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For the Australian network, see Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

ABC is a national broadcast network in the USA. The acronym stands for American Broadcasting Company. ABC was formed in 1943 when NBC sold their Blue network in compliance with FCC regulations.

Contents 1 History 2 In-Depth 3 Current Shows (2011–2012 Season) 3.1 Primetime 3.2 Non-Primetime 4 Current Primetime Schedule 5 Current Non-Primetime Schedule 5.1 Morning 5.2 Afternoon and Evening 5.3 Late Night 6 ABC Owned-and-operated stations 7 External Sites

History

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In-Depth

• Program Listing: A listing of shows aired on ABC.

Current Shows (2011–2012 Season)

(including the Summer of 2012)

Primetime

Scripted series Body of Proof (Season 2) Castle (Season 4) Charlie's Angels (Season 1) Cougar Town (Season 3) (mid-season) Desperate Housewives (Season 8) Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (Season 1) (mid-season) GCB (Season 1) (mid-season) Grey's Anatomy (Season 7) Happy Endings (Season 2) Last Man Standing (Season 1) Man Up (Season 1) The Middle (Season 3) Missing (Season 1) (mid-season) Modern Family (Season 3) Once Upon a Time (Season 1) Pan Am (Season 1) Private Practice (Season 5) Revenge (Season 1) The River (Season 1) (mid-season) Rookie Blue (Season 3) (Summer 2012) Scandal (Season 1) (mid-season) Suburgatory (Season 1) Titanic (Miniseries) (mid-season) Work It (Season 1) (mid-season)

Non-scripted series 20/20 (Season 34) America's Funniest Home Videos (Season 22) The Bachelor (Season 16) (mid-season) The Bachelor Pad (Season 3) (Summer 2012) The Bachelorette (Season 8) (Summer 2012) Dancing with the Stars (Seasons 13 & 14) Duets (Season 1) (Summer 2012) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Season 9) Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition (Season 2) (Summer 2012) Final Witness (Season 1) (Summer 2012) The Glass House (Season 1) (Summer 2012) Million Dollar Mind Game (Season 1) Primetime (Season 20) Saturday Night College Football (Season 6) Secret Millionaire (Season 3) (Summer 2012) Shark Tank (Season 3) Trust Us with Your Life (Season 1) (Summer 2012) Wife Swap (Season 7) (mid-season) Wipeout (Season 5) (mid-season) You Deserve It (Season 1)

Canceled in 2010–11 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show Better with You Brothers & Sisters Combat Hospital Detroit 1-8-7 Expedition Impossible Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Karaoke Battle USA Mr. Sunshine My Generation No Ordinary Family Off the Map Skating with the Stars Supernanny Take the Money and Run V The Whole Truth

Non-Primetime

Non-primetime news

• ESPN Sports Saturday
• Good Morning America
• Nightline
• This Week with Christiane Amanpour
• Winners Bracket
• World News Now
• World News Saturday
• World News Sunday
• World News with Diane Sawyer

Daytime dramas

• General Hospital

Daytime talk / game / reality shows

• The Chew
• The Revolution
• The View

Late night shows

• Jimmy Kimmel Live

Saturday morning children's shows

Litton's Weekend Adventure

Current Primetime Schedule

Day	7:00	7:30	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30
Monday			Dancing with the Stars				Castle
Tuesday			Last Man Standing	Cougar Town	Dancing with the Stars		Private Practice
Wednesday			The Middle	Suburgatory	Modern Family	Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23	Revenge
Thursday			Missing		Grey's Anatomy		Scandal
Friday			Shark Tank		Primetime: What Would You Do?		20/20
Saturday			Various repeats
Sunday	America's Funniest Home Videos		Once Upon a Time		Desperate Housewives		GCB

Current Non-Primetime Schedule

Morning

Day	7:00AM	7:30AM	8:00AM	8:30AM	9:00AM	9:30AM	10:00AM	10:30AM	11:00AM	11:30AM	12:00PM	12:30PM
Weekday	Good Morning America								The View
Saturday			Good Morning America Saturday		Litton's Weekend Adventure
Sunday					This Week with George Stephanopoulos

Afternoon and Evening

Day	1:00PM	1:30PM	2:00PM	2:30PM	3:00PM	3:30PM	4:00PM	4:30PM	5:00PM	5:30PM	6:00PM	6:30PM
Weekday	The Chew		The Revolution		General Hospital							World News with Diane Sawyer
Saturday	Various Sports						30 for 30, E:60 or Homecoming with Rick Reilly		Winners Bracket			World News Saturday
Sunday	Various Sports											World News Sunday

Late Night

Day	11:00PM	11:35PM	12:05AM	12:35AM	1:05AM	1:35AM	2:05AM	2:35AM	3:05AM
Weekday		Nightline	Jimmy Kimmel Live				World News Now

ABC Owned-and-operated stations

ABC owns and operates the following television stations:

DMA	Location	Call	Digital	Virtual	Network
1	New York City NY	WABC-TV	7	7	ABC
2	Los Angeles CA	KABC-TV	7	7	ABC
3	Chicago IL	WLS-TV	7	7	ABC
4	Philadelphia PA	WPVI-TV	6	6	ABC
6	San Francisco CA	KGO-TV	7	7	ABC
12	Houston TX	KTRK-TV	13	13	ABC
27	Raleigh-Durham NC	WTVD	11	11	ABC
30	Fresno CA	KFSN-TV	30	30	ABC

External Sites

ABC.com