New Shows (2013): October 21-27

Happy Halloween!
May all your treats be sweet.

Now that the premiere season is more or less behind us, there are far fewer shows to talk about; at least, shows I am going to spend some time with. As is becoming the norm, the best shows this week were the documentaries.

New Shows (2013): October 14-20

For a change, there was quite a bit of good new television this week, including one show I am convinced will become a holiday classic. The color code: red means don’t bother; blue means maybe; green means good; magenta means great.

New Shows (2013): October 7-13

Although the networks have premiered (and, in at least one case, already canceled) most of their new shows, some are still trickling in. This was a fantastic week for documentaries. If you like that type of show, read on. The color code: red means don’t bother; blue means maybe; green means good; magenta means great.

New Shows (2013): October 2 - 6

More new shows launched into our world this week. We are coming to the end of the fall premieres (there are only a handful next week) and, unsurprisingly, not a single network show has jumped off the screen this year for me. There are some that I will give a few more episodes of my life to, but none about which I am overly optimistic. As always, the best shows seem to come from PBS, BBC America, and Showtime.

New Shows (2013): September 27-October 1

I am trying to catch up on all the new shows, but there seems to be an extraordinary number of them this year. Here is the next batch. The color code: red means don’t bother; blue means maybe; green means good; magenta means great.

New Shows (2013): September 23-26

My other life has taken over a bit lately, and I have fallen way behind on the new shows. Because so many are debuting these days, I don’t want to wait forever before posting. The next few columns, therefore, will be a bit catch as catch can. The color code: red means don’t bother; blue means maybe; green means good; magenta means great.

New Shows (2013): September 16-22

Fox kicked off its season this week with mixed success. Otherwise, it was relatively quiet as we all hold our breath for next week’s onslaught of the new network shows. The color code: red means don’t bother; blue means maybe; green means good; magenta means great.

New Shows (2013): September 9 - 15

The last relatively quiet week before the new fall season kicks off next week. The color code: red means don’t bother; blue means maybe; green means good; magenta means great.

Fall 2013 Premiere Schedule

So you thought it was summer, huh? Yeah? Yeah? Well, you were wrong wrong wrong. Fall is just around the corner, and no one gets more excited about that than the denizens of TVLand: we've got new shows, returning favorites, and lots of pseudo-surly anger (that last bit might just be me).

Below are the (known) dates for Fall 2013. A few shows that you've probably heard of (Intelligence) are slated for a mid-season premiere.

Doux News: May 19, 2013

This Week: Coming Soon to a Screen Near You -- Let’s Call It MASH -- The CW Shuffle -- Why We Should Skip World War Z -- This Minute Eon in Horology.

New Fall Shows Recap -- Part Two

Here is part two of my television recap. Thanks to all of you who commented on the first one.

New Fall Shows Recap -- Part One

It’s that time of year -- the major television stations have released their new shows for the 2012/13 season. Here is part one of my recap of the new shows. I will post part two in a couple of weeks after all the other shows have had their premiers.

Doux News: Fall Preview

Since there isn't a whole lot of genre news or photos of cute celebrity babies with cats this week, here's a list of the upcoming fall premieres. As usual, it doesn't include all of them -- just the shows we review, new genre-like shows, and a few that we just watch.

Renewal NewsFlash: Woo, But Not Hoo

Breaking news! In Thursday's top story, numerous renewals and a few conspicuous absences give us something to look forward to once we survive the summer television wasteland.