Editing TGIF (TV programming block) (section)

===Post-2005===
In recent years, Friday nights on ABC have been primarily used to air reality programs (such as ''[[Shark Tank]]''), occasional encores of the network's dramas and comedies, and ABC News human interest programming (such as ''[[What Would You Do? (2008 TV program)|Primetime: What Would You Do?]]''). ''20/20'' remains a stalwart of the Friday night schedule to end the evening.

Those ''TGIF'' series that had reached, or come close to, the [[100 episodes]] necessary to be [[broadcast syndication|syndicated]] were offered to local stations for a time period, after which they were sold to [[cable channel]]s. [[Disney Channel]] aired re-runs of ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' from 2000 to 2007 and briefly in 2014 (with select episodes from later seasons – particularly, seasons 5-7 – being edited and three other episodes being omitted altogether due to mature subject matter) – the latter instance was part of a programming stunt to promote its sequel series, ''[[Girl Meets World]]'', focusing on the children of the earlier sitcom's principal characters Cory Matthews and Topanga Lawrence-Matthews (and airing in the same Friday night time slot as its predecessor). ABC Family has rebroadcast episodes of ''Boy Meets World'' (2004–2007, 2010-2015 and since 2024), ''Full House'' (2003–2012, and briefly during 2013), ''Step by Step'' (2001–2010), ''Family Matters'' (2003–2009), ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' (2007–2011) and ''8 Simple Rules'' (2007–2014).

[[MTV2]] also aired ''Boy Meets World'' (2011–2018) through a separate syndication deal; beginning in 2016, it shared the rights to ''Boy Meets World'' with [[TeenNick]], which used the series as a lead-in to its own 1990s block, ''[[The Splat]]''. [[Nick at Nite]] has aired ''Full House'' (2003–2009, 2010–2011 and 2012–2021), ''Perfect Strangers'' (2003), ''Family Matters'' (2009–2013) and ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' (2014–2015). [[Ion Television]], before its transition to an all-drama lineup, ran ''Perfect Strangers'' (only during October 2007) and ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' (2007–2008). Prior to its replacement by [[Discovery Family]] in October 2014, the [[Hub Network]] also aired ''Step by Step'' and ''Sister, Sister'' (which only spent a brief portion of its original ABC run as part of the ''TGIF'' block) for several months that year.

On July 27, 2017, [[Hulu]] and [[Warner Bros. Television]] (whose [[Time Warner|parent company]] previously owned a 10% share of the service through [[Turner Broadcasting System]]) announced that Hulu would acquire the digital rights to the library of series owned by Warner Bros., that originally aired on the block; this includes the block's most popular shows, such as ''[[Family Matters]]'', ''[[Full House]]'', ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'', and ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper''. Notable shows not included are ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' (owned by [[CBS Media Ventures]]), ''[[Dinosaurs (TV series)|Dinosaurs]],'' and ''Boy Meets World'' (both already owned by Disney).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hulu Grabs 90s Nostalgia Crown with TGIF Streaming Rights|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/tgif-hulu-streaming-family-matters-full-house-step-by-step-perfect-strangers-hangin-with-mr-cooper|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=27 July 2017 |access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-date=July 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731014627/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/tgif-hulu-streaming-family-matters-full-house-step-by-step-perfect-strangers-hangin-with-mr-cooper|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Return of comedy to Friday nights (2012–2017)====
On May 15, 2012 (during the upfronts unveiling its [[2012–13 United States network television schedule|2012–13 schedule]]), ABC announced the return of family-oriented comedies to its Friday night schedule starting that November, by pairing ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' and freshman sitcom ''[[Malibu Country]]'' together from 8:00 to 9:00&nbsp;p.m. Eastern Time, along with returning shows ''Shark Tank'' and ''20/20''. The ''TGIF'' name was not revived, however, with the hour being advertised as ''ABC Comedy Friday'' for that season. ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]'' moved to the 8:00&nbsp;p.m. hour (with back-to-back original episodes) on Fridays on March 29 after ''Last Man Standing'' and ''Malibu Country'' ended their respective seasons;<ref name=March>{{cite web|title=ABC Midseason Scheduling Moves Ship 'Happy Endings' to Fridays|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/13/abc-midseason-scheduling-moves-ship-happy-endings-to-friday/169439/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216182858/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/02/13/abc-midseason-scheduling-moves-ship-happy-endings-to-friday/169439/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|first=Robert|last=Seidman|website=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=February 14, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2013}}</ref> that move was effectively criticized as a [[burning off|burn-off]] maneuver due to both the double-episode scheduling and ABC choosing not to renew ''Happy Endings'' (which had been suffering from declining ratings in its previous Tuesday slot earlier that season) for a fourth season two months later.

Due partly to the continued strength of ''Shark Tank'' and ''20/20'' (and to a somewhat lesser degree, ''Last Man Standing''), ABC became a challenger for CBS's usual dominance on Friday nights starting with the 2012–13 season. However, the successes of ''Last Man Standing'' and ''Shark Tank'' on in their respective Friday slots did not do much to help shore up ratings for the comedies slotted between them in the 8:30&nbsp;p.m. Eastern time slot, all of which struggled and were eventually cancelled. The one-hour family comedy block returned for the [[2013–14 United States network television schedule|2013–14 season]], with sophomore series ''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]'' joining ''Last Man Standing'', where the former floundered. Another freshman comedy, ''[[Cristela]]'' (a starring vehicle for co-creator [[Cristela Alonzo]]), joined ''Last Man Standing'' on Fridays for the [[2014–15 United States network television schedule|2014–15 season]], only to also be cancelled after the conclusion of its first season. Yet another sitcom, ''[[Dr. Ken]]'' (a star vehicle for former doctor turned stand-up comic [[Ken Jeong]]), joined ''Last Man Standing'' on the block for the [[2015–16 United States network television schedule|2015–16]] season. (Of the four sitcoms paired with ''Last Man Standing'' on Fridays, ''Dr. Ken'' was the only series that returned for an additional season, getting a second season renewal for the [[2016–17 United States network television schedule|2016–17]] season.)

Both ''Dr. Ken'' and ''Last Man Standing'' were canceled in May 2017, with their Friday stablemate ''Shark Tank'' being moved to Sundays for the 2017–18 fall season. The changes culminated in ABC choosing to revamp its Friday night lineup – despite continued strong ratings for ''Last Man Standing'' and ''Shark Tank'' in their respective slots – to focus on drama series, with ABC filling the first two hours of its Friday lineup with returning series ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' and freshman [[Marvel Studios|Marvel]] superhero drama ''[[Inhumans (TV series)|Inhumans]]'' for the 2017–18 season. (In the case of ''Last Man Standing'', its cancellation was cited as being due to the expiration of a contract between [[20th Century Fox Television]] and ABC, in which 20th Century Fox Television covered the show's production costs, after ABC declined to negotiate license fees to prevent it from having to handle production costs going forward.)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ABC 2017-18 Fall Schedule: Comedies Shuffle, 'Marvel's Inhumans' to Friday, Sunday Loads Up Unscripted|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/abc-2017-18-fall-schedule-blackish-once-upon-a-time-shark-tank-1202428491/|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=October 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026094123/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/abc-2017-18-fall-schedule-blackish-once-upon-a-time-shark-tank-1202428491/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=ABC fall schedule: Once Upon a Time banished to Fridays|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/16/abc-fall-schedule-2017/|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=September 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909000212/https://ew.com/tv/2017/05/16/abc-fall-schedule-2017/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====TGIT (2014–2018)====
ABC paid homage to the ''TGIF'' phrase and branding when it began marketing its Thursday night lineup for the 2014–15 season, consisting entirely of dramas created by [[Shonda Rhimes]] (''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[Scandal (American TV series)|Scandal]],'' and ''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]''), as "TGIT" (Thank God It's Thursday); other than the similarity in name and both airing on the same network, the two blocks are in no way related, and due to their completely divergent [[TV Parental Guidelines|parental ratings]], meant for different audiences.<ref>{{cite news|title=TGIT ABC lineup on Thursdays all about Shonda Rhimes and female-centric dramas|url=http://www.10news.com/entertainment/tgit-abc-lineup-on-thursdays-all-about-shonda-rhimes-and-female-centric-dramas|website=[[KGTV]]|publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]]|date=September 25, 2014|access-date=September 26, 2014|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218024701/http://www.10news.com/entertainment/tgit-abc-lineup-on-thursdays-all-about-shonda-rhimes-and-female-centric-dramas|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Station 19]]'' joined TGIT when that show premiered in 2018.