We've got ABC's new fall schedule right here
ABC will kick off its upcoming fall season in earnest Sept. 21 with three nights of Dancing With the Stars. The hit show – that continues to gain viewers no matter how much I wish it would die and stay dead -- will lead off the network's prime time schedule on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays before being reduced to two nights a week to make room for a pair new comedies. There's still no word on exactly when Lost will return, but the new mystery drama Flash Forward will bow Sept. 24 at 8 p.m., right before the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy.
The new seasons of Ugly Betty and Supernanny will debut in October with several new and renewed shows – like Scrubs, Brothers & Sisters, Eastwick and Private Practice – expected to show up on the network schedule later.
Click through for the sked:
Saturday, September 5
8:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Saturday Night Football
Friday, September 11
10:00-11:00 p.m. 20/20
Monday, September 21
8:00-10:00 p.m. Dancing With the Stars
10:00-11:00 p.m. Castle
Tuesday, September 22
8:00-10:00 p.m. Dancing With the Stars (special two-hour episode)
10:00-11:00 p.m. The Forgotten
Wednesday, September 23
8:00-9:00 p.m. Dancing With the Stars: The Results Show (special day and time)
9:00-9:30 p.m. Modern Family
9:30-10:00 p.m. Cougar Town
Thursday, September 24
8:00-9:00 p.m. Flash Forward
9:00-10:00 p.m. Grey's Anatomy
Sunday, September 27
7:00-9:00 p.m. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (two-hour season premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. Desperate Housewives
Tuesday, September 29
8:00-9:00 p.m. Shark Tank (returns to its regular timeslot after being preempted the week prior)
9:00-10:00 p.m. Dancing With the Stars The Results Show (regular day and time period premiere)
Wednesday, September 30
8:00-8:30 p.m. Hank
8:30-9:00 p.m. The Middle
Sunday, October 4
7:00-8:00 p.m. America's Funniest Home Videos
Friday, October 9
8:00-10:00 p.m. Ugly Betty (two-hour season premiere)
Friday, October 16
8:00-9:00 p.m. Supernanny
I can't wait to dig my teeth into Flash Forward. ABC screened the first act of the premiere during its Upfront presentation in May, and it pulled me right in. The acting was great, the special effects looked good, and the set-up left me wanting more. Nothing else on this schedule is a must-see for me except Cougar Town, and that's only because Scrubs' Bill Lawrence is producing. What are you looking forward to this fall on ABC? Anything? Anything at all?
[Via The Live Feed]

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