List of programs broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcasting television network that launched in 1948. It is owned by the Disney Entertainment division of The Walt Disney Company and is one of the "Big Four" television networks. Below is a list of programs currently broadcast on the network.

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Current programming

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Ellen Pompeo – star of the drama series Grey's Anatomy
Nathan Fillion – star of the drama series The Rookie
Ramón Rodríguez – star of the drama series Will Trent
Quinta Brunson – creator and star of the comedy series Abbott Elementary
Jesse Palmer – host of the reality series The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Bachelor in Paradise and commentator for College Football on ABC
Whoopi Goldberg – moderator of the talk show The View
Jimmy Kimmel – host of the talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Angela Bassett – star of the drama series 9-1-1

Drama

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Grey's Anatomy Medical drama March 27, 2005 22 seasons, 466 episodes 43–53 min Renewed[1]
The Rookie Police procedural October 16, 2018 8 seasons, 144 episodes 42–45 min Renewed[2]
Will Trent Police procedural January 3, 2023 4 seasons, 59 episodes 43–44 min Renewed[2]
High Potential Crime drama September 17, 2024 2 seasons, 31 episodes 43–44 min Renewed[3]
9-1-1: Nashville Procedural drama October 9, 2025 1 season, 18 episodes 42–45 min Renewed[4]
R.J. Decker Crime drama March 3, 2026 1 season, 9 episodes 42–45 min Renewed[5]

Comedy

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Abbott Elementary Workplace comedy mockumentary December 7, 2021 5 seasons, 93 episodes 21 min Renewed[6]
Shifting Gears Sitcom January 8, 2025 2 seasons, 23 episodes 20–22 min Renewed[7]

Unscripted

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Docuseries

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Title Subject Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Bad Romance: A Special Edition of 20/20 True crime January 22, 2024 2 seasons, 16 episodes 39–41 min Pending
Betrayal: Secrets & Lies True crime March 29, 2026 1 season, 8 episodes 40–42 min Pending

Reality

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
America's Funniest Home Videos Clip show November 26, 1989 36 seasons, 835 episodes 43 min Renewed[8]
The Bachelor Reality competition March 25, 2002 29 seasons, 306 episodes 40–125 min Renewed[9]
The Bachelorette Reality competition January 8, 2003 21 seasons, 234 episodes 40–125 min Pending[10]
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Reality television February 15, 2004[a] 10 seasons, 209 episodes[b] 43 min Pending
Dancing with the Stars Reality competition June 1, 2005 33 seasons, 503 episodes[c] 40–121 min Renewed[11]
What Would You Do? Hidden camera February 26, 2008 18 seasons, 164 episodes 41 min Pending
Shark Tank Reality television August 9, 2009 17 seasons, 377 episodes 43 min Renewed[8]
The Great Christmas Light Fight Reality competition December 9, 2013 13 seasons, 82 episodes 42–44 min Pending
Bachelor in Paradise Reality competition August 4, 2014 10 seasons, 110 episodes 72–127 min Pending
The Golden Bachelor Reality competition September 28, 2023 2 seasons, 18 episodes 42–86 min Pending
Awaiting release
Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro[12] Reality competition July 13, 2026 TBA TBA Pending

Game shows

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Game show August 16, 1999 9 seasons, 428 episodes[d] 40–43 min Season 10 due to premiere on July 22, 2026[13]
Celebrity Family Feud Game show June 21, 2015 11 seasons, 113 episodes 45–48 min Season 12 due to premiere on July 9, 2026[13]
The $100,000 Pyramid Game show June 26, 2016 8 seasons, 100 episodes 44 min Pending
Match Game Game show June 26, 2016[e] 6 seasons, 73 episodes 42–46 min Pending
Press Your Luck Game show June 12, 2019 6 seasons, 65 episodes 42 min Season 7 due to premiere on July 9, 2026[13]
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Game show January 7, 2021 6 seasons, 65 episodes 42 min Renewed[8]
Celebrity Jeopardy! Game show September 25, 2022 4 seasons, 47 episodes 40–42 min Renewed[8]
Jeopardy! Masters Game show May 8, 2023 3 seasons, 28 episodes 42 min Pending
The Greatest Average American Game show February 25, 2026 1 season, 8 episodes 42 min Pending

Variety

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
The View Daytime talk show August 11, 1997 28 seasons, 6,182 episodes 35–37 min Season 28 ongoing
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Late-night talk show January 26, 2003 24 seasons, 3,588 episodes 41–42 min Season 24 ongoing
Renewed[14]

Continuations

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Title Genre Prev. network Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Scrubs (seasons 8–10) Sitcom NBC January 6, 2009[f] 3 seasons, 40 episodes 22 min Renewed[7]
American Idol (seasons 16–24) Reality competition Fox March 11, 2018 9 seasons, 165 episodes 44–90 min Pending
9-1-1 (seasons 7–9) Procedural drama Fox March 14, 2024 3 seasons, 46 episodes 42–45 min Renewed[4]

Soap operas

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Title Genre Premiere Runtime Status
General Hospital Soap opera April 1, 1963 36 min Ongoing

Awards shows

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Film presentations

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News programming

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Saturday mornings

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  • Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner (2014–17, 2020)
  • The Great Dr. Scott (2018–19, 2023)
  • Hearts of Heroes (2019)
  • Oh Baby! with Janai Norman (2019)
  • Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin (2021)
  • Jack Hanna's Passport (2024)
  • The Champion's Edge with Bonnie Bernstein (2026)

Specials

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ESPN programming

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Professional football:

Professional basketball:

Professional baseball

Professional ice hockey:

College football:

Tennis:

Auto racing:

Esports:

Misc:

Acquired programming

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Upcoming programming

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Drama

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
The Rookie: North[15] Police procedural 2026–27 season 1 season, 10 episodes TBA Series order
Untitled Grey's Anatomy spinoff[16] Medical drama 2026–27 season TBA TBA Series order

ESPN programming

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Professional basketball:

College football:

In development

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Drama

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Comedy

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Reality

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  • Who's in the Band[32]

Notes

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  1. The series originally ended on January 13, 2012, but resumed on January 2, 2025.
  2. Season 10 aired on HGTV.
  3. Season 31 exclusively aired on Disney+.
  4. Number of seasons aired on ABC. Seventeen seasons aired in first-run syndication.
  5. The series originally ended on July 28, 2021, but resumed on July 23, 2025.
  6. The series originally ended on March 17, 2010, but resumed on February 25, 2026.

References

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  2. 1 2 Porter, Rick (April 13, 2026). "The Rookie and Will Trent Renewed at ABC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 13, 2026.
  3. Seitz, Loree (March 5, 2026). "High Potential Renewed for Season 3, Showrunner Todd Harthan Exits". TheWrap. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (March 5, 2026). "9-1-1 & 9-1-1: Nashville Renewed By ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2026). "R.J. Decker Renewed For Season 2, Completing ABC's Sweep Of Every Scripted Series Returning". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (March 4, 2026). "Abbott Elementary Renewed For Season 6 By ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 Andreeva, Nellie (May 12, 2026). "ABC Fall 2026 Schedule: No Bachelor Franchise Series, High Potential & Shifting Gears Held For Midseason With The Rookie & Will Trent". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 12, 2026.
  9. Andreeva, Nellie (June 30, 2025). "The Bachelor Renewed For Season 30 By ABC With Bachelor In Paradise's Scott Teti As New Showrunner". Deadline Hollywood.
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  11. Strause, Jackie (April 22, 2026). "Summer House Star Ciara Miller Cast in Dancing With the Stars Season 35". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
  12. "Dancing with the Stars Expands Hit Franchise with a New Competition Series, Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro, Coming to ABC and Hulu" (Press release). ABC. April 22, 2026 via The Futon Critic.
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  14. White, Peter (December 8, 2025). "Jimmy Kimmel Stays: Comedian Signs One-Year Extension With ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
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  17. "Warner Bros. Discovery and the National Basketball Association Reach Agreement to Expand Long-Standing Partnership". Warner Bros. Discovery (Press release). November 18, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  18. Brooks, Amanda (March 19, 2024). "ESPN and the College Football Playoff Extend Exclusive Media Rights Agreement Through 2031-32 Season". ESPN Press Room. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  19. Cordero, Rosy (August 22, 2025). "ABC Developing Legal Drama The Advocate From Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  20. Grobar, Matt (December 6, 2024). "ABC Developing Military Procedural Devil's Ranch From Will Trent Scribe Rebecca Murga; Heidi Cole McAdams Set As Showrunner". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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  23. Grobar, Matt (October 31, 2025). "ABC & 20th Television Developing Father-Daughter Legal Drama Roman Law From Jeremy Svenson". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
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