2018 Fall TV Preview: A Guide To What's New
New Amsterdam
NEW AMSTERDAM, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 25
WHEN: Tuesdays at 10/9c
WHO: Ryan Eggold (The Blacklist), Janet Montgomery (Salem), Freema Agyeman (Sense8, Doctor Who), Anupam Kher (Sense8), Tyler Labine (Reaper), Jocko Sims (The Last Ship)
WHAT: Inspired by Bellevue, the oldest public hospital in America, the medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr. Max Goodwin, the institution's newest medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care.
The Village
THE VILLAGE, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Tuesday, March 19 at 10/9c
WHEN: Tuesdays at 9/8c (beginning April 9)
WHO: LorraineToussaint (Rosewood), Michaela McManus (Seal Team), Warren Christie (The Resident, Chicago Fire), Moran Atias (The Resident, Tyrant), Daren Kagasoff (The Secret Life of the American Teenager), Grace Van Dien (Greenhouse Academy), Dominic Chianese (The Sopranos), Jerod Haynes (Southside With You), Frankie Faison (Banshee, The Wire)
WHAT: Follows the residents of a Brooklyn apartment building who have built a bonded family of friends and neighbors. Sarah's a nurse and single mom raising a creative teen; Gabe's a young law student who got a much older and unexpected roommate; Ava must secure the future of her young, U.S.-born son when ICE comes knocking; Nick's a veteran who's returned from war; and the heart and soul of the building, Ron and Patricia, have captivating tales all their own.
The Enemy Within
THE ENEMY WITHIN, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Feb. 25
WHEN: Mondays at 10/9c
WHO: Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter), Morris Chestnut (Rosewood), Raza Jaffrey (Code Black), Kelli Garner (Pan Am)
WHAT: In spy-hunting thriller, Erica Shepherd is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison. Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well.
The Passage
THE PASSAGE, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Jan. 14
WHEN: Mondays at 9/8c
WHO: Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Pitch), Vincent Piazza (Boardwalk Empire), Brianne Howey (The Exorcist), Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage), Saniyya Sidney (American Horror Story: Roanoke), Jamie McShane (Bloodline), Caroline Chikezie (The Shannara Chronicles)
WHAT: Based on author Justin Cronin's best‐selling trilogy of the same name, the drama centers around a secret government medical facility experimenting with a dangerous virus that could either cure all disease or cause the downfall of the human race. The series focuses on a 10‐year‐old girl named Amy Bellafonte, who is chosen to be a test subject for this experiment and Brad Wolgast, the Federal agent who becomes her surrogate father as he tries to protect her.
Abby's
ABBY'S, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: March 28
WHEN: Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Natalie Morales (Parks and Recreation), Neil Flynn (The Middle), Nelson Franklin (Veep), Jessica Chaffin (Search Party), Leonard Ouzts (Master of None), Kimia Behpoornia (Modern Family, Adam Ruins Everything)
WHAT: Set in the best bar in San Diego, home to good prices, great company and, of course, Abby. This unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled in her backyard is the opposite of everything annoying about today's party scene. As the oddball cast of regulars will tell you, hanging out at Abby's is a coveted honor. But once you're in, you're family.
I Feel Bad
I FEEL BAD, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 4
WHEN: Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Sarayu Blue (No Tomorrow), Paul Adelstein (Private Practice), Zach Cherry (Crashing, Search Party), James Buckley (The Inbetweeners), Johnny Pemberton (Superstore), Aisling Bea
WHAT: Emet is a mom, boss, wife, friend and daughter who is just figuring it out like the rest of us. Sure, she feels bad when she has a sexy dream about someone other than her husband, or when she pretends not to know her kids when they misbehave in public, or when she uses her staff to help solve personal problems. But that's OK, right? Nobody can have it all and do it perfectly.
The Rookie
THE ROOKIE, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 16
WHEN: Tuesdays at 10/9c
WHO: Nathan Fillion (Castle), Melissa O'Neil (Dark Matter), Eric Winter (Rosewood, Witches of East End), Richard T. Jones (Wisdom of the Crowd), Mercedes Mason (Fear the Walking Dead), Afton Williamson (The Night Of, Banshee), Titus Makin (The Path, Pretty Little Liars), Alyssa Diaz (Ray Donovan, Zoo)
WHAT: Starting over isn't easy, especially for small town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis. If he can't keep up with the young cops and the criminals, he'll be risking lives including his own. But if he can use his life experience, determination and sense of humor to give him an edge, he may just become a success in this new chapter of his life.
A Million Little Things
A MILLION LITTLE THINGS, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 26
WHEN: Wednesdays at 10/9c
WHO: James Roday (Psych), David Giuntoli (Grimm), Romany Malco (Weeds), Ron Livingston (Sex and the City), Christina Moses (The Originals), Christina Ochoa (Valor, Blood Drive), Allison Miller (Incorporated, Go On), Stephanie Szostak (Satisfaction), Lizzy Greene (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Grace Park (Hawaii Five-0)
WHAT: They say friendship isn't one big thing, it's a million little things; and that's true for a group of friends from Boston who bonded under unexpected circumstances. Some have achieved success, others are struggling in their careers and relationships, but all of them feel stuck in life. After one of them dies unexpectedly, it's just the wake-up call the others need to finally start living. Along the way they discover that friends may be the one thing to save them from themselves.
Proven Innocent
PROVEN INNOCENT, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Feb. 15
WHEN: Fridays at 9/8c
WHO: Rachelle Lefevre (Under the Dome), Russell Hornsby (Grimm), Kelsey Grammer (Boss), Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), Riley Smith (Frequency, Nashville), Nikki M. James (BrainDead), Clare O'Connor (Easy)
WHAT: A legal drama set in an wrongful conviction firm. Led by a fierce and fearless female lawyer with a hunger for justice, the team reopens investigations, putting their own lives in danger to exonerate the innocent that were "proven" guilty.
The Cool Kids
THE COOL KIDS, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 28
WHEN: Fridays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: Vicki Lawrence (Great News, Mama's Family), David Alan Grier (The Carmichael Show), Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace), Martin Mull (Roseanne)
WHAT: Three guy friends in a retirement community are the top dogs until they're blown out of the water by the newest member of the community, a female rebel whose ready to challenge their place.
Manifest
MANIFEST, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 24
WHEN: Mondays at 10/9c
WHO: Josh Dallas (Once Upon a Time), Melissa Roxburgh (Valor), J.R. Ramirez (Jessica Jones, Power), Athena Karkanis (Zoo), Parveen Kaur (Beyond), Luna Blaise (Fresh Off the Boat), Jack Messina
WHAT: When Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight, the crew and passengers were relieved. Yet in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years and their friends, families and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they're all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.
The InBetwen
THE INBETWEEN, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: May 29
WHEN: Wednesdays at 10/9c
WHO: Harriet Dyer (Australia's Love Child), Paul Blackthorne (Arrow), Justin Cornwell (Training Day), Anne-Marie Johnson (In the Heat of the Night), Cindy Luna (The Last Ship), Chad James Buchanan (Star)
WHAT: Cassie Bishop can see and communicate with the dead, helping them with their unresolved problems, whether she likes it or not. When her longtime friend Det. Tom Hackett and his new partner, former FBI Agent Damien Asante, need help solving a darkly puzzling murder, Cassie agrees to use her abilities. Despite her reluctance, she may have found a way to keep her demons at bay, all while solving some of the city's most challenging cases.
Rel
REL, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 9 (following NFL double-header at 8/7c)
WHEN: Sundays at 9:30/8:30c (beginning Sept. 30)
WHO: Lil Rel Howery (Get Out), Sinbad (A Different World, The Sinbad Show), Jordan L. Jones, Jessica "Jess Hilarious" Moore
WHAT: Lil Rel, a prideful, self-made success who lives by the code to "always believe in yourself and great things will come," finds that attitude put to the test when he learns his wife is having an affair with his own barber. He tries to rebuild his life post-divorce as a long-distance single father on the South Side of Chicago who's on a quest for love, respect and a new barber.
The Code
THE CODE, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Tuesday, April 9 at 9/8c
WHEN: Mondays at 9/8c starting April 15
WHO: Anna Wood (Falling Water, Reckless), Dana Delany (Body of Proof), Luke Mitchell (Blindspot), Ato Essandoh (Chicago Med), Phillipa Soo (Broadway's Hamilton), Raffi Barsoumian (The Vampire Diaries)
WHAT: The military's brightest minds take on our country's toughest challenges, inside the courtroom and out, where each attorney is trained as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer, an investigator — and a Marine.
Single Parents
SINGLE PARENTS, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 26
WHEN: Wednesdays at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Taran Killam (SNL), Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl), Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), Kimrie Lewis (Scandal), Jake Choi (Hawaii Five-O, Younger), Marlow Barkley, Tyler Wladis, Devin Trey Campbell, Grace Hazelett, Sadie Hazelett
WHAT: Follows a group of single parents as they lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood.
Grand Hotel
GRAND HOTEL, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: June 17
WHEN: Mondays at 10/9c
WHO: Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids), Demian Bichir (The Bridge), Chris Warren (The Fosters), Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Game), Shalim Ortiz (Heroes), Denyse Tontz (The Fosters), Bryan Craig (General Hospital), Lincoln Younes (Home and Away), Justina Adorno (Seven Seconds), Anne Winters (13 Reasons Why), Feliz Ramirez
WHAT: Set in the last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach. Charismatic Santiago Mendoza owns the hotel, while his glamorous second wife, Gigi, and their adult children enjoy the spoils of success. Wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury, but scandals, escalating debt and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture-perfect exterior.
The Fix
THE FIX, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: March 18
WHEN: Mondays at 10/9c
WHO: Robin Tunney (The Mentalist), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Ten Days in the Valley, Lost), Mouzam Makkar (The Exorcist), Breckin Meyer (Franklin & Bash), Merrin Dungey (Big Little Lies, The Resident), Scott Cohen (Gilmore Girls), Marc Blucas (Underground, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Adam Rayner (Tyrant), Alex Saxon (The Fosters)
WHAT: Follows an L.A. district attorney who suffers a devastating defeat when prosecuting an A-list actor for double murder. With her high-profile career derailed, she flees for a quieter life in Washington. Eight years later when this same celebrity is under suspicion for another murder, Maya Travis is lured back to the DA's office for another chance at justice.
Whiskey Cavalier
WHISKEY CAVALIER, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Feb. 27
WHEN: Wednesdays at 10/9c
WHO: Scott Foley (Scandal), Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead), Ana Ortiz (Devious Maids, Ugly Betty), Tyler James Williams (The Walking Dead), Vir Das (Go Goa Gone)
WHAT: Follows the adventures of tough but tender FBI super-agent Will Chase (codename: "Whiskey Cavalier"). Following an emotional break-up, Chase is assigned to work with badass CIA operative Francesca "Frankie" Trowbridge (codename: "Fiery Tribune"). Together, they lead an inter-agency team of flawed, funny and heroic spies who periodically save the world (and each other) while navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics.
Roswell New Mexico
ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, The CW
PREMIERE DATE: Jan. 15
WHEN: Tuesdays at 9/8c
WHO: Jeanine Mason (Grey's Anatomy), Nathan Parsons (The Originals), Tyler Blackburn (Pretty Little Liars), Michael Trevino (The Vampire Diaries), Heather Hemmens (Hellcats), Lily Cowles (BrainDead), Michael Vlamis (New Girl), Trevor St. John (Containment), Karan Oberoi (Notorious, NCIS)
WHAT: After reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, the daughter of undocumented immigrants discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a police officer: he's an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. She protects his secret as the two reconnect and begin to investigate his origins, but when a violent attack and long-standing government cover-up point to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance.
In the Dark
IN THE DARK, The CW
PREMIERE DATE: April 4
WHEN: Thursdays at 9/8c
WHO: Perry Mattfeld (Shameless), Rich Sommer (Mad Men), Kathleen York (The Client List, The West Wing), Derek Webster (NCIS: New Orleans), Brooke Markham (Foursome), Keston John (My Kitchen Rules)
WHAT: A blind woman is the only "witness" to the murder of her drug-dealing friend. After the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog, Pretzel, to find the killer while also managing her colorful dating life and the job she hates at the guide dog school owned by her overprotective parents.
The Kids Are Alright
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 16
WHEN: Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: Michael Cudlitz (The Walking Dead), Mary McCormack (In Plain Sight), Caleb Foote (American Crime Story: The Assassination of Giani Versace), Christopher Paul Richards (Me, Myself & I), Jack Gore (Electric Dreams), Sawyer Barth (Public Morals), Sam Straley, Andy Walken, Santino Barnard
WHAT: Set in the 1970s, the ensemble comedy follows a traditional Irish-Catholic family as they navigate big and small changes during one of America's most turbulent decades. In a working-class neighborhood outside Los Angeles, Mike and Peggy raise eight boisterous boys who live out their days with little supervision. The household is turned upside down when oldest son Lawrence returns home and announces he's quitting the seminary to go off and "save the world."
Schooled
SCHOOLED, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Jan. 9
WHEN: Wednesdays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: AJ Michalka, Tim Meadows and Bryan Callen (The Goldbergs), Brett Dier (Jane the Virgin)
WHAT: Set in 1990-something, the Goldbergs spinoff follows the hilarious teachers of William Penn Academy, who, despite their eccentricities and crazy personal lives, are heroes to their students.
Fam
FAM, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Jan. 10
WHEN: Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries), Odessa Adlon (Nashville), Tone Bell (Disjointed), Brian Stokes Mitchell (Mr. Robot), Sheryl Lee Ralph (One Mississippi, Instant Mom)
WHAT: A woman's dreams of an upstanding life with her new fiancé and his upstanding family are dashed when her younger train wreck half-sister comes to live with her to escape their train wreck of a father.
FBI
FBI, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 25
WHEN: Tuesdays at 9/8c
WHO: Missy Peregrym (Rookie Blue), Jeremy Sisto (Law & Order), Zeeko Zaki (Valor, 24: Legacy), Ebonée Noel (Still Star-Crossed), Sela Ward (CSI: NY)
WHAT: The Dick Wolf-produced drama explores the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
God Friended Me
GOD FRIENDED ME, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 30 (at 8:30/7:30c)
WHEN: Sundays at 8/7c (beginning Oct. 7)
WHO: Brandon Micheal Hall (The Mayor), Joe Morton (Scandal), Violett Beane (The Flash), Javicia Leslie (MacGyver), Suraj Sharma (Homeland)
WHAT: Questions of faith, existence and science are explored in this dramedy about an outspoken atheist whose life is turned upside down when he is "friended" by God on social media. Unwittingly, he becomes an agent of change in the lives and destinies of others around him.
Magnum P.I.
MAGNUM P.I., CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 24
WHEN: Mondays at 9/8c
WHO: Jay Hernandez (Scandal, Last Resort), Perdita Weeks (Penny Dreadful), Zachary Knighton (Happy Endings), Stephen Hill (Luke Cage, Boardwalk Empire)
WHAT: An update of the classic television series set in Hawaii, the show follows Thomas Magnum, a decorated ex-Navy SEAL who, upon returning home from Afghanistan, repurposes his military skills to become a private investigator.
The Red Line
THE RED LINE, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: April 28
WHEN: Sundays, 8-10 pm
WHO: Noah Wyle (ER), Noel Fisher (Shameless), Michael Patrick Thornton (Private Practice), Emayatzy Corinealdi (Ballers, Hand of God), Vinny Chhibber (NoTomorrow), Aliyah Royale, Howard Charles (The Musketeers), Elizabeth Laidlaw (Boss)
WHAT: After a white cop in Chicago mistakenly shoots and kills a black doctor, we follow three vastly different families that all have connections with the case as the story is told from each perspective.
Happy Together
HAPPY TOGETHER, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 1
WHEN: Mondays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: Damon Wayans Jr. (New Girl, Happy Endings), Amber Stevens West (Ghosted, The Carmichael Show), Felix Mallard (Neighbours), Stephnie Weir (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Chris Parnell (Grown-ish, SNL), Victor Williams (The King of Queens)
WHAT: A 30-something couple, tired of their mundane life, start to reconnect with their younger, cooler selves when a young pop star who is drawn to their super normal suburban life, moves in.
Dancing With the Stars: Juniors
DANCING WITH THE STARS: JUNIORS, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 7
WHEN: Sundays at 8/7c
WHO: Miles Brown (black-ish), Ariana Greenblatt (Avengers: Infinity War), Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, Akash Vukoti (youngest National Spelling Bee contestant), professional skateboarder Sky Brown, Stevie Wonder's son Mandla Morris, NBA legend Scottie Pippen's daughter Sophia Pippen, Hudson West (General Hospital),
singer/Maddie Ziegler's sister Mackenzie Ziegler, Sarah Palin's grandson Tripp Palin, Addison Osta Smith (MasterChef Junior Season 4 winner) and Jason Maybaum (Raven's Home)
WHAT: The offshoot will pair celebrity kids with professional junior ballroom dancers to perform choreographed routines, which will be judged by a panel that will include renowned ballroom experts.
The Alec Baldwin Show
THE ALEC BALDWIN SHOW, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 14
WHEN: Sundays at 10/9c
WHAT: The one-hour talker will showcase Baldwin's in-depth conversations with compelling personalities.
All American
ALL AMERICAN, The CW
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 10
WHEN: Wednesdays at 9/8c
WHO: Daniel Ezra (The Missing), Taye Diggs (Private Practice), Cody Christian (Teen Wolf), Samantha Logan (13 Reasons Why), Monet Mazur (Castle), Karimah Westbrook (Shameless, Aquarius), Michael Evans Behling
WHAT: When a rising high school football player from South L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds — Crenshaw and Beverly Hills — begin to collide. Inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger.
Charmed
CHARMED, The CW
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 14
WHEN: Sundays at 9/8c
WHO: Sarah Jeffery (Shades of Blue), Melonie Diaz (The Breaks), Madeleine Mantock (The Tomorrow People), Rupert Evans (Man in the High Castle), Ser'Darius Blain (Survivor's Remorse, Jane by Design), Charlie Gillespie (Degrassi: Next Class), Ellen Tamaki
WHAT: After the tragic death of their mother, three sisters in a college town are stunned to discover they are witches. Soon this powerful threesome must stand together to fight the everyday and supernatural battles that all modern witches must face: from vanquishing powerful demons to toppling the patriarchy.
The Conners
THE CONNERS, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 16
WHEN: Tuesdays at 8/7c
WHO: John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert, Lecy Goranson, Michael Fishman
WHAT: In the Roseanne spinoff, the Conners are forced to face the daily struggles of life in Lanford in a way they never have before after a sudden turn of events. The iconic family — Dan, Jackie, Darlene, Becky and D.J. — grapples with parenthood, dating, an unexpected pregnancy, financial pressures, aging and in-laws in working-class America. Through it all, the fights, the coupon cutting, the hand-me-downs, the breakdowns — with love, humor and perseverance, the family prevails.
The Neighborhood
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 1
WHEN: Mondays at 8/7c
WHO: Cedric the Entertainer (The Soul Man), Max Greenfield (New Girl), Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls), Sheaun McKinney (Great News), Marcel Spears (The Mayor), Tichina Arnold (Survivor's Remorse), Hank Greenspan
WHAT: The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in L.A. where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness.
murphy-brown
MURPHY BROWN, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 27
WHEN: Thursdys at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Original stars Candice Bergen, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto and Grant Shaud, plus Tyne Daly (Cagney & Lacey), Jake McDorman (Limitless, Greek), Nik Dodani (Atypical)
WHAT: Bergen reprises her role as the investigative journalist, who returns to a world of cable news, social media, fake news, and a very different political and cultural climate.
legacies
LEGACIES, The CW
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 25
WHEN: Thursdas at 9/8c
WHO: Matt Davis (The Vampire Diaries), Danielle Rose Russell (The Originals), Quincy Fouse (The Goldbergs), Kaylee Bryant (Santa Clarita Diet), Jenny Boyd
WHAT: The Vampire Diaries and Originals spinoff follows the next generation of supernatural beings at The Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted, including Klaus Mikaelson's daughter, 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson; Alaric Saltzman's twins, Lizzie and Josie Saltzman; and other young adults come of age in the most unconventional way possible, nurtured to be their best selves in spite of their worst impulses. Will these young witches, vampires and werewolves become the heroes they want to be — or the villains they were born to be?