays. The Jeffersons replaces one airing of The Love Boat from 6-7pm on Sundays. The Odd Couple returns to the schedule and replaces one airing of Touched By an Angel from 7-8pm. View the full Summer of Me schedule.

Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Wednesday, April 14

The Goldbergs - "Who's Afraid of Bree Bea?" (ABC, 8:00PM ET/PT)
After realizing there may be trouble in lovers’ paradise for Erica and Geoff, Beverly involves herself in their relationship as well as Barry and Joanne’s to make sure everyone stays together. Meanwhile, Adam and Brea are cast opposite of each other in the school play, but their excitement for one another’s success grows dim when one starts to outshine the other onstage.

Home Economics - "Mermaid Taffeta Wedding Dress, $1,999" (ABC, 8:30PM ET/PT)
The Hayworth family is invited to the wedding of longtime family friend Spags. When Connor enlists Tom’s help to write and re-write a wedding toast, things take an unexpected turn between the brothers. Sarah realizes Denise is upset they never had a real wedding, while Marina meticulously plans her drinking schedule for a night out without the kids.

The Conners - "Regrets, Rehabs and Realtors" (ABC, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Dan encounters a surprise visitor who shares some unsolicited advice, leaving him feeling guilty. Meanwhile, Darlene welcomes a new employee to Wellman Plastics.

Call Your Mother - "The Prime of Miss Jean Raines" (ABC, 9:30PM ET/PT)
Before Sharon leaves town, she and Jean decide to plan a trip to Vegas. Meanwhile, Celia and Freddie have a serious conversation about whether or not they want kids.

United States of Al - "Pilot" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Marine veteran Riley, home at last after serving in Afghanistan, is happily reunited with his friend Awalmir, who goes by Al, the interpreter with his unit, after a long struggle to get him a visa to travel to the United States from Afghanistan.

United States of Al - "Repair/Tarmim" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Al uses his skills as a translator to try and repair the tense relationship between Riley and his estranged wife, Vanessa. Also, Lizzie is heartbroken when she is at a party and loses her late fiancé’s dog tags.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of April 12)

Wednesday, April 14

Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Watch Terry on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
Allison Janney (Mom/Mr. Sunshine) - Allison appears on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
Mary Lynn Rajskub (How to Be a Gentleman/Veronica's Closet/The Larry Sanders Show) - Mary is a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
Margaret Cho (All-Americna Girl) - Margaret will be on A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
Topher Grace (Home Economics/That '70s Show) - Topher chats with the ladies of The View on ABC at 11am ET/10am CT-PT.
Dylan McDermott (No Activity/LA to Vegas) - Dylan appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
Jonh Corbett (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll/United States of Tara) - John talks about Rebel on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
Jason Biggs (Outmatched/Mad Love/Drexell's Class) - Jason will be on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
Kyra Sedgwick (Call Your Mother) - Kyra appears on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
Emma Kenney (The Conners/Roseanne) - Emma talks about Shameless on ABC's GMA 3: What You Need to Know at 1pm.
Nicole Byer (Loosely Exactly Nicole) - Nicole talks about Netflix's Nailed It and TBS' Wipeout on Access Daily, so check your local listings.