On Sundays, American Idol will begin airing on March 11, as previously announced, one week after the Oscars. It will air for two hours, beginning at 8:00. New police procedural Deception will air at 10:00 and premiere the same night.
On Mondays, American Idol will begin airing on March 12 at 8:00, taking over for The Bachelor. Once The Good Doctor concludes its first season, new sci-fi drama The Crossing will premiere at 10:00 on April 2. On April 30, the short run of the athletes edition of Dancing with the Stars will take over for American Idol, airing for two hours beginning at 8:00.
On Tuesdays, Shonda Rhimes-produced legal drama For the People will take over for Kevin (Probably) Saves the World in the 10:00 timeslot beginning March 13. As previously announced, the revival of Roseanne will premiere at 8:00 on March 27. The premiere will be a one-hour one, leading into an episode of Black-ish, which will launch the series premiere of new family comedy Splitting Up Together at 9:30. The Middle will move into its new 8:30 timeslot for its final episodes beginning April 3.
On Wednesdays, new family/workplace comedy Alex Inc. will premiere at 8:30 on March 28. It will be taking over for Speechless, which now has a 18-episode season.
On Thursdays, the new Grey's Anatomy spin-off will premiere on March 29 at 9:00. On this night, Scandal will move to the 10:00 timeslot that it used to air in for its final episodes. Once Scandal concludes, the third season of Quantico will premiere at 10:00 on April 26.
In addition to these spring dates, The Bachelor Winter Games will air against the Winter Olympics, airing for two hours at 8:00 for two weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning February 13.
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