Which of These New Fall TV Shows Will Fail First?
It will happen. At some point this fall, one of the broadcast networks will be the first to pull the plug on one of its once-promising but now ratings-challenged new shows.
But predicting which show will be the first to go is tough. As we've seen in the past, the first-canceled program isn't necessarily the worst show of the fall—on occasion, it is even one of the best. But to help you get a feel for the prospects of this year's newcomers, we have identified some of the pros and cons of each of the 20 new broadcast series debuting this month and next.
Pros: ABC's reinvention of the family comedy as a showcase for more diverse faces has worked well in the past few years, and this sitcom about a family with a special-needs teenager could wind up being fall's best-reviewed new comedy if early reviews hold up. Series creator Scott Silveri is a former writer on Friends, and the cast is led by Minnie Driver. A timeslot in between The Goldbergs and Modern Family doesn't hurt, either.
Cons: Few that we can think of. Is ABC going to give a quick ax to the first broadcast series since Life Goes On to feature a main character with a disability played by an actor with a disability? Probably not.
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