It’s September, and the fall television season is almost
upon us. Tomorrow night, Stephen Colbert takes over The Late Show. Most of the
shows will return in a couple of weeks. It's odd that Thursday has barely anything to watch anymore. But Sunday thru Tuesday is full of shows. Here’s the run down (starting with
Sunday):
THE SIMPSONS [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 27
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Sept 27 @ 8pm
Genre: Animated Comedy
Starring: Dan Castellaneta (Hey Arnold!)
Hank Azaria (Smurfs,
Huff, Godzilla)
Creator: Matt Groening (Futurama)
Showrunner: Al Jean (The Critic)
Why I watch: I’ve seen every episode, why stop
now?
Coming up: Bart & Skinner fight over the
same woman
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 3
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Sept 27 @ 8:30pm
Genre: Workplace Comedy
Starring: Andy Samberg (SNL, Hot Rod, Celeste & Jesse Forever)
Andre Braugher (Last
Resort, Homicide:Life on the Street)
Creator: Michael Shur (SNL, The Office, Parks & Recreation)
Showrunners: Shur & Dan Goor (Daily Show, Parks & Recreation)
Why I watch: Such a great ensemble. Braugher
is awesome.
Coming up: Bill Hader takes Holt’s role as
captain
HOMELAND [SHOWTIME]
Upcoming Season: 5
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Oct 4 @ 9pm
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Starring: Claire Danes (Romeo+Juilet, My So-Called Life)
Mandy Patinkin (Princess
Bride, Dead Like Me)
Creator: based on Israeli series Prisoner of War by Gideon Raff
Showrunners: Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa (24, X-Files)
Why I watch: Great drama despite its slow
burn. Great cast.
Coming up: It’s two years later and Carrie’s
in Germany
THE WALKING DEAD [AMC]
Upcoming Season: 6
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Oct 4 @ 9pm
Genre: Drama / Horror
Starring: Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Strike Back)
Norman Reedus (Boondock
Saints)
Creator: based on Robert Kirkman’s graphic
novel
Showrunner: Scott Gimple (Chase, Flash Forward, Life)
Why I watch: It’s an intense hour of drama and
zombies
Coming up: 654 zombies versus Alexandria
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Sept 27 @ 9:30pm
Genre: Apocalyptic Comedy
Starring: Will Forte (SNL, Nebraska, MacGruber)
January Jones (Mad
Men, X-Men: First Class)
Creator: Will Forte (That 70’s Show, 3rd Rock From the Sun)
Showrunner: Dan Sterling (The Office, Sarah Silverman Program)
Why I watch: A very intriguing concept, Forte
is cringingly good
Coming up: Phil’s brother returns (flashback
or from space)
PROJECT GREENLIGHT [HBO]
Upcoming Season: 4
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Sept 13 @ 10pm
Genre: Reality Docu-Series
Starring: Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Good Will Hunting)
Creators/Showrunners: Affleck & Damon
& other people
Why I watch: I’m interested in the industry
Coming up: A new film helped by the Farrelly
brothers
[NEW!]QUANTICO [ABC]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Sept 27 @ 10pm
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Starring: Priyanka Chopra (lots of East Indian
movies)
Jake McLaughlin (Believe,
Safe House, Warrior)
Creator: Joshua Safran (Smash, Gossip Girl)
Showrunners: Safran & Mark Gordon (Criminal Minds)
Premise: An new FBI agent is framed as a
terrorist
Why I’ll give it a chance: The mystery of the
plot looks interesting
What could hurt it: Unknown stars and busy
night of TV
THE AFFAIR [SHOWTIME]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, Oct 4 @ 10pm
Genre: Drama
Starring: Dominic West (The Wire, The Hour, 300)
Ruth Wilson (Lone
Ranger, Saving Mr. Banks)
Creators: Hagai Levi & Sarah Treem (In Treatment)
Showrunner: Sarah Treem (House of Cards)
Why I watch: It’s a complex drama with a hint
of mystery
Coming up: No love interests for the dumped
and more interrogations
LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER
[HBO]
Upcoming Season: Still in Season 2
Premiere Date/Time: Sun, still running @ 10pm
Genre: ‘News’ program
Starring: John Oliver (Daily Show, Community)
Creators: John Oliver & HBO
Showrunner: Tim Carvell (The Daily Show)
Why I watch: Love Oliver’s rants
Coming up: More focussed news stories
THE BIG BANG THEORY [CBS]
Upcoming Season: 9
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Sept 21 @ 8pm
Genre: Friends Comedy
Starring: Jim Parsons (Garden State, The Muppets, Normal Heart)
Johnny Galecki (Roseanne,
In Time, Christmas Vacation)
Creators: Chuck Lorre (2½ Men) & Bill Prady (Dharma
& Greg)
Showrunners: Prady & Steven Molaro (The Class, All That)
Why I watch: Great cast chemistry
Coming up: What will happen to Sheldon and
Amy?
GOTHAM [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Sept 21 @ 8pm
Genre: Crime/Thriller
Starring: Ben McKenzie (Southland, The OC)
Donal Logue (Vikings,
Terriers, Zodiac)
Creator/Showrunner: Bruno Heller (Rome, The Mentalist)
Why I watch: Penguin is awesome, I enjoy the
backstories
Coming up: More villains, including The Joker
[NEW!]MINORITY REPORT [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Sept 21 @ 9pm
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
Starring: Stark Sands (Generation Kill, NYC 22)
Meagan Good (Brick,
Anchorman 2, Think Like a Man)
Creator: Max Borenstein (Godzilla-2014 version)
Showrunner: Kevin Falls (Sports Night, West Wing)
Premise: Ten years after PreCrime, a PreCog
helps the police
Why I’ll give it a chance: Love the movie and
the quality looks good
What could hurt it: The quality might not last
past the pilot
FARGO [FX]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Mon, Oct 12 @ 10pm
Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller
Starring: Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman, Bring It On)
Patrick Wilson (Insidious,
Hard Candy, Little Children)
Creator/Showrunner: Noah Hawley (The Unusuals, Bones)
Why I watch: The compelling twisted stories
like the movie
Coming up: A season long look at Lou’s diner
massacre
[NEW!]THE MUPPETS [ABC]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Sept 22 @ 8pm
Genre: Comedy/Mockumentary
Starring: Eric Jacobson (Muppets Most Wanted, Sesame Street)
Steve Whitmire (Muppet
Christmas Carol, The Muppets)
Creator: Bill Prady (Big Bang Theory, Dharma & Greg)
Showrunner: Bob Kushell (Third Rock from the Son, Anger Management)
Premise: An up close and personal look at
Muppets & their home life
Why I’ll give it a chance: The interview
device seems pretty fun and meta
What could hurt it: Too much about Kermit and
Miss Piggy
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF SHIELD [ABC]
Upcoming Season: 3
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Sept 29 @ 8pm
Genre: Action/Drama/Sci-Fi
Starring: Clark Gregg (Avengers, New Adventures of Old Christine)
Ming-Na Wen (ER,
Mulan,The Single Guy)
Creators: Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Avengers)
Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)
Showrunner: Jed Whedon & Tancharoen (Dollhouse)
Why I watch: Every episode is full of action,
humour & great stories
Coming up: More Inhuman stuff with Daisy and
Lincoln
THE FLASH [CW]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Oct 6 @ 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)
Showrunner: Gabrille Stanton (Grey’s Anatomy, Haven)
Why I watch: Reminds me of Smallville with a little less angst
Coming up: Something about Kid Flash
[NEW!]THE GRINDER [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Sept 29 @ 8:30pm
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Rob Lowe (Parks & Recreation, West Wing, Tommy Boy)
Fred Savage (The
Wonder Years, Working, Princess Bride)
Creators: Abdrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul (Yes Man, Allen Gregory)
Nicholas Stoller (Yes
Man, The Muppets, Fun with Dick & Jane)
Showrunner: Mogel & Paul for now
Premise: A TV lawyer moves back home and tries
to be a real lawyer
Why I’ll give it a chance: The ads look pretty
funny
What could hurt it: It’s on Fox, a very
impatient network
NEW GIRL [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 5
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, TBA @ 9pm
Genre: Friend Comedy
Starring: Zooey Deschanel (Elf, 500 Days of Summer, Yes Man)
Jake Johnson (Safety
Not Guaranteed, Let’s Be Cops)
Creator: Elizabeth Merriwether (new)
Showrunners: Brett Baer & David Finkel (Just Shoot Me, 30 Rock)
Why I watch: Love the camaraderie among the
roommates
Coming up: Focus on CeCe & Schmidt as
Zooey on maternity leave
iZOMBIE [CW]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Oct 6 @ 9pm
Genre: Crime/Comedy/Drama
Starring: Rose McIver (Power Rangers, Once Upon a Time)
David Anders (Alias,
Heroes, Once Upon a Time)
Creators/Showrunners: Diane Ruggiero & Rob
Thomas (Veronica Mars)
Why I watch: The fun of Veronica Mars, now
with zombies
Coming up: Liv needs to team up with Blaine to
stay alive
[NEW!]LIMITLESS [CBS]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Sept 22 @ 10pm
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Starring: Jake McDorman (Manhattan Love Story, Greek)
Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter,
Quarantine)
Creator/Showrunner: Craig Sweeny (Elementary, The 4400)
Premise: A pill makes someone the smartest man
in the world
Why I’ll give it a chance: Adventurous and
Bradley Cooper cameos
What could hurt it: It looks a little like the
failed Intelligence show
THE MINDY PROJECT [HULU]
Upcoming Season: 4
Premiere Date/Time: Tue, Sept 15
Genre: Workplace Comedy
Starring: Mindy Kaling (The Office, Wreck-It Ralph)
Chris Messina (Newsroom,
Damages, Argo, Ruby Sparks)
Creator: Mindy Kaling (The Office)
Showrunner: Matt Warburton (Simpsons, Community)
Why I watch: Kaling and Messina are great
together
Coming up: Mindy tries to make female friends
MODERN FAMILY [ABC]
Upcoming Season: 7
Premiere Date/Time: Wed, Sept 23 @ 9pm
Genre: Family Comedy
Starring: Ty Burrell (Back to You, Out of Practice)
Julie Bowen (Boston
Legal, Weeds, Lost, Ed)
Creators/Showrunners: Steve Levitan (Just Shoot Me, Frasier, Wings)
Christopher Lloyd (Wings,
Frasier, Out of Practice, Back to You)
Why I watch: Best family sitcom on television
Coming up: Haley tries to breakup Andy’s
proposal
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL [FX]
Upcoming Season: 5
Premiere Date/Time: Wed, Oct 7 @ 10pm
Genre: Horror
Starring: Lady Gaga (Machete Kills, Sin City 2)
Kathy Bates (Harry’s
Law, Six Feet Under)
Creators/Showrunners: Ryan Murphy & Brad
Falchuk (Glee, Nip/Tuck)
Why I watch: It’s disturbingly campy and dark
but very stylistic
Coming up: A creepy hotel with a murderous
past
NATHAN FOR YOU [COMEDY
CENTRAL]
Upcoming Season: 3
Premiere Date/Time: Thu, Oct 15 @ 10:30pm
Genre: Reality Docu-series
Starring: Nathan Fielder (This Hour Has 22 Minutes)
Creator: Nathan Fielder (Important Things with Dimitri Martin)
Showrunner:
Michael Korman (MADtv, Late Night with
Conan O’Brien)
Why I watch: Fielder’s deadpan delivery is
hysterical
Coming up: More funny and bizarre marketing
ideas
AMAZING RACE [CBS]
Upcoming Season: 27
Premiere Date/Time: Fri, Sept 25 @ 8pm
Genre: Reality Competition
Starring:Phil Keoghan (No Opportunity Wasted)
Creator: Elise Doganieri (Amazing Race Philippines, Asia, etc.)
Showrunners: Bertram VanMunster & Evan
Weinstein
Why I watch: Best reality competition on
television.
Coming up: More new places
MASTERCHEF JUNIOR [FOX]
Upcoming Season: 4
Premiere Date/Time: Fri, Nov 6 @ 8pm
Genre: Reality Competition
Starring: Gordon Ramsay (Hell’s Kitchen, Hotel Hell)
Graham Elliot Bowles (Top
Chef)
Creator: Based on the British version of the
show by Franc Roddam
Showrunner: Robin Ashbrook (As Seen on TV)
Why I watch: Great dishes and the judges are a
bit nicer
Coming up: More kids that make me feel bad
about my lack of skills
THE KNICK [CINEMAX]
Upcoming Season: 2
Premiere Date/Time: Fri, Oct 16 @ 10pm
Genre: Drama
Starring: Clive Owen (Children of Men, Inside Man, Closer)
Andre Holland (42,
1600 Penn, Selma)
Creator: Jack Amiel & Michael Begler(Big Miracle)
Showrunner: Michael Begler (Big Miracle)
Why I watch: An interesting look at the danger
of early medicine
Coming up: Steven Soderbergh directs more
typhoid drama
[NEW!]MASTER OF NONE [NETFLIX]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: Fri, Nov 6 @ 12:01am
Genre: Comedy
Starring: Aziz Ansari (Parks & Recreation, Scrubs)
H. Jon Benjamin (Archer, Bob’s Burgers)
Creator: Aziz Ansari (Parks & Recreation, Scrubs)
Showrunner: Alan Yang (Parks & Recreation)
Premise: The adventures of an indecisive New
York actor
Why I’ll give it a chance: I do enjoy the
comedy of Aziz Ansari
What could hurt it: He’ll need some great
actors to work with
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE [NBC]
Upcoming Season: 41
Premiere Date/Time: Sat, Sept 26 @ 11:30pm
Genre: Sketch Comedy
Starring: Taran Killam (Nobody’s Watching, Scrubs)
Cecily Strong (The
Awesomes)
Creator/Showrunner: Lorne Michaels (30 Rock, Portlandia)
Why I watch: It’s an institution. Always something
to talk about.
Coming up: Amy Schumer hosts for the first
time
[NEW!]THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
[CBS]
Upcoming Season: 1
Premiere Date/Time: ongoing, Sept 8 @ 11:30pm
Genre: Talk Show
Starring: Stephen Colbert (Colbert Report, Daily Show)
Creator: David Letterman
Showrunner: TBA
Why I watch: It’s always filled with fun
moments
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIIMY FALLON
[NBC]
Upcoming Season: 3
Premiere Date/Time: ongoing @ 11:30pm
Genre: Talk Show
Starring: Jimmy Fallon (SNL, Fever Pitch, Whip It)
Creator: Lorne Michaels & NBC
Showrunner: Josh Lieb (The Daily Show, Newsradio)
Why I watch: It’s always filled with fun
moments
What new shows are you going try this year?
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