ABC Sets Marvel’s Inhumans for Fridays, Moves black-ish & Once Upon a Time

ABC has unveiled its 2017-18 schedule, which sees black-ish moving to Tuesdays and Once Upon a Time to Fridays alongside Marvel’s Inhumans.

Dancing with the Stars will continue to hold down Monday nights this fall, giving a lead-in to the new David Shore (House) medical drama The Good Doctor.

Tuesdays again see the comedy The Middle leading off the night, paired with Fresh Off the Boat in its new 8:30 p.m. time slot. The returning comedy black-ish moves to a new night and time, taking over Tuesdays at 9 p.m. The night will close out with newcomers The Mayor, a political comedy, and The Gospel of Kevin, a light drama starring Jason Ritter (Parenthood).

The Goldbergs, Speechless and Modern Family hold on to their Wednesday night slots, with American Housewife moving into the 9:30 p.m. time slot on its new night. Designated Survivor will return for a second season in the 10 p.m. hour.

Thursdays keep the Shondaland trio of Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder intact for one more season. (This season of Scandal will be its last).

Fridays will now be led by Once Upon a Time, which is being paired with freshman series Marvel’s Inhumans.

Saturdays are a night for football, while Sundays will see To Tell the Truth and Shark Tank moving to a new day and time period, at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively. The new Kyra Sedgwick drama Ten Days in the Valley will cap off the evening.

For midseason, ABC has the dramas The Crossing, about refugees; Deception, which counts Greg Berlanti among its executive producers; and the new Shondaland drama For the People, with both Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers on board. As for comedies, the midseason lineup includes Alex, Inc., based on the podcast StartUp, and Splitting Up Together, which is based on a Danish series.

ABC has already confirmed that it is reviving American Idol, which will come in 2018. The network has also set spin-offs for The Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars. The Bachelor Winter Games will reunite favorite participants from past seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette at a luxurious winter resort. Dancing with the Stars Junior will pair celebrity kids and kids of celebrities with professional junior ballroom dancers to perform choreographed routines. There are also two new live musical event specials: The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live! and Rolling Stone 50.

Channing Dungey, the president of ABC Entertainment, commented: “I’m very proud of this year’s slate of series at ABC. We’ve focused on some of the universal themes that unite us—exciting stories, relevant dramas, and of course, lots of laughs. Our goal is to focus on the unique points of view of our show creators, but make shows that have broad appeal.”