audio description
"Audio description" (also referred to as "video description") is the insertion of audio-narrated descriptions of a television program's key visual elements into natural pauses in the program's dialogue, making video programming more accessible to individuals who are blind or visually impaired.
Beginning July 1, 2018, under FCC requirements, the ABC Television Network will provide 87.5 hours of audio-described primetime programming per calendar quarter, via the Secondary Audio Programming (SAP) System. GO HERE for more information about audio description and broadcast programming.
Below is a schedule of currently-airing shows on ABC featuring audio description. A summary of shows or specials with audio description follows the current lineup.
CURRENT AIRINGS
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
8:00 – STAND UP TO CANCER 2025
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
8:00 – MATCH GAME
9:00 – MATCH GAME
10:00 – MATCH GAME
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
7:00 – AFV
8:00 – AFV: SO MANY LAUGHS, SO LITTLE TIME
8:30 – SISTER ACT
MONDAY, AUGUST 18
8:00 – BACHELOR IN PARADISE
10:00 – ARE YOU MY FIRST?
TUESDAY, AUGUST 19
8:00 – HIGH POTENTIAL
9:00 – WILL TRENT
10:00 – WILL TRENT
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
8:00 – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
9:00 – MATCH GAME
10:00 – SHARK TANK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21
8:00 – CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
9:00 – THE $100,000 PYRAMID
10:00 – THE $100,000 PYRAMID
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
7:00 – AFV
8:00 – AFV: SO MANY LAUGHS, SO LITTLE TIME
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
8:00 – BACHELOR IN PARADISE
10:00 – MATCH GAME
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
9:00 – WILL TRENT
10:00 – WILL TRENT
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
8:00 – WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
9:00 – MATCH GAME
10:00 – SHARK TANK
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
8:00 – CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD
9:00 – THE $100,000 PYRAMID
10:00 – THE $100,000 PYRAMID
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
8:00 – HURRICANE KATRINA: 20 YEARS AFTER THE STORM WITH ROBIN ROBERTS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
7:00 – AFV: SO MANY LAUGHS, SO LITTLE TIME
ABC shows featuring audio description include: 9-1-1, $100,000 Pyramid, Abbott Elementary, Bachelor in Paradise, The Bachelorette, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Claim to Fame, CMA Country Christmas, CMA Fest, The Conners, Doctor Odyssey, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Genetic Detective, The Golden Bachelor, The Golden Bachelorette, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey's Anatomy, High Potential, iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, Jeopardy! Masters, Judge Steve Harvey, Mickey Saves Christmas, The Oscars, Press Your Luck, The Rookie, Scamanda, Shark Tank, Shifting Gears and Will Trent.