ABC Announces 2016 Midseason Schedule, TGIT Spring Premiere Dates
Like Fox before it, ABC has now unveiled its lineup for the 2016 midseason, and also like Fox, there are plenty of changes afoot for the Alphabet.
In addition to giving its celebrated TGIT lineup a break following their fall finales (those series are set to return later in the spring), new Shondaland show "The Catch" will take "How to Get Away With Murder"'s 10 p.m. timeslot on that night once "HTGAWM" wraps its shorter season (per Viola Davis's contract, not because it's in ratings/cancellation trouble). New reality series "My Diet Is Better Than Yours" and the returning "Beyond the Tank" will fill in for "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" on Thursdays while they're on hiatus.
Other freshman shows including thriller "The Family" and comedy "The Real O'Neals" will also get tryouts during the midseason, as will debut drama "Of Kings and Prophets," which is subbing in for the recently-cancelled "Wicked City" on Tuesday nights.
Check out the full lineup below.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 3
8:00-9:00 p.m. -- "Galavant" (Season 2 Premiere)
MONDAY, JANUARY 4
8:00-10:00 p.m. -- "The Bachelor" (Season 20 Premiere)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5
9:00-11:00 p.m. -- "Marvel's Agent Carter" (2-hour Season 2 Premiere; regular time period 9-10 p.m.)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6
10:00 p.m. -- "American Crime" (Season 2 Premiere)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
8:00-10:00 p.m. -- "My Diet Is Better Than Yours" (Series Premiere, 2 hours)
10:00 p.m. -- "Beyond The Tank" (Season Premiere)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
8:00 p.m. -- "The Muppets" (New Episodes)
8:30 p.m. -- "Fresh Off the Boat" (New Episodes)
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
8:00 p.m. -- "Grey's Anatomy" (New Episodes)
9:00 p.m. -- "Scandal" (New Episodes)
10:00 p.m. -- "How to Get Away with Murder" (New Episodes)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
8:30 p.m. -- "The Real O'Neals" (Sneak Preview)
9:30 p.m. -- "The Real O'Neals" (Sneak Preview)
THURSDAY, MARCH 3
9:00 p.m. -- "The Family" (Sneak Preview)
SUNDAY, MARCH 6
8:00 p.m. -- "Once Upon a Time" (New Episodes)
9:00 p.m. -- "The Family" (Time Period Premiere)
10:00 p.m. -- "Quantico" (New Episodes)
TUESDAY, MARCH 8
8:00 p.m. -- "Fresh Off the Boat" (New Time Period)
8:30 p.m. -- "The Real O'Neals" (Time Period Premiere)
9:00 p.m. -- "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" (Series Return, New Episodes)
10:00 p.m. -- "Of Kings & Prophets" (Series Premiere)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
10:00 p.m. -- "American Crime" (Season Finale)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
10:00 p.m. -- "Nashville" (Series Return, New Episodes)
THURSDAY, MARCH 17
10:00 p.m. -- "How to Get Away with Murder" (Season Finale)
THURSDAY, MARCH 24
10:00 p.m. -- "The Catch" (Series Premiere)
[via: Deadline]
Photo credit: ABC/Mitch Haaseth