Mercy Street remains strictly middlebrow fare, but it’s well-done for what it is and better than in its first season.

The program remains steadfast in its ability to build a unique fictional Appalachian world that makes Outsiders unlike any other serial in prime time.

The Exorcist started wobbly in season one, quickly grew into a smarter-than-expected, horror-themed drama and then turned wobbly again toward the end of the season. Season two begins similarly, but thanks to Mr. Cho’s character and storyline “The Exorcist” shows promise.

One has to wonder why the true story wasn’t dramatic enough that the memory loss plot got added, because the resulting film is pretty paint-by-numbers dull. If the goal was to goose the drama, “Escaping the Madhouse” falls well short of its intent.

Fans of CBS crime dramas will probably find “Gone” perfectly acceptable. Viewers who gravitate toward more complex, character-driven cable/streaming dramas will be unimpressed with the plots but may enjoy the local scenery.

Episodes improve after the pilot with a shift in focus to the characters and their relationships, but the season finale shifts tones again into a gear that seems like blatant begging for a second season.

American Princess” feels like it wants to be a “My Name is Earl”-style coterie of oddball characters but once it introduces the main cast over the first two episodes it does little with them that’s funny.

Granted, the genre is horror and horrific stuff is expected but so far “Two Sentence Horror Stories” is pretty one note and a discordant note in this #MeToo era.

Entertaining. ... Jeselnik still puts on his smug, aging frat boy/jock persona but beneath that façade some of the repartee reveals the host’s serious approach to dark comedy.

Filled with clips from the original series, “A Very Brady Renovation” offers nostalgia galore — “The Brady Bunch” celebrates its 50th anniversary on Sept. 26 — but it’s also a surprisingly satisfying home makeover show.

“Genetic Detective” is more cerebral than an Investigation Discovery show while it creatively — using visual graphics — explains the science and technological advancements that make these investigations possible.

This silly series deserves kudos for living up to its title. Each eviction is carried out in campy, horror style. ... If future episodes can effectively-yet-cheesily ape horror movie conventions with a different method of end-of-show murder each week, “Killer Camp” will prove itself an entertaining summer diversion.