ABC, the No. 1 entertainment network among Adults 18-49 for five consecutive years, announced today its 2025 midseason premiere dates, featuring 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, in recent MP35 data.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition makes its long-awaited return to ABC with all the feels beginning Thursday, Jan. 2. 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, Jan. 7, followed by the midseason return of High Potential and a new season of The Rookie.
Tim Allen and Kat Dennings star in new comedy series Shifting Gears premiering Wednesday, Jan. 8, 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 Jan. 25 (Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors). The full ABC/ESPN NBA schedule can be found here.
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, Jan 30, before the fan-favorite drama series 9-1-1, Doctor Odyssey and Grey’s Anatomy return to the iconic Thursday night lineup on March 6.
The search for a superstar begins when American Idol premieres Sunday, March 9, 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.
About Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
A new iteration of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition returns to ABC with Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin, co-founders of the global lifestyle brand The Home Edit, set to host. Alongside designers Wendell Holland and Arianne Bellizaire, Shearer and Teplin will harness their world-renowned organizational expertise to thoughtfully design and specifically tailor each home from the inside out. Like the original series, this reimagining will showcase heartwarming stories, inspired volunteers and mind-blowing builds for deserving families who give back to their communities. Assisting them is a team of builders and contractors from homebuilder Taylor Morrison who will expertly reconfigure the home based on the family’s lifestyle and needs.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is produced by Endemol Shine North America and Hello Sunshine in association with Walt Disney Television Alternative. Shyam Balsé serves as showrunner and executive producer, along with executive producers Sharon Levy and Michael Heyerman from Endemol Shine North America; and Reese Witherspoon, Sara Rea and Cassie Lambert Scalettar from Hello Sunshine, and Molly Sims.
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