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Abc 2026 Fall Tv Lineup: ABC shifts High Potential to midseason

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ABC has revealed its , and the biggest move is a familiar one: High Potential is being held for midseason while Scrubs lands a fall slot on the network. The announcement reshapes ABC’s schedule for the 2026-27 TV season and leaves the network with at least one of its buzziest returning titles waiting for later in the year.

, meanwhile, put the new schedule in sharper focus with a printable, night-by-night primetime grid covering ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC after the Big 4 broadcast networks unveiled their Fall 2026 plans. The site also rounded up details on 14 new shows set to premiere during the 2026-27 TV season, including eight dramas, three comedies and three unscripted series, with launches spread across Q4 and midseason in 2027.

The timing matters because fall premiere dates are still unknown. That is normal for this stage of the TV calendar: networks typically keep those dates under wraps until mid-summer, when launch plans are locked in and promotion can begin in earnest. For now, the broad shape of the season is clearer than the precise dates, and ABC’s choices show where it wants to spend its fall attention.

That also means the schedule is not finished. TVLine’s coverage included a breakdown of the returning series each network is holding back for later in the season, along with the shows that have been canceled. In other words, the fall rollout tells only part of the story; the rest will depend on how ABC and its rivals manage the series they are keeping in reserve.

For viewers, the immediate answer is simple. Scrubs is on the fall board, High Potential is not, and the rest of ABC’s 2026-27 lineup will keep coming into view as the network moves closer to mid-summer and, eventually, premiere season.

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