ABC has released its fall 2025 lineup, and there’s some mixed news, especially when it comes to Grey’s Anatomy. The Grey’s Anatomy season 22 premiere will not happen in September.
We’re used to September premiere dates for the TGIT lineup. The only times that we’ve seen a delay (except for the first season when it was a midseason series) have been during the pandemic years when there were issues with filming and the strike year of 2023. However, the decision to hold the premiere just a little bit could be good news for consistency.
Grey’s Anatomy season 22 will premiere in October 2025
In a surprising move, ABC is somewhat copying CBS for the premieres of some of the hit shows. Grey’s Anatomy season 22, along with the rest of the TGIT lineup, will be held until Thursday, Oct. 16, according to Deadline. It’s sure to be a big week for premieres, as that’s the same week that most of the CBS dramas are back.
In a way, this is a bad thing. Grey’s Anatomy had a couple of weeks last year to get a solid following for shows before CBS brought its lineup in. Now that TGIT is starting at the same time as CBS, it means everything is going up against each other.
However, there is some good that comes with the news when it comes to scheduling and consistency. With a later start, it means that the show can run a little later into December without running out of episodes. This then allows for a slightly shorter break on the other side.
Usually, TGIT will take a long break between November and March. If it’s only between December and March, that break doesn’t feel as long. That break is also worth it when you consider there are no breaks in the schedule once the series does return.
All episodes will still air on Hulu the day after.
The season 21 finale left us with a lot of questions about the fates of our favorite characters. There are just a handful of characters safe right now as they were outside of the hospital. Multiple others were inside when the explosion happened.
The opening episode is sure to be focused on finding people, and then the rest of the season will need to focus on what happens after that. How can the hospital run when there is so much work needed on the ORs and other floors of the hospital? We’ll now have to wait until October to find out.
Grey’s Anatomy season 22 will premiere on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 10/9c on ABC.