Fall TV Preview - Friday

=Friday=

ABC
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Shark Tank
20/20

CBS
A Gifted Man
CSI: NY
Blue Bloods

NBC
Chuck
Grimm
Dateline NBC

FOX
Kitchen Nightmares
Fringe

CW
Nikita
Supernatural

New Shows:

A GIFTED MAN (CBS) - Patrick Wilson plays a neurosurgeon whose late ex-wife (Jennifer Ehle) appears to him in ghost form to inspire him to be a better doctor. It co-stars Rachelle LeFevre (Twilight), Margo Martindale (Justified) and Julie Benz (Dexter).

GRIMM (NBC) - A descendant of the brothers Grimm possesses their gift for detecting the supernatural. TV Guide called it a combo of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The X-Files, but said the hero (David Guintoli) was bland.

Outlook:

You don't need good ratings to stay afloat on Fridays, but with weak lead-in Chuck (I'm a fan, but this is its final 13 episodes), I don't see Grimm lasting long. Plus it is on against Fringe and Supernatural. A Gifted Man might succeed because it seems like CBS can do no wrong.