ABC Reveals 9-1-1 Followers Will Have To Wait Longer Than Anticipated For The New Season

9-1-1 season 9 will debut a bit later than anticipated, extending the wait for brand spanking new episodes. ABC lately unveiled its upcoming primetime schedule, formally confirming when most of its scripted exhibits will return. Whereas just a few notable hits like The Rookie and Will Trent will not be again till subsequent 12 months, 9-1-1 season 9 can be taking extra time to premiere.

The most important breakout will likely be again first. Excessive Potential season 2 will premiere on September 16 at 10 PM, hurrying again to ABC’s primetime schedule after the primary installment solidified the enviable development of gaining viewers because it went alongside. By its finale, the Kaitlin Olson-led procedural was attracting greater than 10 million viewers per episode.

Though most ABC exhibits will likely be again in September or early October at most, 9-1-1 season 9 will not debut till Thursday, October 16 at 10 PM. Deadline confirms that the identical is true for 9-1-1: Nashville and the much-anticipated Gray’s Anatomy season 23. There isn’t any rationalization, presently, for the marginally longer wait.

What This Means For 9-1-1 Season 9

Filming Begins Quickly, At Least

Despite the fact that 9-1-1‘s ninth season will not be again for just a few months, manufacturing is already deliberate to start within the coming days. With cameras rolling, there could also be a greater sense of the present’s casting and the general story that the long-running drama will take after the controversial loss of life of Peter Krause’s Bobby Nash.

It’s a little bit of an adjustment, in any case, since 9-1-1 seasons have sometimes debuted in September. The one exceptions are for the primary season, which consisted of ten episodes, season 4, which was delayed as a result of COVID shutdowns, and season 7, which got here after the writers’ and actors’ strikes.

One factor to observe for, within the anticipate a follow-up to the 9-1-1 season 8 finale, is what information comes out previous to the October launch. There’s been hypothesis about whether or not the sequence will usher in a brand new solid member or promote a well-recognized face in gentle of Krause’s high-profile departure. That may possible be introduced, if there’s any information, earlier than new episodes debut.

Our Take On The Wait For 9-1-1

The Present Has A Huge Highlight

With the primary of a serious character and 9-1-1: Nashville on the best way, on the identical evening, the franchise has extra eyes on it than common. Viewers dismayed by Bobby’s loss of life will possible determine fairly shortly whether or not they need to preserve watching. It is simply that they will have to carry on a bit longer earlier than starting the method of deciding.

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Supply: Deadline

9-1-1

8/10

Launch Date

January 3, 2018

Showrunner

Tim Minear

Administrators

Bradley Buecker, David Grossman, Brenna Malloy, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Jann Turner, Jennifer Lynch, Marita Grabiak, Sarah Boyd, John J. Grey, Barbara Brown, Robert M. Williams Jr., Kristen Reidel, Marcus Stokes, Tasha Smith, Millicent Shelton, Juan Carlos Coto, John Grey, Greg Sirota, Alonso Alvarez, James Wong, Kevin Hooks, Varda Bar-Kar, Shauna Duggins, Sharat Raju

Writers

Tim Minear, Andrew Meyers, Brad Falchuk, David Fury, Ryan Murphy, Christopher Monfette, Nadia Abass-Madden, Nicole Barraza Keim, Erica L. Anderson, Matthew Hodgson, Stacey R. Rose, Taylor Wong, Tonya Kong, Adam Penn

• Angela Bassett

  Athena Grant

• Peter Krause

  Robert ‘Bobby’ Nash