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The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is a commercial broadcasting television network owned by Disney Entertainment, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Headquartered on Columbus Avenue and West 66th Street in Manhattan, ABC is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world. The network began its TV operations in 1948.

Current programming

Note: Titles are listed in order followed by the year of debut in parentheses.

Drama

• Grey's Anatomy (2005)
• The Rookie (2018)
• Will Trent (2023)
• 9-1-1 (2024)
• High Potential (2024)
• Doctor Odyssey (2024)

Comedy

• The Conners (2018)
• Abbott Elementary (2021)

Reality/unscripted

• America's Funniest Home Videos (1989 as a special; 1990)
• The Bachelor (2002)
• The Bachelorette (2003–05; 2008)
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2004–12; 2025)
• Dancing with the Stars (2005–21; 2023)
• Shark Tank (2009)
• The Great Christmas Light Fight (2013)
• Bachelor in Paradise (2014)
• American Idol (2018)
• Judge Steve Harvey (2022)
• Claim to Fame (2022)
• The Golden Bachelor (2023)
• The Golden Bachelorette (2024)

Specials

• Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
• Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (1974)
• Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (1983)
• Rose Parade (1989)
• CMA Fest (2004)
• Prep & Landing (2009)
• CMA Country Christmas (2010)
• Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011)
• Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
• Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
• The Wonderful World of Disney Holiday Spectacular (2016)
• Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
• Mickey Saves Christmas (2022)
• Endless Summer Vacation: Continued (Backyard Sessions) (2023)
• Jingle Ball (2023)

Game shows

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1999–2002, 2004, 2009, 2020–21, 2024)
• Celebrity Family Feud (2015)
• The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
• Press Your Luck (2019)
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021)
• Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022)
• Jeopardy! Masters (2023)

Soap operas

• General Hospital (1963)

Awards shows

• Academy Awards (1976)
• Country Music Association Awards (2006)
• ESPY Awards (2015)
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2023)

Talk shows

• The View (1997)
• GMA3: What You Need to Know (2018)

Late night shows

• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

News

• ABC World News Tonight (1953)
• Good Morning America (1975)
• 20/20 (1978)
• Nightline (1980)
• This Week (1981)
• Good Morning America First Look (1982)
• World News Now (1992)
• What Would You Do? (2008–2020; 2024)

Saturday morning

• Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner (2014–17, 2020)
• The Great Dr. Scott (2018–19, 2023)
• Hearts of Heroes (2019)
• Oh Baby! with Janai Norman (2019)
• Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin (2021)
• Jack Hanna’s Passport (2024)

Acquired programming

• Only Murders in the Building (2024)

Film presentations

• The Ten Commandments (1973; 2000)
• The Sound of Music (2002)
• ABC Saturday Movie of the Week (2004)

ESPN programming

Professional football:

• National Football League (NFL)
  • Monday Night Football (shared with ESPN)
  • Wild Card Playoffs (simulcast on ESPN)
  • Divisional Playoffs (simulcast on ESPN)
  • Pro Bowl Games (simulcast on ESPN)
  • Super Bowl (in rotation with NBC, CBS, and Fox - simulcast on ESPN)
  • National Football League Draft
• United Football League (2024) (in rotation with Fox/FS1 - simulcast on ESPN)

Professional basketball:

• National Basketball Association (NBA) coverage, including:
  • NBA Countdown
  • NBA Christmas Special (select games simulcast on ESPN)
  • NBA Saturday Primetime
  • NBA Sunday Showcase
  • Select playoff games
  • The NBA Finals
• Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) coverage

Professional baseball

• Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • Select Sunday Night Baseball games
  • Select Wild Card Series games

Professional ice hockey:

• National Hockey League (NHL)
  • Select Saturday afternoon and night games (primarily doubleheaders)
  • NHL All-Star Game
  • NHL Stadium Series
  • Select Stanley Cup Playoffs games
  • Stanley Cup Finals (even years, in rotation with TNT/TBS/truTV)

College football:

• ESPN College Football on ABC, which includes:
  • Saturday Night Football
  • Saturday afternoon games featuring teams from the AAC, ACC, Big 12, and SEC
  • Select bowl games alternated with ESPN
  • College Football Playoff first round games (simulcast on ESPN)

Tennis:

• The Championships, Wimbledon
  • Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Finals (same-day replay, live coverage on ESPN)
• Indian Wells Masters

Auto racing:

• Formula One

Esports:

• Overwatch League

Misc:

• The X Games (Summer and Winter)
• The Little League World Series

Upcoming programming

Comedy

• Shifting Gears (January 8, 2025)

Docuseries

• Scamanda (January 30, 2025)

ESPN programming

Professional basketball:

• Inside the NBA (starting in 2025; sublicensing agreement with TNT Sports)

College football:

• College Football Playoff National Championship Game (starting in 2027)

In development

Drama

• Devil's Ranch
• The Front Line
• Untitled 9-1-1 spin-off
• Untitled Alexi Hawley project
• Untitled Ally McBeal sequel
• Untitled The Rookie spin-off
• Vital Signs

Comedy

• Boss
• Do You Want Kids?
• Lately
• Moore & More
• Outer Calistoga
• Overtime
• Sisters-in-Law
• Untitled Muslim-American comedy
• Untitled Scrubs reboot
• Worst House on the Block

Former programming

See also

• List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company

Notes

1. Season 7 onward. The first six seasons originally aired on Fox.

References

1. ^ "ABC Announces 2025 Midseason Premiere Dates" (Press release). ABC. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via The Futon Critic.
2. Andreeva, Nellie; Rice, Lynette (March 6, 2024). "Tim Allen To Headline ABC Comedy Pilot From Mike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
3. Rice, Lynette (July 29, 2024). "ABC Picks Up Tim Allen Comedy To Series; Showrunners Mike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully To Depart". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
4. Grobar, Matt (December 6, 2024). "ABC Developing Military Procedural Devil's Ranch From Will Trent Scribe Rebecca Murga; Heidi Cole McAdams Set As Showrunner". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
5. Petski, Denise (March 21, 2022). "The Front Line Medical Drama Executive Produced By Michael Strahan In Works At ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
6. Longeretta, Emily (October 1, 2024). "9-1-1 Spinoff in the Works at ABC as Ryan Murphy Explains Why Lone Star Was Axed (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
7. Grobar, Matt (December 15, 2022). "Alexi Hawley's Perfectman Pictures Appoints Rachel Abarbanell As SVP, Launches Development On New Legal Drama Series For ABC". Deadline Hollywood.
8. Andreeva, Nellie (August 19, 2022). "Ally McBeal Sequel With New Lead In Works At ABC From Karin Gist; Calista Flockhart Eyed To Return". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
9. Iannucci, Rebecca (December 5, 2024). "The Rookie Eyes Second Spinoff at ABC". TVLine. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
10. Andreeva, Nellie (November 22, 2024). "ABC Developing High-Concept Medical Drama 'Vital Signs' From 'Grand Hotel' Creator Brian Tanen & Kapital". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
11. Petski, Denise (January 6, 2023). "Boss Workplace Comedy From Claudia Lonow In Works At ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
12. Andreeva, Nellie (October 21, 2024). "ABC Nabs Rachel Bloom & Dan Gregor Comedy 'Do You Want Kids?' With Bloom Set To Star; Steve Levitan To EP". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
13. Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2023). "Larry Wilmore To Headline Late Night-Themed Comedy Lately In Works At ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
14. White, Peter (November 3, 2022). "Family Comedy Moore & More In The Works At ABC From Lauren Ashley Smith & Damon Wayans Jr". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
15. Andreeva, Nellie (October 12, 2022). "Guy Branum Sells Comedies To NBC & ABC With Hazy Mills & Aline Brosh McKenna". Deadline Hollywood.
16. Andreeva, Nellie (March 7, 2023). "David E. Talbert Sets Up Overtime Comedy At ABC, Twas' The Night Musical Anthology At Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
17. Andreeva, Nellie (September 16, 2024). "ABC Nabs Sisters-In-Law Multi-Cam Comedy From Sherry Bilsing Graham & Ellen Kreamer, A+E Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
18. White, Peter (September 8, 2022). "Muslim-American Comedy In The Works At ABC From Dan Ahdoot & Vali Chandrasekaran". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
19. Ausiello, Michael (December 5, 2024). "Scrubs Revival Nearing ABC Green Light as Major Hurdle Is Cleared". TVLine. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
20. Andreeva, Nellie (September 1, 2022). "Worst House On The Block Comedy From Niki Schwartz-Wright & Natalia Anderson In Works At ABC". Deadline Hollywood.

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