Overview

• ABC will kick off its Thursday drama block on Oct. 9 with 9-1-1 at 8 p.m., one week ahead of its original schedule.
• Season 9 of 9-1-1 will debut without Peter Krause after the season 8 finale killed off his character, Captain Bobby Nash.
• The new spinoff 9-1-1: Nashville will air at 9 p.m. and follows a Tennessee firehouse led by Chris O’Donnell’s Captain Don Sharpe.
• Grey’s Anatomy Season 22 will premiere at 10 p.m. and will resolve the cliffhanger from the hospital explosion.
• The schedule shift underscores ABC’s focus on precise timing and franchise momentum to sustain its Thursday-night leadership.