See ABC's Midseason 2027 Premiere Dates
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- ABC has shifted The Rookie and its spinoff, The Rookie: North, to Wednesday nights starting Jan. 6, forming a two-hour block with The Rookie airing at 9 p.m. and The Rookie: North at 10 p.m.
- Season three of Shifting Gears will also air on Wednesdays, premiering with two episodes on Jan. 6, while Abbott Elementary returns the following week.
- Will Trent and High Potential will remain on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. respectively, with a new unscripted show, Surviving a Scandal, airing at 10 p.m.; High Potential will also have the post-Super Bowl slot on Feb. 14.
- The Bachelor franchise returns to ABC on March 21 after a hiatus since March 2025, following behind-the-scenes changes and a scrapped Bachelorette season.
- American Idol’s 25th season begins Feb. 8, preceded by a retrospective special on Feb. 1, while ABC has delayed the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff to the 2027-28 season due to casting delays.
