Scrubs Sequel Collection Launch Date Revealed: ABC Units Tremendous-Sized Premiere

Almost 15 years after the present mentioned goodbye to followers, the Scrubs sequel sequence launch date has been revealed. Improvement on a brand new incarnation of the medical sitcom first began swirling in early 2022 when creator Invoice Lawrence expressed his eagerness to revive the present in some style, with Zach Braff and different stars additionally being open to returning.

The Scrubs sequel sequence was formally confirmed in late 2024 with Tim Hobert and Aseem Batra serving as showrunners and a number of authentic stars returning to guide, together with Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, John C. McGinley and Judy Reyes. After initially transferring easily, it was reported in mid October that the present hit a slight setback as Hobert left the manufacturing over artistic variations, leaving Batra as the only showrunner.

Now, with the Fall TV season already midway by way of, ABC has unveiled its 2026 midseason schedule. Included within the roster is the Scrubs sequel sequence, which is able to debut on the community on Wednesday, February 25 at 8 p.m. EST. Along with confirming the present’s premiere date, ABC additionally revealed that the sitcom revival is getting a super-sized return as it will likely be a two-part premiere.

Whereas the present’s premiere date is already an encouraging boon after the showrunner exit information, it additionally highlights ABC’s pleasure to convey Scrubs again to the air. It had already been introduced that it will be a part of the 2025-26 midseason calendar, however to have or not it’s nearer to the beginning of the 12 months factors to the manufacturing having gone nicely and being prepared for air prior to later.

One factor that is nonetheless unclear is what number of episodes the Scrubs sequel will truly comprise upon its February 2026 premiere. Very like most sitcoms, early seasons of the present consisted of over 20 episodes, whereas later seasons have been within the teenagers. A few of them nonetheless landed fall premiere dates in lieu of spring ones, making it simply as doable for the sequel to be a full season depend as a brief one. See the vary of prior Scrubs seasons’ premiere dates and episode counts within the chart beneath:

No matter what number of episodes it finally ends up having, one of many different main factors of curiosity for the Scrubs premiere date is that, in its present timeslot, it will likely be sharing the night time with two of ABC’s different main sitcoms, Shifting Gears season 2 and Abbott Elementary season 5, which make their returns in January. Wednesday night time has confirmed a strong scores window for each sequence, with Quinta Brunson’s office comedy netting extra constant scores in its new timeslot this season, whereas Tim Allen’s is on-par with its debut season.

Although it could discover itself pushed barely later into the night, the Scrubs sequel sequence sharing Wednesday night time with the opposite two sequence may show very useful for its potential future. ABC already has a profitable historical past within the sitcom revival sphere after The Conners‘ seven-season run on the community, and if viewers tune into the return of JD, Turk and different fan-favorite Sacred Coronary heart docs, it may see the identical elongated run.

The Scrubs sequel sequence will premiere on ABC on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 8 p.m. EST.