Overview
- Season 9 premiered Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, with new episodes released weekly and available the following day on Hulu and Disney+.
- The opener confirms a space-set crisis tied to a geomagnetic event, signaling an escalation in the show’s high-concept emergencies.
- The new chapter foregrounds grief and a leadership transition at Station 118 following a major loss last season.
- Mark Consuelos appears in the premiere as a tech billionaire at the center of a headline-grabbing rescue.
- ABC also launched 9-1-1: Nashville at 9:01 p.m. ET with a tornado-driven pilot; the flagship’s season is slated for 18 episodes as younger cast members move up to series regulars.