Well the gas is easing off of new scripted series. Which is good because I’ve just about caught up to eliminating almost everything new. I’ve been ignoring my streaming shows (Ozark, Rectify, Fortitude, Goliath, Big Love, Downton Abbey) but did manage to take a first stab at Sabrina which isn’t amazing but is definitely a fun dark spin on comic.

• Tell Me A Story (CBSAA) Series Premiere, Thursday – Fairy tales reimagined as psychological thrillers.
• Homecoming (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – Julia Roberts does a round in series in a psychological thriller by Sam Esmail (Mr Robot).

Returning streaming: Startup (Crack, Thursday)

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I think after this week we’re basically done with new fall shows. Which is good because I’ve gotten a little behind trying to sample all things new.

• Bodyguard (Net) Series Premiere, Wednesday – This psychological thriller is getting some good early buzz.
• Legacies (CW) Series Premiere, Thursday, 9pm – The next generation of supernatural beings, not sure how closely tied this is to The Vampire Diaries or The Originals.
• Heathers (Para) Series Premiere, Thursday, 10pm – Loved the movie but this series is basically just a burn off since it was cancelled for being what sounds like bad and tone deaf.
• The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – I have fond memories of the more campy Sabrina the Teenage Witch but it sounds like this more dramatic take with Kiernan Shipka could be a keeper.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted as appropriate are typically PST.

Not much of the new network fare is sticking, All American felt like a not fresh version of the compared to OC. I am hanging in with God Friended Me and a few more things this week that could hit the queue.

• The Conners (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 8pm – Critics seem to be indicating the show is working better than its previous incarnation.
• The Kids are Alright (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 8:30pm – This ’70s set comedy with Michael Cudlitz and Mary McCormack and their eight sons has some good peeps but may not be enough good material here for them to work with.
• The Rookie (ABC) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – 47 year old Nathan Fillion playing a 40 year old rookie cop may need to be enough to keep this show afloat, which he might be.
• Best Worst Weekend Ever (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – This limited comedy series follows four friends making the most of their last weekend before high school, who knows.
• Distrito Salvaje (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – A new Columbian drama with one of the guys from Narcos.
• Wanderlust (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Toni Collette in this drama taking a look at a marriage might be worth a look but mixed early reviews.
• The Woman in White (PBS) Miniseries Premiere, Sunday, 10pm – Mystery, ghosts, or just crazy people?

Returning streaming: The Seven Deadly Sins (Net), Lore (Am), Making A Murderer (Net), Daredevil (Net).

So trying to keep up to date on the new shows so I can determine whether they get another shot or I can ignore any future episodes. Magnum and FBI barely managed to be memorable enough to mention while New Amsterdam had a couple of good characters but was both annoying overall and had forgettable cases, pass. In the not good but maybe one more category, Manifest which wasn’t a good show but at least had an interesting enough premise and Million Little Things has some good actors but didn’t manage to make me feel invested in them or the setup. And interest was piqued by Mr Inbetween, the half hour drama criminal for hire and parent among other things, Single Parents with not quite a solid premise but the characters have room to be funny, and Murphy Brown, good return premise but needs time to see if it find its legs, while Cool Kids and Last Man Standing are both very sitcom if that’s your thing.

And excited this week for the return of some funny Superstore, Will & Grace, Fresh Off the Boat, Speechless, Z Nation and some serious with Madam Secretary. And of course there is more new stuff to come.

• Us & Them (SonyCrack) Series Premiere, Monday – Boy meets girl and boy and girl’s friends, I don’t know that I would seek out a canceled Fox show on Crackle but with Jason Ritter and Alexis Bledel in the leads it might be worth it.
• The Neighborhood/Happy Together (CBS) Series Premiere, Monday, 8/8:30pm – Not hearing great things about these but some good peeps so worth a look to see if there are good ingredients.
• Star Trek: Short Treks (CBSAA) Series Premiere, Thursday – Some shorts to wet your appetite for more Star Trek.
• Elite (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – The haves nots introduced to the school of the haves creates some tension and perhaps a murder.
• Into the Dark (Hulu) Series Premiere, Friday – Horror event series by some guy who does this sort of thing.

With some streaming returns: Big Mouth (Net, Friday), Little Things (Net, Friday), The Man in the High Castle (Am, Friday).

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted as appropriate are typically PST.

I have yet to catch any of last week’s premieres but wrapped up Forever from the previous, it wasn’t perfect but overall the premise, characters, and odd tone kept me engaged. I’m likely to skip the rest of I Feel Bad which was a little forced and after three eps of Mayans although it’s got lots of potential I still remain unengaged in characters or story, I’m out. Happy for the return this week of the final season of Big Bang, The Good Place, Mom, and curious about the new vibe on Lethal Weapon. I will also tune in for at least the first This Is Us as well as a few new options.

• Magnum PI (CBS) Series Premiere, Monday, 9pm – I’ll catch one of these to see how they reimagined the characters but don’t assume this one will make the queue.
• Manifest (NBC) Series Premiere, Monday, 10pm – Interesting premise (plane returns 5+ years later without the plane people missing a beat) but sounds like execution leaves something to be desired.
• FBI (CBS) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 9pm – I used to love early Law & Order but haven’t really been in sync with any of the new worlds created.
• New Amsterdam (NBC) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – Yes it’s another medical show but not sure this ideological approach will have enough to grab me.
• Mr Inbetween (FX) Series Premiere, Tuesday, 11:25 – Haven’t heard much about criminal for hire but looks like it has possibilities.
• Single Parents (ABC) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 9:30 – Will it be funny, we’ll see.
• A Million Little Things (ABC) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – Hoping the buzz around this one means this could actually be a keeper as a group of friends deals with suicide.
• Murphy Brown (CBS) Season Premiere, Thursday, 9:30pm – Technically not a new show but it’s back a chunk of time later and here’s hoping they’ve got a fresh take on today’s news Murphy style.
• Last Man Standing (Fox) Season Premiere, Friday, 8pm – I don’t assume this has much of a new take at all but it was a solid enough sitcom and likely remains so.
• The Cool Kids (Fox) Series Premiere, Friday, 8:30 – I’m hoping this retired life show gives these fun actors something good to work with.
• God Friended Me (CBS) Series Premiere, Sunday, 8:30pm – We’ll see how god’s latest touch with humanity (or is it?) strikes.

And some returning streaming with Norsemen (Net, Wed), El Marginal (Net, Fri), Reboot (Net, Fri).

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted as appropriate are typically PST.

I caught another Mayans and will give it one more but not sure it’s going to make the cut. I did kind of dig Miniaturist so I’ll check another of those out. And have dove into Forever which also falls into the non-gym viewing as it’s not really a comedy comedy but so far it’s definitely interested me enough to keep going. And while I’ve stopped trying to follow even who is nominated, the Emmys are Monday.

• Sorry for Your Loss (Face) Series Premiere, Tuesday – So apparently we also need to tune into Facebook for quality tv, this one is supposed to be worth a look with Elizabeth Olsen trying to move on after the death of her husband.
• I Feel Bad (NBC) Series Premiere, Wednesday, 10pm – A new comedy that you may have seem promos for EP’d by Amy Poehler about a woman and her personal and professional challenges.
• Dead Lucky (SundNow) Series Premiere, Thursday – No word on this multiple POV following a cop killing during a heist.
• The Good Cop (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Josh Groban plays straight laced detective who teams up with Tony Danza’s disgraced cop father.
• Maniac (Net) Series Premiere, Friday – Intrigued by this limited series with Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in an unusual pharmaceutical trial.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted as appropriate are typically PST.

How is it September already? Time to get out my back to school wear (in adult form) and prepare for Fall tv! I officially wait for the yearly Entertainment Weekly Fall Preview to let me know it’s time to get serious but some stuff will start to sneak in early. Until after Labor Day I’m still considering it summer so time to turn off the tv and get outside, or at least into a good matinee.

• US Open Tennis (ESPN) – First round tennis play starts Monday, will it be a return of familiar faces at the end or some new blood?
• Ink Master (Para) Season Premiere, Tuesday, 10pm – This season they’re keeping up with the bringing back of folks to keep us engaged as Cleen Rock One vs Christian Buckingham coaching newbies for the title, this is still one of my fave realities.
• One Dollar (CBSAA) Series Premiere, Thursday – A small town mystery follows a dollar bill through the town to different people’s povs, I’m still not signing up for CBS All Access.
• Ozark (Net) Season Premiere, Friday – It’s time to see what our pal Jason Bateman and his family are up to, this accountant/money launderer and his family trying to outlive organized and disorganized crime was one of the faves last year so hoping the Sophomore slump can give this a pass.
• Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Am) Series Premiere, Friday – John Krasinski is the latest to take on this role of analyst turned field agent which reportedly is solid thought not a standout on the small screen.

The procrastinator lists items that may not be on your regular season pass, though notation does not imply recommendation. Times noted as appropriate are typically PST.