SEASON PREMIERE: In addition to the new baby, tonight’s Season 4 premiere makes room for some new characters and recurring guest stars – including, somewhat improbably, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan. The This Is Us crew is being impenetrably mysterious about what Shyamalan will be doing on this NBC drama series… but I have a sixth sense it’ll be something special.

2019

Sep

THE MYSTERY OF 'EMERGENCE' IS WORTH INVESTIGATING By David Hinckley

It’s happened to all of us at one time or another. A mysterious kid appears out of nowhere, and you want to help, but you’re just not sure whether you’ve found E.T. or Chucky...

2019

Sep

ALLISON TOLMAN SHINES ANEW IN ABC'S 'EMERGENCE' By Ed Bark

Initial appearances could be deceiving because high hopes for broadcast network dramas go against the grain these days. Based on the premiere episode alone, though, investing in ABC’s Emergence looks like it could be a winning proposition...

2019

Sep

ANOTHER FINE MESH OF THINGS IN CBS' 'BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA' By Ed Bark

Billy Gardell has been waiting for another big shot while also perhaps wondering whether he’d ever get one...

2019

Sep

'ALL RISE' SHOWS PROMISE By David Hinckley

A bright, engaging star may or may not be enough to make a winning case for CBS’s newest legal drama All Rise...

2019

Sep

'BLUFF CITY LAW' GIVES NBC ANOTHER GO-AROUND WITH JIMMY SMITS – AND NOT A LOT ELSE By Ed Bark

Jimmy Smits is nothing if not durable. But is he still wearing well? Here and there, perhaps, in his latest new drama series...

2019

Sep

HANNIBAL LECTURE? FOX'S 'PRODIGAL SON' HOPES YOU'LL TAKE THE COURSE By Ed Bark

Having a serial killer for a father can be tough on a kid...

2019

Sep

NBC'S 'BLUFF CITY LAW' BRINGS JIMMY SMITS BACK TO THE COURTROOM By David Hinckley

At a moment when idealists don’t seem to have the upper hand in real-life America, NBC is bringing Jimmy Smits back to fight the noble fight...

2019

Sep

BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA By David Bianculli

SERIES PREMIERE: Last night, the Emmys were televised live. Tonight, it’s the official start of the 2019 fall TV season – but rather than list all the new and returning shows, I’ll limit mentions on Bianculli’s Best Bets to the shows I’ve actually enjoyed, or expect to. That makes it a much shorter list, and eliminates some smaller pleasures: hoping to see Sean Spicer eliminated on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars (would an old tape clip from&n

2019

Sep

THE VOICE By David Bianculli

SEASON PREMIERE: There’s no Adam Levine this time around, so Blake Shelton must make do with a different type of on-air chemistry: with returning judge Gwen Stefani, whom Shelton romanced after sitting next to her in his red judge’s chair. Also judging this cycle: John Legend and Kelly Clarkson. Oh, yes, and there are competing singers to watch, and hear, too…

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