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ABC Midseason 2027 Schedule; Netflix Renews Nobody Wants This for Season 4

Following a standout fall season of remarkable success across the schedule, ABC announced its 2027 midseason premiere dates, featuring a slate of returning favorites and new series, plus marquee live events including The Grammy Awards, Super Bowl LXI and The Oscars.

The midseason schedule kicks off on Tuesday, January 5, with the Season 5 premiere of Will Trent, followed by the Season 3 premiere of last season's No. 1 drama among Adults 18-49, High Potential, and the series debut of docuseries Surviving a Scandal. On Wednesday, January 6, Tim Allen and Kat Dennings are back with a two-episode Season 3 premiere of Shifting Gears, followed by the previously announced Season 9 return of The Rookie and the series premiere of The Rookie North.

9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville and Grey's Anatomy return to the Thursday night lineup with midseason premieres Thursday, January 7. Emmy(R) Award-winning Abbott Elementary returns for its Season 6 midseason premiere Wednesday, January 13. Ken Jennings-hosted Celebrity Jeopardy! returns for Season 5 Friday, January 29.

American Idol at 25 (w/t), a new primetime anniversary special, debuts Monday, February 1. ABC will air The Grammy Awards live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Sunday, February 7, and stream on Disney+ and Hulu. American Idol returns for its milestone Season 25 Monday, February 8, at 8 p.m., with Shark Tank in its new timeslot at 10 p.m. that night. Super Bowl LXI will air on ABC, ESPN and Disney+ on Sunday, February 14, followed by a special episode of High Potential in the coveted post-Super Bowl timeslot.

The Oscars, hosted by Conan O'Brien, will air live on ABC and Hulu on Sunday, March 14, at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT. The Bachelor returns for Season 30 Sunday, March 21, at 8 p.m., followed by What Would You Do? at 10 p.m. More dates to be announced at a later time. The previously announced series pickup of The Untitled Grey's Anatomy Spinoff will now debut during the 2027-2028 broadcast season.

Netflix announced that the hit comedy series Nobody Wants This has been renewed for a fourth season. Season 3 of Nobody Wants This premiered on October 22, 2026.

The fourth season will complete production in Los Angeles along with a number of other recent Netflix shows and films, including One Hundred Percent, Poser, Monster S4, The Lincoln Lawyer S5, Forever S2, Running Point S2, BEEF S2, Nemesis, The Night Agent S4 and films THE RIP, Animals, One Attempt Remaining, and The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.

Posted by Pavan -- SitcomsOnline.com at 12:00 PM

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