6 New Fall TV Shows You Should Be Watching

By Elana Goodwin on November 5, 2016

The Fall TV season has kicked off and now that many new shows are a good way into their freshmen seasons, it’s past time to get on board with the new hit fall TV shows of the season.

Here are the new Fall TV shows you should be watching.

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1. “The Good Place,” NBC. This comedy premiered on September 19, and stars Kristen Bell and Ted Danson, and was created by Michael Schur (“The Office” producer and co-creator of “Parks and Recreation” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), so it promises laughs.

The show follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Bell) who is killed and surprisingly finds herself in “the good place,” having been mistaken for someone else as she hasn’t exactly been a good person. Her presence in heaven upsets the balance, leading designer of The Good Place Michael (Danson) to try to figure out what’s behind all the weird occurrences.

“The Good Place” also stars William Jackson Harper, Jameela Jamil, and Manny Jacinto. This show is clever, funny, and is definitely a new fall TV show worth watching.

2. “This Is Us,” NBC. The first trailer for this dramedy was watched more than 51 million times through Facebook in its first week online and looks like it may be this fall’s breakout hit. The show debuted September 20, and tells the stories of a group of people who were all born on the same day and whose lives will intersect in unexpected and interesting ways.

With an amazing cast consisting of Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz, Sterling K. Brown, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us” follows through on its promise of laughs and tears, and is the show everyone’s talking about the next day.

3. “Speechless,” ABC. This ABC comedy premiered September 21, and follows the DiMeo’s, a family with a special-needs teenage son (Micah Fowler), who has cerebral palsy, which makes mobility and communication challenging. While the show deals with serious issues and may seem like it embraces some cliche comedy tropes, the show is funny and allows each character room to grow.

Fowler has cerebral palsy in real life, making the show’s casting decision noteworthy and heartening. “Speechless” stars Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Kyla Kenedy, Mason Cook, Micah Fowler, and Cedric Yarbrough.

4. “Designated Survivor,” ABC. This political drama enabled Kiefer Sutherland (“24″) to make his triumphant return to TV. It premiered September 21, and follows low-level Cabinet member Tom Kirkman, who suddenly finds himself being appointed president after an attack during the State of the Union kills the President and all the other members of Cabinet.

The show operates on three levels, focusing on the Kirkman family, who are thrust into the White House under extraordinary circumstances, Tom’s uncertainty about his ability to be president and his grappling with decisions, and the attack itself and conspiracy behind it, with the suspicion that the attacks aren’t over. The show also stars Natascha McElhone, Maggie Q, Kal Penn, Italia Ricci, Adan Canto, and LaMonica Garrett. “Designated Survivor” is intriguing, rife with subterfuge, and a great watch.

5. “Pitch,” Fox. Having debuted on September 22, this drama follows Ginny Baker, a young female pitcher who has a talent for throwing screwball pitches, and who becomes the first woman to play in Major League Baseball when she’s chosen by the San Diego Padres.

The show looks like it’ll be inspirational and ask hard questions and deeply examine the male-dominated world of baseball. Besides being the first female MLB player, Ginny is also black, which invites the show to not only discuss gender and sexism, but race and other social issues as well.

“Pitch” stars Kylie Bunbury, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Ali Larter, Mo McRae, Mark Consuelos, Dan Lauria, Meagan Holder, and Tim Jo.

6. “Conviction,” ABC. This legal drama premiered October 3 and stars “Agent Carter” star Hayley Atwell as former first daughter and defense attorney Hayes Morrison who is blackmailed into leading the Conviction Integrity Unit after being arrested for cocaine possession.

The CIU consists of lawyers, detectives, and forensic experts who re-examine old cases where there’s a possibility of wrongful conviction. Besides Atwell, the series stars Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.

While all these new fall TV shows may have started airing already, it’s still not too late to add them to your watch list and start enjoying them — just pencil in a binge session and get caught up.

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