You’ve barely had time to grieve the loss of your favorite television show when suddenly, the new fall schedule is out. Sure, you’re still a little sad, but also intrigued to learn what may entertain in the seasons to come. All you need is a sense of adventure and basic cable to get you started.
There’s going to be a lot to choose from. Thirty-one percent of the TV shows airing from Sunday to Friday this fall will be brand new series, according to Entertainment Weekly. ABC alone is offering eight freshman shows.
It’s been quite a shakeup on network television lately. In order to compete with cable networks, premium channels and services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu, networks are scrambling to find entertainment that will create a buzz.
The Shows To Which We Say, “Au Revoir”
The network axe was especially sharp this year as replacement shows were in the wings. Here’s a partial list of television shows that will be leaving us, either due to low ratings or retirement, according to TVSeriesFinale.com:
- 1600 Penn (NBC)
- 30 Rock (NBC)
- 90210 (CW)
- America’s Most Wanted (LIFE)
- Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TRVL)
- Body of Proof (ABC)
- The Cleveland Show (Fox)
- CSI: New York (CBS)
- Deception (NBC)
- Do No Harm (NBC)
- Emily Owens, MD (CW)
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC)
- Family Tools (ABC)
- Fringe (Fox)
- Go On (NBC)
- Golden Boy (CBS)
- Happy Endings (ABC)
- Jersey Shore (MTV)
- Last Resort (ABC)
- Leverage (TNT)
- Malibu Country (ABC)
- The New Normal (NBC)
- The Office (NBC)
- Private Practice (ABC)
- Rules of Engagement (CBS)
- Smash (NBC)
- Southland (TNT)
- Touch (Fox)
- Up All Night (NBC)
- Vegas (CBS)
- Whitney (NBC)
- Zero Hour (ABC)
Returning Favorites
The Hollywood Reporter announced the return of these shows:
- The Voice (NBC)
- Bones (Fox)
- Dancing With the Stars (NBC)
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
- Hart of Dixie (CW)
- 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
- Beauty and the Beast (CW)
- Castle (ABC)
- The Biggest Loser (NBC)
- NCIS (CBS)
- New Girl (Fox)
- Supernatural (CW)
- The Mindy Project (Fox)
- Chicago Fire (NBC)
- Person of Interest (CBS)
- Revolution (NBC)
- The X Factor (Fox)
- The Middle (ABC)
- Survivor (CBS)
- Arrow (CW)
- Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
- Glee (Fox)
- Modern Family (ABC)
- Criminal Minds (CBS)
- Nashville (ABC)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (CBS)
- Parks and Recreation (NBC)
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- The Vampire Diaries (CW)
- Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
- Two and a Half Men (CBS)
- Parenthood (NBC)
- Scandal (ABC)
- Elementary (CBS)
- Dateline (NBC)
- Last Man Standing (ABC)
- Undercover Boss (CBS)
- The Carrie Diaries (CW)
- The Neighbors (ABC)
- Grimm (NBC)
- Raising Hope (Fox)
- Shark Tank (ABC)
- Hawaii Five-O (CBS)
- America’s Next Top Model (CW)
- 20/20 (ABC)
- Blue Bloods (CBS)
- America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
- 60 Minutes (CBS)
- America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
- 60 Minutes (CBS)
- The Simpsons (Fox)
- Once Upon a Time (ABC)
- The Amazing Race (CBS)
- Family Guy (Fox)
- Revenge (ABC)
- The Good Wife (CBS)
- American Dad (Fox)
- The Mentalist (CBS)
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New Shows With Buzz
Between the major networks there are 56 new shows being introduced this year, the Business Insider reports. Among the new offerings are:
- Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) – This show is based on Marvel comics and features a secret law-enforcement agency responsible for reigning in the big guys, like Iron Man. Clark Gregg — who played the popular character Agent Coulson in the “The Avengers” — stars.
- Sleepy Hollow (Fox) – Sleepy Hollow’s female sheriff joins ranks with Ichabod Crane to figure out “who done it” in this new series.
- The Millers (CBS) – Will Arnett jumps from the now-cancelled “Up All Night” to star as a recently divorced man coping with parents and their marriage issues.
- Crazy Ones (CBS) – Robin Williams returns to network television as part of a father/daughter team working in advertising. Sarah Michelle Gellar plays his daughter.
- Almost Human (Fox) – Set in the future — at a time when each LAPD officer is paired with an android — this buddy show features Karl Urban and Michael Ealy.
- The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC) – The former “Family Ties” and “Spin City” veteran stars as a former news anchor dealing with Parkinson’s disease as he returns to the anchor desk.
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC) – The first spin-off of ABC’s popular “Once Upon a Time,” this version takes a look at life in Wonderland from the perspective of Alice.
- Ironside (NBC) – Blair Underwood stars in this remake of the old classic, playing a police detective who is left in a wheelchair following a shooting. Like his predecessor, this Ironside works to solve his city’s grittiest crimes.
With such an array of new shows to choose from, network execs are anxious to see what sticks and what slides away.
This is a guest post from April Campbell. April is a film reviewer and TV gossip columnist loving the California life.
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