ABC's Fall Schedule Includes a "Once Upon a Time" Spin-off and "Marvel's Agents of Shield"

ABC's fall schedule features eight new series, half of which will air on Tuesdays. "Marvel's Agents of Shield" anchors Tuesday's entirely fresh line-up, while the "Once Upon A Time" spin-off will anchor Thursday evening, leading into demo friendly "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal." The Disney influence on ABC is apparent and both series could be key to an improvement for the alphabet network. Perhaps the biggest news surrounding the new schedule is the elimination of the "Dancing with the Stars Results" show. Check back next week for my thoughts on ABC's fall schedule.

Fall 2013 on ABC

Monday
8:00 p.m. “Dancing With the Stars”
10:00 p.m. “Castle”

Tuesday
8:00 p.m. “MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.”
9:00 p.m. “THE GOLDBERGS”
9:30 p.m. “TROPHY WIFE”
10:00 p.m. “LUCKY 7”

Wednesday
8:00 p.m. “The Middle”
8:30 p.m. “BACK IN THE GAME”
9:00 p.m. “Modern Family”
9:30 p.m. “SUPER FIN NIGHT”
10:00 p.m. “Nashville"

Thursday
8:00 p.m. “ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND”
9:00 p.m. “Grey’s Anatomy”
10:00 p.m. “Scandal”

Friday
8:00 p.m. “Last Man Standing”
8:30 p.m. “The Neighbors” (new day)
9:00 p.m. “Shark Tank”
10:00 p.m. “20/20”

Saturday
8:00 p.m. “Saturday Night College Football”

Sunday
7:00 p.m. “America’s Funniest Home Videos”
8:00 p.m. “Once Upon a Time”
9:00 p.m. “Revenge”
10:00 p.m. “BETRAYAL”

New Series

COMEDY
“Back in the Game”
A stubborn single mother has to move back home with her prickly and widowed father, a former minor league baseball player. James Caan, Ben Koldyke and Maggie Lawson star.

“The Goldbergs”
An overbearing, emotional shopaholic with a big mouth and no sense of boundaries is the focus of this 1980s set half-hour. The cast includes Wendi McLendon-Covey and George Segal

“Mixology” (midseason)
Set in a Manhattan bar, the adventures of singles in search of love over the course of one night is chronicled. Sarah Bolger (“Once Upon a Time”) stars. Ryan Seacrest is an executive producer.

“Super Fun Night”
After her younger sister gets married, a young woman decides to reinvent her social life by having “super fun” adventures with her two best female friends every Friday night. Rebel Wilson “(Bridesmaids”) stars.

“Trophy Wife”
A reformed party girl who marries a man twenty years her senior has two put up with two judgmental ex-wives and three manipulative stepchildren. Malin Akerman, Bradley Whitford, Marcia Gay Harden and Natalie Morales star.

DRAMA

“Betrayal”
Based on the Dutch series “Overspel,” a beautiful but unhappily married female photographer begins a torrid love affair with a high-powered attorney. The twist: her lover is defending a murder suspect who is being prosecuted by her husband. James Cromwell (“American Horror Story: Asylum”) and Henry Thomas (“E.T.”) star.

“Killer Women” (midseason)
Based on the Argentine series “Mujeres Asesina,” the only woman in the all-male and notorious Texas Rangers is the focus. Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”), Marc Blucas (“Necessary Roughness”) and Michael Trucco (“Battlestar Galactica”) star. Sofia Vergara is an executive producer.

“Lucky 7”
Based on BBC series “The Syndicate,” seven employees working at a service station in Queens, New York see their lives completely change after they win the lottery. Isiah Whitlock, Jr. stars. Steven Spielberg is an executive producer.

“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
From Joss Whedon (“Avengers”) and based on Marvel Comic Book’s peacekeeping organization called S.H.I.E.L.D., a worldwide law enforcement organization polices the new, the strange and the unknown. The cast includes Ming-Na (“ER”) and Clark Gregg (reprising his “Avengers” role).

“Mind Games”
Two brothers — a bipolar genius in human psychology and a slick ex-con — head a unique agency designed to solve problems using the real science of human motivation and manipulation. Steve Zahn and Christian Slater lead the cast.

"Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”
Spun-off from Sunday drama “Once Upon a Time,” the young and beautiful Alice (Sophie Lowe) tells of a tale of a strange new land that exists on the other side of a rabbit hole in Victorian England. Included is an invisible cat, a hookah smoking caterpillar and playing-cards that talk. John Lithgow is the irrepressible White Rabbit.

“Resurrection” (midseason)
The lives of the people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones return. The cast includes Omar Epps (“House”) and Frances Fisher (“Titanic”).

REALITY
“The Quest” (midseason)
Described as fantasy meets reality, twelve contestants go on the journey of a lifetime in a unique competition where players will engage in epic challenges.