ABC to Premiere New Series MOTIVE in May; Full Summer Schedule Announced

ABC announced its summer lineup, with two new series joining the schedule, the innovative procedural "Motive," which will have a special debut following the finale of "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" on Tuesday, May 21, before moving to its regular time period on Thursday, May 23 at 9:00 p.m.; and "Whodunnit?," a new mystery reality competition show from Anthony E. Zuiker, the creator of the "CSI" franchise, which will premiere Sunday, June 23 at 9:00 p.m.

These series join returning shows "Celebrity Wife Swap," which has its summer premiere on Sunday, June 23 at 8:00 p.m.; "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition," which debuts on Tuesday, May 28 at 8:00 p.m.; "Rookie Blue" on Thursday, May 23 at 10:00 p.m.; "What Would You Do?" on Wednesday, May 29 at 10:00 p.m.; and "Wipeout" on Thursday, May 9 at 8:00 p.m.

"The Bachelorette" will premiere at a special time on Monday, May 20 at 9:00 p.m., following the finale of the "Dancing with the Stars" performance show that night, as previously announced, and will have its regular time period premiere on Monday, May 27 from 8:00-10:01 p.m. Sexy new drama "Mistresses," starring Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan, will premiere a week later than initially announced, on Monday, June 3 at 10:01 p.m.

ABC's summer premiere dates are as follows (all times listed are ET):

Thursday, May 9:
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Wipeout"

Monday, May 20:
9:00-11:00 p.m. "The Bachelorette" (special time period premiere following the finale of the "Dancing with the Stars" performance show)

Tuesday, May 21
10:01 - 11:00 p.m. "Motive" (new series premiere on a special day and time, following the finale of "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" from 8:00-10:01 p.m.)

Thursday, May 23:
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Motive" (regular time period premiere)
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Rookie Blue"

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