Scandal Season 4 premiere
Kerry Washington will return as Olivia Pope in the "Scandal" Season 4 premiere, airing Thursday, Sept. 25. The show is one of three shows premiering that are produced by Shondaland. ABC/Craig Sjodin

Thursdays are all about the drama. TV audiences can look forward to plenty of new and returning hourlong dramas premiering Thursday, Sept. 25.

Set your DVRs for 8 p.m. EDT because “Bones” Season 10 is premiering on Fox while “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 11 is premiering on ABC. The “Bones” Season 10 premiere will show Brennan (Emily Deschanel) visiting Booth (David Boreanaz) in prison. He was framed in last season’s finale, and the other prisoners aren’t thrilled that an FBI agent is in there. The “Grey’s Anatomy” Season 11 premiere will focus on Meredith’s (Ellen Pompeo) adjustments to changes in her life. Cristina (Sandra Oh) is gone, Derek (Patrick Dempsey) wants to move to Washington, D.C., and another half-sister has started working at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

At 9 p.m. EDT, ABC's night of Shondaland shows continues. “Scandal” Season 4 will pick up two months after last season’s finale. Mellie (Bellamy Young) and Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) will still be dealing with the loss of their son while the gladiators struggle to deal with Olivia’s (Kerry Washington) absence. However, Olivia and Jake’s (Scott Foley) whereabouts won’t be a secret for long.

“How To Get Away With Murder” Season 1 will premiere at 10 p.m. EDT on ABC. The show follow’s Annalise Keating (Viola Davis) as she teaches a law school course called “How To Get Away With Murder.” She presents her class with some of her law firm’s toughest cases and allows the best students to work for her. Of course, she probably doesn’t expect her students to actually try to get away with murder, but audiences see flash forwards where they do just that. The new show completes the trio of Shondaland shows on ABC's Thursday night lineup.

Also premiering at 10 p.m. EDT is the final season of “Parenthood” on NBC. The “Parenthood” Season 6 premiere will show Kristina and Adam getting ready to open their charter school. Kristina needs plenty of help, which forces Joel and Julia to spend some time together. Joel might love the idea, but Julia will feel a little more awkward about it. It seems that she has started to move on from her estranged husband.

Check out the full lineup of TV premieres on Thursday, Sept. 25, below:

“Bones” – Season 10 premiering at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox

“Grey’s Anatomy” – Season 11 premiering at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC

“Scandal” – Season 4 premiering at 9 p.m. EDT on ABC

“How To Get Away With Murder” – Season 1 premiering at 10 p.m. EDT on ABC

“Parenthood” – Season 6 premiering at 10 p.m. EDT on NBC

What will you be watching on Thursday night? Sound off in the comments section below!

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