How does the 118 move on after Bobby's (Peter Krause) devastating death? 9-1-1 viewers will find out when the show returns this fall. ABC has announced that the highly anticipated ninth season of the drama series will premiere on Thursday, October 16, at 8 p.m. on the network. The show maintains the day and airtime that it has occupied since its move to ABC from Fox. The only development is that it won't be the only show in the 9-1-1 universe on ABC for much longer. The same night sees the premiere of 9-1-1: Nashville, a new series inspired by the flagship series. Closing the night at 10 p.m. is an all-new season of the long-running medical drama, Grey's Anatomy.
9-1-1 Season 9 will deal with a lot, but none more important than the aftermath of the death of Captain Bobby Nash. For the first time in the show's history, a main character died. Season 9 is about figuring out how the 118 moves forward without the strongest soldier. "It’s not the same. Nothing is the same," series star Jennifer Love Hewitt told TV Insider when asked how everything feels without Bobby. “But I do think that when you’re telling a story about first responders, unfortunately, those are the things that happen, and he was the person that mattered to everyone in the cast the most, and so I felt like he was our hero, and he always will be," she added.
The '9-1-1' Universe and More ABC Shows Get Fall Premiere Dates
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The fall schedule is set for ABC. High Potential kicks off the scripted premiere on September 16 at 10 p.m. ET. Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary return for comedy night on Wednesday, October 1, and the aforementioned Thursday shows return on October 16. Missing from the schedule are The Rookie Season 8 and Will Trent Season 4. These dramas are set to premiere in 2026 alongside the Scrubs reboot. Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and Sarah Chalke, who starred in the 2009 series, will return alongside original series creator Bill Lawrence. “Scrubs means so very much to me. So excited for the chance to get the band back together,” Lawrence shared in a statement after ABC ordered the reboot.
Catch the Season 9 premiere of 9-1-1 on Thursday, October 16 at 8 p.m. ET. Stay tuned to Collider for more information about all upcoming ABC shows.
