ABC 2011 Fall TV Premiere Schedule

ABC has all of their ducks (and planes, angels, dancing celebrities, and modern families) in a row for the Fall 2011 primetime TV lineup. The network announced the schedule today, which includes super-sized premieres for Modern Family, The Middle, and Grey’s Anatomy, among others.

ABC’s fall schedule starts with 20/20 on September 16th, but doesn’t really get going until Monday, September 19th, when Dancing with the Stars and Castle return. Later that week, The Middle and Modern Family each get hour-long season openers, leading up to the series premiere of Revenge. I’m not entirely sure how well Revenge will do following the comedy block, but maybe viewers will appreciate some soapy primetime drama following two hours of family-centric hilarity.

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Grey’s Anatomy are both in the schedule for two-hour premieres. And new comedy series Last Man Standing is on the schedule for a one-hour premiere. Finally, Once Upon A Time is the last-but-(hopefully)-not-least series to cap off the fall schedule, with a premiere date of October 23rd. The close proximity to Halloween actually makes sense, given the story-book/fantasy theme of the series.

Friday, September 16
10:00 p.m. 20/20

Monday, September 19
8:00-10:00 p.m. - Dancing with the Stars
10:00-11:00 p.m. - Castle

Tuesday, September 20
9:00-10:00 p.m. - Dancing with the Stars the Results Show
10:00-11:00 p.m. - Body of Proof

Wednesday, September 21
8:00-9:00 p.m. - The Middle (special one-hour premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. - Modern Family (special one-hour premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. - REVENGE

Thursday, September 22
8:00-9:00 p.m. - Charlie's Angels
9:00-11:00 p.m. - Grey's Anatomy (special two-hour premiere)

Sunday, September 25
7:00-9:00 p.m. - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (special two-hour premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. - Desperate Housewives
10:00-11:00 p.m. - PAN AM

Wednesday, September 28
8:30-9:00 p.m. - SUBURGATORY
9:30-10:00 p.m. - Happy Endings

Thursday, September 29
10:00-11:00 p.m. - Private Practice

Sunday, October 2
7:00-8:00 p.m. - America's Funniest Home Videos

Tuesday, October 11
8:00- 9:00 p.m. - LAST MAN STANDING (special one-hour premiere)

Tuesday, October 18
8:30-9:00 p.m. - MAN UP!

Friday, October 21
8:00-10:00 p.m. - Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (time period premiere)

Sunday, October 23
8:00-9:00 p.m. - Once Upon a Time

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