ABC is making last-minute adjustments to its Golden hour.
At this time, Adweek realized that ABC is shaking up its fall lineup forward of its September premieres, with the highly-anticipated The Golden Bachelor shifting from Mondays to Thursdays.
The community had beforehand deliberate on a reality-heavy fall schedule, seemingly attempting to get forward of any delays attributable to the continued writers and actors strikes. Nonetheless, with the adjustments, the Bachelor franchise spinoff will now premiere on Thursday, Sept. 28, at 8 p.m., with two hours of Bachelor in Paradise airing after.
Elsewhere, ABC is now scheduling its recreation present night time for Wednesdays. The community beforehand had its recreation present block scheduled for Thursday.
With the tweaks, Ken Jennings will host Superstar Jeopardy! on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m., with Superstar Wheel of Fortune and The $100,000 Pyramid following it.
Monday’s and Tuesday’s fall lineups stay up within the air; nevertheless, bulletins ought to comply with shortly.
The adjustments come because the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes forge forward, with round 11,500 writers and 160,000 actors hanging as talks proceed between the guilds and the AMPTP.
The writers strike has been affecting fall TV lineups since they had been first introduced in Could throughout upfront week, an annual showcase for TV promoting. The actors then joined the fray in July.
Along with ABC, NBC, CBS and The CW have all made changes to their fall schedules as a result of strikes. Fox even held off on asserting a schedule in Could, hoping to keep away from any delays.
ABC’s fall 2023-2024 schedule
(New applications in ALL CAPS, occasions are in ET)
MONDAY
8 p.m. — Dancing With the Stars
TUESDAY
TBD
WEDNESDAY
8 p.m. — Superstar Jeopardy! (Sept. 27)
9 p.m. — Superstar Wheel of Fortune (Sept. 27)
10 p.m. — The $100,000 Pyramid (Sept. 27)
