Our final look back at the new fall season gives us Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
9:00
Blue Bloods – I imagine this show, entering season 12, will go on as long as Tom Selleck is willing.
And willing he seems to be.
Tag / Blue Bloods
2021 New Fall Season – Fridays
Our final look at the pandemic-impacted new fall season gives us Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
9:00
Blue Bloods – I imagine this show, entering season 12, will go on as long as Tom Selleck is willing.
CBS Upfront
Everything old is new this season at CBS, which brings 3 new entries from its collection of established procedural franchises along with 1 new comedy to the air this fall. The week starts a comedy block of The Neighborhood and Bob Hearts Abishola, followed by 2 entries in the NCIS franchise: the OG, moving from its Tuesday timeslot for the first time in 18 years, and NCIS: Hawaii, where Vanessa Lachey stars as the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor. Tuesday, CBS follows NBC’s playbook by turning the entire night over to Dick Wolf for his FBI franchise, with the OG leading off the night, followed by FBI: International, the new iteration that follows the elite operatives of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s International Fly Team, and FBI: Most Wanted.
Wednesday night leads off with Survivor, followed by Tough As Nails and the new CSI: Vegas, the “sequel” to the original which brings back William Petersen, Jorja Fox, and Wallace Langham. Thursday has another comedy block, starting with with Young Sheldon and United States of Al, followed by Ghosts, starring Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar as a duo who decide to convert a huge rundown country estate into a bed & breakfast, only to find it’s inhabited by the many spirits of deceased residents who now call it home, and B Positive. Bull finishes off the night. Friday starts with S.W.A.T. for a month, before giving way to TBD unscripted programming, followed by Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods. Sunday kicks off with 60 Minutes, followed by The Equalizer, NCIS: Los Angeles, and, for a month, SEAL Team before giving way to S.W.A.T.
On tap for midseason is Good Sam, starring Sophia Bush and Jason Isaacs as doctors fighting for the same position, and Smallwood, based on the life of professional bowler Tom Smallwood.
Gone and never to be seen again are All Rise, MacGuyver, NCIS: New Orleans, Mom, and The Unicorn. Evil and SEAL Team will be moving to Paramount+.
Midseason Review – Fridays
Our final look back at the new fall season gives us Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
7:00
The Blacklist – The show returns for an eighth season, which will need to pick up where the seventh was forced to leave off.
I’m about ready to move on, whenever they are.
In the spring, we can look forward to:
Blue Bloods – The 11th season keeps on keeping on, without addressing any of the problems with police that came to the forefront over the past year.
Midseason Review – Fridays
Our final look back at the new fall season gives us Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
7:00
The Blacklist – The seventh season for the show will deal with the repercussions from the end of season 6, which I haven’t completed as of yet.
I’m about ready to move on, whenever they are.
Hawaii Five-0 – The tenth season promises that someone, whoever took the mysterious bullet that ended last season, will be leaving the show.
The loss of Jorge Garcia has taken away a bit from the levity of the show, but I do enjoy seeing locations from my vacation to Hawaii last year.
9:00
Blue Bloods – Returning guests highlight the tenth season.
Sad to say, but this one has also kind of run it’s course.
In the spring, we can look forward to:
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt For The Bone Collector – Based on the Jeffery Deaver of the same name, the show looks to create more a lasting impression than the Denzel Washington/Angelina Jolie film did.
2019 New Fall Season – Fridays
Our final look at the new fall season gives us Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
7:00
The Blacklist – The seventh season for the show will deal with the repercussions from the end of season 6, which I haven’t completed as of yet.
Hawaii Five-0 – The tenth season promises that someone, whoever took the mysterious bullet that ended last season, will be leaving the show.
9:00
Blue Bloods – Returning guests highlight the tenth season.
Midseason Review – Fridays
With the advent of winter premieres, the start of the premium cable network shows, and with February sweeps around the corner, it’s time to revisit my thoughts from the beginning of the season and look ahead at what’s to come for Sunday nights.
7:00
Blindspot – The show returns for a shocking fourth season.
I have yet to watch any of this season, so I can’t really comment on it.
8:00
Hawaii Five-0 – The ninth season of the show corresponds with the 50th anniversary of the original.
After 9 years, I’m not sure there’s anything new I can say about the show at this point.
9:00
Blue Bloods – A change in family dynamics looks to shake things up for the first family of the NYPD as they return for their ninth season.
The changes between Jamie and Eddie, both in the work place and in their personal lives, has given a little new breath to the show. Not much, but a little.
Now, for new entries that will be hitting the screen this winter:
The Blacklist – James Spader and Megan Boone return for the sixth season.
2018 New Fall Season – Fridays
Our final look at the new fall season gives us Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
7:00
Blindspot – The show returns for a shocking fourth season.
8:00
Hawaii Five-0 – The ninth season of the show corresponds with the 50th anniversary of the original.
9:00
Blue Bloods – A change in family dynamics looks to shake things up for the first family of the NYPD as they return for their ninth season.
Midseason Review – Fridays
We finish up our look back at the fall season with Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
7:00
Blindspot – A 2 year time jump gives the third year show a soft reboot as it moves to the deadzone of Friday nights.
I don’t know how much of a future this show has.
Once Upon A Time – For some unknown reason, the show returns for its 7th season minus 6 cast members.
I still don’t understand the rationale for continuing the show.
8:00
Hawaii Five-0 – An eighth season of the show that doesn’t really impress, but doesn’t really disappoint, loses Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park from the main cast.
More of the same.
Jane The Virgin – The telenovela returns for its fourth season with a surprising move to Friday nights.
The quality is still there.
The Exorcist – FOX’s reboot of the movie franchise was surprisingly entertaining in its first season. We shall see if they can keep it up for another year.
I didn’t make it back for this season.
Marvel’s Inhumans – With the rights to the X-Men tied up by FOX, Marvel has tried to make the Inhumans their new go-to team, both in the comics and now on television. Early reviews show that this will not be a winning formula.
I made it through one painful episode.
9:00
Blue Bloods – The first family of the NYPD returns for an eighth season.
More of the same again.
2017 New Fall Season – Fridays
Our final look at the new fall season gives us Friday’s amazing slate of shows.
7:00
Blindspot – A 2 year time jump gives the third year show a soft reboot as it moves to the deadzone of Friday nights.
Once Upon A Time – For some unknown reason, the show returns for its 7th season minus 6 cast members.
8:00
Hawaii Five-0 – An eighth season of the show that doesn’t really impress, but doesn’t really disappoint, loses Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park from the main cast.
Jane The Virgin – The telenovela returns for its fourth season with a surprising move to Friday nights.
The Exorcist – FOX’s reboot of the movie franchise was surprisingly entertaining in its first season. We shall see if they can keep it up for another year.
Marvel’s Inhumans – With the rights to the X-Men tied up by FOX, Marvel has tried to make the Inhumans their new go-to team, both in the comics and now on television. Early reviews show that this will not be a winning formula.
9:00
Blue Bloods – The first family of the NYPD returns for an eighth season.