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 complete summary of shows or specials with audio description follows the current lineup.
2024 MIDSEASON SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
WILL TRENT 8/7c
THE ROOKIE 9/8c
THE GOOD DOCTOR 10/9c
WEDNESDAY
THE CONNERS 8/7c
NOT DEAD YET 8:30/7:30c
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY 9/8c
JUDGE STEVE HARVEY 10/9c
THURSDAY
9-1-1 (PREMIERES 3/14 8/7c
GREY'S ANATOMY (PREMIERES 3/14) 9/8c
STATION 19 (PREMIERES 3/14) 10/9c (12/14)
SUNDAY
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? 10/9c
SPECIALS
THE OSCARS PRE-SHOW (3/10/24)
THE OSCARS (3/10/24)
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, The Chase, Claim to Fame, CMA Country Christmas, CMA Fest, The Conners, Generation Gap, The Genetic Detective, The Golden Bachelor, The Good Doctor, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey's Anatomy, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, Jeopardy! Masters, Judge Steve Harvey, Mickey Saves Christmas, Not Dead Yet, The Oscars, The Parent Test, The Prank Panel, Press Your Luck, The Rookie, Shark Tank, The Sound of Music, Station 19, Superstar, Who Do You Believe?, and Will Trent.