Here’s Every New Show Premiering in the 2018 Fall TV Season
Aug 26, 2018
Fall is the perfect time to snuggle up on your couch to watch your favorite shows. But don't just stick to the tried-and-true series you already know and love. There are literally dozens of new comedies and dramas premiering in the 2018 fall TV season, so you're bound to find at least one you like. Click through to see every new offering from ABC, CBS, the CW, Fox, and NBC, plus a few upcoming debuts from Netflix and Lifetime, too. (Photos via Evans Vestal Ward/NBC + Quantrell Colbert/The CW + Lifetime
Rel (Fox, September 9, 9:30pm ET): Lil Rel Howery created and stars in this new Fox series, which follows a man trying to rebuild his life after finding out that his wife has been having an affair with his barber. (Photo via Matthias Clamer/Fox)
Kidding (Showtime, September 9, 10pm ET): Jim Carrey is making his return to TV this year in Kidding, a new series about a children's television show icon named Mr. Pickles, whose family life begins to fall apart behind the scenes. Judy Greer, Catherine Keener, and Frank Langella also star. (Photo via Jim Fiscus/Showtime)
You (Lifetime, September 9, 10pm ET): Based on the Caroline Kepnes novel of the same name, You is the story of a bookstore manager (Penn Badgley) who becomes dangerously obsessed with a customer (Elizabeth Lail) — to the point where he'll do anything to make her fall in love with him. (Photo via Lifetime)
The Good Cop (Netflix, September 21): Josh Groban stars as the titular good cop in this Netflix original series, which also stars Tony Danza as Groban's father, a retired NYPD officer who has never played by the rules. (Photo via Michele K Short/Netflix)
Hilda (Netflix, September 21): Based on the comic book series by Luke Pearson, Hilda follows the adventures of a brave blue-haired girl as she travels to the city of Trolberg, where she finds weird — and sometimes dangerous — creatures. (Photo via Netflix)
Magnum P.I. (CBS, September 24, 9pm ET): Jay Hernandez stars in this reboot of the popular '80s show about an ex-Navy SEAL who returns home from a military stint in Afghanistan and uses his skills to become a private investigator in Hawaii. The show will also star Perdita Weeks, Zachary Knighton, Stephen Hill, and Sung Kang. (Photo via Karen Neal/CBS)
Manifest (NBC, September 24, 10pm ET): When the passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 land after a few hours of turbulence, they learn that they've actually been missing and presumed dead for five years. As they struggle to come to terms with everything that's changed in their absence, they also find themselves caught up in the growing mystery of what happened to them on that plane. (Photo via Craig Blankenhorn/NBC/Warner Brothers)
FBI (CBS, September 25, 9pm ET): The first drama series from Dick Wolf to launch on a network other than NBC in 15 years, FBI focuses on the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Jeremy Sisto, Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, and Anthoula Katsimatides star. (Photo via Michael Parmelee/CBS)
New Amsterdam (NBC, September 25, 10pm ET): Ryan Eggold plays Dr. Max Goodwin, the new medical director of one of the country's oldest public hospitals. He has big plans to shake things up and revolutionize how the hospital cares for patients, but privately, he's facing a health battle of his own. (Photo via Francisco Roman/NBC)
Single Parents (ABC, September 26, 9:30pm ET): Taran Killam stars as Will, a 30-something who has lost his identity to single parenthood. When his fellow single parents realize how dire things have gotten for Will, they step in to help. Leighton Meester, Brad Garrett, Jake Choi, and Kimrie Lewis also star. (Photo via ABC/Mitch Haaseth)
A Million Little Things (ABC, September 26, 10pm ET): This one is sure to be a tearjerker. A Million Little Things centers around a group of friends who are forced to reevaluate their lives when one of them dies suddenly. Ron Livingston, David Giuntoli, Romany Malco, Allison Miller, Christina Moses, Christina Ochoa, James Roday, Stéphanie Szostak, Lizzy Greene, and Grace Park star. (Photo via ABC/Jack Rowand_
Murphy Brown (CBS, September 27, 9:30pm ET): Twenty years after the end of the original series, Candice Bergen is reprising her role as the iconic, trailblazing journalist Murphy Brown. The reboot will also feature several of Bergen's former castmates, including Nik Dodani, Faith Ford, Joe Regalbuto, and Grant Shaud. Jake McDorman will play Murphy's now-adult son, Avery, who happens to work at rival network. (Photo via Robert Tractenberg/CBS)
The Cool Kids (Fox, September 28, 8:30pm ET): Martin Mull, David Alan Grier, and Leslie Jordan play three friends whose status as the most popular members of their retirement community is threatened when a new female resident, played by Vicki Lawrence, moves in. (Photo via Patrick McElhenney/Fox)
God Friended Me (CBS, September 30, 8:30pm ET): Brandon Hall plays Miles, an outspoken atheist who has his beliefs challenged — and ends up changing the lives of those around him — when God friends him on social media. The series also stars Violett Beane, Javicia Leslie, Suraj Sharma, and Joe Morton. (Photo via Jonathan Wenk/CBS)
The Neighborhood (CBS, October 1, 8pm ET): Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield play new neighbors who have different ideas about what it means to be "neighborly." (Photo via Bill Inoshita/CBS)
Happy Together (CBS, October 1, 8:30pm ET): This sitcom, loosely inspired by Harry Styles' experience living in executive producer Ben Winston's attic, stars Felix Mallard as a pop star who moves in with a young married couple (Damon Wayans Jr. and Amber Stevens West). (Photo via Cliff Lipson/CBS)
I Feel Bad (NBC, October 4, 9:30pm ET): Amy Poehler is executive producing this comedy about a woman (Sarayu Blue) who learns that she can't be the perfect mom, wife, boss, and friend all the time — no matter how hard she tries. (Photo via Evans Vestal Ward/NBC)
Dancing With the Stars: Juniors (ABC, October 7, 8pm ET):DWTS: Juniors, a spinoff of ABC's long-running ballroom competition Dancing With the Stars, will feature a younger group of contestants trying to waltz and foxtrot their way to victory. DWTS alums Frankie Muniz and Jordan Fisher will act as hosts, while figure skater Adam Rippon, La La Land choreographer Mandy Moore, and DWTS pro Val Chmerkovskiy will judge the performances. (Photo via ABC/Ed Herrera)
All American (The CW, October 10, 9pm ET): Taye Diggs, Daniel Ezra, Michael Evans Behling, and Jordan Belfi star in this drama inspired by the life of NFL player Spencer Paysinger. All American tells the story of a teen football star from South Central LA who is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High School. (Photo via Ray Mickshaw/The CW)
Charmed (The CW, October 14, 9pm ET): Madeleine Mantock, Melonie Diaz, and Sarah Jeffery star in this reboot of the WB series about three sisters who discover they're powerful witches destined to fight supernatural evil. (Photo via Jordon Nuttall/The CW)
The Alec Baldwin Show (ABC, October 14, 10pm ET): Alec Baldwin is getting a second shot at hosting his own talk show, this time on ABC. Each episode will feature two interviews, allowing the host plenty of time to chat with stars like Jerry Seinfeld and Kate McKinnon (Baldwin's first two guests), as well as other actors, comedians, politicians, and newsmakers. (Photo via ABC/Heidi Gutman)
The Kids Are Alright (ABC, October 16, 8:30pm ET): Michael Cudlitz and Mary McCormack star as Mike and Peggy Cleary, working-class Irish-Catholic parents who are trying to raise their eight boys (!) in a suburb outside Los Angeles in the 1970s. (Photo via ABC/Tony Rivetti)
The Rookie (ABC, October 16, 10pm ET): Based on true events, The Rookie stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a 40-year-old man who decides to join the police force after a life-altering event, making him the oldest rookie in the LAPD. (Photo via ABC/Tony Rivetti)
Legacies (The CW, October 25, 9pm): This spinoff of The Originals follows Klaus Mikaelson and Hayley Marshall's 17-year-old daughter, Hope Mikaelson (Danielle Rose Russell), a "tribrid" vampire-werewolf-witch who attends the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted. (Photo via Quantrell Colbert/The CW)
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Netflix, October 26): Sabrina Spellman is back in this dark reimagining of the famous Archie Comics character. Mad Men actress Kiernan Shipka stars as the title character, who discovers she's half-witch. (Photo via Diyah Pera/Netflix)
