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ABC Fall Schedule: ‘Scandal’ Delayed, Kiefer Replaces ‘Nashville,’ ‘Middle’ and ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ on the Move

ABC’s new entertainment president Channing Dungey conceded in a call with reporters that Scandal star Kerry Washington’s real-life pregnancy forced the network to “make some adjustments” with regard to scheduling the show.

ABC is the third network, following NBC and Fox, to announce its schedule for the 2016-17 TV season, and among its major moves — though as suspected — Scandal will not return until midseason, while The Middle is relocating to a new neighborhood for Season 8.

ABC’s new entertainment president Channing Dungey conceded in a call with reporters that Scandal star Kerry Washington’s real-life pregnancy forced the network to “make some adjustments” with regard to scheduling the show.

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Filling the #TGIT gap on Thursdays in the fall will be Notorious, a new drama starringCovert Affairs‘ Piper Perabo and Graceland‘s Daniel Sunjata.

Other key takeaways: Hayley Atwell’s Conviction is inheriting Castle‘s former time slot, the Kiefer Sutherland-led Designated Survivor will replace Nashville on Wednesdays andSecrets and Lies Season 2 will finally see the light of day, airing Sundays in front ofQuantico.

On tap for midseason, in addition to Scandal, are The Catch, Shondland’s Romeo & Juliet sequel Still Star-Crossed, American Crime, Time After Time, the comedies Downward Dogand Imaginary Mary, and the limited series When We Rise.

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All told, the ABC schedule looks like this; new shows are in CAPS, click for details.

MONDAY
8 pm Dancing With the Stars
10 pm CONVICTION

TUESDAY
8 pm The Middle (new timeslot)
8:30 pm AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE
9 pm Fresh Off the Boat (new timeslot)
9:30 pm The Real O’Neals (new timeslot)
10 pm Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (new timeslot)

WEDNESDAY
8 pm The Goldbergs (new timeslot)
8:30 pm SPEECHLESS
9 pm Modern Family
9:30 pm black-ish
10 pm DESIGNATED SURVIVOR

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THURSDAY
8 pm Grey’s Anatomy
9 pm NOTORIOUS
10 pm How to Get Away With Murder

FRIDAY
8 pm Last Man Standing
8:30 pm Dr. Ken
9 pm Shark Tank
10 pm 20/20

SATURDAY
Saturday Night Football

SUNDAY
7 pm America’s Funniest Home Videos
8 pm Once Upon a Time
9 pm Secrets and Lies (new timeslot)
10 pm Quantico

NOT RETURNING NEXT SEASON: The Astronaut Wives Club, Blood & Oil, Castle, The Family, Galavant, Marvel’s Agent Carter, The Muppets, Nashville, Of Kings and Prophets, Rookie Blue, The Whispers and Wicked City

Launch Gallery: Fall TV Preview: Your Guide to What’s New

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