ABC Announces Premiere Dates for "American Idol," "The Bachelor," "The Rookie," "Shifting Gears," "Will Trent" & More!

ABC has today announced the premiere dates for its upcoming midseason lineup of programming - including new seasons of returning series American Idol, The Bachelor, Shifting Gears and Will Trent as well as the series debut of The Rookie North.

Tuesday, January 5

• 8PM: Will Trent (Season 5 Premiere)
• 9PM: High Potential (Season 3 Premiere)
• 10PM: Surviving a Scandal (Series Premiere)

Wednesday, January 6

• 8PM: Shifting Gears (Season 3 Premiere, Back-to-Back Episodes)
• 9PM: The Rookie (Season 9 Premiere)
• 10PM: The Rookie North (Series Premiere)

Thursday, January 7

• 8PM: 9-1-1 (Midseason Return)
• 9PM: 9-1-1: Nashville (Midseason Return)
• 10PM: Grey's Anatomy (Midseason Return)

Wednesday, January 13

• 8:30PM: Abbott Elementary (Midseason Return)

Friday, January 29

• 8PM: Celebrity Jeopardy! (Season 5 Premiere)

Monday, February 1

• 8PM: American Idol at 25 (Special)

Sunday, February 7

• 7PM: The 69th Annual Grammy Awards (Special)

Monday, February 8

• 8PM: American Idol (Season 25 Premiere)
• 10PM: Shark Tank (Time Slot Debut)

Sunday, February 14

• 6:30PM: Super Bowl LXI (Special)
• 10:30PM: High Potential (Special)

Sunday, March 14

• 7PM: The Oscars (Special)

Sunday, March 21

• 8PM: The Bachelor (Season 30 Premiere)
• 10PM: What Would You Do? (Season 18 Premiere)