ABC Decker fall release: full fall 2026 premiere dates
ABC has locked its fall 2026 premiere calendar, with the abc decker fall release set for Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT right after Dancing With the Stars. Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, the 9-1-1 duo and Abbott Elementary follow into mid-October as the Alphabet network finishes Big 4 scheduling.
ABC was the last of the Big 4 broadcast networks to reveal fall dates, after CBS set its schedule earlier Monday, Deadline reported. The rollout spans late August sports through an Oct. 15 drama night stacked with 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville and Grey's Anatomy.
Viewers following Celebrity Breaking News will also see Scrubs and Shark Tank return in late September, while several familiar hits move off the fall grid.
Key Takeaways
- R.J. Decker Season 2 premieres Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. after Dancing With the Stars Season 35.
- Scrubs Season 2 and Shark Tank bow Sept. 30; Abbott Elementary Season 6 returns Oct. 7.
- 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville and Grey's Anatomy Season 23 premiere together on Oct. 15.
- Celebrity Jeopardy! is off the fall slate for a 2027 bow; multiple dramas hold for midseason.
When does the abc Decker fall release air?
Season 2 of R.J. Decker launches Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, immediately after the Dancing With the Stars Season 35 premiere at 8 p.m. The ballroom series also gets a special Wednesday night on Sept. 16.
ABC7 reports that DWTS has already named early cast members Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller, Jackson Olson and Guillermo Rodriguez, with the full cast set for a Sept. 2 Good Morning America reveal. Original episodes stream the next day on Hulu, and DWTS will also simulcast live on Disney+.
Which ABC shows premiere in September and October?
College football coverage begins Aug. 29 with Alabama A&M vs. Howard, followed by Monday Night Football on Sept. 14 (Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs). 20/20 Season 49 returns Sept. 25, while America's Funniest Home Videos Season 37 and The Wonderful World of Disney (Inside Out 2) premiere Sept. 27.
Scrubs Season 2 and Shark Tank Season 18 each get two-episode launches on Sept. 30. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Season 7 spins back on Oct. 2. On Oct. 7, Abbott Elementary Season 6 returns at 8:30 p.m., Shark Tank moves to its regular 10 p.m. slot, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire fills Wednesday nights after Celebrity Jeopardy! was pushed to 2027.
Thursday, Oct. 15 closes the fall scripted wave: 9-1-1 Season 10 at 8 p.m., 9-1-1: Nashville Season 2 at 9 p.m., and Grey's Anatomy Season 23 at 10 p.m.
What shows are held for midseason instead?
ABC is saving The Bachelor, High Potential, The Rookie, Shifting Gears and Will Trent for midseason, along with new series The Rookie: North and an untitled Texas-set Grey's Anatomy spinoff. Exact midseason dates were not announced with the fall grid.
The schedule change matters because fall nights now lean harder on Decker, revived Scrubs, unscripted staples and the Thursday medical-and-first-responder block while those midseason titles wait for the new year.