GRACEPOINT: Thursday 9PM on FOX THE FACTS: David Tennant repeats his role as the lead detective in a US adaptation of the hit British miniseries Broadchurch, about the murder of a child in a small seaside town and what the investigation reveals about the inhabitants. He’s joined by Anna Gunn in what had been […]
Just a day after NBC announced the end of its Thursday Must-See-TV block of comedies, FOX is breaking up its Animation Domination Sundays with a pair of live-action sitcoms. There are plenty of changes to the FOX line-up on the way, and here’s a quick breakdown: MONDAY: Matching the new Batman prequel GOTHAM with […]
BAD JUDGE: Thursday 9PM on NBC THE FACTS: Rebecca Wright (Kate Walsh) is given to hard drinking and sex in the office (among other places). She’s also a criminal court judge in LA. Further complicating her life: the 8-year old son (Theodore Barnes) of a couple she sent to jail, who’s become her new […]
THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA: Wednesday 8PM on NBC THE FACTS: Laura Diamond (Debra Messing) is an NYPD homicide detective who also has to juggle her responsibilities to her young twin sons and her issues with her estranged cop husband (Josh Lucas). The series creator is Jeff Rake, a veteran writer/producer (everything from The Practice […]
A TO Z: Thursday 9:30PM on NBC THE FACTS: The title refers to Andrew (Ben Feldman) and Zelda (Cristin Milioti), who both work at an online dating company, and who, since this is a rom-com, are of course fated for each other. The series creator is Ben Queen, whose first series this is, and […]
CONSTANTINE: Friday 10PM on NBC THE FACTS: John Constantine (Matt Ryan) has the ability to see demons and spirits hidden from the outside world and the ability to defeat them; unfortunately, he’s also been damned to hell for actions in his past. Trying to redeem himself, he sets out to protect Liv (Lucy Griffiths), […]
MARRY ME: Tuesday 9PM on NBC THE FACTS: Happy Endings creator David Caspe reunites with Casey Wilson, one of that show’s stars, for a rom-com that pairs her with Ken Marino, as a longtime couple who finally get engaged. WHAT’S IT SAYING: The NBC quirky single-camera rom-com brand is in good hands: Happy Endings […]
STATE OF AFFAIRS: Monday 10PM on NBC (starting November 17) THE FACTS: Katherine Heigl is the CIA agent in charge of putting together the President’s (Alfre Woodard) daily list of the nation’s Top 10 threats. She’s also the quasi-widow of the President’s son, who was killed in an apparent terrorist attack overseas. Except, guess […]