UPFRONT NEWS: ABC Fall 2018-19 Schedule and Trailers {Updated}

It’s that time of year again when the networks make their annual presentations in New York to the advertisers where they announce their proposed fall line-up and announce the new shows they have picked up.

Here is the breakdown for ABC:

MONDAY

8 PM – Dancing with the Stars
10 PM – The Good Doctor

TUESDAY

8 PM – Roseanne
8:30 PM – The Kids Are Aliright *
9 PM – black-ish
9:30 PM – Splitting Up Together
10 PM – The Rookie *

The Rookie – Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small town guy John Nolan (Nathan Fillion from Castle) who, after a life altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can’t keep up with the young cops and the criminals, he’ll be risking lives including his own. But if he can use his life experience, determination, and sense of humor to give him an edge, he may just become a success in this new chapter of his life. The cast includes Richard T. Jones (Judging Amy), Alyssa Diaz (Zoo and Army Wives), Melissa O’Neil (Dark Matter), Mercedes Mason (Fear the Walking Dead), Eric Winter (Witches of East End and Rosewood), Afton Williamson (The Breaks) and Titus Makin (The Path and Glee).

WEDNESDAY

8 PM – The Goldbergs
8:30 PM – American Housewife [New Time]
9 PM – Modern Family
9:30 PM – Single Parents *
10 PM – A Million Little Things *

A Million Little Things – Follows eight friends who have bonded through unexpected circumstances, and get the wake-up call they need to start living when the one whose life looked most put together dies unexpectedly. The cast includes David Giuntoil (Grimm), James Roday (psych), Romany Malco (Weeds), Christina Ochoa (Blood Drive and Valor), Allison Miller (Incorporated), Ron Livingston (Loudermilk), Christina Moses (The Originals), Lizzy Greene (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) and Stephanie Szostak (Satisfaction).

THURSDAY

8 PM – Grey’s Anatomy
9 PM – Station 19
10 PM – How to Get Away with Murder

FRIDAY

8 PM – Fresh Off the Boat (New Night and Time)
8:30 PM – Speechless (New Night and Time)
9 PM – Child Support (New Time)
10 PM – 20/20

SATURDAY

8 PM – Saturday Night Football

SUNDAY

7 PM – America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 PM – Dancing with the Stars: Juniors
9 PM – Shark Tank
10 PM – The Adam Baldwin Show (Talk Show)

* Denotes new shows

The new dramas picked up by ABC include The Fix, Grand Hotel and Whiskey Cavalier, but they won’t air until the mid-season.

The Fix – This new legal drama focuses on Maya Travis, an L.A. district attorney who suffers a devastating defeat when prosecuting an A-list actor for double murder. With her high profile career derailed, she flees for a quieter life in Oregon. Eight years later when this same celebrity is under suspicion for another murder, Maya is lured back to the DA’s office for another chance at justice. The cast includes Robin Tunney (The Mentalist), Merrin Dungey (Alias and Big Little Lies), Marc Blucas (Necessary Roughness), Breckin Meyer (Franklin & Bash and Designated Survivor), Alex Saxon (The Foster), Adewale Akinnouye-Abgaje (Lost), Adam Rayner (Tyrant), Scott Cohen (Gilmore Girls) and Mouzam Makkar (The Exorcist)

Grand Hotel – Set at the last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach. Charismatic Santiago Mendoza (Demián Bichir from The Bridge) owns the hotel, while his glamorous second wife Gigi (Roselyn Sanchez), and their adult children enjoy the spoils of success. The hotel’s loyal staff round out a contemporary, fresh take on an upstairs/downstairs story. Wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury, but scandals, escalating debt, and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture perfect exterior. The cast includes Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids), Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game), Denyse Tontz (Incorporated), Anne Winters (13 Reasons Why), Chris Warren (The Fosters) and Bryan Craig (General Hospital) [among others].

Whiskey Cavalier – This action dramedy follows the adventures of tough but tender FBI super agent Will Chase, (Scott Foley from Scandal) – codename: WHISKEY CAVALIER – who, following an emotional break-up, is assigned to work with badass CIA operative Francesca “Frankie” Trowbridge (Lauren Cohan from The Walking Dead) – codename: FIERY TRIBUNE. Together, they lead an inter-agency team of flawed, funny, heroic spies who periodically save the world (and each other) while navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics. The cast also includes Tyler James William (Everybody Hates Chris and Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) and Ana Ortiz (Devious Maids).

The drama Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will also be back for a sixth season, but not until mid-season.