So when will 9-1-1 return with new episodes? ABC initially confirmed the series would return on Thursday, October 16, but the network shifted its fall 2025 schedule and now 9-1-1 Season 9 is set to premiere Thursday, October 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET, followed by episodes of Ryan Murphy’s new spinoff, 9-1-1: Nashville.

ABC is bumping up a few of its fall shows. “Grey’s Anatomy,” “ 9-1-1 ” and the new spinoff “ 9-1-1: Nashville ” will now premiere on Thursday, Oct. 9, a week earlier than initially scheduled.

ABC is moving up the premiere dates of its Thursday primetime dramas by one week. The network announced Tuesday that "9-1-1," new series "9-1-1: Nashville" and "Grey's Anatomy" will now premiere Thursday,