2019 Fall TV Preview: Guide To All The New Comedies And Dramas
Here's all the new shows coming to ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW during the 2019-2020 season.
Bluff City Law
BLUFF CITY LAW, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 23
TIME SLOT: Mondays at 10/9c
WHO: Jimmy Smits (NYPD Blue), Caitlin McGee (Grey's Anatomy, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Barry Sloane (Six, Revenge), Michael Luwoye (The Gifted), Stony Blyden (Edge of Seventeen), Jayne Atkinson (House of Cards), Scott Shepherd (True Detective), MaameYaa Boafo
WHAT: Follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis law firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller, they take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship.
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MIXED-ISH, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 24
TIME SLOT: Tuesdays at 9/8c
WHO: Arica Himmel, Mark-Paul Gosselaar (The Passage, Pitch), Tika Sumpter (The Haves and the Have Nots), Ethan Childress, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Christina Anthony
WHAT: In the black-ish spinoff, a young Rainbow Johnson recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the '80s and the constant dilemmas they had to face over whether to assimilate or stay true to themselves.
Sunnyside
SUNNYSIDE, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 26
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Kal Penn (Designated Survivor), Diana Maria Riva (Man With a Plan), Joel Kim Booster (Shrill), Kiran Deol (How to Get Away With Murder, The Mindy Project), Poppy Liu (Law & Order: SVU, New Amsterdam), Moses Storm (Arrested Development), Samba Schutte
WHAT: Former New York City Councilman Garrett Modi finds his calling when he is hired by a diverse group of hopefuls who dream of becoming American citizens, giving him a new sense of purpose and a chance for redemption, as long as he remembers where he came from.
Duncanville
DUNCANVILLE, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Feb. 16
TIME SLOT: Sundays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: The voices of Amy Poehler, Ty Burrell, Rashida Jones, Wiz Khalifa, Riki Lindhome
WHAT: The animated comedy revolves around a 15-year-old boy named Duncan and his friends and family — including his mother, Annie, who is constantly trying to prevent her son from ruining his life.
Bless the Harts
BLESS THE HARTS, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 29
TIME SLOT: Sundays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: The voices of Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike Barinholtz
WHAT: The animated comedy follows a group of Southerners who are always "broke as a joke" and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don't realize is that they're already rich... in friends, family and laughter.
Batwoman
BATWOMAN, The CW
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 6
TIME SLOT: Sundays at 8/7c
WHO: Ruby Rose (Arrowverse "Elseworlds" crossover), Dougray Scott (Snatch, Hemlock Grove), Rachel Skarsten (Reign), Meagan Tandy (Teen Wolf), Camrus Johnson (Marvel's Luke Cage), Nicole Kang (YOU), Elizabeth Anweis (9-1-1, NCIS: LA)
WHAT: Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate Kane soars onto the streets of Gotham as Batwoman, an out lesbian and highly trained street fighter primed to snuff out the failing city's criminal resurgence. But don't call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, Kate must overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham's symbol of hope.
Council of Dads
COUNCIL OF DADS, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: March 24 at 10/9c (after This Is Us season finale)
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 8/7c (beginning April 30)
WHO: Clive Standen (Taken), Sarah Wayne Callies (Colony, The Walking Dead), Tom Everett Scott (13 Reasons Why, Southland), J. August Richards (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Michele Weaver (Love Is___), Michael O'Neill (Scandal, Rectify), Steven Silver (13 Reasons Why), Emjay Anthony (Rake), Thalia Tran, Blue Chapman
WHAT: When Scott, a loving father of four, has his entire life's plan thrown into upheaval by a cancer diagnosis, he calls on a few of his closest allies to step in as back-up dads for every stage of his growing family's life. Scott assembles a trusted group of role models who agree to devote themselves to supporting and guiding Scott's amazing family through all the triumphs and challenges life has to offer — just in case he ever can't be there to do so himself.
Stumptown
STUMPTOWN, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 25
TIME SLOT: Wednesdays at 10/9c
WHO: Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother), Jake Johnson (New Girl), Michael Ealy (Secrets and Lies, Almost Human), Camryn Manheim (The Practice), Adrian Martinez (No Activity), Cole Sibus, Tantoo Cardinal
WHAT: Based on the Stumptown graphic novel series, the show follows Dex Parios as a strong, assertive, and sharp-witted army veteran with a complicated love life, gambling debt, and a brother to take care of in Portland, Oregon. Her military intelligence skills make her a great P.I., but her unapologetic style puts her in the firing line of hardcore criminals and not quite in alliance with the police.
The Great North
THE GREAT NORTH, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Midseason
WHO: The voices of Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Megan Mullally, Paul Rust, Aparna Nancherla, Will Forte, Dulcé Sloan
WHAT: The animated comedy follows the Alaskan adventures of the Tobin family, as single dad Beef does his best to keep his weird bunch of kids close, especially as the artistic dreams of his only daughter, Judy, lead her away from the family fishing boat and into the glamorous world of the local mall.
Prodigal Son
PRODIGAL SON, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 23
TIME SLOT: Mondays at 9/8c
WHO: Tom Payne (The Walking Dead), Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex), Bellamy Young (Scandal), Lou Diamond Phillips (Longmire), Halston Sage (The Orville), Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls), Aurora Perrineau (Chasing Life), Frank Harts (The Path, Billions)
WHAT: Malcolm Bright knows how killers think. Why? His father was one of the best, a notorious serial killer called "The Surgeon." That's why Bright is the best criminal psychologist around; murder is the family business. He uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes, while dealing with a somewhat manipulative mother, an annoyingly normal sister, a homicidal father still looking to bond with his prodigal son and his own constantly evolving neuroses.
Deputy
DEPUTY, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Jan. 2
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 9/8c
WHO: Stephen Dorff (True Detective), Yara Martinez (Jane the Virgin), Brian Van Holt (Cougar Town), Bex Taylor-Klaus (Arrow), Mark Moses (Desperate Housewives), Siena Goines (Grey's Anatomy, Jericho), Shane Paul McGhie (Sacred Lies)
WHAT: When the Los Angeles County's Sheriff dies, an arcane rule forged back in the Wild West thrusts the most unlikely man into the job: a fifth-generation lawman, more comfortable taking down bad guys than navigating a sea of politics. He leads a skilled team of ambitious and complicated human beings who won't rest until justice is served.
Not Just Me
ALMOST FAMILY (fka Not Just Me), Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 2
TIME SLOT: Wednesdays at 9/8c
WHO: Brittany Snow (American Dreams), Emily Osment (Young & Hungry), Megalyn Echikunwoke (Damien, Arrow), Timothy Hutton (The Haunting of Hill House, How to Get Away With Murder), Mo McRae (Empire, Pitch), Victoria Cartagena (Manifest, Gotham), Mustafa Elzein
WHAT: An only child finds her life turned upside down when her father reveals that, over the course of his prize-winning career as a pioneering fertility doctor, he used his own sperm to conceive upwards of a hundred children, including two new sisters. As these three young women slowly embrace their new reality, they will attempt to form an untraditional bond as sisters, even as they must welcome a tidal wave of new siblings into their rapidly expanding family.
Outmatched
OUTMATCHED, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Jan. 23
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: Maggie Lawson (Psych), Jason Biggs (Orange Is the New Black), Tisha Campbell-Martin (Dr. Ken), Connor Kalopsis, Ashley Boettcher, Jack Stanton, Oakley Bull
WHAT: A family comedy about a blue-collar couple in South Jersey trying to get by and raise four kids, three of whom just happen to be certified geniuses.
FBI Most Wanted
FBI: MOST WANTED, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Jan. 7
TIME SLOT: Tuesdays at 10/9c
WHO: Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Alana De La Garza (Law & Order), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Game of Thrones), Kellan Lutz (Twilight), Roxy Sternberg (Emerald City), Nathaniel Arcand
WHAT: A spinoff of FBI centered on the Fugitive Task Force of the FBI that tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
Carol's Second Act
CAROL'S SECOND ACT, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 26
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Patricia Heaton (The Middle, Everybody Loves Raymond), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks), Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical), Ito Aghayere (Elementary), Jean-Luc Bilodeau (Baby Daddy), Sabrina Jalees
WHAT: After raising her two children and retiring from teaching, Carol Chambers embarks on a unique second act: pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.
All Rise
ALL RISE, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 23
TIME SLOT: Mondays at 9/8c
WHO: Simone Missick (Luke Cage), Wilson Bethel (Hart of Dixie), Jessica Camacho (The Flash), Marg Helgenberger (CSI), J. Alex Brinson, Lindsay Mendez, Ruthie Ann Miles
WHAT: A drama that follows the dedicated, chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of judges, prosecutors and public defenders as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal system.
Evil
EVIL, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 26
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 10/9c
WHO: Katja Herbers (Westworld), Mike Colter (Luke Cage), Aasif Mandvi (The Daily Show), Michael Emerson (Person of Interest), Kurt Fuller (Supernatural), Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, Dalya Knapp
WHAT: A psychological mystery that examines science vs. religion and the origins of evil, the series from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King focuses on a skeptical female forensic psychologist who joins a priest-in-training and a carpenter to investigate and assess the Church's backlog of supposed miracles, demonic possessions and unexplained phenomena.
The Unicorn
THE UNICORN, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 26
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: Walton Goggins (Justified, Vice Principals), Rob Corddry (Ballers), Michaela Watkins (Casual), Omar Benson Miller (CSI: Miami), Maya Lynne Robinson (The Conners), Ruby Jay, Makenzie Moss
WHAT: A tight-knit group of friends and family help a widower move on following the most difficult year of his life, which includes being an ill-equipped but devoted single parent to his two daughters, and taking the major step of dating where, to his shock, he's a hot commodity.
Broke
BROKE, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: April 2
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Jaime Camil (Jane the Virgin), Pauley Perrette (NCIS), Natasha Leggero (Another Period), Izzy Diaz (Snowfall), Antonio Corbo
WHAT: When an outrageously wealthy trust fund baby is cut off by his father, he and his wife move into her estranged sister's Reseda home, forcing the two siblings to reconnect.
Bob Hearts ABishola
BOB ❤️ABISHOLA, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 23
TIME SLOT: Mondays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: Billy Gardell (Mike & Molly), Folake Olowofoyeku (Transparent), Christine Ebersole (Madam Secretary), Matt Jones (Mom), Maribeth Monroe (The Good Place, Workaholics), Shola Adewusi, Barry Shabaka Henley, Travis Wolfe, Jr., Gina Yashere
WHAT: After having a heart attack, a middle-aged sock businessman from Detroit unexpectedly falls for his cardiac nurse, a Nigerian immigrant, and sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance.
Katy Keene
KATY KEENE, The CW
PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Midseason
WHO: Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Ashleigh Murray (Riverdale), Jonny Beauchamp (Penny Dreadful), Julia Chan (Saving Hope), Camille Hyde (American Vandal), Lucien Laviscount (Scream Queens), Zane Holtz (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Make It or Break It), Katherine LaNasa (Imposters, Satisfaction)
WHAT: In a timeless New York City, as enchanting as Riverdale is moody, aspiring fashion designer Katy Keene meets Josie McCoy, fresh off the bus to chase her musical dreams. Their world is populated with kindred-spirit starving artists, including mysterious socialite Pepper Smith and Broadway-bound performer Jorge Lopez — and his drag queen alter ego, Ginger. While their climb to the top is rife with obstacles, this found family will stop at nothing to see their names in lights.
Nancy Drew
NANCY DREW, The CW
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 9
TIME SLOT: Wednesdays at 9/8c
WHO: Newcomer Kennedy McMann, Scott Wolf (The Night Shift, Party of Five), Leah Lewis (Charmed, The Good Doctor), Tunji Kasim (Nearly Famous), Maddison Jaizani (Into the Badlands), Alex Saxon (The Fosters), Alvina August (Siren, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), guest star Pamela Sue Martin (Nancy Drew)
WHAT: Set in the summer after her high school graduation,18-year-old Nancy Drew thought she'd be leaving her hometown for college, but when a family tragedy holds her back another year, she finds herself embroiled in a ghostly murder investigation — and along the way, uncovers secrets that run deeper than she ever imagined.
neXt
neXt, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Midseason
WHO: John Slattery (Mad Men), Eve Harlow (Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Michael Mosley (Sirens), Jason Butler Harner (Ozark), Elizabeth Cappuccino (Jessica Jones), Fernanda Andrade, Aaron Moten, Gerardo Celasco, Evan Whitten
WHAT: A Silicon Valley pioneer discovers that one of his own creations — a powerful A.I. — might spell global catastrophe, and teams up with a cybercrime agent to fight a villain unlike anything we've ever seen — one whose greatest weapon against us is ourselves.
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
ZOEY'S EXTRAORDINARY PLAYLIST, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Special preview on Tuesday, Jan. 7 ahead of its official Sunday, Feb. 16 launch
TIME SLOT: Sundays at 9/8c
WHO: Jane Levy (Suburgatory), Skylar Astin (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Ground Floor), Lauren Graham (Parenthood, Gilmore Girls), Alex Newell (Glee), Mary Steenburgen (The Last Man on Earth), Peter Gallagher (The O.C., Covert Affairs), John Clarence Stewart (Luke Cage)
WHAT: Zoey Clarke is a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco. After an unusual event she starts to hear the innermost wants and desires of the people around her through songs. At first, she questions her own sanity but soon realizes this unwanted curse may just be an incredibly wonderful gift.
The Kenan Show
THE KENAN SHOW, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Midseason
WHO: Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live), Andy Garcia (Ocean's Eleven), Punam Patel, Dani Lockett, Dannah Lockett
WHAT: In this family comedy, Kenan Thompson strives to be a super dad to his two adorable girls while simultaneously balancing his job and a father-in-law who "helps" in the most inappropriate ways.
Tommy
TOMMY, CBS
PREMIERE DATE: Feb. 6
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 10/9c
WHO: Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie, The Sopranos), Michael Chernus (Patriot, Orange Is the New Black), Adelaide Clemens (Rectify), Russell G. Jones (The Americans), Joseph Lyle Taylor (Sneaky Pete), Olivia Lucy Phillip
WHAT: When a former high-ranking NYPD officer becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles, she uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to navigate the social, political, and national security issues that converge with enforcing the law.
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UNITED WE FALL, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Midseason
WHO: Will Sasso (MADtv), Christina Vidal (Code Black), Jane Curtin (Saturday Night Live), newcomer Emma Grace Helton
WHAT: A family sitcom that follows the trials and tribulations of Jo and Bill, parents of two young kids, as they try to make it day-to-day as a functioning family. Bill's very judgmental live-in mother and Jo's large Latinx Catholic family will never hesitate to let our couple know they're seemingly screwing up, but Bill and Jo will always have each other's backs, united against everyone – other parents, teachers, doctors, specialists, coaches, co-workers and especially their kids.
NICHOLAS PINNOCK
FOR LIFE, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Feb. 11
TIME SLOT: Tuesdays at 10/9c
WHO: Nicholas Pinnock (Counterpart), Indira Varma (Game of Thrones), Joy Bryant (Parenthood), Glenn Fleshler (Billions), Dorian Missick (Southland), Tyla Harris (Six), Mary Stuart Masterson (Blindspot), Boris McGiver (House of Cards)
WHAT: A legal drama inspired by the life of Isaac Wright, Jr. about a prisoner who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him.
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INDEBTED, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Feb. 6
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 9:30/8:30c
WHO: Adam Pally (Happy Endings), Abby Elliott (Saturday Night Live), Steven Weber (13 Reasons Why), Fran Drescher (The Nanny)
WHAT: Young parents Dave and Rebecca are ready to reclaim their life after years of diapers and sleepless nights. However, things take an unexpected turn when Dave's parents show up unannounced and broke.
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PERFECT HARMONY, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 26
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: Bradley Whitford (The West Wing), Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), Tymberlee Hill (Marry Me), Rizwan Manji (The Magicians), Will Greenberg (Wrecked), Geno Segers (Banshee), newcomer Spencer Allport
Bradley Whitford, Anna Camp, Tymberlee Hill, Rizwan Manji, Will Greenberg, Geno Segers and Spencer Allport
WHAT: When former Princeton music professor Arthur Cochran unexpectedly stumbles into choir practice at a small-town church, he finds a group of singers that are out of tune in more ways than one. Despite the ultimate clash of sensibilities, Arthur and his newfound cohorts may just be the perfect mix of individuals to help each other reinvent and rediscover a little happiness, just when they all need it most.
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LINCOLN RHYME: HUNT FOR THE BONE COLLECTOR, NBC
PREMIERE DATE: Jan. 10
TIME SLOT: Fridays at 8/7c
WHO: Russell Hornsby (Grimm), Arielle Kebbel (Midnight, Texas), Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), Brían F. O'Byrne (Nightflyers), Tate Ellington (Quantico), Courtney Grosbeck (The Bold and the Beautiful), Brooke Lyons (Life Sentence), Ramses Jimenez, Roslyn Ruff
WHAT: Based on Jeffery Deaver's novel The Bone Collector, this crime drama centers on former NYPD detective and forensic genius Lincoln Rhyme, who was seriously injured by a notorious serial killer. He and young officer Amelia Sachs join forces to crack the city's most confounding cases, while racing to take down the enigmatic Bone Collector who brought them together.
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THE BAKER AND THE BEAUTY, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: April 6
TIME SLOT: Mondays at 10/9c
WHO: Nathalie Kelley (Dynasty), Victor Rasuk (Stalker)
WHAT: Daniel Garcia is working in the family bakery and doing everything that his loving Cuban parents and siblings expect him to do. But on a wild Miami night he meets Noa Hamilton, an international superstar and fashion mogul, and his life moves into the spotlight. Will this unlikely couple upend their lives to be together and pull their families into a culture clash?
Emergence
EMERGENCE, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Sept. 24
TIME SLOT: Tuesdays at 10/9c
WHO: Allison Tolman (Fargo), Alexa Swinton (Billions), Donald Faison (Scrubs), Owain Yeoman (The Mentalist), Robert Bailey Jr. (The Night Shift), Zabryna Guevara (New Amsterdam)
WHAT: In this genre thriller, a police chief takes in a young child that she finds near the site of a mysterious accident, only to learn that the child has no memory of what happened. The investigation draws her into a conspiracy larger than she ever imagined, and the child's identity is at the center of it all.
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FILTHY RICH, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Midseason
WHO: Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City), Gerald McRaney (This Is Us), Aubrey Dollar (Battle Creek), Corey Cott (The Good Fight), Mark L. Young (The Comeback), Aaron Lazar (Quantico)
WHAT: When the patriarch of a mega-rich Southern family (famed for creating a wildly successful Christian television network) dies in a plane crash, his wife and family are stunned to learn that he fathered three illegitimate children, all of whom are written into his will.
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9-1-1: LONE STAR, Fox
PREMIERE DATE: Sunday, Jan. 19, following the NFC Championship, and continuing Monday, Jan. 20
TIME SLOT: Mondays at 8/7c
WHO: Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreation), Liv Tyler (The Leftovers), Jim Parrack (True Blood), Ronen Rubinstein (Dead of Summer), Sierra McClain (Mindhunter, Empire), Natacha Karam, Brian Michael Smith, Rafael Silva, Julian Works
WHAT: In this 9-1-1 spinoff, a sophisticated New York cop relocates to Austin, Texas, with his son. There, he must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in his own life.
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KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS, ABC
PREMIERE DATE: Oct. 6
TIME SLOT: Sundays at 8/7c
WHO: Tiffany Haddish (Host)
WHAT: A new iteration of the classic variety show, featuring a mix of in-studio segments and taped pieces from across the country, all set in front of a live studio audience.