The Ins, Outs, Ups & Downs of ABC’s Mid-Season Line-Up

ABC has released their mid-season line-up and there are a number of notable changes. Take a look below for their midseason premiere dates.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 3
8:00-9:00 p.m.​​“Galavant” (Season 2 Premiere)

MONDAY, JANUARY 4
8:00-10:00 p.m.​​“The Bachelor” (Season 20 Premiere)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 5
9:00-11:00 p.m.​“Marvel’s Agent Carter” (Season 2 Premiere, 2 hours, regular time period 9-10 p.m.)

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6
10:00 p.m.​ ​​“American Crime” (Season 2 Premiere)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
8:00-10:00 p.m.​“My Diet Is Better Than Yours” (Series Premiere, 2 hours)
10:00 p.m.​​“Beyond the Tank” (Season Premiere)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
8:00 p.m.​​“The Muppets” (New Episodes)
8:30 p.m.​​“Fresh Off the Boat” (New Episodes)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
8:00 p.m.​​“Grey’s Anatomy” (New Episodes)
9:00 p.m.​​“Scandal” (New Episodes)
10:00 p.m.​​“How to Get Away with Murder” (New Episodes)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
8:30 p.m.​​“The Real O’Neals” (Sneak Preview)
9:30 p.m.​​“The Real O’Neals” (Sneak Preview)

THURSDAY, MARCH 3
9:00 p.m.​​“The Family” (Sneak Preview)

SUNDAY, MARCH 6
8:00 p.m.​​“Once Upon a Time” (New Episodes)
9:00 p.m.​​“The Family” (Time Period Premiere)
10:00 p.m.​​“Quantico” (New Episodes)

TUESDAY, MARCH 8
8:00 p.m.​​“Fresh Off the Boat” (New Time Period)
8:30 p.m.​​“The Real O’Neals” (Time Period Premiere)
9:00 p.m.​​“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” (Series Return, New Episodes)
10:00 p.m.​​“Of Kings & Prophets” (Series Premiere)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9
10:00 p.m.​​“American Crime” (Season Finale)

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16
10:00 p.m.​​“Nashville” (Series Return, New Episodes)​

THURSDAY, MARCH 17
10:00 p.m.​​“How to Get Away with Murder” (Season Finale)

THURSDAY,  MARCH 24
10:00 p.m.​​“The Catch” (Series Premiere)

See anything distressing? For some, it will take much longer than others to find out what happens after that mid-season cliffhanger. Not that those mid-season cliffhangers have quite yet happened, but the anticipation can be taxing nonetheless.

For instance, those who are already holding their breath anxiously because they just KNOW that the Dark Ones storyline on Once Upon A Time is NOT going to be resolved before winter hiatus are dreading the wait until March to find out more and see what happens in the latter half of the season.

Anyone who has gotten into the fall hit, Quantico, is biting their nails after seeing their March winter premiere date as well.

On the other hand, there are also brand new shows like Shonda Rhimes’s The Catch that, like all Shondaland series’, are already generating buzz and yet it’s looking at a late March premiere.

What is ABC’s strategy? If you have any theories, leave them in the comments below!