ABC New Schedule: ‘Black-Ish’ Gets ‘Modern Family’ Lead-In, Shonda Rhimes Thursday

Tuesdays are all new, save “SHIELD”; “Cristela” is sent to Fridays

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ABC’s new 2014-15 schedule gives “Black-ish” the prime post-“Modern Family” slot on Wednesdays and “How to Get Away With Murder” the post-“Scandal” position on Thursdays.

Counting “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC Thursdays this fall will feature a Shonda Rhimes‘ drama trifecta.

On Tuesday, three new programs join “Agents of SHIELD”: “Selfie,” “Manhattan Love Story,” and “Forever.” The new “Cristela” will air on Fridays.

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ABC announced the schedule hours before its upfront presentation to advertisers Tuesday afternoon.

“Our schedule reflects a judicious mix of boldness and stability,” said ABC entertainment president Paul Lee. “ABC is finishing the season with momentum — we now have building blocks on every night of the week, and we’re using them to launch our new series. This season we set out to develop passion projects from world-class storytellers and showcase the faces and voices of America. Both plans unleashed a wave of creativity and we’re extremely excited about the new slate.”

Fall premiere dates will be announced later.

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Other new series for the 2014-15 season include: “American Crime,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” “Galavant,” “Marvel’s Agent Carter,” “Secrets and Lies,” and “The Whispers.”

Returning this season are “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” “The Bachelor,” “Castle,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Goldbergs,” “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Last Man Standing,” “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD,” “The Middle,” “Modern Family,” “Nashville,” “Once Upon a Time,” “Resurrection,” “Revenge,” “Scandal,” “Shark Tank,” “The Taste” and “20/20.”

“Marvel’s Agent Carter” and “Galavant” will serve as bridge programming between the fall finales and winter premieres of “SHIELD” and “Once Upon a Time,” respectively.

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Here is ABC’s fall primetime schedule:

Monday
8:00 p.m. “Dancing with the Stars”
10:00 p.m. “Castle”

Tuesday
8:00 p.m. “Selfie” (new)
8:30 p.m. “Manhattan Love Story” (new)
9:00 p.m. “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
10:00 p.m. “Forever” (new)

Wednesday
8:00 p.m. “The Middle”
8:30 p.m. “The Goldbergs”
9:00 p.m. “Modern Family”
9:30 p.m. “Black-ish” (new)
10:00 p.m. “Nashville”

Thursday
8:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
9:00 p.m. “Scandal”
10:00 p.m. “How to Get Away with Murder” (new)

Friday
8:00 p.m. “Last Man Standing”
8:30 p.m. “Cristela” (new)
9:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”
10:00 p.m. “20/20”

Saturday
8:00 p.m. “Saturday Night Football”

Sunday
7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m. “Once Upon a Time”
9:00 p.m. “Resurrection”
10:00 p.m. “Revenge”

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