ABC Bets Big on Sitcoms: Scrubs Revival and Shifting Gears Renewed for 2026–27
TL;DR
ABC renewed its two sitcoms for the 2026–27 season: the Scrubs revival and the multi‑camera Shifting Gears starring Tim Allen and Kat Dennings. Shifting Gears was ABC’s top‑rated comedy in linear ratings this season (about 5.4 million viewers) and grows to roughly 7 million per episode with streaming; the Scrubs revival premiered to 9 million cross‑platform viewers in the first seven days and reaches about 11 million in Nielsen’s 35‑day all‑platform tally, making it ABC’s No. 1 comedy among adults 18–49 in linear ratings this season. With these renewals, ABC has greenlit all but one of its current scripted shows for next season.
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