As the 2014-2015 TV season comes to a close, the networks have started to announce what new shows will join their fall schedules.
ABC renewing 22 shows didn't leave much room on its schedule, but the network did find room for nine new shows, including another Shonda Rhimes series.
NBC can only hope its news batch of comedies will fare better than those that premiered this past season. The network cancelled nearly ever new comedy except "Marry Me," which remains on the bubble. NBC also added three more dramas including another "Chicago Fire" spinoff.
CBS has joined the superhero fun with the addition of "Supergirl," while its sister network The CW added to its comic book collection with "The Flash"-"Arrow" spinoff, "DC's Legends of Tomorrow," and a second season of "iZombie."
The CW also picked up "Cordon" from "The Vampire Diaries" creator Julie Plec and the musical comedy "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," a show originally ordered by Showtime. The show will expand from a half hour to one hour and needs to undergo a few other tweaks before it can air on broadcast TV.
Back on CBS, the network ordered two shows based on previous movies: "Rush Hour" and "Limitless." It also picked up the "Criminal Minds" spinoff starring Gary Sinise, a new medical drama and two comedies.
Fox, which already has Ryan Murphy's "Scream Queens" on its schedule, added three news comedies and the new drama, Rosewood. Rob Lowe will return to the comedy world in "The Grinder" while John Stamos will seemingly split his time between his new show "Grandfathered" and the "Full House" reboot on Netflix.
See below for the complete list of news shows from ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW.
ABC
Comedies:
- "Dr. Ken" stars Ken Jeong as a frustrated but brilliant doctor juggling medicine, marriage and two kids, and succeeding at none of them.
- "The Muppets" return in a more adult, mockumentary style comedy. For the first time ever, the show will explore the Muppets' personal lives and relationships, both at home and at work, as well as romances, breakups, achievements, disappointments, wants and desires.
- "The Real O'Neals" is the semi-autobiographical account of LGBT activist Dan Savage. The show revolves around a seemingly perfect Catholic family whose world is turned upside down when their youngest son comes out. With his secret revealed, the rest of the family stops pretending they're living a perfect life and starts being real.
- "Uncle Buck" reimagines the 1989 movie that starred John Candy. In the new series, Mike Epps will play the fun-loving but irresponsible titular character who needs a job and a place to stay. By happy coincidence, his nieces and nephew's nanny has just quit and his brother and sister-in-law need his help to raise their kids.
Dramas:
- "The Catch" comes from the mind of Shonda Rhimes. Her new thriller follows a forensic accountant (Mireille Enos) who investigates fraud, but is about to become a victim herself thanks to her fiancé. Between her cases, she's determined to find him before it ruins her career.
- "The Family" stars Joan as local politician whose son returns home after he was presumed dead for over a decade. His disappearance sent shockwaves through the tightknit community. As the lost son is welcomed back, the neighbor in jail for his murder is released and the cop who put him there re-examines what truly happened all those years ago.
- "Of Kings and Prophets" is an epic Biblical saga of faith, ambition and betrayal told through the eyes of a battle-weary king, a powerful and resentful prophet and a resourceful young shepherd on a collision course with destiny.
- "Quantico" follows a young group of FBI recruits that are the best, the brightest and the most vetted. But one will stray and mastermind the biggest attack on New York City since 9/11.
- "Blood & Oil" is a modern "Wild West" story about the biggest oil discovery in America since 1849 Gold Rush. The show centers on a young couple that moves to the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota to seek their fortune and a better life among a colorful ensemble of roughnecks, grifters, oil barons, criminals and fellow prospectors.
- "Wicked City" is an anthology series that will follow a different case set in a noteworthy era of Los Angeles history each season. The first season will center on two L.A. cops chasing down a Bonnie & Clyde-esque serial killing team in 1982 involving rock and roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip.
CBS
Comedies:
- "Angel from Hell" stars Jane Lynch, fresh off her six seasons on "Glee." She plays Amy, who when she enters Allison's (Maggie Lawson) life and claims to be her guardian angel, they form an unlikely friendship. But Allison can't be sure if Amy is an angel or just nuts.
- "Life in Pieces" is about a multi-generational family, but told through separate stories of its different family members.
Dramas:
- "Rush Hour" will follow the same premise from the movie: a stoic, by-the-book Hong Kong police officer is assigned to work a case in Los Angeles where he's forced to work with a cocky African-America LAPD officer who has no interest in a partner.
- "Limitless" centers on a man named Brian Sinclair who discovers the power of a mysterious drug called NZT. He's then coerced into using his newfound, drug-enhanced abilities to solve weekly crimes for the FBI.
- "Code Black" takes place in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation -- LA County Hospital -- where the extraordinary staff confronts a broken system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.
- "Criminals Minds: Beyond Borders" is about the FBI agents who help American citizens when they find themselves in trouble abroad. The unit is led by Jack Garrett (Gary Sinise), a 20-year veteran of the Bureau.
NBC
- "People Are Talking"
- "Superstore"
- "Crowded"
- "Chicago Med"
- "Blindspot"
- "Heartbreaker"
- "Heroes Reborn"
- "The Player" takes place in the high-stakes world of Las Vegas. A former sniper-turned-security expert is drawn into a mysterious conspiracy that forces him to complete a series of heroic challenges in order to save innocent lives.
- "Game of Silence" revolves around a rising attorney on the brink of success could lose his perfectly crafted life when his long-lost childhood friends threaten to expose a dark secret from their violent past.
Alternative:
- "Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris" is a new variety show from the hardest working man in show business. The show will feature comedy sketches, musical numbers, mini game shows, hidden camera pranks on celebrities and appearances by A-list stars.
FOX
Comedies:
- "Grandfathered" stars John Stamos as a longtime bachelor who discovers that he's not only a father but a grandfather as well.
- "The Grinder" stars Rob Lowe as former TV lawyer Dean Sanderson (a.k.a. "The Grinder") who finds himself at a crossroads when his long-running hit series ends. He decides to move back to his small hometown and takeover his family's law firm, but he'll butt heads with his brother (Fred Savage).
- "The Guide to Surviving Life" celebrates the mistakes and misadventures of romance after college but before we settle down.
- "Bordertown" is a new animated comedy from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane. The show revolves around two families living in a Southwest desert town on the U.S.-Mexican border, taking a satirical look at the cultural shifts occuring in America.
Dramas:
- "Minority Report" joins the numerous reboots of movies popular properties and characters on the fall schedule. This series kicks off 10 years after the end of Precrime in DC as one of the three Precogs struggles to lead a "normal" human life. He remains haunted by visions of the future until he meets a detective haunted by her past, who just may help him find a purpose to his gift.
- "Lucifer" is another attempt for Fox to reboot a successful British crime drama. Tom Ellis steps into the shoes of John Luther, made famous by Idris Elba in the BBC version. He's a near-genius homicide detective whose brilliant mind can't always save him from the dangerous violence of his passions.
- "Rosewood" is an investigative procedural about the brilliant Dr. Beaumont Rosewood Jr., the top private pathologist in all of Miami, who finds the secrets in bodies that others usually miss. Despite being constantly surrounded by death, Rosewood is an eternal optimism which will frustrate the cynical female detective he often works with, but she can't argue with the results that his unique perspective provides.
- "The Frankenstein Code" centers on the morally corrupt retired cop, who is give a second chance at life when he is brough back from the dead. Now younger and strong, Pritchard will have to choose between his old temptations and his new sense of purpose.
The CW
- "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" centers on a successful, driven and possibly crazy young woman who decides one day to give up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan - in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in the Los Angeles suburb of West Covina, Calif.
- "Containment" tells the story of what happens when a deadly epidemic breaks out in Atlanta, forcing a city quarantine that leaves those stuck on the inside to fight for their lives. Based on a Belgian series, the show explores the story of loved ones tragically torn apart, and how the society that grows inside the cordon reveals both the devolution of humanity and the birth of unlikely heroes.
