audio description
"Audio description" (also referred to as "video description") is the insertion of audio-narrated descriptions of a television program's key visual elements into natural pauses in the program's dialogue, making video programming more accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
Beginning July 1, 2018, under FCC requirements, the ABC Television Network will provide 87.5 hours of audio-described primetime programming per calendar quarter, via the Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) System. GO HERE for more information about audio description and broadcast programming.
Below is a schedule of currently-airing shows on ABC featuring audio description. A summary of shows or specials with audio description follows the current lineup.
CURRENT AIRINGS
FRIDAY, MAY 30
8:00 – SHARK TANK
SATURDAY, MAY 31
8:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
9:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
10:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
SUNDAY, JUNE 1
7:00 – AFV
8:00 – AFV
9:00 – INSIDE OUT
MONDAY, JUNE 2
8:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
9:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
10:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
8:00 – CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE
9:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
8:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
9:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
10:00 – CELEBRITY JEOPARDY!
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
8:00 – LATE TO THE PARTY: COMING OUT LATER IN LIFE
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
8:00 – THE CONNERS
8:30 – THE CONNERS
9:00 – THE CONNERS
9:30 – THE CONNERS
10:00 – THE CONNERS
10:30 – THE CONNERS
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
7:00 – AFV: SO MANY LAUGHS, SO LITTLE TIME
MONDAY, JUNE 9
8:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
9:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
10:00 – JEOPARDY! MASTERS
TUESDAY, JUNE 10
8:00 – CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE
9:00 – CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE
10:00 – CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE
THURSDAY, JUNE 12
8:00 – 9-1-1
9:00 – 9-1-1
10:00 – 9-1-1
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
7:00 – AFV
8:00 – AFV
10:00 – AFV
ABC shows featuring audio description include: 9-1-1, $100,000 Pyramid, Abbott Elementary, Bachelor in Paradise, The Bachelorette, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Claim to Fame, CMA Country Christmas, CMA Fest, The Conners, Doctor Odyssey, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Genetic Detective, The Golden Bachelor, The Golden Bachelorette, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey's Anatomy, High Potential, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, Jeopardy! Masters, Judge Steve Harvey, Mickey Saves Christmas, The Oscars, Press Your Luck, The Rookie, Scamanda, Shark Tank, Shifting Gears and Will Trent.