Tuesday, May 14, 2019

ABC Upfront 2019-20: Fall 2019 Schedule; Disney Channel Sets Premiere Dates for Raven's Home and Bunk'd

ABC 2019-20

Fall 2019


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

Tuesdays
8:00PM The Conners
8:30PM Bless This Mess (new time)
9:00PM mixed-ish (NEW!)
9:30PM black-ish (new time)
10:00PM Emergence (NEW!)

Wednesdays
8:00PM The Goldbergs
8:30PM Schooled
9:00PM Modern Family
9:30PM Single Parents
10:00PM Stumptown (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM Grey's Anatomy
9:00PM A Million Little Things
10:00PM How to Get Away with Murder

Fridays
8:00PM American Housewife (new day)
8:30PM Fresh Off the Boat (new time)
9:00PM 20/20 (two hours)

Saturdays
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sundays
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00PM Kids Say the Darndest Things (NEW!)
9:00PM Shark Tank
10:00PM The Rookie (new day)

New unscheduled, Mid-Season 2020:
New Comedy: United We Fall
New Drama: The Baker and the Beauty, For Life
New Reality/Unscripted:
Returning Comedy:
Returning Drama: Station 19, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Returning Reality/Unscripted: American Idol, The Bachelor

Notes: Only three new scripted series will debut in the fall – dramas Emergence and Stumptown; and the black-ish comedy spinoff mixed-ish. New dramas The Baker and the Beauty and For Life, along with the new comedy, United We Fall, will debut midseason. Station 19, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., American Idol and The Bachelor will return midseason.

Discuss ABC's 2019-20 lineup and also you can view complete program information.


Raven's Home & BUNK'D

The season premiere dates of two popular comedy series for kids and families - Raven's Home and BUNK'D - have been set for Monday, June 17 at 8:00pm EDT/PDT, and Thursday, June 20 at 8:00pm EDT/PDT, respectively, on Disney Channel and DisneyNOW. In the third season of Raven's Home, its star and executive producer Raven-Symoné will make her television directing debut. The season is also highlighted by guest stars Jaleel White (Me, Myself and I, Family Matters), Jonathan McDaniel (That's So Raven) and Charles Robinson (Night Court, K.C. Undercover). The stories pick up with Raven Baxter, her family and friends pursuing their creative dreams. Booker, Nia and Tess form a music group, The Chi-Lective, with Levi as their music video director, Raven is determined to launch her fashion line, while Chelsea has finally found her niche as a life coach. Raven's Home stars Raven-Symoné (That's So Raven), Issac Ryan Brown (ABC's black-ish and Disney's Kim Possible), Navia Robinson (Being Mary Jane), Jason Maybaum (Disney's Freaky Friday), Sky Katz and Anneliese van der Pol (That's So Raven). Additionally, Johnno Wilson (You Kiddin' Me) guest stars this season as Levi's dad, Garrett.

In the fourth season premiere of the hit summer camp comedy BUNK'D, former counselor Lou Hockhauser takes the mantle as camp director as she and her veteran campers, Destiny, Finn and Matteo, welcome three new Camp Kikiwaka members - Noah (an upbeat actor from Hollywood), Ava (a tenacious counselor from the big city) and Gwen (who has spent her entire life living off the grid). BUNK'D stars Miranda May (The Heartbreak Kid, Samantha Who?), Raphael Alejandro (Once Upon a Time), Will Buie Jr. (Daytime Divas), Mallory James Mahoney (Disney's Adventures in Babysitting), Shelby Simmons (Andi Mack), Scarlett Estevez (Daddy's Home) and Israel Johnson (Schooled).


Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows

Thursday, May 8

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage - "Ladies Love Brunch" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT)
Georgie tries to juggle his mom, his mother-in-law and Mandy on Mother’s Day. Meanwhile, Audrey wants to meet Connor’s girlfriend.

Ghosts - "The Devil Went Down to Woodstone" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT)
Sam and Jay host a big party for the launch of Sam and Isaac’s vampire book. Mary Holland (Patience), Punam Patel (Bela) and Matt Walsh (Elias Woodstone) return as guest stars.

Complete TV Listings


Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 5)

Thursday, May 8

  • Paula Poundstone (Home Movies) - Paula performs stand-up comedy on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert at 11:35pm on CBS.
  • Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll) - Natasha appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Michelle Buteau (Survival of the Thickest/Bless the Harts/Enlisted) - Michelle talks about Netflix's Survival of the Thickest on Comedy Central's The Daily Show at 11pm.
  • Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite/Benched) and Doug Benson (You're the Worst) - Maria and Doug are guests on After Midnight at 12:37am on CBS.
  • John Benjamin Hickey (HouseBroken/The Big C/It's All Relative) - John stops by Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11:15pm on Bravo.
  • Patricia Clarkson (Davis Rules) - Patricia is a guest on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at 11:15pm on Bravo.
  • Kerry Washington (UnPrisoned) - E! News has an interview with Kerry at 11pm on E!. Kerry and Omar Sy discuss their highly anticipated new film Shadow Force on Sherri, so check your local listings.
  • Rebel Wilson (Super Fun Night) - Rebel chats about Juliet & Romeo on Live with Kelly and Mark, so check your local listings.
  • Valerie Bertinelli (Hot in Cleveland/Café Americain/Sydney/One Day at a Time) - In A Little Bit Extra Valerie and Ross Mathews are sharing more of their conversation with Al Roker in Charleston at the Food & Wine Classic on The Drew Barrymore Show, so check your local listings.
  • Morris Chestnut (Out All Night) and Randall Park (Young Rock/Blockbuster/Fresh Off the Boat/Veep/Supah Ninjas) - Morris and Randall talk about Watson on PIX11 Morning News on WPIX in New York at 9:30am.


New on DVD and Blu-ray

The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series Frasier (2023) - Season Two Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered) Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)

01/28 - Wait Till Your Father Gets Home - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/04 - The Wayans Bros. - The Complete Series
03/11 - Frasier (2023) - Season Two
04/01 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Third Season
05/13 - The Drew Carey Show - The Complete Series* (missing 4 episodes and some music has been replaced or altered)
06/06 - Shoresy - Season 2
06/17 - Looney Tunes - Collector's Vault - Volume 1 (Blu-ray)
07/08 - Bewitched - The Complete Series - 60th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray)

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