Time for our look back at Thursday nights, traditionally the busiest night of the week for my television viewing habits.
7:00
Grey’s Anatomy – The medical drama enters its 12th season after a dark 11th season which killed off Patrick Dempsey’s Dr. McDreamy. The show promises a brighter season, so we’ll see what happens.
The show has kept plugging along, despite the loss of Patrick Dempsey.
The Big Bang Theory – The show returns to Thursdays in early November, following the midpoint of the NFL season.
With Leonard and Penny married, Sheldon and Amy back together and moving their relationship forward, and Raj in a committed relationship, the show’s focus has certainly changed considerably since its beginnings.
Bones – The show returns for its 11th season. Beyond that, there’s not much to say about the show that hasn’t already been said.
There’s really nothing new to say about this show that hasn’t already been said. It is what it is.
Heroes Reborn – NBC’s rebooted Heroes show, originally announced 18 months ago, finally makes it to air. I will give this a shot, but I fear it will have a very short leash, given how poorly the original series ended up.
The show wrapped up its run last week, and I’m left wondering what the point was. This was not a story that needed to be told, and suffered from some of the same problems as the original.
7:30
Life In Pieces – Assuming I’m still watching this come November, it moves from Monday along with BBT.
As I said on Monday, I am not still watching this.
8:00
The Blacklist – James Spader returns for a third season of chewing the scenery.
The status quo has changed, with Liz, finally exonerated, no longer allowed to be a field agent. Will this change the chemistry of the show? Only time will tell.
Sleepy Hollow – I dropped this midway through the past season when I realized that I was never actually watching the show and instead just playing it in the background while doing other things. I doubt I’ll be going back, considering I still don’t know any characters name beyond Ichabod Crane.
A crossover with Bones brought me back for a week, but that was it.
9:00
Elementary – Sherlock and Watson return for a fourth season of helping the NYPD solve their cases, this time with John Noble as Sherlock’s father.
The show continues to impress with its version of the classic character.
How To Get Away With Murder – Last season ended with multiple murders and many people trying to get away with them. I can easily see this going off the rails at some point.
Those rails are hard to find at this point. It is still vaguely entertaining, but is close to losing its mind.
Now, here are the new shows I’ll be checking out on Thursdays:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow – A group of barely known heroes join together to fight Vandal Savage across time. The first episode was kind of blah, so hopefully it picks up.