Update: ABC full fall 2009 schedule release now posted. The info below posted earlier for the new series was correct.
While the full schedule press release is still a ways away, unless mistakes were made (certainly a possibility) on ABC's Media site it looks like ABC will be launching seven new series this fall. I originally had a link to the info, but it looks like ABC has taken it down as of 7:30AM ET. Based on the information I saw while it was still up, the schedules for the new shows launching in the fall appear to be as follows:
| Day | Time | Show |
| Tuesday | 10pm-11pm | The Forgotten |
| Wednesday | 8:00p-8:30p | Hank |
| Wednesday | 8:30p-9:00p | The Middle |
| Wednesday | 9:00p-9:30p | Modern Family |
| Wednesday | 9:30p-10:00p | Cougar Town |
| Wednesday | 10pm-11pm | Eastwick |
| Thursday | 8pm-9pm | Flash Forward |
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If that holds up it makes for an entirely new Wednesday night line up with Hank, The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town making a two hour 8p-10p comedy block, followed by Eastwick. The drama The Forgotten is slated for Tuesdays at 10pm with Flash Forward scheduled for Thursdays at 8pm.
The Deep End, Happy Town and V are all slated for midseason.
We will post the full ABC schedule press release once it is released.
what about ugly betty on thursdays???or it will come midseason??
we’ll know very soon.
Have ABC not learned from Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, and the poor performing first season of Private Practice (before it got the post Grey’s slot) that launching an all new lineup on a Wednesday is a bad idea?
is that Courtney Cox ??? Finally, she’s coming back to the small screen! Yay!
It’s about time ABC did a 2 hour comedy block.
Betty will air tuesdays at 8pm
Bad idea an all new comedy block. Really bad. All shows will tank
Yeah I think that they should have put scrubs and better off ted in the mix, at least they’d have something known there. But the block itself is a great idea!
Chris – Private Practice performed well in it’s first season (highest-rated new drama that season), and Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money were adequate hits.
It was only the 10 month writer’s strike hiatus that killed the momentum. So I don’t think that argument holds any truth with this new line-up.
Here’s hoping this fall’s DWTS result show performs better than what we’re seeing now. I want to keep Rupert Penry-Jones on my TV screen.
Eastwick should’ve gotten the post DH slot.
Robert, me Too.
Its OK ABC will have cancelled everything within a few weeks of them all starting lol
There tapping Elizabeth Mitchell from Lost for V that’s a nice pick up for them. All though I don’t like the thought of V on ABC I think I’d rather see it on cable more specifically the SciFi channel.
Hmm, if Happy Town is a midseason show, it means Amy Acker will be available to do Dollhouse. Yay!!
Ugly Betty not on Tuesdays at 8pm. Fridays at 9pm! The full press release is now posted (all the info above was correct):
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/19/abc-2009-10-schedule-announced/
Since that accounts for all 10 of their pickups, I guess the rest of the schedule will look pretty much the same as this season, except for Ugly Betty being moved.
Nice to know that I won’t have to tune in to ABC at all this year.
I think Flash Forward is the only new show whos gonna succeed in the Fall.
ABC sucks at new sitcoms and reality shows! And Tuesday 10pm is not a good timeslot. ABC’s fall 2008 wednesday sked falls to ground I expect no changes for 2009.
Chris I agree, ABC should never launch new series wednesdays, but it seems they didn’t learn from last year. 2 of the 4 comedies are likely to be axed. It seems like the only competition for The Forgotten is CBS’s Th Mentalist.
I also think ABC moved Ugly Betty to fridays just to air the fourth season out. This season will probably be the last for the series.