Broadcast networks ready to bombard you anew
After a long hot summer when the cable networks and streaming services have labored to keep us occupied, the broadcast networks are finally ready to unleash their new fall shows.
A couple of series have already debuted, but the official new season begins Monday and extends this year all the way to Oct. 26 when NBC rolls out its last new show.
Many viewers are excited about the return of their favorites, and a few new series, such as the Roseanne-less Roseanne spinoff The Conners, are creating a buzz.
Nostalgia will play a part this season with several reboots and revivals. These include Murphy Brown, Magnum P.I. and Charmed. In addition, ABC’s briefly canceled
Last Man Standing has been given new life on Fox — good news for Tim Allen fans.
Here’s a rundown of the broadcast networks’ 2018 fall season between Monday and Oct. 26 with the new series in boldface. Check out the sidebar for a brief overview of what’s being held for midseason and a reminder of the shows that got the ax last season. Today: 7 p.m. — 9-1-1 (Fox, early premiere) Monday: 7 p.m. — The Voice (NBC); The Big
Bang Theory (CBS); The Resident (Fox); Dancing With the Stars (ABC) 7:30 p.m. — Young Sheldon (CBS) 8 p.m. — Magnum P.I. (CBS) 9-1-1 (Fox, time-slot premiere); Manifest (NBC); Bull (CBS); The Good Doctor (ABC)
Notes:
Magnum P.I. stars Jay Hernandez as Thomas Magnum in this reboot of the classic Tom Selleck private eye series set in Hawaii. This time around, Higgins is a lady.
Manifest is a drama about the passengers on a mysterious flight that lands after a few hours to find that five years have passed and the world had given them up for dead. The series will remind some of Lost.
The Big Bang Theory will wrap things up after this season (No. 12). It will end as the longest-running multicamera series in TV history. Tuesday:
7 p.m. — The Voice (NBC); NCIS (CBS); The Gifted (Fox)
8 p.m. —This Is Us (NBC); FBI (CBS); Lethal Weapon (Fox)
9 p.m. — New Amsterdam (NBC); NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
Notes:
FBI is yet another ensemble drama from Dick Wolf. It features Missy Peregrym (Rookie Blue) and Jeremy Sisto (Suburgatory) as FBI agents in the New York office.
New Amsterdam is a hospital drama centering on the new maverick crusading medical director, Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold). Wednesday:
7 p.m. — The Goldbergs (ABC); Chicago Med (NBC); Empire (Fox); Survivor (CBS)
7:30 p.m. — American Housewife (ABC)
8 p.m. — Modern Family (ABC); Single Parents (ABC); Chicago Fire (NBC); Star (Fox)
9 p.m. — Chicago P.D. (NBC); A Million Little Things (ABC)
Notes:
Single Parents is an ensemble comedy that follows a group of struggling single parents attempting to raise their 7-year-olds.
A Million Little Things is about a group of friends in Boston who feel their lives are in a rut after one of them dies. Thursday:
7 p.m. — The Big Bang Theory (CBS, time-slot premiere); The Good Place (NBC); Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, two-hour premiere)
7:30 p.m. — Young Sheldon (CBS, time-slot premiere)
8 p.m. — Mom (CBS); Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
8:30 p.m. — Murphy Brown (CBS)
9 p.m. — How to Get Away With Murder (ABC); S.W.A.T. (CBS)
Notes:
Murphy Brown is a revival of the 1988-1998 comedy starring Candice Bergen and most of the original cast now in a world of 24-hour cable, social media, “fake news” and a vastly different political climate. Bergen has won five Emmys for her role as Murphy Brown. Friday:
7 p.m. — Last Man Standing (Fox, network premiere); MacGyver (CBS)
7:30 p.m. — The Cool Kids
(Fox)
8 p.m. — Hawaii Five-0
(CBS)
9 p.m. — Blue Bloods (CBS) Notes:
The Cool Kids brings together comedy veterans David Alan Grier, Martin Mull, Vicki Lawrence and Leslie Jordan as fun-loving denizens in a retirement home.
Sept. 30:
6 p.m. — America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC) 7 p.m. — The Simpsons (Fox) 7:30 p.m. — Bob’s Burgers (Fox); God Friended Me (CBS) 8 p.m. — Family Guy (Fox) 8:30 p.m. — Rel (Fox, timeslot premiere)
8:30 p.m. — NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
Notes:
God Friended Me is a comedy/drama about an atheist (Brandon Micheal Hall) who receives a friend request on social media from God and unwittingly becomes an agent of positive change in the lives of those around him.
Rel, which had a sneak peek Sept. 9, settles into its regular time slot here. The comedy stars Lil Rel Howery as a man trying to start life over after his wife has an affair.
Oct. 1:
7 p.m. — The Neighborhood (CBS)
7:30 p.m. — Happy Together (CBS)
Notes:
The Neighborhood is a comedy starring Cedric The Entertainer as a black guy set in his ways having to deal with the arrival of a very friendly and very white new neighbor (Max Greenfield).
Happy Together is a sitcom starring Damon Wayans Jr. and Amber Stevens West as a boring couple whose life changes dramatically when a young pop star (Felix Mallard) moves in with them.
Oct. 3:
8 p.m. — Seal Team (CBS) 9 p.m. — Criminal Minds (CBS)
Oct. 4:
7 p.m. — Superstore (NBC) 7:30 p.m. — The Good Place (NBC, time-slot premiere)
8 p.m. — Will & Grace (NBC)
8 p.m. — Station 19 (ABC) 8:30 p.m. — I Feel Bad (NBC)
9 p.m. — Law & Order: SVU
(NBC, time-slot premiere)
Notes:
I Feel Bad is a new comedy from Amy Poehler about a wife and mother (Sarayu Blue) who is perfectly OK with being imperfect. Oct. 5:
7 p.m. — Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
7:30 p.m. — Speechless (ABC)
8 p.m. — Child Support (ABC) Oct. 7: 7 p.m. — God Friended Me
(CBS, time-slot premiere) 7 p.m. — Dancing With the
Stars: Juniors (ABC)
8 p.m. — NCIS: Los Angeles
(CBS, time-slot premiere)
9 p.m. — Madam Secretary
(CBS)
9 p.m. — Shark Tank (ABC)
Notes: Dancing With the Stars: Juniors is hosted by Jordan Fisher and Frankie Muniz and features 12 celebrity kids vying for the coveted mirror ball. The judges will be figure skater Adam Rippon, choreographer Mandy Moore and DWTS pro Val Chmerkovskiy. Oct. 9:
7 p.m. — The Flash (The CW)
8 p.m. — Black Lightning (The CW) Oct. 10:
7 p.m. — Riverdale (The
CW)
8 p.m. — All American (The CW)
Notes:
All American is a drama starring Daniel Ezra as a promising young football player from the ’hood recruited to play for ritzy Beverly Hills High. Taye Diggs plays his coach.
Oct. 11:
7 p.m. — Supernatural (The CW)
Oct. 12:
7 p.m. — Dynasty (The
CW)
7 p.m. — Blindspot (NBC) 8 p.m. — Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)
Oct. 14:
7 p.m. — Supergirl (The
CW)
8 p.m. — Charmed (The
CW)
9 p.m. — The Alec Baldwin Show (ABC)
Notes:
Charmed is a fantasy drama
reboot of The WB series of the same name that ran from 1998 to 2006. It follows three powerful witch sisters as they battle demons and protect the innocent.
The Alec Baldwin Show is a rare prime-time talk show. It got a test run March 4 as Sunday With Alec Baldwin. Oct. 15: 7 p.m. — Arrow (The CW) Oct. 16:
7 p.m. — The Conners (ABC)
7:30 p.m. — The Kids Are Alright (ABC) 8 p.m. — black-ish (ABC) 8:30 p.m. — Splitting Up Together (ABC) 9 p.m. — The Rookie (ABC) Notes:
The Conners is a spinoff of Roseanne and stars almost everyone in the old cast except Roseanne Barr, who was fired.
The Kids Are Alright is an ensemble comedy set in the ’70s and follows a traditional
Irish-Catholic family with eight boys and one bathroom. Michael Cudlitz (The Walking Dead) and Mary McCormack (In Plain Sight) are the well-meaning parents.
The Rookie is a cop drama starring Nathan Fillion as the oldest rookie in the Los Angeles Police Department. Oct. 22: 8 p.m. — DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW) Oct. 25:
8 p.m. — Legacies (The CW)
Notes:
Legacies is a spinoff of The Originals and follows 17-yearold “tribrid” Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell) as she attends the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted where she learns to control her supernatural abilities. Oct. 26:
8 p.m. — Midnight, Texas (NBC)