Here’s what to expect from the ABC shows we cover here in the coming months. Note that The Bachelorette begins the week after DWTS wraps up for the season. Shnugs will return to live blog!
Dancing With The Stars will begin airing 1 hour results shows beginning the week of April 27. The schedule will go like this: Monday April 27, Tuesday April 28, Monday May 4, Tuesday May 5, Monday May 11, Tuesday May 12. Thursday May 14 – 10th Anniversary special. Monday May 18 – Final Performance (1 hr) – Tuesday May 19 – Finale (2 hr). All episodes begin at 8/7c PM except for the May 19th Finale, which airs at 9/7c PM.
Nashville Season finale: “Before You Go Make Sure You Know” – Juliette is laser-focused on finishing her album – and when she puts everything and everyone she loves behind it – Avery makes a decision that impacts their lives forever. Deacon’s life hangs in the balance, but Rayna and the girls are by his side. With the clock ticking and the future uncertain, will they celebrate a life together? The season finale of “Nashville” airs WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network.
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards – dick clark productions and Billboard, the ultimate authority in music and home of the iconic Billboard charts defining success in music, are set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 17 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET). Hosted by hip hop artist and actor Ludacris and TV host and supermodel Chrissy Teigen, the ceremony will showcase this year’s hottest and biggest music stars. Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 10, 2014 through March 8, 2015.
The Bachelorette – Season Premier – Will it be Kaitlyn or Britt? ABC’s hit romantic reality series, “The Bachelorette,” will kick off its 11th season with a two-night special. The surprises continue with the biggest one of all: there will be two Bachelorettes greeting their suitors for the first time ever. The charming, charismatic beauty, Britt, who captivated Chris Soules and the rest of Bachelor Nation with a memorable hug on that first night at The Bachelor mansion, and Kaitlyn, the gorgeous, fun-loving, warm-hearted, but irreverent firecracker who let down her guard only to have her heart crushed, will take their place in Bachelorette history. Who will the men prefer? Eventually, only one woman will be left to hand out the final rose. Chris Harrison hosts on “The Bachelorette,” MONDAY, MAY 18 (9:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
