ABC Reveals Mid-Season 2025 Premiere Dates
Disney’s ABC has announced its 2025 midseason premiere dates, which features a slate of laugh-out-loud comedies, high-octane dramas and fan-favorite unscripted series. The network delivered a fall schedule full of ratings hits, including this season’s, “High Potential,” which was ABC’s most-watched series premiere in nearly four years.
“Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” makes its long-awaited return to ABC with all the feels beginning Thursday, 2nd January 2025. The new iteration, hosted by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin±—co-founders of the global lifestyle brand The Home Edit, will be followed by the exclusive broadcast premiere of season two of the Emmy Award-nominated Hulu Original comedy “Only Murders in the Building.”
“Will Trent” premieres Tuesday 7th January 2025 followed by the midseason return of “High Potential” and a new season of “The Rookie.”
Tim Allen and Kat Dennings star in the new comedy series “Shifting Gears”, premiering Wednesday, 8th January 2025, followed by the highly anticipated “Abbott Elementary” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” crossover episode, which kicks off the Emmy Award-winning series’ midseason return. New episodes of “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” hosted by Ken Jennings, and “What Would You Do?” round out the evening.
“NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC” returns for select Saturdays beginning January 25th 2025 (Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors).
On Monday, Jan. 27, Grant Ellis begins his journey on “The Bachelor,” followed by the exclusive broadcast debut of season one of Hulu’s most-watched unscripted season premiere this year, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
ABC News’ “Scamanda” and Hulu’s “Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini” will air beginning Thursday, 30th January 2025, before the fan-favorite drama series “9-1-1,” “Doctor Odyssey” and “Grey’s Anatomy” return to the iconic Thursday night lineup on March 6th 2025.
The search for a superstar begins when “American Idol” premieres Sunday, 9th March 2025, on ABC, with Carrie Underwood joining Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie and host Ryan Seacrest a remarkable 20 years after she claimed the title. “The $100,000 Pyramid” has been renewed for season eight and will join the Sunday night lineup following “Idol.”
The farewell season of “The Conners” will return in March 2025. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” and “Press Your Luck” will also return in the new year. Airdates to be announced at a later date.
Disney is also going to be utilising some of its most popular Hulu Originals to fill in the schedule as the second season of “Only Murders In The Building” and the breakout reality series, “The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives” are also going to be broadcast on ABC in the new year.
ABC MIDSEASON PRIMETIME SCHEDULE PREMIERE DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS (all times listed are Eastern/Pacific).
| DAY | TIME | SERIES |
| THURSDAY, JAN 2 | 8:00 p.m. | “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” (Series Premiere) |
| 9:00 p.m. | “Only Murders in the Building” (Broadcast Season Two Premiere – two hours) | |
| SUNDAY, JAN 5 | 7:00 p.m. | “AFV” (Midseason Return) |
| 8:00 p.m. | The Wonderful World of Disney | |
| TUESDAY, JAN 7 | 8:00 p.m. | “Will Trent” (Season Three Premiere) |
| 9:00 p.m. | “High Potential” (Midseason Return) | |
| 10:00 p.m. | “The Rookie” (Season Seven Premiere) | |
| WEDNESDAY, JAN 8 | 8:00 p.m. | “Shifting Gears” (Series Premiere) |
| 8:30 p.m. | “Abbott Elementary” (Midseason Return) | |
| 9:02 p.m. | “Celebrity Jeopardy!” (Season Three Premiere) | |
| 10:02 p.m. | “What Would You Do?” (Midseason Return) | |
| FRIDAY, JAN 17 | 8:00 p.m. | “Shark Tank” (Midseason Return) |
| SATURDAY, JAN 25 | 8:00 p.m. | “NBA Countdown Presented by Papa Johns” |
| 8:30 p.m. | Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors | |
| MONDAY, JAN 27 | 8:00 p.m. | “The Bachelor” (Season 29 Premiere – two hours) |
| 10:01 p.m. | “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” (Broadcast Series Premiere) | |
| THURSDAY, JAN 30 | 9:00 p.m. | “Scamanda” (Series Premiere) |
| 10:00 p.m. | “Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini” (Broadcast Series Premiere) | |
| THURSDAY, MAR 6 | 8:00 p.m. | “9-1-1” (Midseason Return) |
| 9:00 p.m. | “Doctor Odyssey” (Midseason Return) | |
| 10:00 p.m. | “Grey’s Anatomy” (Midseason Return) | |
| SUNDAY, MAR 9 | 8:00 p.m. | “American Idol” (Season Eight Premiere – two hours) |
| 10:00 p.m. | “The $100,000 Pyramid” (Season Eight Premiere) |
With the new schedule, these new episodes will be available on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ the day after they air on the ABC linear channel. These release dates might also be an indication of when some of these original productions will be released on Disney+ internationally.
What are you looking forward to watching from the upcoming mid-season? Let me know on social media!
Roger Palmer
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