The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Which new fall TV shows are basically dead already?

List can keep you from wasting time on the wrong show.

- By Emily Yahr

The fall TV season started awhile ago, but we can’t blame you if you haven’t started watching any of the new shows. Why risk it? The networks have little patience for low ratings, so it’s smart not to get too attached.

Now, about six weeks in, we have a much clearer picture of which shows will live or die beyond their initial 13-episode order. Below, here’s a rundown of the current status for all the freshman series on each broadcast network.

NBC

“Blindspot” Starring: Jaimie Alexander, Sullivan Stapleton Gist: Naked woman covered in tattoos wakes up with no memory about who she is, but the FBI realizes each tattoo represents a crime. Status: Picked up for a full season. Should you get attached? Yes. The drama started off strong in the coveted 18-to-49 demographi­c, so NBC picked it up quickly.

“Heroes Reborn” Starring: Zachary Levi, Masi Oka, Jack Coleman Gist: A reboot of the former sci-fi show that aired from 2006 through 2010. Status: Still a 13-episode miniseries. Should you get attached? Sure, why not? Just be warned: It’s a miniseries.

“Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris” Starring: NPH any celebrity with a project to promote. Gist: A live variety hour, a la “Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Take away” from the U.K. Status: Still going. Should you get attached? Um ... maybe not. Given that it’s a variety show, it’s not quite on the same timetable as a scripted show.

“Truth Be Told” Starring: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tone Bell, Vanessa Lachey, Bresha Webb Gist: A pair of couples who are neighbors and best friends have a lot of real talk about “edgy” topics. Status: Cut to 10 episodes from 13. Should you get attached? No way. Red flags went up when the name changed from “People Are Talking.”

“The Player” Starring: Wesley Snipes, Philip Winchester Gist: A security expert is drawn into a world where people gamble on his ability to stop crimes. Status: Cut to nine episodes from 13. Should you get attached? Sorry, no.

Fox

“Scream Queens” Starring: Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin Gist: A serial killer targets a sorority house, chaos ensues. Status: Still a 15-episode anthology series. Should you get attached? This is a Ryan Murphy series on Fox; it’s not going anywhere.

“Rosewood” Starring: Morris Chestnut, Jaina Lee Ortiz Gist: A brilliant pathologis­t/ medical examiner uses his unique skills to help out the Miami police department. Status: Picked up for a full season. Should you get attached? Yes, for at least one season.

“The Grinder” Starring: Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Mary Elizabeth Ellis Gist: An actor who played a lawyer on a hit TV show moves home to his family’s small-town law practice. Status: Picked up for a full season. Should you get attached? Sure. The ratings might seem low, but 3 million isn’t bad these days for a Fox comedy.

“Grandfathe­red” Starring: John Stamos, Josh Peck, Paget Brewster Gist: An eternal bachelor discovers one day that he’s a father and a grandfathe­r. Status: Picked up for a full season. Should you get attached? Yes, but maybe less slightly so.

“Minority Report” Starring: Stark Sands, Meagan Good, Nick Zano Gist: Based on the Tom Cruise movie, it’s set in a future with technology that detects crimes before they happen. Status: Cut to 10 episodes from 13. Should you get attached? Probably not.

ABC

“Quantico” Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Josh Hopkins, Jake McLaughlin Gist: A rookie FBI agent is accused of orchestrat­ing a terrorist bombing and has to figure out which one of her colleagues framed her. Status: Picked up for a full season. Should you get attached? Definitely. One of ABC’s most highly hyped new series, it’s also one of fall’s most DVR-ed shows.

“Dr. Ken” Starring: Ken Jeong, Suzy Nakamura Gist: A brilliant doctor has a terrible bedside manner and is dysfunctio­nal dad. Status: Picked up for a full season. Should you get attached? Apparently. Despite being raked over the coals by critics, ABC was happy with ratings.

“The Muppets” Starring: The Muppets Gist: A mockumenta­ry style show about the personal lives of the famous puppets. Status: Picked up for a full season (16 episodes). Should you get attached? For now.

“Blood & Oil” Starring: Chace Crawford, Rebecca Rittenhous­e, Don Johnson Gist: A young couple moves to North Dakota around the oil boom, but they are soon caught up in a tangled web with a mysterious oil tycoon. Status: Cut to 10 episodes from 13. Should you get attached? No way. Critics really didn’t love this drama

“Wicked City” Starring: Ed Westwick, Jeremy Sisto, Taissa Farmiga Gist: Follows the race to catch a serial killer on the Sunset Strip in the 1980s. Status: Premiered on Oct. 27, too soon to tell. Should you get attached? We wouldn’t.

CBS

“Limitless” Starring: Jake McDorman, Jennifer Carpenter Gist: Based on the Bradley Cooper movie, a man discovers a pill that makes him ... well, limitless. Status: Picked up for a full season. Should you get attached? It’s a safe move.

“Life in Pieces” Starring: Colin Hanks, James Brolin, Dianne Wiest Gist: A multi-generation­al family comedy filled with many awkward moments. Status: Picked up for a full season. Should you get attached? Yes, get comfortabl­e.

“Supergirl” Starring: Melissa Benoist, Calista Flockhart Gist: Clark Kent’s cousin decides to shed her “normal” persona and start using her superpower­s. Status: Premiered Oct. 26, so no word yet. Should you get attached? Oh yes. The show is adored by critics.

“Code Black” Starring: Marcia Gay Harden, Raza Jaffrey, Bonnie Somerville Gist: A medical drama set in a Los Angeles emergency room. Status: No word yet, but the network ordered six more scripts. Should you get attached? Maybe? Scripts are usually the step before a season pickup.

CW

“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” Starring: Rachel Bloom, Vincent Rodriguez III Gist: A stressed-out New York City lawyer quits her job and moves to California, where her high school boyfriend lives. Status: No word yet. Should you get attached? Quite possibly, just be cautious. Critics love this quirky musical comedy, and CW is notoriousl­y very patient with its low-rated shows.

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