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
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24
8:00 – CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE
9:00 – SHIFTING GEARS
9:30 – SHIFTING GEARS
10:00 – SHIFTING GEARS
10:30 – SHIFTING GEARS
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
8:00 – CMA FEST PRESENTED BY SOFI
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
8:00 – CELEBRITY JEOPARDY! ALL-STARS
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
8:00 – 9-1-1 NASHVILLE
9:00 – 9-1-1 NASHVILLE
10:00 – 9-1-1 NASHVILLE
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
7:00 – AFV: SO MANY LAUGHS, SO LITTLE TIME
7:30 – ARMAGEDDON
MONDAY, JUNE 29
10:00 – CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
TUESDAY, JUNE 30
8:00 – R.J. DECKER
9:00 – WILL TRENT
10:00 – WILL TRENT
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
8:00 – CELEBRITY WHEEL OF FORTUNE
9:00 – SHIFTING GEARS
9:30 – SHIFTING GEARS
10:00 – SHIFTING GEARS
10:30 – SHIFTING GEARS
THURSDAY, JULY 2
8:00 – INDEPENDENCE DAY
SUNDAY, JULY 5
7:00 – AFV
8:00 – AFV
ABC shows featuring audio description include: 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, $100,000 Pyramid, Abbott Elementary, AFV, Bachelor in Paradise, The Bachelorette, Betrayal: Secrets & Lies, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, The 59th Annual CMA Awards, CMA Country Christmas, CMA Fest, The Genetic Detective, The Golden Bachelor, The Golden Bachelorette, The Great Christmas Light Fight, The Greatest Average American, Grey's Anatomy, High Potential, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, Jeopardy! Masters, The Oscars, Press Your Luck, R.J. Decker, The Rookie, Scamanda, Scrubs, Shark Tank, Shifting Gears and Will Trent.