ABW TV Guide: The Biggest week of the TV year

This is the biggest week of the year for new and returning shows.

New shows: 14

Returning: 42

And there will be more new and returning shows throughout September.

I’ve actually watched a bunch of the new shows throughout the week. From what I’ve seen:

Thumbs up

Stumptown and The Unicorn.

Middling

Emergence and Mixed-ish

Big stinky thumbs down

Bob Hearts Abishola
All Rise
Prodigal Son

RETURNING SHOWS:

Heartland (s13), Anne (s3), 9-1-1 (s3), The Neighborhood (s2), Bull (s4), The Good Doctor (s3), The Resident (s3), The Connors (s2), NCIS (s17), Hudson & Rex (s2), Empire (s6), This Is Us (s4), FBI (s2), Black-ish (s6), Bless This Mess (s2), NCIS: New Orleans (s6), New Amsterdam (s2), Doc Martin (s9), The Goldbergs (s7), Chicago Med (s5), Schooled (s2), Modern Family (s11), Chicago Fire (s8), Single Parents (s2), Chicago PD (s7), South Park (s23), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (s14), Superstore (s5), Greys Anatomy (s16), Young Sheldon (s3), Mom (s7), The Good Place (s4), A Million Things (s2), How To Get Away With Murder (s6), Law & Order: SVU (s21), Transparent (s5), American Housewife (s4), Hawaii Five-0 (s10), Fresh Off The Boat (s6), Magnum PI (s2), Van Helsing (s4), Blue Bloods (s10).

NEW SHOWS:

The Politician - Netflix (US)

Stars: Ben Platt, Bob Balaban, Benjamin Barrett, Bette Midler, Gwyneth Paltrow, January Jones

Payton Hobart, a student from Santa Barbara, has known since age seven that he's going to be President of the United States. But first he'll have to navigate the most treacherous political landscape of all: Saint Sebastian High School.

[ Watch Now - Netflix ]

Stumptown - ABC (US)

Stars: Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson, Michael Ealy

A sharp-witted army veteran becomes a private investigator in Portland, Oregon, where she takes care of her brother.

[ Watch Now - ABC ]

Evil - CBS (US)

Creators: Michelle King, Robert King
Stars: Noah Robbins, Evelyn Giovine, Johnny Castro

A skeptical female clinical psychologist joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possession, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there's a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

[ Watch Now - CBS ]

Creepshow - Shudder (US)

Stars: Tricia Helfer, Dana Gould, Giancarlo Esposito

A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.

[ Watch Now - Shudder ]

Emergence - ABC (US)

Stars: Robert Bailey Jr., Alexa Swinton, Allison Tolman

A sheriff investigates a case involving a young child found near the site of a mysterious accident.

[ Watch Now - ABC ]

Perfect Harmony - NBC (US)

Stars: Bradley Whitford, Paul Vogt, Anna Camp, Will Greenberg

An Ivy League professor becomes the director of a rural church choir.

[ Watch Now - NBC ]

Sunnyside - NBC (US)

Stars: Kal Penn, Moses Storm, Nick Gracer, Ana Villafañe

Garrett Modi is a former New York city councilman who finds his calling when faced with immigrants in need of his help and in search of the American Dream.

[ Watch Now - NBC ]

The Unicorn - CBS (US)

Stars: Rob Corddry, Walton Goggins, Ruby Jay

A widower is eager to move on from the most difficult year of his life, only to realize he's utterly unprepared to raise his two daughters on his own and equally unprepared for the dating world where he's suddenly a hot commodity.

[ Watch Now - Shudder ]

Mixed-ish - ABC (US)

Stars: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tika Sumpter, Christina Anthony, Gary Cole

Black-ish spin-off. Follows Bow's parents, Paul and Alicia, who decide to move from a hippie commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family.

[ Watch Now - ABC ]