The big news from ABC was their no-brainer decision to pick up Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers spin-off that will follow the further adventures of Clark Gregg’s Agent Coulson and will tie in to the uber-successful Marvel film franchise.  Beyond that, the only real change is an official scheduling change for most of their dramas, moving away from their traditional approach of having 22 or 24 episodes sprinkled out over 40 weeks and instead following the cable model of airing in 11 or 12 week blocks, with a “bridge” show or miniseries in between to avoid airing repeats.

Beyond that, nothing too exciting for the Alphabet network.  After a dicey second season, Suburgatory finds itself on the bench waiting for midseason or a new comedy to die an early death.  Outside of SHIELD, none of the new shows looks too exciting, although I reserve the right to change my mind between now and September.