ABC consolidated its midseason schedule, marking premiere dates for new series Rebel, Home Economics and Pooch Perfect and setting new March return dates for his Thursday dramas.
Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19 and A million little things, who was originally scheduled to return from the winter hiatus on March 4, will now be back on March 11. The additional week is being provided as an extra cushion amid unpredictable production interruptions and delays during the pandemic.
New drama Rebel, starring Katey Sagal and created by Krista Vernoff inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich today, will enter ABC’s Thursday program starting April 8. Will replace the 22:00 anchor A million little things, who will return to his schedule on Wednesday at 10 pm, succeeding For the life after the end of season 2 of 10 episodes.
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Starring Topher Grace, new comedy series Domestic economy will participate in the ABC comedy block on Wednesday night, opening on April 7. He will succeed veteran American housewife, which has a 12-season season 5 season order.
On the improvised side, new eight-episode dog grooming competition Pooch Perfect, hosted by Rebel Wilson, will take over on Tuesday at 8 pm, currently home of the Tell the truth, on March 30th.
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Here are the recently announced ABC mid-season premiere dates, followed by descriptions of the network’s new programs:
THURSDAY, MARCH 11
8:00 am – 9:00 am “Station 19” (new return date)
9:00 am – 10:13 am “Grey’s Anatomy” (new return date)
10: 01-11: 00 pm “A Million Little Things” (new return date)
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm “Pooch Perfect” (series premiere)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7
8:30 pm – 9:00 pm “Home economics” (series premiere)
10: 00-11: 00 “A Million Little Things” (new day)
THURSDAY, 8 APRIL
10: 01-11: 00 “Rebel” (series premiere)
POOCH PERFECT
Presented by award-winning actress Rebel Wilson, “Pooch Perfect” is a series of dog grooming competition. The eight-episode series will feature 10 of the country’s best dog handlers, along with their assistants, competing in a series of themed paw challenges.
Each week in “Pooch Perfect”, teams will compete in the Immunity Puppertunity challenge, where a team will receive immunity for elimination. Then, in the final confrontation of the Ultimutt Challenge, the remaining teams will face off in an epic makeover transformation, which they will display on the illustrious dogwalk. The trio of famous judges – Lisa Vanderpump, Jorge Bendersky and Dr. Callie Harris – will be tasked with voting for the amazing creations and ultimately forcing a team back to the dog house every week. All of this leads to the end of the season, where the top three teams compete for a giant cash prize and the coveted first prize “Pooch Perfect”.
“Pooch Perfect” is produced by Beyond Media Rights Limited. Elan Gale, Sonya Wilkes and Rebel Wilson serve as executive producers. Nicole Anthony, Mike Rosen, Carley Simpson and Matthew Silverberg serve as executive co-producers. ABC’s “Pooch Perfect” is based on the Australian format.
DOMESTIC ECONOMY
Starring and produced by Topher Grace, “Domestic Economy” takes a look at the moving but super comfortable and sometimes frustrating relationship between three adult siblings: one between 1%, one middle class and one who can barely hold on. The comedy is inspired by the life of writer and executive producer Michael Colton.
The series stars Topher Grace as Tom, Caitlin McGee as Sarah, Jimmy Tatro as Connor, Karla Souza as Marina and Sasheer Zamata as Denise. Also starring Shiloh Bearman as Gretchen, Jordyn Curet as Shamiah, Chloe Jo Rountree as Camila and JeCobi Swain as Kelvin.
“Home Economics” was created by writers Michael Colton and John Aboud. They serve as executive producers alongside Topher Grace and Eric and Kim Tannenbaum of The Tannenbaum Company, of which Jason Wang will be the executive co-producer. The series is produced by Lionsgate and ABC Signature. ABC Signature, alongside 20th Television, is part of Disney Television Studios.
REBEL
Inspired by the life of Erin Brockovich today, Annie “Rebel” Bello is a legal worker advocate without a law degree. She is a funny, messy, bright and fearless woman who desperately worries about the causes she fights for and the people she loves. When Rebel engages in a fight he believes in, she will win at any cost.
The series stars Katey Sagal as Annie “Rebel” Bello, John Corbett as Grady Bello, James Lesure as Benji, Lex Scott Davis as Cassidy, Tamala Jones as Lana, Ariela Barer as Ziggie, Kevin Zegers as Nate, Sam Palladio as Luke and Andy Garcia as Cruz.
“Rebel” is executive produced by Krista Vernoff and Alexandre Schmitt of Trip the Light, Erin Brockovich, John Davis and John Fox of Davis Entertainment, Andrew Stearn, Marc Webb and Adam Arkin. The series is produced by ABC Signature in association with Sony Pictures Television. ABC Signature, along with 20th Television, is part of Disney Television Studios.