9-1-1 Franchise’s 2026 Return Dates Confirmed At ABC

Published Jul 27, 2026, 7:06 PM EDT Matthew Rudoy is one of ScreenRant's Movie & TV News Editors. He covers the latest in movie & TV news, with a focus on major franchises like Star Wars, The Boys, and Game of Thrones, and also writes some features and reviews. He wrote lists for ScreenRant from 2017-2022, became a news writer in 2023, a senior staff writer in 2024, and an editor in 2025. The release dates for 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Nashville have been revealed. While airing on Fox from 2018-2023 and on ABC since 2024, the procedural series following a team of first responders in Los Angeles has been a major hit for network television, leading to 10 seasons and multiple spinoffs. The first of the spinoffs, 9-1-1: Lone Star, aired on Fox from 2020-2025, while the second one, 9-1-1: Nashville, debuted on ABC in 2025. Both the original show and Nashville were renewed for another season earlier this year. Per ABC, 9-1-1 season 10 will debut at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 15, followed by 9-1-1 Nashville season 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET. This confirms that both shows will continue airing during the same timeslot and day of the week that they had last year. They will be followed by Grey's Anatomy season 23 at 10:00 pm ET. 9-1-1 season 9 took the show into a new era after the controversial death of original series character Captain Robert "Bobby" Nash towards the end of season 8. Season 9 kicked off with a storyline involving the LAPD's Athena Grant (Angela Bassett) and firefighter and paramedic Henrietta "Hen" Wilson (Aisha Hinds) going to space, which received significant attention on social media from beyond the show's usual fanbase. While Bobby's 9-1-1 death remains deeply divisive, Krause has moved on to NBC's upcoming show Line of Fire, and the ABC procedural is now well into its next era with Howard "Chimney" Han as the new captain of LAFD Station 118. Meanwhile, firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley (Oliver Stark) and firefighter and paramedic Edmundo "Eddie" Diaz (Ryan Guzman), remain a popular ship within the fandom, which is known as "Buddie." 9-1-1 dispatcher Maddie Buckley (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who is Buck's sister and Chimney’s wife, continues to be a key character as well. As for 9-1-1: Nashville, the spinoff mostly revolves around the Nashville Fire Department's Station 113 firefighters and their families. Some of the important characters are Captain Donald "Don" Hart (Chris O'Donnell), his wife Blythe Hart (Jessica Capshaw), Blythe's sister and 9-1-1 dispatcher Cammie Raleigh (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), and Don and Blythe's son Ryan Hart (Michael Provost), who is also a firefighter. In ScreenRant's 9-1-1: Nashville series premiere review, Ana Dumaraog wrote that the show "knows exactly what it is. Episode 1 gives camp, family drama, and exaggerated cases." The spinoff has already had the opportunity to interact with the franchise's flagship series with a two-hour crossover event involving Buck and Eddie going to Nashville for the firefighter games. For season 10, 9-1-1 is maintaining its core cast as opposed to going through another shake-up akin to the one after Bobby's exit. In 9-1-1: Nashville, Ryan Phillippe is joining the series as a detective who has relocated from New York City. He previously starred in another ABC series, the crime thriller Big Sky, where he played a former police officer now running a detective agency. 9-1-1 season 10 premieres on October 15 at 8:00 p.m. ET, followed by 9-1-1: Nashville season 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET. 9-1-1 8/10 Release Date January 3, 2018 Network ABC, FOX 9-1-1 is a television series that explores the intense experiences of police officers, paramedics, and firefighters. Premiering in 2018, it follows emergency responders as they navigate high-pressure situations and attempt to balance their demanding work with personal challenges in their own lives. 9-1-1: Nashville Release Date October 9, 2025 Network ABC 9-1-1: Nashville explores the lives of first responders in Nashville, Tennessee, blending their professional heroics with a dramatic family saga.