Programming & Performance

ABC’s New This Is Us-Like Drama Is Actually Inspired by The Big Chill

But NBC’s hit show ‘paved the way’ for A Million Little Things

A Million Little Things will premiere Wednesday, Sept. 26 on ABC.Jack Rowand/ABC
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By Jason Lynch

August 8, 2018

It usually takes two years after a broadcast series becomes a big hit for similar-themed shows to begin popping up on rival networks.

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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