The Southern Ontario/WNY Radio-TV Forum / No Scripted Programs and Nothing After 10 On ABC Summer Schedule

**Posted by paterson1** May 4, 2024 10:57 am

US network ABC has released a slimmed down prime time summer schedule that is all reality and game shows. Worth noting, for now at least the network has no programming scheduled this summer after 10pm. From TV Ratings Guide...
http://www.thetvratingsguide.com/2024/05/abc-announces-summer-2024-schedule.html

**Posted by paterson1** May 4, 2024 12:09 pm

Also noticed that nothing is on the summer schedule for Friday evenings. Maybe this is where they will repeat some scripted programming or burn off some shows that they have been holding on to. Also could pick up some programming from ESPN.

**Posted by Radiowiz** May 4, 2024 3:46 pm

paterson1 wrote:
Also noticed that nothing is on the summer schedule for Friday evenings. Maybe this is where they will repeat some scripted programming or burn off some shows that they have been holding on to. Also could pick up some programming from ESPN.

Friday evenings? Shark tank reruns and 20/20 sounds right to me. I don't see them abandoning that idea. They seem to like going up against Dateline...

**Posted by paterson1** May 4, 2024 5:52 pm

Radiowiz wrote:
paterson1 wrote:
Also noticed that nothing is on the summer schedule for Friday evenings. Maybe this is where they will repeat some scripted programming or burn off some shows that they have been holding on to. Also could pick up some programming from ESPN.
Friday evenings? Shark tank reruns and 20/20 sounds right to me. I don't see them abandoning that idea. They seem to like going up against Dateline...

Probably. Usually the networks say what they would be doing, rather than leaving a day missing.