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, JULY 24
8:00 – CELEBRITY JEOPARDY! ALL-STARS
SUNDAY, JULY 26
7:00 – AFV
8:00 – TRUE LIES
MONDAY, JULY 27
8:00 – DANCING WITH THE STARS: THE NEXT PRO
9:00 – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
10:00 – CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
TUESDAY, JULY 28
8:00 – R.J. DECKER
9:00 – WILL TRENT
10:00 – WILL TRENT
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29
8:00 – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
9:00 – SHIFTING GEARS
9:30 – SHIFTING GEARS
10:00 – SHIFTING GEARS
10:30 – SHIFTING GEARS
THURSDAY, JULY 30
8:00 – CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
9:00 – PRESS YOUR LUCK
10:00 – THE GREATEST AVERAGE AMERICAN
FRIDAY, JULY 31
8:00 – CELEBRITY JEOPARDY! ALL-STARS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
8:00 – THE ROOKIE
9:00 – THE ROOKIE
10:00 – THE ROOKIE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2
7:00 – AFHV
8:00 – AFV: SO MANY LAUGHS, SO LITTLE TIME
8:30 – COCKTAIL
MONDAY, AUGUST 3
8:00 – DANCING WITH THE STARS: THE NEXT PRO
9:00 – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
10:00 – CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4
8:00 – R.J. DECKER
9:00 – WILL TRENT
10:00 – WILL TRENT
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
8:00 – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
9:00 – SCRUBS
9:30 – SCRUBS
10:00 – SCRUBS
10:30 – SCRUBS
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
8:00 – CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
9:00 – PRESS YOUR LUCK
10:00 – THE GREATEST AVERAGE AMERICAN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
8:00 – CELEBRITY JEOPARDY! ALL-STARS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
8:00 – THE ROOKIE
9:00 – THE ROOKIE
10:00 – THE ROOKIE
SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
7:00 – AFHV
8:00 – AFV: SO MANY LAUGHS, SO LITTLE TIME
8:30 – WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
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.