Station 19 isn't on tonight (Apr. 18), here's when the show returns!

We're at the halfway point of the final season of Station 19. When will new episodes return on ABC?
STATION 19 - ABC's "Station 19" stars Jason George as Ben Warren, Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop, Josh Randall as Captain Sean Beckett, Barrett Doss as Victoria Hughes, Merle Dandridge as Fire Chief Natasha Ross, Boris Kodjoe as Captain Robert Sullivan, Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera, Carlos Miranda as Theo Ruiz, Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca, Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery, Grey Damon as Jack Gibson, and Pat Healy as Michael Dixon. (ABC/James Clark)
STATION 19 - ABC's "Station 19" stars Jason George as Ben Warren, Danielle Savre as Maya Bishop, Josh Randall as Captain Sean Beckett, Barrett Doss as Victoria Hughes, Merle Dandridge as Fire Chief Natasha Ross, Boris Kodjoe as Captain Robert Sullivan, Jaina Lee Ortiz as Andy Herrera, Carlos Miranda as Theo Ruiz, Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca, Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery, Grey Damon as Jack Gibson, and Pat Healy as Michael Dixon. (ABC/James Clark) /
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Like the other two TGIT shows, Station 19 is on a break tonight, Thursday, April 18. The good news is we know when the show will return and a rough idea of what to expect.

The entire TGIT lineup is taking a break from new episodes. All three shows have hit their halfway marks, and it’s time for a midseason break. At least this isn’t the usual break that we face in the winter!

There isn’t a rerun of the series on tonight. ABC is opting for a night of 911 reruns, bringing all three episodes of the cruise ship storyline back to back.

Why is Station 19 on a break?

What’s the deal with this break in the schedule? It comes down to scheduling issues.

The show is still filming and going through post-production. A break is necessary for all broadcast shows to make sure episodes are spaced out and there are enough episodes in the can to run for a few weeks. In this case, there needs to be enough episodes to run to the finale.

ABC will also want to end the season as normally as possible. Due to the strike action, the fall season got off to a very late start, but the broadcast networks will want to return to normal in the 2024–2025 season. That means ending the current season as normal in May.

When does the TGIT show return?

This break isn’t too long. ABC released the promo for the new episode straight after the previous episode, sharing that the show would be back in three weeks. That is Thursday, May 2.

We shouldn’t have any more breaks in the schedule once the series is back. There are five episodes left and five Thursdays throughout May. It puts the potential finale date on Thursday, May 30, although, we’re waiting for confirmation from ABC about that.

What to expect when Station 19 returns

The final season has brought us a Vic who is tired of the beaurocracy and red tape getting in the way. At the end of the previous episode, she took over a press conference to share her anger at the Crisis One program being cut due to funding cuts. The new episode will need to pick up off the back of that.

The promo makes it clear that Vic’s job is on the line. Andy and Chief Ross know why Vic is so angry. They want to make sure she gets to keep her job, but that’s not going to be easy. Naturally, the mayor is going to be angry at her actions.

Ross points out that the mayor’s ego is getting in the way, but it looks like she’ll consider firing Vic because it means her salary is available to allocate somewhere. Does this mean Vic is going to be fired? It certainly seems that way.

Check out the promo for Station 19 Season 7, Episode 6:

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Station 19 returns on Thursday, May 2 on ABC.