Which of These New Fall TV Shows Will Fail First?
If there is anything we can guarantee about the fall TV season, it's that at least one of the highly promoted network newcomers will fail to catch on with audiences and meet a premature end. Heck, it happens every year.
But which freshman series will be this year's This Is Us, and which will be its Conviction? Below, we have picked out some of the pros and cons facing each of the new broadcast series debuting between September and November
Pros: Seth MacFarlane's Fox shows almost always stick around for multiple seasons. And this one will be different from anything else currently on TV: it's an hourlong Star Trek parody from an avowed Star Trek fanatic. Fox is pulling out all the stops for its launch, airing special episodes for two weeks after its Sunday football coverage before moving the show to a high-profile Thursday slot. Jon Favreau directs the premiere, and the strong cast (led by MacFarlane himself) includes Adrianne Palicki, Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, and Chad L. Coleman.
Cons: Seth MacFarlane's previous live-action shows (Dads, Blunt Talk) have been duds. Star Trek fans may be more interested in watching an actual Star Trek series (Discovery, also debuting this month) rather than a knock-off. Critics don't seem to love the pilot, finding the show unsure of whether it wants to be a comedy or an earnest sci-fi adventure, and failing at both.
Fox, Thursdays at 9p starting 9/21
Special 2-part premiere Sunday 9/10 & 9/17
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