#Wednesday Neflix Series

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The Supernatural and The Addams Family

One complaint I see a lot of about the Wednesday series on Netflix is "The Addams Family was grounded in reality. There was nothing supernatural about them! The Munsters were supernatural." Almost always someone will say "What about thing?" And comes the typical meme / joke response of "Well, they're just that Goth." Okay, outside of the disembodied hand that serves as a friend / pet / sex toy / lover (throw-away line in Addams Family Values about his relationship with Uncle Fester) here are some elements of The Addams Family that are definitely supernatural. 1. Uncle Fester is immune to electric shock, mercury poisoning (he ate an old thermometer) and other things that would kill most people. Not only that but he has his own high electrical charge where he can power a lightbulb with his mouth. This is all from the 1960s Addams Family TV series.

I won't bother to mention the kids surviving improbable scenarios since even in the movies there's usually a cut-away. 2. Grandmama is a practicing witch. In fact the lyrics of the 1960s Addams Family theme song include "So get a witch's shawl on, a broomstick you can crawl on." We're told that at least some members of the family are witches, if not all of them. Morticia's mother was played by Margret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West in The wizard of Oz). Note: Morticia's mother and Grandmama are not the same character. When Grandmama curses Debbie in Addams Family: Values, her curse comes to pass later in the movie.

In The Addams Family Broadway musical there's even a joke line of "My mother? I thought she was your mother!" and Gomez and Morticia just shrug it off. She's theirs and that's all that matters. They just adopted the strange old woman who wants to be called Grandmama. 3. Morticia canonically has psychic powers in the 1960s Addams Family TV show. She has permeations, experiencing omens, and at one point felt it when someone stuck a pin in a map directly over their house. This is from the 1960s Addams Family TV series. This was not something invented for the Wednesday TV series. 4. In The Addams Family 1960s TV series Santa Claus is Canonically proven to be real. He shows up in the Christmas episdoe after each adult Addams dresses as Santa to try to make the kids happy.

5. Another witch in the family is mentioned in the Christmas episode. When the children were told that Santa isn't real, Gomez and Morticia reassure them by reminding them that they were also told that witches weren't real and they proved that wrong when they met a certain aunt. 6. Morticia's sister, Ophelia, in the 1960s Addams Family TV series has flowers growing out of her scalp. Flowers that Gomez is allergic to. This is actually partly the origin for Morticia cutting the flowers off her roses, Gomez is allergic to flowers.

7. Lurch may or may not be a zombie or Frankenstein style creature. Yes, the animated movie made him an escaped mental patient but the 90s Addams Family animated series gave him blue skin and a flat topped head, making him heavily resemble a Frankenstein monster. (Note: The Creature does not actually have a flat head in Mary Shelley's novel. This and the groaning is a movie trope.)

8. Cousin It.

9. In Addams Family the Broadway musical the Addams do a conga line with the ghosts of their ancestors.

10. Ophelia (Morticia's sister) is inhumanly strong (besides having flowers growing out of the top of her head.) She can flip Gomez onto his back with one hand. 11. Their library contains books that literally bring to life what's inside them. 12. Their house is definitely haunted. In the 2019 Addams Family animated series the House repeatedly told them to get out, and consumes coffee. Also Morticia refers to the entity as "The spirit." 13. Morticia talks to the ghosts of her parents In The Addams Family 2019 Addams Family animated movie. 14. There are singing severed heads in The Addams Family 2019 animated movie. 15. There is a sentient tree on the house grounds, named Ichabod. 16. Uncle Flambe has flame-hair. 17. Wednesday is able to control Pugsley via voodoo doll in The Addams Family 2 animated movie from 2021. 18. Wednesday was able to freak out another little girl by showing off that she can read minds when she wants to in Addams Family 2 the animated movie from 2021. 19. Lurch is indicated to have "cold dead" hands suggesting that at least in the Addams Family 2 animated movie from 2021 he is a zombie or Frankenstein-style monster. I know he has a mother in the 60s show but other incarnations don't seem to follow this. In the 2019 animated Addams Family movie Lurch seems to have escaped the insane asylum but the haunted insane asylum (which becomes The Addams Family house) had been abandoned for years, possibly decades. Bonus as this one is not confirmed. 20. The Addams' may or may not be immortal. In the 1990 Addams Family movie Gomez is trying to find Uncle Fester who has been missing twenty-five years. The 1990 Addams Family movie was deliberately released twenty-five years after the 1960s Addams Family series of the 1960s ended. There is continuity changes such as making Uncle Fester Gomez's brother instead of Morticia's uncle (pre-marriage) but otherwise the 90s Addams Family movies were meant to directly continue from the 1960s TV series. This means that in twenty-five-years no one aged. Not even the children. "Their Goth game is just that strong."

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Sheriff Galpin: You’re forbidden from seeing Tyler 😡

Wednesday: 😐

Sheriff Galpin: And from further pursuing this case!

Wednesday: 😨

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WEDNSDAY 😈

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Wednesday 2022

Gift

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Aroace Wednesday Addams rights

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Wow holy crap!! Did-not expect Neflix’s new show Wednesday to be a gory insane scary series lol okay okay 😂🤣

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Netflix | Mixed reception for Wednesday

Netflix | Mixed reception for Wednesday

Sorry, your browser does not support videos Series wednesday by Tim Burton, launched Wednesday on Netflix, receives a mixed reception. Jenna Ortega, who plays the morbid teenager of the Adams family, is however praised. Posted at 1:55 p.m. The wink is obvious, it was Wednesday that Neflix put online wednesday. In the series directed by Tim Burton, the young daughter of the Adams family ends up…

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Fall Fusion 2019 (Fox)

In another month, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and The CW are slated to unveil their primetime rosters for the 2019-20 network television season.  Adding an unprecedented complication, this year, is the unresolved standoff between the WGA (Writers Guild of America) and ATA (Association of Talent Agents).

NBC and Fox announce their fall schedules on May 13, followed by ABC on May 14 and CBS on May 15.  Bringing up the rear will be The CW on May 16.

The “bubble shows” for this season, which most likely won’t know their fates until May:  Blindspot, The Village, The Enemy Within, Manifest, A.P. Bio, and I Feel Bad on NBC; For The People, Whiskey Cavalier, The Fix, Single Parents, and The Kids Are Alright on ABC; Madam Secretary, Bull, Ransom, Instinct, Life in Pieces, Murphy Brown, FAM, and Happy Together on CBS; The 100, All-American, Roswell New Mexico, and In the Dark on The CW; and Lethal Weapon, The Gifted, The Orville, The Passage, Proven Innocent, and REL on Fox.

So, as I’ve been doing for the past several years, here is the roster I have dreamed up for the broadcast networks when the Big Five trot out their autumn slates in a few weeks.  I also include potential backup plans for the spring months, depending on which TV series fail or succeed.

When a show is picked up for the fall, it usually gets a 13-episode order – which can then be extended (usually via a “Back-Nine” order), if the show performs well enough.  Some freshmen series fall short of receiving a full 22 episodes (usually with an 16- or 18-episode order).  If the show stays far enough above the network’s average in terms of ratings and demos (the estimated number of viewers between the ages of 18-49, who are coveted by advertisers), it will most likely return for the following season.

As for the series that are held over to be midseason replacements:  they usually get 13-episode orders, as well.  Sometimes, a program that looks like more of a gamble might only get picked up for 6, 8, or 10 episodes instead.  If those shows attain a significant audience when they step in to fill gaps anytime between November and May, they may also find themselves on the next fall schedule.  

There are yet other TV series that are intended to be “limited series” or an “event series” – airing for a finite period of time during one predetermined juncture of the year – similar to many original cable television shows intentionally designed with shorter runs.  Fox and The CW have gradually transitioned to more of a year-round format for their programming, and ABC, CBS, and NBC should follow suit over the next two or three years.  For this reason, we may see more of the broadcast networks “time-sharing” different programs within the same time slots as they transition from winter to spring to summer and back to autumn.

After all, there are a limited number of available time slots on the primetime schedule.  With the frequency of limited-run “event programming,” we should expect to see less of the traditional model where one solitary series occupies one specific time slot for nine months of original programming (followed by three months of reruns).

(All times are Eastern/Pacific; subtract one hour for the Central/Mountain time zones)

(New shows highlighted in bold)

Featured network for today’s column…

Fox

Sunday

7:00 – World’s Funniest (fall)

8:00 – The Simpsons

8:30 – Richard Lovely (with possible Back-Nine)

9:00 – Family Guy

9:30 – Bob’s Burgers

Thomas Lennon’s hybrid comedy, Richard Lovely, would be a perfect fit in-between The Simpsons and Family Guy.  If Richard Lovely bombs really badly, its time slot can be turned over to single-cam freshman Adam & Eve...or, the 9pm hour could temporarily house reality programming (with Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers time-sharing the 8:30 slot).

Monday

8:00 – 911 (fall/spring) / The Resident (winter)

9:00 – Deputy (with possible Back-Nine) / The Passage (winter or summer)

911 would pair well with Stephen Dorff’s new crime drama, Deputy – with both of them running in tandem for autumn and spring “pods” (assuming that Deputy earns itself a back-order of episodes).  The Resident would check in the week after 911 airs its fall finale, and could even run double-episodes throughout the winter if it receives another 22-episode order.  Another option would be for either the new reality competition Flirty Dancing or Season 2 of The Masked Singer to be paired alongside of The Resident once 911 and Deputy take a joint four-month hiatus.  In that scenario, The Resident would likely finish out the remainder of its season during May, June, and July.

The Passage is in an interesting situation, since its Season 1 finale left it creatively in a place where it might work better airing for one or two more years as a 10-episode “event series.”  This may also be a better fit as summer programming (ala Wayward Pines) than in the winter or spring.  Another option would be for The Passage to move over to FX or FXX, where it could organically finish out a pre-ordained miniseries-style run.

Tuesday

8:00 – Last Man Standing

8:30 – Geniuses (with possible Back-Nine)

9:00 – The Cool Kids

9:30 – Patty’s Auto (with possible Back-Nine)

WWE Smackdown! will most likely displace Last Man Standing and The Cool Kids from Fridays to Tuesdays (ironically, Last Man Standing’s original time slot on ABC).  By placing The Cool Kids at 9pm as an anchor, Fox can try out two new sitcoms couched between these solid performers.  Geniuses, a blue-collar family sitcom, would be compatible with Last Man Standing; on the other hand, Patty’s Auto, a sitcom about an all-female mechanic shop, sounds offbeat enough that it could work well alongside The Cool Kids.

Wednesday

8:00 – Empire (fall/spring) / The Orville (winter)

9:00 – Star (fall/spring) / neXT (winter)

Empire and Star would continue to be paired together.  However, when both of them temporarily break during the winter, The Orville can lead off the night for a third season.  Leading out of The Orville would be sci-fi crime thriller neXT.

Thursday

8:00 – Thursday Night Football (fall) / MasterChef Junior (spring)  

9:00 – Thursday Night Football (fall) / Lovestruck (spring)

After football ends, MasterChef Junior could return and lead into the romantic dramedy Lovestruck – featuring Rachel Bilson, Andie MacDowall, and Kathleen Turner, which unconventionally sees the entire season unfold over the course of one wedding day attended by its characters.

Friday

8:00 – WWE Smackdown

WWE Smackdown! arriving here in the fall will mean that Fridays are already spoken for.

MIDSEASON:  The Resident (22 episodes), Masterchef Junior (13 episodes), Flirty Dancing (13 episodes), The Orville (13 episodes), The Passage (10 episodes), neXT (13 episodes), Lovestruck (13 episodes), Adam & Eve (8 episodes)

LATER THIS MONTH (APRIL 2019)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

Life in Pieces (CBS)

The 100 (The CW)

Bosch (Netflix)

The Son (AMC)

Cuckoo (Netflix)

Tales (BET)

Cobra Kai (YouTube Premium)

Top Gear (BBC America)

The Protector (Netflix)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)

Deep State (Epix)

MAY 2019

The Bachelorette (ABC)

Animal Kingdom (TNT)

Elementary (CBS)

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)

iZombie (The CW)

Lucifer (Netflix)

Sneaky Pete (Amazon Prime)

What Would You Do? (ABC)

Beat Shazam (Fox)

Archer (FX)

Good Witch (Hallmark)

MasterChef (Fox)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

America’s Got Talent (NBC)

Bill Nye Saves the World (Neflix)

Chrisley Knows Best (USA)

Our Cartoon President (Showtime)

Southern Charm (Bravo)

Good Bones (HGTV)

Fleabag (Amazon Prime)

The Rain (Netflix)

Secrets of the Zoo (National Geographic WILD)

She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix)

Vida (Starz)

Pure (WGN America)

Property Brothers (HGTV)

JUNE 2019

Instinct (CBS)

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)

Big Brother (CBS)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Pose (FX)

The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)

The Wall (NBC)

Claws (TNT)

Masters of Illusion (The CW)

Match Game (ABC)

So You Think You Can Dance? (Fox)

Whose Line is it Anyway? (The CW)

Queen of the South (USA)

Good Trouble (Freeform)

The Affair (Showtime)

Younger (TV Land)

Food Network Star (Food Network)

Orange is the New Black (Netflix)

GLOW (Netflix)

Big Little Lies (HBO)

Queen Sugar (OWN)

Luther (BBC America)

Abstentia (Amazon Prime)

Yellowstone (Paramount)

Riviera (Sundance)

Rosehaven (Sundance)

JULY 2019

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

The Terror (AMC)

Lodge 49 (AMC)

Hollywood Game Night (NBC)

The Wall (NBC)

Dateline NBC (NBC)

Power (Starz)

Suits (USA)

Killjoys (SyFy Channel)

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)

Harlots (Hulu)

AUGUST 2019

Preacher (AMC)

Insecure (HBO)

Ballers (HBO)

The Sinner (USA)

Shahs of Sunset (Bravo)

SEPTEMBER 2019

American Horror Story (FX)

BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

The Deuce (HBO)

OCTOBER 2019

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Below Deck (Bravo)

Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Van Helsing (SyFy)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Andi Mack (Disney Channel)

Shameless (Showtime)

The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)

NOVEMBER 2019

Outlander (Starz)

DECEMBER 2019

Running Wild with Bear Grylls (National Geographic)

Fuller House (Netflix)

Alexa & Katie (Netflix)

Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu)

Homeland (Showtime)

Impractical Jokers (TruTV)

JANUARY 2020

Future Man (Hulu)

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Baskets (FX)

Grownish (Freeform)

Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

High Maintenance (HBO)

Schitt’s Creek (CBC)

FEBRUARY / MARCH 2020

Good Girls (NBC)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Scream (MTV)

Barry (HBO)

APRIL 2020

Brockmire (IFC)

Killing Eve (BBC America)

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MTV wants to make TV shows for streaming services like Netflix, and it’s starting with ‘The Real World’ and ‘Aeon Flux’

MTV is launching MTV Studios, which will make shows for streaming services like Neflix, Amazon, and Hulu.

The network will use its library of IP to kickstart development, starting with shows like "The Real World" and "Aeon Flux."

MTV president Chris McCarthy tells Business Insider he wants the network to be "platform agnostic."

No distribution deals have currently been announced. 

For the past few years, MTV has faced a fundamental dilemma: What does a TV network for young people do when they are, quite simply, not watching as much TV?

MTV has boosted its TV ratings by doubling down on classic franchises like “Jersey Shore,” but there’s a natural ceiling on how much you can do on cable TV today. To fully reach young people, you have to stretch beyond a strict definition of TV.

On Wednesday, MTV made a step toward a “platform agnostic” future by unveiling MTV Studios, which will make original shows for streaming services. “Netflix, Apple, Hulu, and Amazon” were examples of potential distributors that MTV president Chris McCarthy listed to Business Insider in a recent interview (he’s also in charge of VH1 and Logo).

MTV announced a few big reboots currently being developed — including “The Real World,” a live-action “Aeon Flux,” and “Daria” — though the distribution deals with specific streaming services haven’t been finalized.

McCarthy was frank about MTV’s need to emphasize brand over platform: “There are not enough teens [watching] traditional cable.” Full stop. But they are watching more video than ever.

That presents an opportunity for MTV, according to McCarthy. “MTV was one of the first cable brands,” he said, and the overwhelming majority of its shows were produced by MTV itself, to the tune of over 200 original series and franchises. “We own that IP,” he said, and it doesn’t have to be confined to traditional TV.

The idea behind MTV Studios is to use that IP to inspire reboots, spin-offs, or completely new series. But instead of playing on MTV’s cable channel, they’ll be on Netflix (or another streaming service).

“We actually see the platforms really differently” than we see cable, McCarthy said. Traditional cable viewers come for live sports, competition shows, and docuseries, he said. Everything else is moving toward on-demand and streaming.

“For scripted and animation, we are going to focus that more on an SVOD [streaming video on demand] partner,” he said of MTV’s strategy moving forward. Unscripted, traditionally an MTV strength, will be more balanced between TV and streaming.

Distributing shows in places like Netflix, instead of on your own cable channel, gives up a certain amount of control — whether they renewed or promoted, for instance. Is McCarthy worried: “No, not at all,” he said.

One reason is that selling shows to other people is a good business to be in right now.

“Based on the data we have, it appears to us that the net winners from SVOD growth from a revenue perspective are the independent producers,” analysts at RBC wrote in a recent report. They also noted the “near-zero” for showrunners and producers. There’s a lot of demand out there for premium streaming shows.

MTV will certainly find a receptive ear when it comes to rebooting old classics. Netflix has been on a reboot spree — from “Full House” to “Gilmore Girls” to “Queer Eye.” And the streaming giant has recently made a push into unscripted content as well.

MTV has already signed up some big names for its new slate, including Jeff Davis, the creator of “Criminal Minds” and “Teen Wolf.”

“Jeff was a huge fan of ‘Aeon Flux,’” McCarthy said. “It was one of the ones he was focused on.” If it wasn’t for Davis, McCarthy said, the upcoming live-action take on “Aeon Flux” probably wouldn't have happened.

And look out for many unscripted projects. McCarthy spoke about the streaming potential to bring franchises like “The Real World” to a “whole new generation,” and to try reality TV that doesn’t have that traditional over-the-top tone, the “amplification that is necessary to succeed in cable.” (Admittedly, MTV had a big hand in crafting that tone: see “Jersey Shore.”)

One of the new shows meant to appeal to young people is called “The Valley,” which is a “docuseries” in the vein of “The Hills” or “Laguna Beach” but set in Nogales, Arizona, a border town. MTV describes it as “the real life story of friends who are growing up on the edge of two countries, two cities as they share one.” The show is meant to present “first loves, relationships and life decisions.”

“If we did ‘Laguna Beach’ today, we would do it on” a streaming service, McCarthy said.

Now we have to wait and see which streaming services will bite.

SEE ALSO: 12 fan-favorite shows Netflix has revived or rebooted, ranked from worst to best

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Fall Fusion 2019 (NBC)

In another month, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and The CW are slated to unveil their primetime rosters for the 2019-20 network television season.  Adding an unprecedented complication, this year, is the unresolved standoff between the WGA (Writers Guild of America) and ATA (Association of Talent Agents).

NBC and Fox announce their fall schedules on May 13, followed by ABC on May 14 and CBS on May 15.  Bringing up the rear will be The CW on May 16.

The “bubble shows” for this season, which most likely won’t know their fates until May:  Blindspot, The Village, The Enemy Within, Manifest, A.P. Bio, and I Feel Bad on NBC; For The People, Whiskey Cavalier, The Fix, Single Parents, and The Kids Are Alright on ABC; Madame Secretary, Bull, Ransom, Instinct, Life in Pieces, Murphy Brown, FAM, and Happy Together on CBS; The 100, All-American, Roswell New Mexico, and In the Dark on The CW; and Lethal Weapon, The Gifted, The Orville, The Passage, Proven Innocent, and REL on Fox.

So, as I’ve been doing for the past several years, here is the roster I have dreamed up for the broadcast networks when the Big Five trot out their autumn slates in a few weeks.   I also include potential backup plans for the spring months, depending on which TV series fail or succeed.

When a show is picked up for the fall, it usually gets a 13-episode order – which can then be extended (usually via a “Back-Nine” order), if the show performs well enough.  Some freshmen series fall short of receiving a full 22 episodes (usually with an 16- or 18-episode order).  If the show stays far enough above the network’s average in terms of ratings and demos (the estimated number of viewers between the ages of 18-49, who are coveted by advertisers), it will most likely return for the following season.

As for the series that are held over to be midseason replacements:  they usually get 13-episode orders, as well.  Sometimes, a program that looks like more of a gamble might only get picked up for 6, 8, or 10 episodes instead.  If those shows attain a significant audience when they step in to fill gaps anytime between November and May, they may also find themselves on the next fall schedule.  

There are yet other TV series that are intended to be “limited series” or an “event series” – airing for a finite period of time during one predetermined juncture of the year – similar to many original cable television shows intentionally designed with shorter runs.  Fox and The CW have gradually transitioned to more of a year-round format for their programming, and ABC, CBS, and NBC should follow suit over the next two or three years. For this reason, we may see more of the broadcast networks “time-sharing” different programs within the same time slots as they transition from winter to spring to summer and back to autumn.

After all, there are a limited number of available time slots on the primetime schedule.  With the frequency of limited-run “event programming,” we should expect to see less of the traditional model where one solitary series occupies one specific time slot for nine months of original programming (followed by three months of reruns).

Sunday

7:00 – Sunday Night Football / Dateline NBC (Mar.-May)

8:00 – Sunday Night Football / World of Dance (Mar.-May)

9:00 – Sunday Night Football / World of Dance (Mar-May)

10:00 – Sunday Night Football / Council of Dads (Mar-May)

After football and award show season are done, World of Dance would be a cost-effective counterprogramming option on Sundays.  Receiving the lead-out from World of Dance could be Council of Dads, a family drama which boasts Clive Standen (Vikings) and Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead) amongst its ensemble.  Once Council of Dads airs its finale, the already-renewed third season of Good Girls would arrive just in time for another 10-episode summer run.

Monday

8:00 – The Voice (fall/spring) / Ellen’s Game of Games (winter)

10:00 – Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist (with possible Back-Nine) / Emergence (spring)

Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist – a much-anticipated musical dramedy headlined by Suburgatory’s Jane Levy – would seem to be a no-brainer to place behind The Voice in the fall.  When The Voice takes its standard winter hiatus, Ellen’s Game of Games (or another competition-based reality show, such as Songland or The Titan Games) can fill in until The Voice returns.  For the spring, the Alison Tolman / Donald Faison thriller Emergence would replace Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist in that post-Voice time slot.

Tuesday

8:00 – The Voice (fall/spring) / Hollywood Game Night (Jan.-Feb.)

9:00 – This is Us (Sep./March) / Perfect Harmony (spring)

9:30 – This is Us (Sep./March) / Brooklyn Nine-Nine (spring)

10:00 – New Amsterdam (Sep/March) / The Gilded Age (spring)

Tuesdays would remain unchanged for the fall, with The Voice, This is Us, and New Amsterdam working together in synchronicity.  However, with Hollywood Game Night subbing in for The Voice’s results show between cycles, This is Us can turn over its mid-evening time slot in March to a pair of sitcoms:  Perfect Harmony, a musical comedy starring Bradley Whitford and Anna Camp, along with the seventh season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.  Similarly, once New Amsterdam completes its second season, “event series” The Gilded Age would take over leading out the night.

Wednesday

8:00 – Chicago Fire

9:00 – Chicago Med

10:00 – Chicago PD

Last season, NBC finally utilized my longtime suggestion of establishing a three-hour all-Chicago bloc on Wednesdays.  There’s no reason to believe they will abandon that format.

Thursday

8:00 – Superstore

8:30 – The Good Place (fall) / The Kenan Show (spring)

9:00 – Will & Grace (Sep.-Apr.) (spring) / Sunnyside (spring)

9:30 – Abby’s (with possible Back-Nine) / Friends-in-Law (spring)

10:00 – Manifest (Sep.-March) / The Enemy Within (spring)

As with Tuesdays and Wednesdays on The Peacock Network, the Thursday night trio of Superstore, The Good Place, and Will & Grace have worked well together.  Newcomer Abby’s has been more of a mixed bag in terms of its ratings, this spring; NBC might want to give it a tentative 13-episode order to see how it would perform in the fall.  Since it’s unlikely that Manifest will retain its Monday night time slot, Thursdays would be a much less risky new home than Fridays would for the supernatural mystery.

Midseason, Kenan Thompson’s self-titled comedy outing would pick up the slack where The Good Place ends its standard limited run.  In that same spirit, the Kal Penn-led single-camera comedy Sunnyside could assume the torch if Will & Grace ends its season before mid-April; in the event that Abby’s can't justify receiving a back-order, the spicy ensemble Friends-in-Law can receive the Will & Grace lead-in come January or February.  Assuming that The Enemy Within doesn’t dip any lower this year, it can return for another limited run when Manifest wraps its sophomore season.

Friday

8:00 – The Blacklist

9:00 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

10:00 – Dateline NBC

The Blacklist has officially been renewed for a seventh season, and it’s holding up on Fridays fairly well.  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, likely nearing the end of its own run, could join the James Spader crime thriller here.

MIDSEASON:  Hollywood Game Night (16 episodes), World of Dance (13 episodes), Friends-in-Law (13 episodes), The Kenan Show (13 episodes), Sunnyside (10 episodes), Perfect Harmony (13 episodes), Good Girls (10 episodes), The Gilded Age (10 episodes), Emergence (13 episodes), Council of Dads (13 episodes), Lincoln (13 episodes)

LATER THIS MONTH (APRIL 2019)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

Life in Pieces (CBS)

The 100 (The CW)

Bosch (Netflix)

The Son (AMC)

Cuckoo (Netflix)

Tales (BET)

Cobra Kai (YouTube Premium)

Top Gear (BBC America)

The Protector (Netflix)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)

Deep State (Epix)

MAY 2019

The Bachelorette (ABC)

Animal Kingdom (TNT)

Elementary (CBS)

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)

iZombie (The CW)

Lucifer (Netflix)

Sneaky Pete (Amazon Prime)

What Would You Do? (ABC)

Beat Shazam (Fox)

Archer (FX)

Good Witch (Hallmark)

MasterChef (Fox)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

America’s Got Talent (NBC)

Bill Nye Saves the World (Neflix)

Chrisley Knows Best (USA)

Our Cartoon President (Showtime)

Southern Charm (Bravo)

Good Bones (HGTV)

Fleabag (Amazon Prime)

The Rain (Netflix)

Secrets of the Zoo (National Geographic WILD)

She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix)

Vida (Starz)

Pure (WGN America)

Property Brothers (HGTV)

JUNE 2019

Instinct (CBS)

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)

Big Brother (CBS)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Pose (FX)

The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)

The Wall (NBC)

Claws (TNT)

Masters of Illusion (The CW)

Match Game (ABC)

So You Think You Can Dance? (Fox)

Whose Line is it Anyway? (The CW)

Queen of the South (USA)

Good Trouble (Freeform)

The Affair (Showtime)

Younger (TV Land)

Food Network Star (Food Network)

Orange is the New Black (Netflix)

GLOW (Netflix)

Big Little Lies (HBO)

Queen Sugar (OWN)

Luther (BBC America)

Abstentia (Amazon Prime)

Yellowstone (Paramount)

Riviera (Sundance)

Rosehaven (Sundance)

JULY 2019

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

The Terror (AMC)

Lodge 49 (AMC)

Hollywood Game Night (NBC)

The Wall (NBC)

Dateline NBC (NBC)

Power (Starz)

Suits (USA)

Killjoys (SyFy Channel)

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)

Harlots (Hulu)

AUGUST 2019

Preacher (AMC)

Insecure (HBO)

Ballers (HBO)

The Sinner (USA)

Shahs of Sunset (Bravo)

SEPTEMBER 2019

American Horror Story (FX)

BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

The Deuce (HBO)

OCTOBER 2019

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Below Deck (Bravo)

Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Van Helsing (SyFy)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Andi Mack (Disney Channel)

Shameless (Showtime)

The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)

NOVEMBER 2019

Outlander (Starz)

DECEMBER 2019

Running Wild with Bear Grylls (National Geographic)

Fuller House (Netflix)

Alexa & Katie (Netflix)

Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu)

Homeland (Showtime)

Impractical Jokers (TruTV)

JANUARY 2020

Future Man (Hulu)

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Baskets (FX)

Grownish (Freeform)

Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

High Maintenance (HBO)

Schitt’s Creek (CBC)

FEBRUARY / MARCH 2020

Good Girls (NBC)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Scream (MTV)

Barry (HBO)

APRIL 2020

Brockmire (IFC)

Killing Eve (BBC America)

[eichy815]

Fall Fusion 2019 (CBS)

In another month, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and The CW are slated to unveil their primetime rosters for the 2019-20 network television season.  Adding an unprecedented complication, this year, is the unresolved standoff between the WGA (Writers Guild of America) and ATA (Association of Talent Agents).

NBC and Fox announce their fall schedules on May 13, followed by ABC on May 14 and CBS on May 15.  Bringing up the rear will be The CW on May 16.

The “bubble shows” for this season, which most likely won’t know their fates until May:  Blindspot, The Village, The Enemy Within, Manifest, A.P. Bio, and I Feel Bad on NBC; For The People, Whiskey Cavalier, The Fix, Single Parents, and The Kids Are Alright on ABC; Madam Secretary, Bull, Ransom, Instinct, Life in Pieces, Murphy Brown, FAM, and Happy Together on CBS; The 100, All-American, Roswell New Mexico, and In the Dark on The CW; and Lethal Weapon, The Gifted, The Orville, The Passage, Proven Innocent, and REL on Fox.

So, as I’ve been doing for the past several years, here is the roster I have dreamed up for the broadcast networks when the Big Five trot out their autumn slates in a few weeks.  I also include potential backup plans for the spring months, depending on which TV series fail or succeed.

When a show is picked up for the fall, it usually gets a 13-episode order – which can then be extended (usually via a “Back-Nine” order), if the show performs well enough.  Some freshmen series fall short of receiving a full 22 episodes (usually with an 16- or 18-episode order).  If the show stays far enough above the network’s average in terms of ratings and demos (the estimated number of viewers between the ages of 18-49, who are coveted by advertisers), it will most likely return for the following season.

As for the series that are held over to be midseason replacements:  they usually get 13-episode orders, as well.  Sometimes, a program that looks like more of a gamble might only get picked up for 6, 8, or 10 episodes instead.  If those shows attain a significant audience when they step in to fill gaps anytime between November and May, they may also find themselves on the next fall schedule.  

There are yet other TV series that are intended to be “limited series” or an “event series” – airing for a finite period of time during one predetermined juncture of the year – similar to many original cable television shows intentionally designed with shorter runs.  Fox and The CW have gradually transitioned to more of a year-round format for their programming, and ABC, CBS, and NBC should follow suit over the next two or three years.  For this reason, we may see more of the broadcast networks “time-sharing” different programs within the same time slots as they transition from winter to spring to summer and back to autumn.

After all, there are a limited number of available time slots on the primetime schedule.  With the frequency of limited-run “event programming,” we should expect to see less of the traditional model where one solitary series occupies one specific time slot for nine months of original programming (followed by three months of reruns).

(All times are Eastern/Pacific; subtract one hour for the Central/Mountain time zones)

(New shows highlighted in bold)

Featured network for today’s column…

CBS

Sunday

7:00 – 60 Minutes

8:00 – God Friended Me

9:00 – NCIS:  Los Angeles

10:00 – SEAL Team (fall/winter) / Madam Secretary (spring/summer)

The success of God Friended Me and the stability of NCIS: Los Angeles can lend lead-up support to SEAL Team, which has struggled to reach coveted demographics in its Wednesday night slot.  Midseason (or Summer 2020), Madam Secretary can be waiting in the wings to give viewers an event-style glimpse of Elizabeth McCord’s journey to the presidency (with an abridged seventh and final season possible in 2021, if she wins the election).\

Monday

8:00 – The Neighborhood

8:30 – Carol’s Second Act (with possible Back-Nine) / Broke (spring)

9:00 – Criminal Minds (fall) / Man With A Plan (winter/spring)

9:30 – Criminal Minds (fall) / The Emperor of Malibu (winter/spring)

10:00 – Blue Bloods

Building on the prosperity of The Neighborhood, the high-profile Patricia Heaton sitcom Carol’s Second Act would seem to be sure bet to carry over much of the former’s audience.  Criminal Minds would air its 10-episode swan song in the middle hour up through November sweeps, and Blue Bloods could be relocated from Friday to Monday in order to stabilize that time slot (and make room on Fridays for Magnum P.I. to join MacGyver and Hawaii Five-0 forming a three-hour block of Nostalgia TV).

Broke, a sitcom featuring Pauley Perrette of NCIS, would receive a midseason tryout here.  Meanwhile, reliable utility player Man with a Plan can take over for Criminal Minds in December and January, followed by Ken Jeong’s new sitcom The Emperor of Malibu.  Any leftover new sitcoms with shorter orders could be placed on Mondays in April or May, contingent upon the broadcast timelines of Carol’s Second Act, Broke, and/or The Emperor of Malibu.

Tuesday

8:00 – NCIS

9:00 – FBI / FBI: Most Wanted (spring)

10:00 – NCIS: New Orleans

There’s no reason to believe CBS won’t continue to nurture FBI in-between the NCIS mothership and its New Orleans spinoff.  And, with the offshoot FBI: Most Wanted in the works, Dick Wolf’s first CBS-based spinoff can be tried out here for 8-10 episodes in the spring.

Wednesday

8:00 – Survivor (fall/spring) / The Amazing Race (winter)

9:00 – Courthouse (with possible Back-Nine) / Tommy (spring)

10:00 – Bull

Courthouse (not to be confused with the short-lived 1995 series of the same name) – headlined by CSI alum Marg Helgenberger – can benefit from Survivor as its lead-in, while simultaneously being compatible with Bull.  In the spring, Edie Falco’s new cop drama, Tommy, should receive a limited run in that same slot.

Thursday

8:00 – Young Sheldon

8:30 –  The Unicorn (with possible Back-Nine) / Life in Pieces (spring)

9:00 – Mom

9:30 – Our House (with possible Back-Nine) / Bob Hearts Abishola (spring)

10:00 – S.W.A.T.

Following The Big Bang Theory’s retirement, CBS will likely turn to Young Sheldon to lead off the night.  Pairing it with another single-camera family sitcom would be the smartest strategy; The Unicorn, starring Walton Goggins, is the only contender in the running that fits this bill.  The post-Mom slot at 9:30 should be utilized while Mom is still hot; this is where I would place Katherine Heigl’s multi-cam family sitcom Our House.

S.W.A.T. has remained fairly stable, and will probably return in its established time slot.  If The Unicorn flails, Life in Pieces can be reserved for midseason. Similarly, if Our House doesn’t receive a back-order, Billy Gardell’s return to CBS in Bob Hearts Abishola might also be compatible with Mom (especially since it comes from the same creative team).

Friday

8:00 – MacGyver

9:00 – Hawaii Five-0

10:00 – Magnum P.I.

As I said earlier in this article:  I would transplant Magnum P.I. over from Monday onto Friday.  Together, MacGyver, Hawaii Five-0, and Magnum P.I. would provide Friday night viewers with a synergistic slate of nostalgic remakes – not to mention the potential for many crossover episodes, seeing how all three of these series are likely set in the same universe.  The loyal audience of Blue Bloods should follow it to Monday night (where Bull has been struggling).

MIDSEASON:  Undercover Boss (16 episodes), The Amazing Race (13 episodes), Life in Pieces (16-22 episodes), Madam Secretary (18-22 episodes), FBI: Most Wanted (10 episodes), Tommy (13 episodes), Evil (13 episodes), The Emperor of Malibu (13 episodes), Bob Hearts Abishola (13 episodes), Broke (8 episodes)

LATER THIS MONTH (APRIL 2019)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

Life in Pieces (CBS)

The 100 (The CW)

Bosch (Netflix)

The Son (AMC)

Cuckoo (Netflix)

Tales (BET)

Cobra Kai (YouTube Premium)

Top Gear (BBC America)

The Protector (Netflix)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)

Deep State (Epix)

MAY 2019

The Bachelorette (ABC)

Animal Kingdom (TNT)

Elementary (CBS)

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)

iZombie (The CW)

Lucifer (Netflix)

Sneaky Pete (Amazon Prime)

What Would You Do? (ABC)

Beat Shazam (Fox)

Archer (FX)

Good Witch (Hallmark)

MasterChef (Fox)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

America’s Got Talent (NBC)

Bill Nye Saves the World (Neflix)

Chrisley Knows Best (USA)

Our Cartoon President (Showtime)

Southern Charm (Bravo)

Good Bones (HGTV)

Fleabag (Amazon Prime)

The Rain (Netflix)

Secrets of the Zoo (National Geographic WILD)

She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix)

Vida (Starz)

Pure (WGN America)

Property Brothers (HGTV)

JUNE 2019

Instinct (CBS)

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)

Big Brother (CBS)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Pose (FX)

The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)

The Wall (NBC)

Claws (TNT)

Masters of Illusion (The CW)

Match Game (ABC)

So You Think You Can Dance? (Fox)

Whose Line is it Anyway? (The CW)

Queen of the South (USA)

Good Trouble (Freeform)

The Affair (Showtime)

Younger (TV Land)

Food Network Star (Food Network)

Orange is the New Black (Netflix)

GLOW (Netflix)

Big Little Lies (HBO)

Queen Sugar (OWN)

Luther (BBC America)

Abstentia (Amazon Prime)

Yellowstone (Paramount)

Riviera (Sundance)

Rosehaven (Sundance)

JULY 2019

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

The Terror (AMC)

Lodge 49 (AMC)

Hollywood Game Night (NBC)

The Wall (NBC)

Dateline NBC (NBC)

Power (Starz)

Suits (USA)

Killjoys (SyFy Channel)

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)

Harlots (Hulu)

AUGUST 2019

Preacher (AMC)

Insecure (HBO)

Ballers (HBO)

The Sinner (USA)

Shahs of Sunset (Bravo)

SEPTEMBER 2019

American Horror Story (FX)

BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

The Deuce (HBO)

OCTOBER 2019

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Below Deck (Bravo)

Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Van Helsing (SyFy)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Andi Mack (Disney Channel)

Shameless (Showtime)

The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)

NOVEMBER 2019

Outlander (Starz)

DECEMBER 2019

Running Wild with Bear Grylls (National Geographic)

Fuller House (Netflix)

Alexa & Katie (Netflix)

Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu)

Homeland (Showtime)

Impractical Jokers (TruTV)

JANUARY 2020

Future Man (Hulu)

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Baskets (FX)

Grownish (Freeform)

Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

High Maintenance (HBO)

Schitt’s Creek (CBC)

FEBRUARY / MARCH 2020

Good Girls (NBC)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Scream (MTV)

Barry (HBO)

APRIL 2020

Brockmire (IFC)

Killing Eve (BBC America)

[eichy815]

Fall Fusion 2019 (ABC)

In another month, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and The CW are slated to unveil their primetime rosters for the 2019-20 network television season.  Adding an unprecedented complication, this year, is the unresolved standoff between the WGA (Writers Guild of America) and ATA (Association of Talent Agents).

NBC and Fox announce their fall schedules on May 13, followed by ABC on May 14 and CBS on May 15.  Bringing up the rear will be The CW on May 16.

The “bubble shows” for this season, which most likely won’t know their fates until May:  Blindspot, The Village, The Enemy Within, Manifest, A.P. Bio, and I Feel Bad on NBC; For The People, Whiskey Cavalier, The Fix, Single Parents, and The Kids Are Alright on ABC; Madam Secretary, Bull, Ransom, Instinct, Life in Pieces, Murphy Brown, FAM, and Happy Together on CBS; The 100, All-American, Roswell New Mexico, and In the Dark on The CW; and Lethal Weapon, The Gifted, The Orville, The Passage, Proven Innocent, and REL on Fox.

So, as I’ve been doing for the past several years, here is the roster I have dreamed up for the broadcast networks when the Big Five trot out their autumn slates in a few weeks.  I also include potential backup plans for the spring months, depending on which TV series fail or succeed.

When a show is picked up for the fall, it usually gets a 13-episode order – which can then be extended (usually via a “Back-Nine” order), if the show performs well enough.  Some freshmen series fall short of receiving a full 22 episodes (usually with an 16- or 18-episode order).  If the show stays far enough above the network’s average in terms of ratings and demos (the estimated number of viewers between the ages of 18-49, who are coveted by advertisers), it will most likely return for the following season.

As for the series that are held over to be midseason replacements:  they usually get 13-episode orders, as well.  Sometimes, a program that looks like more of a gamble might only get picked up for 6, 8, or 10 episodes instead.  If those shows attain a significant audience when they step in to fill gaps anytime between November and May, they may also find themselves on the next fall schedule.  

There are yet other TV series that are intended to be “limited series” or an “event series” – airing for a finite period of time during one predetermined juncture of the year – similar to many original cable television shows intentionally designed with shorter runs.  Fox and The CW have gradually transitioned to more of a year-round format for their programming, and ABC, CBS, and NBC should follow suit over the next two or three years.  For this reason, we may see more of the broadcast networks “time-sharing” different programs within the same time slots as they transition from winter to spring to summer and back to autumn.

After all, there are a limited number of available time slots on the primetime schedule.  With the frequency of limited-run “event programming,” we should expect to see less of the traditional model where one solitary series occupies one specific time slot for nine months of original programming (followed by three months of reruns).

(All times are Eastern/Pacific; subtract one hour for the Central/Mountain time zones)

(New shows highlighted in bold)

Featured network for today’s column…

ABC

Sunday

7:00 – AFHV

8:00 – Until the Wedding (with possible Back-Nine) / American Idol (spring)

9:00 – A Million Little Things (Sep.-March) / American Idol (spring)

10:00 –  The Time It Takes (fall/winter) / The Hypnotist’s Love Story (spring)

Until the Wedding (based on an Israeli-based serial of the same name) – which stars Olivia Thirlby of Juno fame – would be a good counterprogramming alternative to Supergirl, God Friended Me, and football; it would also be compatible with A Million Little Things, which could be searching for a new night to which it may relocate.  The sleepy 10pm slot should go to British game show import The Time it Takes (hosted by Craig Ferguson).

Once American Idol returns in the spring, its lead-out could be The Hypnotist’s Love Story, a high-profile Heather Graham-led romantic drama (which seems to be the type of show that might return for shorter seasons of 13 episodes each season).

Monday

8:00 – Dancing with the Stars (fall) / The Bachelor (winter) / American Idol (spring)

10:00 – The Good Doctor (fall/winter) / Heart of Life (spring)

ABC will probably want to keep The Good Doctor firmly planted after Dancing with the Stars, to help build it up to someday move over as a Thursday night lead-off (once Grey’s Anatomy eventually retires).  When The Good Doctor finishes up its 18-episode run, it can be replaced midseason by Heart of Life – an ensemble family serial featuring Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Jessica Stroup (90210), Katie Findlay (The Carrie Diaries), and Harry Shum Jr. (Glee).

Tuesday

8:00 – The Connors (Sep.-Jan.) / American Housewife (Feb.-May)

8:30 – Nana (with possible Back-Nine) / United We Fall (spring)

9:00 – Blackish

9:30 – American Housewife (Sep.-Jan.) / Rainbowish (Feb.-May)

10:00 – The Rookie (Sep.-Apr.) / NYPD Blue (spring)

With the spinoff success of The Connors, Katey Sagal’s new family sitcom Nana would be a great fit in-between The Connors and Blackish, with American Housewife bringing up the rear.  Midseason, when American Housewife most likely leads off the night after The Connors finishes airing its second season of 13-16 episodes, the rumored Blackish prequel focusing on Rainbow Johnson should get a tryout behind its mothership series (I’d call the spinoff Rainbowish, as I assume it will feature regular voiceovers by Tracee Ellis Ross).

In the event that Nana flops, the Jane Curtin-led sitcom United We Fall would be waiting in the wings.  If The Rookie has a shorter order of 18-20 episodes, the long-awaited sequel/revival to NYPD Blue could clock in for a 10-episode run (possibly even premiering during May Sweeps and running into the summer) in its original time slot from the 1990s. 

Wednesday

8:00 – The Goldbergs

8:30 – Schooled

9:00 – Modern Family

9:30 – Hannah (with possible Back-Nine) / Happy Accident (spring)

10:00 – Triangle (with possible Back-Nine)

Supernatural mystery Triangle starring Mike Vogel (Under the Dome, The Brave) is a show I’m personally excited for...and it deserves a high-profile time slot during the most prominent juncture of the season.  If Triangle was to fail or not receive a full back-order, a different one-hour drama could be subbed in here during the back-half of the season.

Now that Modern Family has officially announced its final season, ABC should utilize the post-Modern Family time slot to its fullest while it still exists.  Hannah Simone’s (New Girl) buzzworthy single-camera comedy would be the strongest contender to premiere here.  As a midseason replacement, Happy Accident (an offbeat family comedy led by Vanessa Williams and Matt Walsh) can be on deck.

Thursday

8:00 – Grey’s Anatomy

9:00 – Station 19

10:00 – How to Get Away with Murder (Sep.-Feb.) / New York Undercover (March-June)

I’d pretty much leave Shondaland Thursdays as is, for as long as ABC can utilize the Netflix-relocated showrunner’s remaining Disney-owned brainchildren.  How to Get Away with Murder would presumably finish up its 15-episode abridged Season 6 in late-February or early-March, at which point the sequel to Fox’s 1994-98 cop drama New York Undercover can premiere following Station 19.

Friday

8:00 – Fresh Off The Boat

8:30 – Speechless

9:00 – Shark Tank

10:00 – 20/20

Since Fresh Off the Boat and Speechless have stabilized in their newfound one-hour Friday berth, they can probably safely remain their for another season.

MIDSEASON:  American Idol (13-16 episodes), Match Game (16-22 episodes), To Tell the Truth (16-22 episodes), $100,000 Pyramid (16-22 episodes), The Bachelor (13 episodes), Happy Accident (8 episodes), Rainbowish (13 episodes), New York Undercover (10 episodes), NYPD Blue (10 episodes), The Hypnotist’s Love Story (10 episodes), Heart of Life (13 episodes)

LATER THIS MONTH (APRIL 2019)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

Life in Pieces (CBS)

The 100 (The CW)

Bosch (Netflix)

The Son (AMC)

Cuckoo (Netflix)

Tales (BET)

Cobra Kai (YouTube Premium)

Top Gear (BBC America)

The Protector (Netflix)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)

Deep State (Epix)

MAY 2019

The Bachelorette (ABC)

Animal Kingdom (TNT)

Elementary (CBS)

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC)

iZombie (The CW)

Lucifer (Netflix)

Sneaky Pete (Amazon Prime)

What Would You Do? (ABC)

Beat Shazam (Fox)

Archer (FX)

Good Witch (Hallmark)

MasterChef (Fox)

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

America’s Got Talent (NBC)

Bill Nye Saves the World (Neflix)

Chrisley Knows Best (USA)

Our Cartoon President (Showtime)

Southern Charm (Bravo)

Good Bones (HGTV)

Fleabag (Amazon Prime)

The Rain (Netflix)

Secrets of the Zoo (National Geographic WILD)

She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix)

Vida (Starz)

Pure (WGN America)

Property Brothers (HGTV)

JUNE 2019

Instinct (CBS)

Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)

Big Brother (CBS)

The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)

Pose (FX)

The $100,000 Pyramid (ABC)

The Wall (NBC)

Claws (TNT)

Masters of Illusion (The CW)

Match Game (ABC)

So You Think You Can Dance? (Fox)

Whose Line is it Anyway? (The CW)

Queen of the South (USA)

Good Trouble (Freeform)

The Affair (Showtime)

Younger (TV Land)

Food Network Star (Food Network)

Orange is the New Black (Netflix)

GLOW (Netflix)

Big Little Lies (HBO)

Queen Sugar (OWN)

Luther (BBC America)

Abstentia (Amazon Prime)

Yellowstone (Paramount)

Riviera (Sundance)

Rosehaven (Sundance)

JULY 2019

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

The Terror (AMC)

Lodge 49 (AMC)

Hollywood Game Night (NBC)

The Wall (NBC)

Dateline NBC (NBC)

Power (Starz)

Suits (USA)

Killjoys (SyFy Channel)

13 Reasons Why (Netflix)

Harlots (Hulu)

AUGUST 2019

Preacher (AMC)

Insecure (HBO)

Ballers (HBO)

The Sinner (USA)

Shahs of Sunset (Bravo)

SEPTEMBER 2019

American Horror Story (FX)

BoJack Horseman (Netflix)

The Deuce (HBO)

OCTOBER 2019

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Below Deck (Bravo)

Ray Donovan (Showtime)

Van Helsing (SyFy)

Mr. Robot (USA)

Andi Mack (Disney Channel)

Shameless (Showtime)

The Man in the High Castle (Amazon)

NOVEMBER 2019

Outlander (Starz)

DECEMBER 2019

Running Wild with Bear Grylls (National Geographic)

Fuller House (Netflix)

Alexa & Katie (Netflix)

Marvel’s Runaways (Hulu)

Homeland (Showtime)

Impractical Jokers (TruTV)

JANUARY 2020

Future Man (Hulu)

Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)

Baskets (FX)

Grownish (Freeform)

Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

High Maintenance (HBO)

Schitt’s Creek (CBC)

FEBRUARY / MARCH 2020

Good Girls (NBC)

Silicon Valley (HBO)

Scream (MTV)

Barry (HBO)

APRIL 2020

Brockmire (IFC)

Killing Eve (BBC America)