ABC HDTV Schedule

In a major commitment to HDTV programming, ABC and WEWS will air the following primetime shows in high definition:

• Monday Night Football
• The Bachelor
• NYPD Blue
• My Wife And Kids
• The Drew Carey Show
• Whose Line Is It Anyway?
• The Practice
• According To Jim
• Alias
• 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter
• Life With Bonnie
• Less Than Perfect
• My Wife And Kids
• MDs
• Monk
• Push, Nevada
• Primetime Thursday
• America's Funniest Home Videos
• 20/20
• ABC Saturday Night At The Movies
• The Wonderful World Of Disney
• The ABC Big Picture Show

All of these programs will use 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format. ABC is the only network to broadcast its HD programming in Dolby Digital 5.1 channel surround sound. However, currently NewsChannel5 is only able to broadcast in Dolby Pro Logic.

ABC began broadcasting high definition television, including Dolby Digital 5.1 channel Surround Sound, on November 1, 1998, with the theatrical presentation of "The Wonderful World of Disney: 101 Dalmations".

Since then ABC has broadcast a number of theatricals in HDTV, as well as numerous sporting events, including the first live, regularly scheduled HDTV sporting event in primetime, the 1999-2000 season of "Monday Night Football". ABC has also broadcast Super Bowl XXXIV and the 2000 National Hockey League All-Star game in HDTV.

Please note that high-definition broadcasts of the primetime shows mentioned above apply only to new episodes, not to reruns.