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ABC has ordered a Texas-set spinoff of Grey’s Anatomy with Shonda Rhimes and Meg Marinis as co-creators, signaling expansion of the franchise; further plot or casting details were not disclosed in the provided excerpt.
ABC gave a straight‑to‑series order to a Grey’s Anatomy spinoff set at a rural West Texas medical center, with Shonda Rhimes and Meg Marinis co‑creating and co‑writing the first script. The project, Rhimes’s return to the Grey’s world, is produced by Shondaland and 20th Television and will air in 2027 as part of the 2026–27 slate; Ellen Pompeo is among the executive producers. It will be the third Grey’s spinoff after Private Practice and Station 19, with no current cast announcements about crossovers yet.
ABC has ordered an untitled Grey’s Anatomy spinoff set at a West Texas rural medical center for the 2026–2027 season, with Grey’s creator Shonda Rhimes and Meg Marinis as co-creators and executive producers, joined by Ellen Pompeo; produced by 20th Television and Shondaland. It’s not yet clear how or if Meredith Grey or other familiar characters will appear or connect to the original series.
ESPN analyst Mina Kimes won the Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars final on ABC, securing $1 million for SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition after correctly answering the Final Jeopardy clue about The Gilded Age. She defeated Ike Barinholtz and Steven Weber, who each won $200,000 for their chosen charities. The tournament featured 21 contestants, and Kimes’ Yale English degree was highlighted as she clinched the top prize for charity.
ABC affiliates aired a promotional spot touting a Knicks-Cavaliers Eastern Conference finals Game 1 even though Detroit’s 115-94 win in Game 6 forced a decisive Game 7, creating a mismatch between the promo and the actual playoff schedule and sparking discussions about a network misstep.
ABC accidentally aired a promo hyping a Knicks vs. Cavaliers Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 before the matchup was decided, causing cross-network confusion as Pistons-Cavaliers Game 7 looms.
Eve Plumb reveals that The Brady Bunch cast received zero residuals from reruns due to pre-1975 rules that limited payments to the first 10 reruns; Susan Olsen said her last check was in 1975 and Barry Williams recalled a final-season pay of about $1,100 per week (roughly $24,000 for 22 episodes), highlighting how the cast fared far worse than later stars like Friends, which reportedly earns about $20 million a year in residuals.
At Disney’s 2026 upfronts, Jimmy Kimmel opened with self‑deprecating quips about the year’s media firestorm and joked that ABC could only be pulled off the air if he somehow “threw a chair at his Mormon boyfriend.” He teased Disney leadership (the three Bobs and Josh D’Amaro), joked about the Super Bowl on ABC and the timing around Valentine’s Day, and delivered raunchy bits about Baywatch’s reboot and pop‑culture rivalries. He also riffed on ongoing Trump‑era scrutiny of Disney, before ending with a surprise appearance by his daughter Jane and a performance by Olivia Rodrigo.
ABC will not air the Kaitlin Olson-led crime drama High Potential for its third season in fall 2026, delaying the premiere to midseason 2027 to minimize schedule interruptions and ride momentum into the new year, while other returning and new shows fill the fall lineup.
Comedian Conan O'Brien will host the 99th Oscars for the third year in a row, with Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan returning as executive producers and Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney back as producers; the ceremony will air live on ABC and Hulu on March 14, 2027.
ABC’s 2026–27 slate shifts High Potential to midseason 2027 to accommodate a blockbuster early-2027 live-events bloc (College Football Playoff final, Super Bowl, relocated Grammys and Oscars). The fall lineup adds R.J. Decker and Scrubs to fall, with Celebrity Jeopardy! on Wednesdays and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune on Fridays, while The Rookie, Will Trent and Shifting Gears debut midseason alongside The Rookie: North. The Bachelor and Bachelor in Paradise are planned for 2027 premieres, with some short pauses to preserve a mostly uninterrupted spring run.
ABC’s Fall 2026 schedule moves High Potential to midseason to preserve an uninterrupted run, while the Scrubs revival will premiere in fall. R.J. Decker lands the Tuesday 10 p.m. slot, and ABC renews all scripted series, adding midseason and new entries like The Rookie, Will Trent, Shifting Gears, and The Rookie: North. The Bachelor remains without a fall slot for 2026, with future Bachelor in Paradise and The Bachelorette plans still in flux, and ABC also plans to air the Super Bowl next season.
ABC’s fall 2026 schedule leaves out any Bachelor-branded series, moving High Potential to midseason and maintaining a mostly steady slate with a major midseason reshuffle. The Rookie and Will Trent are slated to anchor midseason, with The Rookie: North launching then and R.J. Decker staying in its Tuesday 10 PM spot. The Scrubs reboot returns in fall to bridge gaps, and The Bachelor is planned for midseason with Bachelor in Paradise following in summer 2027. ABC also emphasizes renewed scripted series and aims to minimize interruptions around live events.
ABC has ordered The Rookie: North to series, starring Jay Ellis as Alex Holland—the Pierce County Police Department’s oldest rookie—after a home invasion triggers a renewed purpose. The Rookie spinoff, created by Alexi Hawley who directed the pilot, is produced by Hawley with Nathan Fillion as an executive producer and star; Lionsgate Television and 20th Television will handle the production. It marks the second The Rookie spinoff after The Rookie: Feds, which was canceled after one season in 2023. The project was greenlit ahead of Disney’s upfronts, with The Rookie itself renewed for Season 9 after concluding its eighth season. The series will follow Alex Holland policing from urban coastlines to rural forests as he proves to his training officer, fellow rookies, and himself that he’s worthy of the fight.
ABC has ordered a The Rookie spin-off titled The Rookie: North for the 2026–27 season, centering on Alex Holland (Jay Ellis) as the oldest rookie on a Washington state police force. The series is written by The Rookie creator Alexi Hawley, with Nathan Fillion and other producers aboard; Lionsgate Television and 20th Century TV will produce. It’s ABC’s second Rookie spin-off, following The Rookie: Feds, and is one of two pilots ordered this development cycle, with the other, a comedy called Do You Want Kids?, not moving forward.