Editing TGIF (TV programming block) (section)

====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>