ABC Sets Summer Block Party Dates

The ABC Summer Block Party is hitting the road with a six-market mobile pilot screening tour giving guests the opportunity to get a first look at some of ABC's highly anticipated new fall shows including "Blood & Oil," and "Quantico" as well as a special preview of "The Muppets." The tour will kick off at CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL in NASHVILLE with additional stops at the Chicago Navy Pier, Detroit Riverdays, Milwaukee Summerfest, San Diego County Fair and the California State Fair in Sacramento. In addition, screening attendees will also receive free premium items such as "Blood & Oil" hats, "Quantico" t-shirts and "The Muppets" pins (while supplies last). All screenings will take place inside the Cinetransformer which is a 91-seat mobile cinema housed in a 53-foot double-expandable trailer that replicates every facet of a movie theater experience.

Participating Screening Dates & Locations - (subject to change):

CMA Fest - Nashville, TN

Thursday, June 11-Sunday, June 14 (11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Corner of Broadway and 2nd Street

NAVY Pier - Chicago, IL

Tuesday, June 16 - Wednesday, June 17 (11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

Polk Bros. Park

600 East Grand Avenue,

Chicago, IL 60611

Riverdays - Detroit, MI

Friday, June 19 - Sunday, June 21 (12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

600 Renaissance Center

Detroit, MI, 48243

Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI

Thursday, June 25 - Sunday, June 28 (1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)

20 North Harbor Drive

Milwaukee, WI 53202

San Diego County Fair - Del Mar, CA

Thursday, July 2 - Sunday, July 5 (12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard

Del Mar, CA 92014

California State Fair - Sacramento, CA (12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

Friday, July 10-Saturday, July 11

1600 Exposition Boulevard

Sacramento, CA 95815

About "THE MUPPETS" - SERIES PREMIERE - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (8:00-8:30 P.M., ET)

The Muppets return to primetime with a contemporary, documentary-style show. For the first time ever, a series will explore the Muppets' personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, breakups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires. This is a more adult Muppet show, for "kids" of all ages.

Bill Prady ("The Big Bang Theory") and Bob Kushell ("Anger Management") are co-writers and executive producers. Randall Einhorn ("Wilfred"), Bill Barretta, Debbie McClellan and Kyle Laughlin are also executive producers. "The Muppets" is produced by ABC Studios and The Muppets Studio.

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