ABC Renews 15 Shows for 2016-17 Season - Full List!

Mar 04, 2016, 19:51
ABC Renews 15 Shows for 2016-17 Season - Full List!

In a surprising moving, the network renewed 15 of its fan-favorite series on Thursday, including the entire TGIT line-up (Rejoice fans of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder!), The Bachelor, Dancing With the Stars and Once Upon a Time, which is hitting its milestone 100th episode on March 6.

Although "Scandal" and "Murder" have seen significant declines in their numbers this season, the dramas are still steady performers and have huge social media followings, trending on Twitter every Thursday night. While the ratings cooled throughout the fall, the 1.3 demo rating and 4.5 million viewers for the fall finale still places the show high among ABC's new series for the season.

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Over the course of the day ABC saw fit to renew a full roster of shows that include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The single-camera comedy The Middle will be in season eight, as will Modern Family. Sunday night's are also gaining another season of Quantico, the Federal Bureau of Investigation trainee drama.

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New ABC president Channing Dungey, who replaces exiting Paul Lee (making her the first African American to not only head ABC, but a major TV network) is already making her presence felt a mere 2 weeks into the job, announcing today the early renewals of a handful of ABC series.

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