ABC Fall 2020 Schedule: ‘black-ish,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Stumptown’ & More
Not a lot is changing in ABC’s fall 2020 primetime schedule.
The network, which was No. 1 in entertainment among adults 18-49 for the first time in four years, has announced its plans for the 2020-2021 season. One new scripted show — the thriller Big Sky (from David E. Kelley) — and the Supermarket Sweep (with Leslie Jones) revival will join returning favorites this fall. Specific premiere dates and additional pickups will be announced at a later date.
New seasons of American Idol, The Bachelor, For Life, and mixed-ish will premiere later in the season, as will the new comedy Call Your Mother (starring Kyra Sedgwick).
For the most part, ABC’s schedule remains the same, with a couple notable day and time changes: The Conners (Tuesdays at 8/7c) moves to Wednesdays at 9/8c and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (Thursdays at 8/7c, originally Wednesdays at 10/9c) moves to Sundays at 9/8c. Meanwhile, black-ish moves from 9:30/8:30c to an hour earlier on Wednesdays, with American Housewife claiming its old time slot.

The Good Doctor (ABC/Liane Hentscher)
While black-ish was originally going to be held for later in the season, the network instead decided to swap out its new comedy. “black-ish has a long-standing history of shining a light on current events and honoring Black voices through the lens of the Johnson family,” Karey Burke, president, ABC Entertainment, said. “After speaking with Kenya and our creative partners, we decided it was important to tell these meaningful stories during this moment in time, so we are adjusting our premiere schedule and are committed to doing whatever it takes to bring this series back as soon as we possibly can. Following recent monumental events, it’s imperative that the dialogue continues and empowers viewers to raise their voices, and there is no other show that does that like black-ish.”
Check out ABC’s 2020 primetime schedule below.
Mondays
8:00 p.m.: Dancing with the Stars
10:00 p.m.: The Good Doctor
Tuesdays
8:00 p.m.: The Bachelorette
10:00 p.m.: Big Sky
Wednesdays
8:00 p.m.: The Goldbergs
8:30 p.m.: black-ish
9:00 p.m.: The Conners
9:30 p.m.: American Housewife
10:00 p.m.: Stumptown
Thursdays
8:00 p.m.: Station 19
9:00 p.m.: Grey’s Anatomy
10:00 p.m.: A Million Little Things
Fridays
8:00 p.m.: Shark Tank
9:00 p.m.: 20/20
Saturdays
8:00 p.m.: Saturday Night Football

The Rookie (ABC/Kelsey McNeal)
Sundays
7:00 p.m.: America’s Funniest Home Videos
8:00 p.m.: Supermarket Sweep
9:00 p.m.: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
10:00 p.m.: The Rookie
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Not a stellar schedule by any measure.
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It’s the best they could come up with given the.circumstances.
Consolidating their comedies to one night was a smart move . Now Conners and Goldbergs (2 of their strongest comedies) will help out Wednesday now that Modern is gone.
Bachelorette will help provide a strong lead in for the promising new drama Big Sky on Tuesday.
The new Supermarket Sweep and Millionaire should be solid performing alternative programing on Sunday. Not easy going up against the NFL. The Rookie survived last season on Sunday at 10:00 so it should perform adequately again.
I don’t think Stumptown deserved to stay put on Wednesday at 10, it suffered there last season and will likely again .
ABC usually struggles in the Fall and surges after the NFL season is over. And that should happen again in 2021 when The Bachelor and American Idol return.
It is noteworthy that ABC was #1 in non sports entertainment programming
(18-49 demo) last season .
They just might do it again if their successful shows like
The Good Doctor , Greys Anatomy, Station 19, The Conners, The Goldbergs, DWTS, Bachelor franchise , Idol, Millionaire and a new hit show or two manage solid ratings .
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