Editing TGIF (TV programming block) (section)

=== Third run (2018–2019) ===
After experiencing mediocre ratings on Fridays, ABC made several programming moves that resulted in the discontinuance of its Friday drama block after one season. In February 2018, ABC announced that ''Once Upon a Time'' (which had been experiencing declining viewership throughout its run, with its most noted declines taking place since its fifth season) would end after seven seasons. That May, the network cancelled ''Inhumans'' after one season, while giving another Marvel series, ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' (which replaced ''Inhumans'' for the 2018 midseason), a sixth season renewal for ABC's summer 2019 schedule.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Once Upon a Time to end after season 7|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/02/06/once-upon-a-time-ending-season-7-series-finale/|first=Natalie|last=Abrams|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 6, 2018|access-date=February 6, 2018|archive-date=February 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206233245/http://ew.com/tv/2018/02/06/once-upon-a-time-ending-season-7-series-finale/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Marvel's Inhumans' Canceled By ABC After One Season|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/marvels-inhumans-canceled-abc-one-season-1202379716/|first=Denise|last=Petski|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=May 11, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=May 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512022319/http://deadline.com/2018/05/marvels-inhumans-canceled-abc-one-season-1202379716/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Moving To Summer On ABC|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/marvels-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-moving-summer-2019-abc-1202391470/|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|first2=Nellie|last2=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=May 15, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515191601/http://deadline.com/2018/05/marvels-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-moving-summer-2019-abc-1202391470/|url-status=live}}</ref>

For its [[2018–19 United States network television schedule|2018–19]] schedule, ABC announced it bring back comedies to the Friday night slot, with the lineup consisting of returning family sitcoms ''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]'' and ''[[Speechless (TV series)|Speechless]]'', along with the game show ''[[Child Support (game show)|Child Support]]'' (which experienced decent viewership for its inaugural season in the winter of early 2018). In July 2018, ABC confirmed that the block would reinstate the "''TGIF''" name when the lineup debuted on October 5. Unlike the previous incarnations, the block only consisted of an hour of sitcoms, as ''Child Support'' (which maintained some comedic elements) occupied the 9:00&nbsp;p.m. hour. The first promo debuted during ''Fresh off the Boat'' on August 10, 2018, featuring new graphics and using an updated version of the 1994–96 variant of the block's original theme.<ref name="abcfall2018premieres">{{cite press release|title=ABC Fall Premiere Dates 2018: See the Complete Schedule!|url=https://abc.go.com/news/insider/abc-premiere-dates-2018-see-the-complete-schedule|first=Jim|last=Donnelly|work=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|date=July 24, 2018|access-date=August 6, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725040457/https://abc.go.com/news/insider/abc-premiere-dates-2018-see-the-complete-schedule|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ABC Fall Premiere Dates: XL Grey's, Nathan Fillion's Rookie, The Conners (Minus Roseanne) and More|url=https://tvline.com/2018/07/24/abc-premiere-dates-fall-2018-greys-anatomy-the-conners/|first=Andy|last=Swift|website=TVLine|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=July 24, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724212649/https://tvline.com/2018/07/24/abc-premiere-dates-fall-2018-greys-anatomy-the-conners/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="deadline-abc201819">{{cite web|title=ABC Fall 2018-19 Schedule: Alec Baldwin Talk Show Part Of All-Unscripted Sunday, Friday Comedy Block Returns|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/abc-schedule-fall-2018-19-schedule-upfronts-new-shows-roseanne-greys-anatomy-black-ish-alec-baldwin-1202391352/|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 15, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2018|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804005329/https://deadline.com/2018/05/abc-schedule-fall-2018-19-schedule-upfronts-new-shows-roseanne-greys-anatomy-black-ish-alec-baldwin-1202391352/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a twist, ''Last Man Standing'' – which was picked up by [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] for a seventh season after a one-year sabbatical – competed against the ''TGIF'' block, leading off an hour-long comedy block (Fox's first attempt at airing sitcoms on Fridays since a short-lived effort in the [[2009–10 United States network television schedule|fall of 2009]]) called ''Fox Funny Friday'', airing in the same timeslot that ABC carried it for most of its original run. For its season premiere, the child casts from ''Fresh Off the Boat'' and ''Speechless'' hosted the lineup: the segments were featured in the middle of each show, including the outro.

For the 2019 midseason, the block was reduced to one hour, as ABC permanently expanded ''20/20''—which had shifted away from its traditional newsmagazine roots a few years earlier to focus mainly on [[true crime]] stories—to two hours. In September 2019, the ''TGIF'' name was once again retired, no longer being mentioned in promos and bumpers, with the block being referred as to "ABC Friday Night"; the remaining sitcoms were dropped by the spring of 2020 in favor of the returning ''Shark Tank''.