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| James Spader will star in NBC's The Blacklist |
This year there are 25 new shows. The networks seem to be putting more new stuff in fall and holding back established series (like Mike & Molly and Suburgatory) to replace what doesn't work down the road.
Let's say 9 of them survive. I will guess Mom, Sleepy Hollow, The Blacklist, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, The Goldbergs, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Originals, The Michael J. Fox Show and Reign.
=SUNDAY=
ABC
Once Upon A Time
Revenge
Betrayal
CBS
The Amazing Race
The Good Wife
The Mentalist
FOX
The Simpsons
Bob's Burgers
Family Guy
American Dad
NBC
Sunday Night Football
New Shows:
Betrayal (ABC) - The dully-titled soap is about a married lawyer (Stuart Townsend) who begins an affair with a married woman (Boss's Hannah Ware) only to learn afterward her husband in opposing counsel in a high-profile trial he's working. Sounds like an ideal sudser to follow Revenge, but reviews have been poor.
=MONDAY=
ABC
Dancing with the Stars
Castle
CBS
How I Met Your Mother
We Are Men
2 Broke Girls
Mom
Hostages
FOX
Bones
Sleepy Hollow
NBC
The Voice
The Blacklist
THE CW
Hart of Dixie
Beauty & the Beast
New Shows:
We Are Men (CBS) - Another fall, another Jerry O'Connell series that will likely die an ignominious death. This co-stars Kal Penn and Tony Shalhoub as a bunch of idiotic stereotypes of "men." This is getting worse reviews than Partners.
Mom (CBS) - Chuck Lorre is one of the last living kings of the multi-camera sitcom, and here he's provided a vehicle for Anna Faris as a woefully irresponsible mother trying to put her life back together when her that-much-more-irresponsible mother (Allison Janney) re-enters her life. Buzz has been positive.
Hostages (CBS) - CBS may rule the procedural, but with Under the Dome, they showed they're still willing to try cliffhanger dramas. Hostages will have a limited 15-episode run, and it's about a surgeon (Toni Collette) whose family is being held hostage by a rogue FBI agent (Dylan McDermott) who wants her to kill the US President, on whom she's scheduled to operate. Jerry Bruckheimer (24) will executive-produce. Sounds more like a cable show, which is a compliment.
Sleepy Hollow (Fox) - Supernatural elements have been trending lately, so Fox tries to get into the Grimm business with this update on Ichabod Crane. He and the Headless Horseman show up in modern times. Could be goofy fun. It scored 10 million viewers on its debut.
The Blacklist (NBC) - James Spader is suddenly using his real hairline and chewing the scenery as a career criminal who turns himself in in order to help the FBI hunt down his enemies. NBC really needs a success on its scripted slate.
=TUESDAY=
ABC
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD
The Goldbergs
Trophy Wife
Lucky 7
CBS
NCIS
NCIS: Los Angeles
Person of Interest
FOX
Dads
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
New Girl
The Mindy Project
NBC
The Biggest Loser
The Voice
Chicago Fire
THE CW
The Originals
Supernatural
New Shows:
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (ABC) - Agent Coulson lives! And rumor has it they'll explain how in one of the episodes down the road. Expectations are high for this series about the regular non-superhero people who keep SHIELD running.
The Goldbergs (ABC) - 1980's nostalgia for this sitcom that makes Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Wendi McLendon-Covey (Bridesmaids) as the parents. Sounds like it would've fit in perfectly on Wednesdays. Oh well.
Trophy Wife (ABC) - Malin Akerman is the young third wife to West Wing's Bradley Whitford, and she has to juggle stepkids and her husband's two ex-wives (Marcia Gay Harden, Michaela Watkins). Interesting cast, but reviews have been meh.
Lucky 7 (ABC) - Seven people win the lottery. This very special dramedy follows their stories, and I don't see this lasting longer than Six Degrees.
Dads (FOX) - "From the creator of Family Guy" comes a likeable cast (Seth Green, Giovanni Ribisi, Peter Reigert, Martin Mull) dealing with father-son issues, but reviews have been dreadful (apparently there's a lot of racist Asian jokes.)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX) - If it can survive its lead-in, Andy Samberg tries for the Barney Miller route in this comedy set at a police station. Andre Braugher, that gravitas-filled actor who can't seem to find a series that'll stay on the air, arrives as the new no-nonsense chief. Hijinks ensue. I'm actually good things about this.
The Originals (CW) - Vampire Diaries spinoff. I don't watch CW. Best of luck, folks.
=WEDNESDAY=
ABC
The Middle
Back in the Game
Modern Family
Super Fun Night
Nashville
CBS
Survivor: Blood & Water
Criminal Minds
CSI
FOX
The X Factor
NBC
Revolution
Law & Order: SVU
Ironside
CW
Arrow
The Tomorrow People
New Shows:
Back in the Game (ABC) - James Caan is a grumpy ex-baseball player who helps his estranged daughter coach a Little League team. Should be a Bad News Bears mix.
Super Fun Night (ABC) - Aussie comedienne Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect) plays an awkward lawyer with an American accent.
Ironside (NBC) - Blair Underwood mans the wheelchair in this update of the Raymond Burr classic. I expect it will suffer the same fate as Prime Suspect.
The Tomorrow People (CW) - Young pretty people with superpowers.
=THURSDAY=
ABC
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
Grey's Anatomy
Scandal
CBS
The Big Bang Theory
The Millers
The Crazy Ones
Two and a Half Men
Elementary
FOX
The X Factor results
Glee
NBC
Parks & Recreation
Welcome to the Family
Sean Saves the World
The Michael J. Fox Show
Parenthood
THE CW
The Vampire Diaries
Reign
New Shows:
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC) - This spinoff of Once Upon A Time will spend its time in Wonderland, where John Lithgow plays the White Rabbit. Hard to say if this franchise is strong enough to already support a spin-off.
The Millers (CBS) - Will Arnett (Arrested Development) is a man dealing with the divorce of his parents (Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges) in the first episode. The laughs look broad (it's from Raising Hope's Greg Garcia) but that might mean it fits right in behind Big Bang Theory.
The Crazy Ones (CBS) - Robin Williams returns to TV, and CBS is treating it like Richard Dreyfuss in The Education of Max Bickford. Remember that show? Exactly.
Welcome to the Family (NBC) - Mike O'Malley (Glee, Justified) plays a guy who learns his wife is pregnant AND so is his teenage daughter. Said daughter is impregnated by her Latino boyfriend so some culture-clash comedy will probably be in there too.
Sean Saves the World (NBC) - Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) is a bachelor who came out to his wife a few years ago, but now he gets custody of his 14-year-old daughter. Linda Lavin (Alice) plays his mom. It's been getting reviews on par with Nathan Lane's Encore Encore.
The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC) - Mike finally gets his own show again! I wouldn't have been disappointed if he became a full-timer on The Good Wife, but hey, here he is to try to help the network that originally made him a star. He plays a once star reporter who semi-retired due to his Parkinson's, but he decides to get back in the game. Betsy Brandt (Breaking Bad's Marie) plays his wife. I'm looking forward to this.
Reign (CW) - Mary Queen of Scots gets the CW treatment. Torrance Coombs (The Tudors) plays one of her suitors.
=FRIDAY=
ABC
Last Man Standing
The Neighbors
Shark Tank
20/20
CBS
Undercover Boss
Hawaii Five-0
Blue Bloods
FOX
MasterChef Junior
(encores)
NBC
Dateline NBC
Grimm
Dracula
THE CW
The Carrie Diaries
America's Next Top Model
New Shows:
Dracula (NBC) - It might benefit from following Grimm but I haven't heard much good about it, and Friday is still Friday. It stars Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (The Tudors).
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