Thursday, June 18, 2020

ABC Upfront 2020-21: Fall 2020 Schedule; Debra Messing Heads to the East Wing on Starz

ABC 2020-21

Fall 2020

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

Tuesdays
8:00PM The Bachelorette
10:00PM Big Sky (NEW!)

 Wednesdays
8:00PM The Goldbergs
8:30PM American Housewife
9:00PM The Conners (new date/time)
9:30PM black-ish
10:00PM Stumptown

Thursdays
8:00PM Station 19
9:00PM Grey's Anatomy
10:00PM A Million Little Things

Fridays
8:00PM Shark Tank
9:00PM 20/20 (two hours)

Saturdays
8:00PM Saturday Night Football

Sundays
7:00PM America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00PM Supermarket Sweep (NEW!)
9:00PM Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (new date/time)
10:00PM The Rookie

New unscheduled, Mid-Season 2021:
New Comedy: Call Your Mother
New Drama:
New Reality/Unscripted:
Returning Comedy: mixed-ish
Returning Drama: For Life
Returning Reality/Unscripted: American Idol, The Bachelor

Notes: The network's previously announced programming slate includes renewals for 20 series and two straight-to-series orders from its current crop of pilots – David E. Kelley's thriller Big Sky and the comedy Call Your Mother (formerly My Village) from Kari Lizer (The New Adventures of Old Christine) – as well as the revival of alternative series Supermarket Sweep with Leslie Jones.

New seasons of American Idol, The Bachelor, For Life and mixed-ish will be premiering later in the season.

Update 6/18: black-ish, which was announced yesterday as a midseason show, will now return this fall on Wednesday night in the 9:30pm slot. The previously announced new comedy for Wed/9:30pm, Call Your Mother, moves to midseason.

Discuss ABC's 2020-21 lineup and also you can view complete program information.


East Wing

Starz, a Lionsgate company, announced that Emmy(R) winner and Golden Globe(R) nominee Debra Messing (Will & Grace, Smash, The Starter Wife) will executive produce and star in the network's new series in development East Wing. The half-hour comedy is created and written by Ali Wentworth (Nightcap, Jerry Maguire), who will also appear in the series alongside Messing, and Liz Tuccillo (Divorce, Sex and the City). East Wing is produced by Lionsgate and executive produced by Messing, Wentworth, Tuccillo and 3 Arts Entertainment's Howard Klein (The Office, The Mindy Project) and Molly Madden (The Starter Wife, Picture Perfect).

East Wing draws from the experiences of Ali Wentworth's mother, who served as Social Secretary in the White House during Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s. It tells the story of Hollis Carlisle (Messing), a hostess extraordinaire who juggles her threatened husband, rebellious children, Nancy Reagan's Chief of Staff and a crippling social anxiety disorder. Ali will reoccur as Hollis's best friend, Kelly Forbes, who is a stay at home mom and is threatened by Hollis's success.

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Sitcoms Airing Tonight

Monday, August 10

The Neighborhood - "Welcome to the Digital Drive" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Calvin reluctantly agrees to let Marty create a website for his auto shop in the hopes of drumming up more business. Also, with Gemma out of town for a school retreat, Dave makes it his mission to prove to his son, Grover, that there’s more to life than his favorite gadgets.

Bob Hearts Abishola - "Tough Like a Laundromat Washing Machine" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Bob hires Abishola to take care of Dottie in his home while she recovers. Also, Dottie has a hard time dealing with her limitations and takes it out on Abishola.

Complete TV Listings

Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 10)

Monday, August 10

  • Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle) - Watch Bryan on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon at 11:35pm on NBC.
  • Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish/Girlfriends) - Tracee appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC.
  • Wendi McLendon-Covey (The Goldbergs/Rules of Engagement/Reno 911!) - Wendi is a guest on a repeat of A Little Late with Lilly Singh at 1:35am on NBC.
  • Liza Coshy (Liza on Demand) - Liza guest co-hosts LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
  • Adam Pally (Indebted/Champaign Ill/Making History/The Mindy Project/Happ Endings) - Adam appears on a repeat of The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
  • Olivia Munn (Perfect Couples) - Olivia is a guest on The Kelly Clarkson Show, so check your local listings.
  • Jim Gaffigan (The Jim Gaffigan Show/My Boys/Welcome to New York) and Mckenna Grace (Young Sheldon) - Jim and Mckenna talk about Troop Zero on a repeat of Rachael Ray, so check your local listings.
  • Adam DeVine (The Righteous Gemstones/Modern Family/Workaholics) - Adam talks about Discovery's Shark Week on NBC's Today in the 10am hour. He talks about Bad Ideas on People Now at 1pm.
  • D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys) - D.L. talks about Surrender White People: Our Unconditional Terms For Peace on Access Daily, so check your local listings.
  • Joel McHale (Community/The Great Indoors) - Joel talks about The Darkest Timeline podcast and Becky on Access Daily, so check your local listings.

New on DVD/Blu-ray (April/May/June/July/August)

Step by Step - The Complete Seventh and Final Season The Good Place - The Final (Fourth) Season Head of the Class - The Complete First Season Modern Family - The Eleventh and Final Season Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season Seven

04/07 - Cheers - The Complete Series (2020 Release)
04/14 - Police Squad! - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
04/14 - The Righteous Gemstones - The Complete First Season
04/21 - Step by Step - The Complete Seventh and Final Season (WBShop.com)
05/05 - Kidding - Season 2
05/19 - The Good Place - The Final (Fourth) Season
05/19 - The Good Place - The Complete Series - Collector's Edition (Blu-ray)
05/26 - Silicon Valley - The Complete Sixth and Final Season
05/26 - Silicon Valley - The Complete Series
06/02 - Work in Progress - Season 1
06/09 - Head of the Class - The Complete First Season (WBShop.com)
06/09 - How to Be a Gentleman - The Complete Series
06/09 - Letterkenny - Seasons 3 & 4
06/09 - Modern Family - The Eleventh and Final Season
06/09 - No Activity - Season 1
06/09 - Superior Donuts - Season Two
06/23 - Bob's Burgers - The Complete 10th Season
06/23 - Fresh Off the Boat - The Complete Sixth and Final Season
06/23 - Last Man Standing - The Complete Seventh Season
06/23 - South Park - The Complete Twenty-Third Season (Blu-ray)
06/30 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season Seven
07/07 - Will & Grace - The Revival - Season Three - The Farewell Season
07/21 - Curb Your Enthusiasm - The Complete Tenth Season
07/21 - The Unicorn - Season One
08/11 - Final Space - The First and Second Seasons (Blu-ray)
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