We have reached the halfway point of our look at the offerings for the new fall season. The cupboard looks pretty bare for Wednesdays, which I believe is a first.
Category / Television
2025 New Fall Season – Tuesdays
Continuing our look at the new fall season, here are the offerings that I may find myself interested in for Tuesdays.
7:00
Murder in a Small Town – A second season of the Canadian mystery-drama of the week featuring old favorites Kristin Kreuk.
8:00
Doc – A surprise hit last spring, Molly Parker returns for a second go-around.
9:00
High Potential – One of the only breakout hits of last season, Kaitlin Olson returns for a second season as an under-employed genius who consults with the police.
2025 New Fall Season – Mondays
We continue our annual look at the new fall season with Monday night’s offerings, another night that has nothing even halfway intriguing, a position that has held pretty steady since 2018.
2025 New Fall Season – Sundays
It is time once again to start our annual dive in to the new fall lineups for the upcoming television season. As has become normal in the last couple of years, there is nothing interesting among the networks’ Sunday night offerings, which means I might have some time to work through some of the streaming shows I’ve let pile up. Or work through the growing backlog on my DVR.
Post Mortem – That ’90s Show
A follow up to the FOX hit That ’70s Show, That ’90s Show revolved around the daughter of Topher Grace’s Eric Forman and Laura Prepon’s Donna Pinciotti spending the summer with her grandparents in Point Place, Wisconsin and making a group of friends. It debuted on Netflix in January of 202, quickly picking up a renewal for a second season. That second season, which I haven’t watched quite yet, was split into two parts, releasing in June and August of 2024. Netflix announced the cancellation in October of 2024.
While it was nice to see the returning characters again, this show, at least in the first season, lacked some of the punch that its predecessor had. Barring any improvement in the second season, I can see why Netflix decided to cut bait.
Post Mortem – The Sex Lives Of College Girls
Created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, The Sex Lives of College Girls premiered on HBO Max in 2021. Following the lives of four 18-year-old freshmen roommates at the fictional Essex College, the series starred Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Alyah Chanelle Scott, and Reneé Rapp. Rapp, whose star rose higher than the others, left early in season three. Following the release of the third season last November, the show was cancelled in March.
While Rapp seems to be focusing on music for the time being, the other three leads should find themselves finding new work relatively easily. I look forward to seeing what comes next.
Chicago White Sox Baseball Is On The Air
Over a year ago, the White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks announced that they were partnering with Standard Media Group to create the new television broadcast home for all three teams, which eventually became Chicago Sports Network (CHSN for short). Starting in October, the network went live missing one small little thing: a carriage agreement with Comcast, the largest cable provider in Chicago.
Ratings for the Blackhawks this past season, their first on the new network, were down 78% from the previous year on NBC Sports Chicago. The Bulls were looking at a 63% decrease as of February. The White Sox, coming off a season where they set the MLB record for losses in a year, were not exactly worth the $29.99 the network was charging for streaming.
Well, that all changes today. Word broke yesterday that the fledgling network had finally reached agreement with Comcast to be added to their channel line-up. They are expected to be placed on the Ultimate tier plan, which will add $20 to your cable bill if you are not already subscribed. The Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network is expected to be moved to the same tier following this season. With live sports seemingly one of the few reasons to keep cable, it seems that providers are looking to soak their customers for as much as they can before everything moves to streaming.
Post Mortem – After Midnight
@fter Midnight, the revamped version of the old Comedy Central show @midnight which has spent two seasons following Stephen Colbert on CBS, will be wrapping up its run after host Taylor Tomlinson announced she would be leaving the program. CBS had previously renewed the show for a third season but decided to pull the plug rather than try and start over with a new host. There will be no replacement program, and CBS will return this timeslot to its affiliates.
Tomlinson, who has been touring with her latest stand-up show while hosting the show during this second season, will be returning to stand-up full time, saying in an Instagram post, “Though it was an extremely tough decision, I knew I had to return to my first passion and return to stand-up touring full-time.”
I was unaware of Tomlinson prior to the show, but, having been a fan of the previous incarnation, I was excited to see the show come back. Over the past two years, I’ve become a fan and saw her standup live at the Chicago Theatre this past February. I look forward to more good comedy in the years to come.
Post Mortem – Blue Bloods
After fourteen seasons, CBS said goodbye to Blue Bloods last fall. Thanks to the SAG-AFTRA strike, the final season was split between the spring of 2024 and the fall, with the final episode airing December 13th.
A spin-off, featuring Donnie Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan character and with the working title of Boston Blue, is on the schedule for this fall.
Post Mortem – Lucky 13
A game show hosted by both Gina Rodriguez and Shaquille O’Neal, Lucky 13 lasted all of ten episodes on ABC last summer. The contestant is asked thirteen true or false questions and then has to pick how many they got right. Then, the questions were gone over a second time, in a seemingly random order, to determine if the contestant fell within their chosen range of correct answers. This duplicative part dragged things down a bit, as did having two hosts where only one was necessary.