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ABC's Summer Schedule: Find Out When The Whispers, Mistresses and More Premiere

Plus: What new shows are joining the lineup?

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Shelli Weinstein

ABC has announced its summer lineup, which will feature the return of old favorites The Bacheloretteand Mistresses, plus many new shows.

On the scripted side of the spectrum, Rookie Blue will return for Season 5, and Mistresses will return for Season 3 (minus one Alyssa Milano, plus one Jennifer Esposito). They'll be joined bynew suspense-thriller The Whispers, which follows a group of kids in Washington, D.C., who are being manipulated to do dangerous things by a mysterious force. Lily Rabe, Barry Sloane and Milo Ventimiglia star.

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In the reality arena, returning series The Bachelorette, Celebrity Wife Swap, Bachelor in Paradise and Extreme Weight Loss will be joined by a BattleBots reboot, the Steve Harvey-hosted Celebrity Family Feud and new game show 500 Questions, which will challenge contestants to answer the titular 500 questions over the course of nine hour-long episodes that air on nine consecutive nights.

Check out the summer schedule:

Monday, May 18
The Bachelorette, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20
500 Questions, 8 p.m.
Celebrity Wife Swap, 10 p.m.

Tuesday, May 26
Extreme Weight Loss, 9 p.m.

Monday, June 1
The Whispers, 10 p.m.

Thursday, June 18
Mistresses, 9 p.m.

Sunday, June 21
Celebrity Family Feud, 8 p.m.
BattleBots, 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 25
Rookie Blue, 10 p.m.

Sunday, August 2
Bachelor in Paradise, 8 p.m.

Monday, August 3
Bachelor in Paradise, 8 p.m. (Time slot premiere)

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