9-1-1: Nashville joined the 9-1-1 universe this week with a massive opening episode, but the series' three-part premiere event spans over weeks, and is indicative of a larger issue at play in the network TV ecosystem. While many were excited for 9-1-1: Nashville to join ABC's Thursday lineup , seeing that the series would be debuting with a three-part premiere event was a surprise.

While each of 9-1-1: Nashville season 1's three opening episodes will stand alone, they'll be interwoven in a way that may be shocking to viewers who are new to the franchise. Banking on the fact that viewers will be seated for Nashville after watching the original 9-1-1 , the show is spreading its first set of stories across a trio of episodes in good faith.

Treating the premiere like a major

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