The opening episode is solidly done and pretty entertaining. But a fifth season of "Everwood" would have been a much better fit in the time slot following "7th Heaven."

You don't have to be a fantasy or sci-fi geek to have fun with it

With fun, familiar faces like Field, Flockhart and Griffiths on board, attending a family reunion with the Walkers every Sunday could be a lively, entertaining way to end the weekend.

A pretty bland romantic confection.

Feels like a hit show about to happen.

That morbid premise -- in addition to the so-so storytelling, devolving badly by the second episode -- sure feels morosely overwrought for 8 o'clock.

Darkly gripping.

Though the crime thriller territory is familiar, Liotta and the talented supporting cast give "Smith" an extra kick of dramatic energy.

It arrives fresh, charming and consistently funny.

"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" is another Sorkin mother lode of stylish wit, uncompromising quality and timely, topical substance. It's TV with a brain for viewers in search of something other than the same old, same old.

Feresten makes a rather engaging talk show host.

A witty, sophisticated romantic drama.

On a simple quality drama level, it's the best network miniseries in several years.

There are occasional funny moments amid the raging comic mediocrity.

The few good laughs in an otherwise so-so show are supplied by the slyly wigged-out Beth Lacke.

From start to finish, "Standoff" is slickly contrived, formulaic crime drama nonsense.

In terms of intelligence, wit and quality, "Desire" is a serious cut below most prime time drama series.

A glossy hunk of over-the-top, sleaze 'n' tease melodrama.

"Justice" offers slick, efficiently produced whodunit escapism without a whit of real originality or dramatic spontaneity.

Though the glossily well-made "Vanished" may prove intermittently diverting, it lacks any of the original serial thriller zing of far better shows like "24," "Lost" or "Prison Break."

A comedy anchored in the flawed, deeply genuine humanity of its characters often delivers the rollicking natural high of laughter.

"Eureka" is clever paranormal escapism that sometimes teeters on the edge of whimsical excess. But that doesn't mean you won't find plenty of affable, oddball entertainment.

Start to finish in its first-rate opening season, Showtime's "Brotherhood" has the makings of something neat, offbeat and special.

A tediously bloody bore.

A richly entertaining winner, a saga that both stirs the emotions and whips up vivid outbursts of satisfying, varmint-vanquishing action.

Some will find it appalling. Others just may find it appallingly addictive.

"Saved" is a sometimes entertaining, often predictable trauma drama.

"Lucky Louie" is a true original -- a pleasantly twisted variation on "The Honeymooners" or "Roseanne" for the 21st Century.

Milch's darkly hilarious exploration of the American frontier spirit is back for a third season of twisted human conniving.

The breezily irreverent "Entourage" -- chock-full of witty banter, Hollywood insider jokes and real-life celebrities in self-spoofing mode -- parties on in especially fine style.

A breezy summertime soap opera.

The lavishly beguiling historical drama is pumped up on passion, wit and the majestic fire of Helen Mirren's thrilling performance as one of history's most intriguing rulers.

It's styled as a sort of laid-back Gen X updating of "thirtysomething," replacing that show's neuroses-fueled, East Coast edge with a more casual, lighthearted California vibe.

The Old Testament just shouldn't be this dull.

Doesn't quite rise to the cheerful, sweetly clever quality level of WB's "Beauty and the Geek."

Disheartening proof that even the most talented producers sometimes concoct a prime-time crock.

A lame, uninspired faculty farce.

[A] smart, hard-edged new crime drama.

In between the sardonic wisecracks and tangled storytelling, it's easy to lose interest.

Just another tediously cliched crime procedural. Whodunit? Who cares.

"Modern Men" feels anything but, well, modern. But in its own goofy, good-natured retro way, this old-school comedy... generates some lighthearted, if predictable grins.

[A] cheesy carnival of reality TV.

It's a fresh, darkly comic workplace/social life farce peppered with good laughs.

Has some genuinely funny moments despite its laugh track and conventional sitcom framework.

Masterful.

What may appear at first glance to be a cheap reality TV gimmick... soon evolves into something quite compelling.

It's uneven in spots, with the riveting action sequences sometimes overshadowing the more subdued domestic scenes. But unlike the often gratingly shallow "JAG," "The Unit" allows for ambiguity.

Maybe they all graduated from the Melrose Place College of Law.

[It has] just enough funny, semi-improvised moments to make you wish it was better.

Simultaneously appealing and rather sadly appalling, "Mrs. Harris" gets at the messy truth of it all in a distinctively mischievous manner.

A tepid traditional sitcom.

It's actually rather funny, broadly entertaining and blessed with a sweet screwball spirit. It's a promising farce with heart.

Breezily prefabricated sitcom humor that lacks the fresh zing of anything remotely original.

So MacLachlan's enjoyable. The supporting cast is OK. And the unconventional premise is rather promising. Now it's up to the producers to give "In Justice" a more distinctive dramatic zing.

An offbeat treat worth rooting for.

"Sleeper Cell" works as a smart, sharply styled thriller about a very serious subject.

[A] dreadful little laugh-impaired comedy.

Here's an early candidate for worst miniseries of the 21st Century.

Like the frequently audacious comic strip that gave it life, "The Boondocks" doesn't mess around.

"Run's House" seems to be the reality sitcom flip side of "Being Bobby Brown."

[A] bland, formulaic family comedy.

A raunchy, mostly forgettable female bonding sitcom.

With its attractive cast and the Emmy Award-winning talent behind-the-scenes... "Related" should be a lot more fizzy, witty fun than it is.

Crusading criminal prosecutor Annabeth Chase... [is] the most irritating lead character on any new drama series this fall.

Right from the dark start, the new "Night Stalker" is a more provocative, emotionally layered thrill ride.

"The West Wing" was more vivid, original and compelling than "Commander in Chief" is likely to become. But impressive Geena Davis and the Oval Office gender twist are indeed refreshing.

Shepherd scores in a so-so docudrama.

This is entertainment? Awful.

Even with its erratic start, "Inconceivable" still manages to deliver a fair share of escapist, bun-in-the-oven fun.

Blends Rock's signature, whip-smart irreverence with richly humorous, character-driven stories of his own adolescence to create the rare family comedy that is both hilariously honest and filled with heart.

A slick 'n' grim crime procedural piled high with deadly dull cliches

[A] trite little laugh-track factory.

A compelling tale of ordinary people ensnared in extraordinary circumstances.

Brimming with cockeyed echoes of everything from "Raising Arizona" to "King of the Hill," NBC's best new comedy since "Seinfeld" is that rare chucklehead treat: it's both wildly irreverent and blessed with a cheerful, endearingly upbeat nature.

Lame storytelling and dialogue.

You know you're in the presence of a fresh, original sitcom when you don't even mind the laugh track.

One tasty comic treat.

A gimmicky, cliched legal drama that seems to have been unearthed from 20 years ago.

"Out of Practice" is that increasingly rare old-fashioned sitcom that delivers decent laughs.

Besides the nifty, repressed romantic dynamic between Brennan and Booth, "Bones" has some fun with snazzy hologram visualizations of the murder victims in each case.

Both fun and unexpected.

Like any over-the-top, conspiracy-laced concept, "Prison Break" will only work if viewers are giddily enticed to jump aboard the Willing Suspension of Disbelief Express.

An instant chucklehead classic.