Though the other networks have already shared theirs, ABC has at last finalized its fall 2018 TV schedule, complete with premiere dates for the Roseanne Barr-less spinoff The Conners, as well as Nathan Fillion’s return to TV with The Rookie.

It’s probably no surprise that Nathan Fillion’s return to his old Castle stomping grounds will happen on the same night John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Laurie Metcalf, and the rest of the Conners make their debut, as the lead-in audience will presumably be quite sizable, and will more than justify the relatively late start date for both shows.  

TUESDAY, OCT. 16

  8:00-8:30pm                          The Conners (Series premiere)

  8:30-9:00pm                          The Kids Are Alright (Series premiere)

  9:00-9:30pm                          black-ish (Season 5 premiere)

  9:30-10:00pm                        Splitting Up Together (Season 2 premiere)

 10:00-11:00pm                       The Rookie (Series premiere)