The fall television season is almost upon us. Most of the
shows will return in a couple of weeks. Only trying a few new shows this year. Here’s
the run down of what I’ll be watching (by premiere date):
OZARK [NETFLIX]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Fri, Aug 31 @ 12:01am
Genre: Crime Thriller
Starring: Jason Bateman (Arrested Development, Juno, Game Night)
Laura Linney (Truman
Show, Mystic River, Love Actually)
Creators: Bill Dubuque & Mark Williams (The Accountant, A Family Man)
Showrunner: Chris Mundy (Low Winter Sun, Hell on Wheels)
Why I watch: Bateman is fun to watch and the interesting/dark story
[NEW!] TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN [AMAZON]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Fri, Aug 31 @ 12:00am
Genre: Action Drama
Starring: John Krasinski (The Office, A Quiet Place, 13 Hours)
Wendell Pierce (The
Wire, Treme, Suits, The Odd Couple, Bad Moms)
Creators: Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) & Graham Roland (Fringe)
Premise: Early years of Jack Ryan from analyst
to operative
Why I’ll give it a chance: Like Krasinski and Jack
Ryan character
What could hurt it: Might not have access as
it is on Amazon
[NEW!] KIDDING [SHOWTIME]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Sep 9 @ 10:00pm
Genre: Comedy Drama
Starring: Jim Carrey (Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Yes Man)
Judy Greer (Ant
Man, Archer, Miss Guided, The Descendants)
Creator: Dave Holstein (Weeds, I’m Dying Up Here)
Director: Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind)
Premise: A famous children’s icon struggles
with a crumbling family life
Why I’ll give it a chance: Love the
Carrey/Gondry collaboration
What could hurt it: Seems like Death to Smoochy and Carrey’s hairstyle
[NEW!] MANIAC [NETFLIX]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Fri, Sep 21 @ 12:01am
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Starring: Jonah Hill (21 Jump Street, Moneyball, Wolf of Wall Street)
Emma Stone (La La
Land, Birdman, Easy A, The Help)
Creator: Patrick Somerville (The Bridge, The Leftovers)
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective, It)
Premise: Two strangers are in a mysterious
pharmaceutical trial
Why I’ll give it a chance: The director is
amazing with his visuals
What could hurt it: Stone doesn’t grab me in
the trailer
THE BIG BANG THEORY [CBS]
Upcoming Season: 12
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Sept 24 @ 8pm (moves to Thurs that week)
Genre: Friends Comedy
Starring: Jim Parsons (Garden State, The Muppets, Normal Heart)
Johnny Galecki (Roseanne,
In Time, Christmas Vacation)
Creators: Chuck Lorre (Mom) & Bill Prady (Dharma
& Greg)
Showrunner: Steve Holland (Rules of Engagement)
Why I watch: For some sweet moments and for
the show to end
YOUNG SHELDON [CBS]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Sept 24 @ 8:30pm (moves to Thurs that week)
Genre: Family Comedy
Starring: Iain Armitage (Big Little Lies, The Glass Castle)
Zoe Perry (Scandal,
The Family)
Creators: Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro (The Big Bang Theory)
Showrunner: Steven Molaro (The Class, The Big Bang Theory)
Why I watch: The kids are pretty darn
entertaining especially Missy
THE GOOD DOCTOR [ABC]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Sept 24 @ 10pm
Genre: Medical Drama
Starring: Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel, Finding Neverland)
Richard Schiff (West
Wing, I Am Sam, The Affair)
Creator/Showrunner: David Shore (House, Houdini and Doyle)
Why I watch: Freddie Highmore is an amazing
actor
Coming up: More dealing with Dr. Glassman’s
cancer
[NEW!] MANIFEST [ABC]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Sept 24 @ 10:00pm
Genre: Supernatural Mystery
Starring: JR Ramirez (Jessica Jones, Power)
Josh Dallas (Once
Upon a Time, Thor)
Creators: Jeff Rake (Mysteries of Laura) & Matthew Fernandez (newcomer)
Premise: A flight disappears and reappears
five years later
Why I’ll give it a chance: I’m up for a new
mystery supposedly like Lost
What could hurt it: If it becomes another Flash Forward or The Event
THIS IS US [ABC]
Upcoming Season: 3
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Sept 25 @ 9pm
Genre: Drama
Starring: Mandy Moore (A Walk to Remember, Saved, Tangled)
Sterling K Brown (ACS:
The People vs OJ Simpson, Black Panther)
Creator/Showrunner: Dan Fogelman (The Neighbors, Grandfathered)
Why I watch: Top notch writing and
performances
MODERN FAMILY [ABC]
Upcoming Season: 10
Premiere Date/Time: Wed, Sept 26 @ 9pm
Genre: Family Comedy
Starring: Ty Burrell (Back to You, Finding Dory)
Julie Bowen (Boston
Legal, Weeds, Lost, Ed)
Creators: Steve Levitan (Just Shoot Me, Frasier, Wings)
Christopher Lloyd (Wings,
Frasier, Out of Practice, Back to You)
Why I watch: Just waiting for this sometimes
funny show to end now
THE GOOD PLACE [NBC]
Upcoming Season: 3
Premiere Date/Time: Thu, Sept 27 @ 8:30pm
Genre: Divine Comedy
Starring: Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Frozen)
Ted Danson (Cheers,
Becker, CSI:, Fargo)
Creator/Showrunner: Michael Shur (Parks & Recreation, Brooklyn 99)
Why I watch: Very funny characters and
interesting twists
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE [NBC]
Upcoming Season: 44
Premiere Date/Time: Sat, Sept 29 @ 11:30pm
Genre: Sketch Comedy
Starring: Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters, The Spy Who Dumped Me)
Kenan Thompson (Good
Burger, Snakes on a Plane)
Creator: Lorne Michaels (30 Rock, Portlandia)
Why I watch: It’s an institution. Always
something to talk about.
THE SIMPSONS [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 30
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Sep 30 @ 8pm
Genre: Animated Comedy
Starring: Dan Castellaneta (Hey Arnold!)
Hank Azaria (Smurfs,
Ray Donovan)
Creator: Matt Groening (Futurama)
Showrunners: Al Jean (The Critic) & Matt Selman (newcomer)
Why I watch: I’ve seen every episode, why stop
now?
[NEW!] HAPPY TOGETHER [CBS]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Oct 1 @ 8:30pm
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings, Let’s Be Cops, New Girl)
Amber Steven West (Ghosted,
The Carmichael Show, Greek)
Creator: Austen Earl (Great Indoors) & Tim McAuliffe (Last Man on Earth)
Premise: A married couple take in a mega star
and try to keep up with hm
Why I’ll give it a chance: I really enjoy
Damon Wayans Jr.’s acting style
What could hurt it: The premise is pretty dumb
THE WALKING DEAD [AMC]
Upcoming Season: 9
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Oct 7 @ 9pm
Genre: Drama / Horror
Starring: Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Strike Back)
Norman Reedus (Boondock
Saints)
Creator: based on Robert Kirkman’s graphic
novel
Showrunner: Angela Kang (Terriers)
Why I watch: It’s an intense hour of drama and
zombies
THE FLASH [CW]
Upcoming Season: 4
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Oct 9 @ 8pm
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Grant Gustin (Glee, 90210, Arrow)
Jesse L Martin (Law
& Order, Smash, Rent)
Creators: Greg Berlanti (Dawson’s Creek, Everwood, Eli Stone)
Andrew Kreisberg (Boston
Legal, Arrow) & Geoff Johns (Arrow)
Why I watch: More of a guilty pleasure at this
point
HOUSE OF CARDS [NETFLIX]
Upcoming Season: 6
Premiere Date/Time: Fri, Nov 6 @ 12:01am
Genre: Drama
Starring: Robin Wright (Forrest Gump, The Princess Bride, Wonder Woman)
Michael Kelly (Man
of Steel, The Sopranos, Now You See Me)
Creator: Beau Willimon (Ides of March, Mary Queen of Scots)
Why I watch: It's like dark West Wing;
will see how it does without Spacey
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON
[NBC]
Upcoming Season: 6
Premiere Date/Time: ongoing @ 11:30pm
Genre: Talk Show
Starring: Jimmy Fallon (SNL, Fever Pitch, Whip It)
Creator: Lorne Michaels & NBC
Why I watch: It’s always filled with fun
moments and games
LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS [NBC]
Upcoming Season: 6
Premiere Date/Time: ongoing @ 12:30pm
Genre: Talk Show
Starring: Seth Meyers (SNL, The Awesomes, New Year’s Eve)
Creator: Lorne Michaels & NBC
Why I watch: Mostly just his Closer Looks,
sometimes his interviews
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
[HBO]
Upcoming Season: Still in Season 5
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, still running @
10:30pm
Genre: ‘News’ program
Starring: John Oliver (Daily Show, Community)
Creator: John Oliver
Why I watch: Love Oliver’s rants and in depth
stuff
What new shows are you going try this year?
UPCOMING REVIEWS: Emmy Predictions
