ABC Moves Up ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘9-1-1’ & ‘9-1-1: Nashville’ Premiere Dates
Good news for fans of Grey’s Anatomy and the 9-1-1 universe as ABC is moving up the season premieres for the three drama series.
The Disney-owned network is moving up the return of Grey’s Anatomy and 9-1-1 as well as the launch of new series 9-1-1: Nashville by a week. The three shows were set to debut on Thursday, October 16, but instead will premiere on Thursday, October 9.
Ryan Murphy’s flagship 9-1-1 will air its ninth season at 8 p.m., new spinoff 9-1-1: Nashville airs at 9 p.m. and Grey’s Anatomy, the longest-running medical drama on television, will premiere Season 22 at 10 p.m.
No other changes to its schedule, which also includes breakout drama High Potential returning for its second season, the return of The Golden Bachelor and returning comedies Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary.
9-1-1: Nashville is an action procedural about heroic first responders, which also weaves in a family saga of power and glamour set in Tennessee. It stars Chris O’Donnell as Captain Don Sharpe, along with Jessica Capshaw, LeAnn Rimes and Kimberly Williams-Paisley. The show is produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. Murphy, Tim Minear and Rashad Raisani will serve as executive producers and writers, with O’Donnell, Brad Buecker, Brad Falchuk and Bassett also executive producing.
Murphy obviously also is behind 9-1-1, which is heading into its third season on ABC after airing on Fox for six seasons. The show stars Angela Bassett, Oliver Stark, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ryan Guzman, Aisha Hinds, Kenneth Choi, and Gavin McHugh. Created by Murphy, Falchuk and Minear, it is produced 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision with Minear as showrunner. Exec produces also include Bassett, Krause, John J. Gray, Brad Buecker, Lyndsey Beaulieu, Ted Griffen and Robert M. Williams.
Grey’s Anatomy is checking into Season 22. The season will consist of 18 episodes and comes after an explosive Season 21 finale cliffhanger. It stars Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Kevin McKidd, Caterina Scorsone, Camilla Luddington, Jason George, Kim Raver, Chis Carmack, Anthony Hill, Alexis Floyd, Harry Shum Jr., Adelaide Kane and Niko Terho with Debbie Allen, Scott Speedman, Jaicy Elliot and Trevor Jackson recurring. Its executive producing team includes creator Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers of Shondaland as well as current showrunner Meg Marinis, director and recurring cast member Debbie Allen and Pompeo.
