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ALL THE SMALL-SCREEN MUST-SEES FOR FALL, FROM DYNASTY TO THE GOOD DOCTOR
Must-Sees Put these new shows on your must-watch list.
TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY TV producer Jane Sadler (Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer) is thrown into a harrowing mystery when her daughter disappears. 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, ABC
THE MAYOR An aspiring rapper (Brandon Micheal Hall) runs for mayor of his small town as a publicity stunt and wins. 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, ABC
THE DEUCE James Franco plays twins navigating the colorful world of cops, hoodlums and hookers in 1971 Times Square. 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, HBO
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Watch for a new ship, new
missions and a new perspective. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, CBS, then Sundays on CBS All Access
YOUNG SHELDON Ever wonder how Dr. Sheldon Cooper became a tightly wound germophobic genius? It goes back to his childhood in East Texas. Jim Parsons narrates. 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25,
then at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning Nov. 2, CBS
THE BRAVE This thriller follows an elite undercover military team as they navigate hair-raising conflicts and tensions around the globe. Anne Heche stars. 10 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, NBC
THE OPPOSITION WITH JORDAN KLEPPER Daily Show correspondent
Klepper gets his own show. 11:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays starting
Sept. 25, Comedy Central
LORE Based on the hit podcast, this unscripted horror anthology series explores paranormal events. Friday, Oct. 6, Amazon
LAW & ORDER TRUE CRIME: THE MENENDEZ
MURDERS Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) wears a hideous wig in this new eight-episode dramatization of the notorious case of two Beverly Hills brothers. 10 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, NBC
Cliff hangers Get answers to the questions your favorite finales left hanging
YOU’RE THE WORST Horrible boy Jimmy (Chris Geere) ditched terrible girl Gretchen (Aya Cash). Now what? 10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, FXX
LETHAL WEAPON Detective Martin Riggs (Clayne Crawford) is bound for Mexico to avenge his wife’s murder, with partner Roger Murtaugh (Damon Wayans) in pursuit. 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, Fox
BROOKLYN NINE-NINE A dirty cop turns the tables on Jake (Andy Samberg) and Rosa (Stephanie Beatriz). 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, Fox
CRIMINAL MINDS Who survived when the team’s cars met the business end of an 18-wheeler? Joe Mantegna stars. 10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, CBS
All times Eastern
SUPERSTORE Cloud 9 was hit by a massive tornado, and one of the team is missing! 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, NBC
THE GOOD PLACE It’s a wackadoodle (re)entry into the afterlife for Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen
Bell). 10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, then at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 28, NBC
CHICAGO FIRE Who survived last season’s out-ofcontrol factory fire? 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, NBC
NCIS: LOS ANGELES Can Sam (LL Cool J) recover from the loss of his wife and rejoin the team? Will Kensi’s (Daniela Ruah) proposal to Deeks (Eric Christian Olsen) stick? Will Deeks become a groomzilla? 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, then at 9 p.m. beginning Oct. 8, CBS
LUCIFER What happens when heaven’s fallen angel gets his wings back? 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, Fox
SUPERNATURAL Good news: Satan has been kicked to the curb! Tune in for the bad news. 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, The CW
Comebacks These shows will reconnect fans with favorite characters.
ONE MISSISSIPPI Tig Notaro sets down roots in her hometown in her semi-autobiographical streaming series. Friday, Sept. 8, Amazon
BETTER THINGS Hollywood actor/single mom Sam Fox confronts new challenges while raising three daughters. 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, FX
THIS IS US Randall, Kate and Kevin face uncharted territory in the present while, in flashback, their parents, Jack and Rebecca, embark upon a temporary separation. 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, NBC
DESIGNATED SURVIVOR The Pentagon’s been hacked! Can the government survive? 10 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, ABC
WILL & GRACE Will, Grace, Jack and Karen reunite. 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, NBC
GREY’S ANATOMY After going up in flames, Grey Sloan is in rebuilding mode. 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, ABC
THE EXORCIST The priests (Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels and Kurt Egyiawan) are taking their war against evil on the road. 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, Fox
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM Larry David is back for a new season of misanthropic misadventures. 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, HBO
THE BLACKLIST Now that Raymond Reddington’s relationship to Elizabeth Keen is confirmed, they have to track down a suitcase and its grisly contents. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, NBC
SCANDAL Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) is at the top of her game, but linked to a scandal that may unravel everything. 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, ABC
JANE THE VIRGIN Newlyweds Xiomara and Rogelio contend with unfinished business. 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, The CW
MOM Allison Janney and Anna Faris return as a lovingly flawed mother-daughter duo. 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, CBS