A tech billionaire played by Mark Consuelos gets swallowed by a whale. A meteor shower terrifies Los Angeles resident. Angela Bassett goes to space.
These are but three of the deeply, yet delightfully unhinged events 9-1-1 fans can expect to see in the hit ABC drama’s highly-anticipated Season 9. So naturally, we’re all counting down the seconds until the big opening emergency premieres!
Since Season 8’s finale aired back in May 2025, fans have been eagerly awaiting a reunion with the 118 and their loved ones.
How are Athena (Angela Bassett), May (Corinne Massiah), and Harry (Elijah M. Cooper) healing from the loss of their beloved Bobby (Peter Krause)? Have Buck (Oliver Stark), Hen (Aisha Hinds), Chimney (Kenneth Choi), Eddie (Ryan Guzman), and Ravi (Anirudh Pisharody) found ways to keep Cap’s memory alive while moving the team forward? And is Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt) back at the call center or home caring for baby Bobby? We’re about to find out!
When does 9-1-1 Season 9 premiere on ABC? What time does 9-1-1 premiere? How many episodes are in Season 9? What can fans expect? And how can you watch 9-1-1‘s Season 9 premiere live on ABC or online? We’ve got answers! Read on for everything we know about 9-1-1‘s Season 9 return here, including preview photos, trailer info, and more.
Sadly, no! There’s no new episode of 9-1-1 airing on ABC tonight, but fear not! The series returns soon with new Season 9 episodes.
9-1-1 Season 9 premieres Thursday, October 9 on ABC.
Curious what time you’re reuniting with the 118? Tune in to 9-1-1′s Season 9 premiere on Thursday, October 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET, right before the series premiere of new 9-1-1 spinoff, 9-1-1: Nashville at 9:00 p.m. ET.
At the time of writing this piece, we’re still eagerly awaiting the 9-1-1 Season 9 trailer, but it’s set to release on October 2, so we’ll be sure to update this article after the drop.
In addition to a 9-1-1 Season 9 trailer, ABC also released four new first-look photos, featuring the 118 and Athena out in the field, plus an in memoriam plaque celebrating Bobby Nash, which marks the renaming of the fires station in his honor.
Want to watch 9-1-1‘s Season 9 premiere live? If you have a cable subscription that includes ABC, you can tune in live by setting your TV to the proper channel a few minutes before the episode airs. You can also use your cable username and password to watch ABC episodes live on ABC.com or with the ABC app. And if your cable package includes a DVR, you can always record the finale live for later viewing.
No cable? No worries! There are other live viewing options, like live TV skinny bundles, which give you access to networks without cable. YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and fuboTV, all come with ABC. But if you don’t have cable or a live TV skinny bundle, you can stream 9-1-1 episodes the following day on Hulu.
Can’t tune in live and want to stream 9-1-1 episodes the day after they air on ABC? Hulu can help!
If you’re new to Hulu, you can get started with a 30-day free trial on the streamer’s basic (with ads) plan. After the trial period, you’ll pay $9.99/month. If you want to upgrade to Hulu ad-free, it costs $18.99/month.
If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the Disney+ Bundles, all of which include Hulu. These bundles start at $10.99/month for ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu and goes up to $29.99/month for Disney+, Hulu, and Max, all ad-free.
Stay tuned for exciting 9-1-1 coverage from Decider throughout the season.