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: It's a spinoff from TV's most successful current comedy, The Big Bang Theory, and that show will serve as its lead-in. Creator Chuck Lorre hasn't had a show canceled in midseason since 1992's Frannie's Turn. Nostalgia is currently in vogue, some critics seem to like the pilot (or at least are optimistic that the series has potential), and the network claims that it has tested well with fans of the original show.
Cons: Unlike most spinoffs, the cast didn't first appear on an episode of the originating series (though Jim Parsons will narrate the new show). The style and tone are also completely different than what Theory fans are accustomed to; this is a single-camera series (Lorre's first), with far more sweetness in its comedy. It's also a child-centered series (centered on a precocious 9-year-old at that), which may not appeal to as wide an audience. Critics didn't find much to laugh at in the pilot. Lorre's most recent sitcom is fairly awful. And ... Oh, who are we kidding? It'll be a hit.
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Special premiere Monday 9/25 at 8:30p
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