ABCd’s October Slate Includes Throwback to the Original Bachelor

MIKE STILL, JEN BARTELS

ABCd, ABC’s digital content division announced their October slate of original programming as well as “throwback” series. Beginning today, ABCd is showcasing the original “The Bachelor,” featuring Alex Michel, and “The Bachelorette,” featuring Trista Rehn (now Trista Sutter), with the first full seasons, including Trista and Ryan’s wedding special, now available on the ABC app for desktop, mobile and connected TV devices. The network is also introducing two new ABCd original short-form comedies, “Broken” and“Serious Music,” as well as an all-new episode of “On the Record,” featuring recording artist Fancy Hagood, and additional episodes of “A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus,” featuring interviews with comedian Maria Bamford (“Lady Dynamite”), former Rams NFL player Terry Crews, recording artist and activist Moby, and actress Casey Wilson (“Happy Endings,” “Gone Girl”).

Series details include:

“The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” Seasons 1

From the first ever destination date – the “exotic” New York City – with management consultant Alex Michel (“The Bachelor”) and the sweet courtship of Trista (“The Bachelorette”) and Ryan Sutter, fans can visit the “Throwbacks” section to relive or discover the romance and drama that started it all.

A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus

In “A Little of Your Time with Quinn Marcus” interviewees are asked to share some aspect of their everyday lives with Marcus. Unassuming and always just a little awkward, Marcus balances the fine line between being intimate and being, well, just totally invasive. Interviews include: Marcus absurdly attempts to seduce actor and former Rams NFL player Terry Crews; has a breakfast cook off against ABC’s “Happy Endings” star Adam Pally; invites world famous recording artist and DJ Moby to her apartment for vegan BBQ; chats up Maria Bamford (“Lady Dynamite”) about love and internet dating; and has a girls day at the nail salon – a concept foreign to Marcus – with Casey Wilson (“Happy Endings,” “Gone Girl,” “Drunk History” “Burning Love”).

Broken

“Broken” stars comedian co-creators Jennifer Bartels and Mike Stills as best friends who find themselves way in over their heads when their drunken New Year’s hookup fast tracks to marriage, and their honeymoon ends in a break up. Can this funny couple fix their broken relationship?

Serious Music

Two struggling comedians, Lucy (Jessica McKenna) and Gabe (Zach Reino), go from rags to riches when a self-absorbed dolt of a pop superstar mistakes their parody video for a really sick jam and hires them to be his new songwriters. It may not be their dream job, but for the good of society, they’re going to get in his dope AF car, take his money, and attempt to turn him into an actual human being.

On the Record, featuring Fancy Hagood

This month, recording artist Fancy Hagood talks heartbreak, triumph and being fabulous as he performs his songs “Goodbye,” “Seven Minutes in Heaven” and “Battles,” which was made famous by American Idol season fifteen runner-upLa Porsha Renae, for the third installment in the “On the Record” series. Future artists include Midland and Ruby Amanfu. Previous artists include Shawn Hook and Yuna. #OnTheRecord

ABC re-launched its app on July 13, marking a major evolution of its streaming service. In addition to the current on-air shows, the network added full seasons of 38 “Throwback” shows, ABCd short-form series, and a redesigned user interface exclusively for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple TV that improves discovery and navigation.

Full seasons of beloved past shows include: “8 Simple Rules,”“Benched,” “Betrayal,”“Body of Proof,” “Brothers & Sisters,”“Commander in Chief,” “Detroit 1-8-7,”“Dinosaurs,”“Dirty Sexy Money,”“Ellen,” “Felicity,”“FlashForward,” “Happy Town,”“Hope and Faith,”“I Survived a Japanese Game Show,”“The Knights of Prosperity,”“Less Than Perfect,”“Manhattan Love Story,” “Mixology,”“My Generation,”“My So-Called Life,” “The Neighbors,” “October Road,”“Off the Map,”“Once Upon a Time in Wonderland,”“Perception,”“Reaper,”“Red Band Society,” “The River,”“Samantha Who?,”“School House Rock,”“Secret Millionaire,” “Smart Guy,”“Sports Night,” “Trophy Wife,” “Ugly Betty,” and “What About Brian?”

Current ABCd series include: “All My Gay Friends are Getting Married,”“Boondoogle,” “Forever 31,”“I Can Find $3000 In Your Home,”“On The Record,” “Newborn Moms,” “Tastemade’s Farm to Plate,”“Tastemade’s “Get Cookin,’” “This Isn’t Working, “ She Talks” and “What To Text Him Back.”