ABC unveiled a fall schedule with two new comedies, including “The Muppets,” and three new dramas.
Series not returning include the dramas “Revenge,” which ran for four seasons, and “Resurrection,” which ran for two. Series that premiered in the fall that were canceled include the comedy “Cristela” and the drama “Forever.”
Two of the six series that premiered last fall will return for second seasons — the comedy “black-ish” and the drama “How to Get Away with Murder.”
Six series that debuted at midseason will return for second seasons — the comedies “Fresh Off the Boat” and “Galavant”; the dramas “American Crime,” “Marvel’s Agent Carter” and “Secrets and Lies”; and the “Shark Tank” companion “Beyond The Tank.”
ABC describes “The Muppets,” as “a contemporary, documentary-style show” which for the first time will explore the Muppets’ personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, breakups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires.
“This is a more adult Muppet show, for “kids” of all ages,” according to ABC. Bill Prady, a co-creator of “The Big Bang Theory,” is among the executive producers of “The Muppets”.
The other new comedy on ABC’s fall schedule is “Dr. Ken,” which stars doctor-turned-comedian Ken Jeong portraying what the network describes as “a brilliant physician with no bedside manner.”
Two of ABC’s new dramas will run on Sundays.
“Oil” stars Chace Crawford and Rebecca Rittenhouse as a couple who move to North Dakota seeking to capitalize on the biggest oil discovery in American history but are soon pitted against a ruthless tycoon (Don Johnson).
The Biblical saga “Of Kings and Prophets” is ABC’s other new Sunday drama.
ABC’s other new drama is “Quantico,” about a diverse group of recruits who arrive at the FBI Quantico Base for training.
ABC’s fall schedule consists of 10 hours of drama, four hours each of comedy and alternative programming, three hours of sports and one hour of news.
Series ordered by ABC to debut at midseason include “The Catch,” a thriller produced by Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal”) about a fraud investigator (Mireille Enos) about to become the victim of a fraud perpetrated by her fiance and “Wicked City,” about a 1982 murder case centered on the rock ” roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip.
Here is the fall ABC schedule:
— Sunday: “America’s Funniest Home Videos”; “Once Upon a Time”; “Oil”; “Of Kings and Prophets”;
— Monday: “Dancing with the Stars”; “Castle”;
— Tuesday: “The Muppets”; “Fresh Off the Boat”; “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”; “Quantico”;
— Wednesday: “The Middle”; “The Goldbergs”; “Modern Family”; “black-ish”; “Nashville”;
— Thursday: “Grey’s Anatomy”; “Scandal”; “How to Get Away with Murder”;
— Friday: “Last Man Standing”; “Dr. Ken”; “Shark Tank”; “20/20”;
— Saturday: “Saturday Night College Football.”
— City News Service