What do you get when you take a dynamic actress and place her in a tired legal procedural? You get ABC’s Conviction, which tried to make you overlook the cancellation of Agent Carter by keeping Hayley Atwell in the family. Sadly, she was about the only thing this show had going for it. 13 episodes later, the plug was pulled. Hopefully Atwell finds something worthy of her talents again soon. She will be missed.
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ABC Upfronts
ABC is shaking up their lineup this fall, with changes on every night save Thursday. The week gets off to a familiar start with Dancing With The Stars, followed by The Good Doctor, a new medical drama about an autistic country doctor who moves to the big city. Seriously. The Tuesday night comedies get switched around somewhat, with black-ish moving over from Wednesdays, followed by The Mayor, about a young wrapper looking for his big break. The night ends with The Gospel of Kevin, starring Jason Ritter, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, and J. August Richards.
Wednesday stays mostly the same, with American Housewife moving over from Tuesdays to take black-ish‘s place. Thursdays stay exactly the same, with the three Shondaland shows remaining in place. A revamped Friday kicks off with Once Upon A Time, which will be losing most of its main cast, followed by Marvel’s Inhumans, the most recent attempt to make the Inhumans happen. Sunday goes mostly reality, with To Tell The Truth and Shark Tank moving over. The night ends with Ten Days In The Valley, a new drama about a producer whose daughter goes missing.
Agents of SHIELD will take over for The Inhumans on Fridays after 8 weeks and Quantico will return at some point for an abbreviated 3rd season. Also on the bench for mid-season are The Crossing, a drama about war refugees from America, Deception, about a magician who turns to the FBI which is in no way similar to The Mentalist, and For The People, about a set of new lawyers trying to find their way. Comedies include Alex Inc, based on a podcast, and Splitting Up Together, starring Jenna Fischer.
Cancelled shows never to be seen again are The Real O’Neals, Imaginary Mary, The Catch, Dr. Ken, Last Man Standing, American Crime, Secrets and Lies, Time After Time, Notorious, and Conviction.
Midseason Review – Mondays
Day 2 of our look back at my thoughts on the new fall television season and what is new for the winter and spring..
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The Big Bang Theory – Once again, The Big Bang Theory moves back to Mondays until late October to accommodate the NFL. The show continues to be a ratings powerhouse, so I assume the move won’t shake things up too much.
I’ll save my comments for Thursday.
Supergirl – Despite a successful first season, CBS jettisoned the show and now the second season will air on The CW.
Moving to The CW seems to be working out for Supergirl. So far we’ve seen appearances from Superman, Maggie Sawyer, and the Flash.
Gotham – I still have the last 9 episodes of season 2 sitting on the DVR, so things don’t look that great for my continued interest in Gotham this year. But, you never know.
The backlog has grown to include those 9 season 2 episodes and all of season 3 to date. I need to make a decision soon as to whether or not to cut bait.
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Man With A Plan – Matt LeBlanc returns to network television in this comedy about a contractor who takes more responsibility at home after his wife returns to work. It should be worth at least a shot.
One episode of this piece of garbage was more than enough.
8:00
Jane The Virgin – At this time last year, I was worried that this show would be a one-season wonder and that I would tire of the telenovela aspect of the show. Those worries turned out to be unfounded, as the show continued to be a solid, entertaining watch. I’m expecting more of the same this year.
My expectations have been met, as I continue to enjoy the now mistitled show.
2 Broke Girls – A 6th season for this crass show that has never been as good as it should be, given the talents of the leads.
This year has been more of the same. It’s a shame to waste the talents of the two likeable leads on such a mess of a show.
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2016 New Fall Season – Mondays
It is time once again to dive in to the new fall lineups for the television season that kicks into gear tonight. We start this year, thanks to last night’s Emmy Awards, with Monday night’s offerings, which features some returning favorites and a few new potentials.
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The Big Bang Theory – Once again, The Big Bang Theory moves back to Mondays until late October to accommodate the NFL. The show continues to be a ratings powerhouse, so I assume the move won’t shake things up too much.
Supergirl – Despite a successful first season, CBS jettisoned the show and now the second season will air on The CW.
Gotham – I still have the last 9 episodes of season 2 sitting on the DVR, so things don’t look that great for my continued interest in Gotham this year. But, you never know.
7:30
Man With A Plan – Matt LeBlanc returns to network television in this comedy about a contractor who takes more responsibility at home after his wife returns to work. It should be worth at least a shot.
8:00
Jane The Virgin – At this time last year, I was worried that this show would be a one-season wonder and that I would tire of the telenovela aspect of the show. Those worries turned out to be unfounded, as the show continued to be a solid, entertaining watch. I’m expecting more of the same this year.
2 Broke Girls – A 6th season for this crass show that has never been as good as it should be, given the talents of the leads.
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ABC Upfronts
Lots of changes coming this fall on ABC, as the network announced their upcoming schedule this week. 4 shows that I’ve been watching, Castle, The Muppets, Agent Carter, and the summer series Rookie Blue, were given the heave ho, leaving lots of holes in their, and my, schedule.
Conviction, a new legal drama starring Agent Carter star Hayley Atwell, moves in to the post-Dancing With The Stars slot on Monday vacated by Castle. Tuesday sees the network expand their comedy block to two hours, with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. moving back to the 9pm hour. Minnie Driver stars in the new comedy Speechless, airing before Modern Family on Wednesday. Following Black-ish comes Designated Survivor, a new drama starring Kiefer Sutherland as the new President after a devastating attack on Washington DC.
Thursday gets some new blood, thanks to Scandal star Kerry Washington’s pregnancy, in the form of Notorious, a sexy legal drama starring Piper Perabo and breaking Shonda Rhimes stranglehold on the night, at least until the spring. Friday nights stay exactly the same, as do Sundays. Saturday is still left for college football.
The mid-season slate, aside from the returning Scandal, looks uneventful.