Editor’s Note: Fall TV season is upon us yet again. The Daily’s Life & Arts staff will preview what’s on the docket for the major networks every day this week, whether it’s old standbys, new hopefuls or the shows you thought had certainly been given the ax by now.
“No Ordinary Family” Network: ABC Premieres: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 28
Despite the Powells looking like your average family — a mom, a dad, a daughter and a son — there is more than meets the eye. After a plane crash into the Amazon River, all four family members survive, but with one huge change: they now have “extraordinary” super powers that counteract their insecurities and weaknesses. The Powells now have to face the issues of rebuilding their family and the everyday stresses of life while learning more about their abilities.
— Leesa Allmond
“The Biggest Loser” Network: NBC Premieres: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21
“The Biggest Loser” is in its 10th season and promises to be chubbier than ever. Our favorite Bob and Jillian, are back. This season they are visiting seven really fat cities and leading “fitness challenges” to find three new contestants in each community. “Pay it forward” is the theme of this season, and I can only guess that means they will be sending their obesity on to someone else more deserving.
— Caitlin Turner
“Glee” Network: FOX Premieres: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21
Get your grape flavored slushies ready, Gleeks. This season, the glee club looks to gain more singers in order to be more competitive for the upcoming national competition being held in New York — this creates internal competition and an “empire state of mind.” Mr. Schu and Sue become friends (WHAT?) in order to take down the new football coach, Shannon Beiste. John Stamos shows up as a guest star. Also, this season includes music by Jay-Z, an entire Britney Spears episode and music from “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
— LA
“Raising Hope” Network: FOX Premieres: 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21
Its “23-year-old must raise the baby of a lady he knocked up” premise doesn’t make “Raising Hope” sound too much like a comedy, but hey, those are the kinds of things we poke fun of in America these days. FOX has been known for solid comedies in the past (“Arrested Development,” “Family Guy,” “That ’70s Show”) but single-camera setups don’t tend to splash well with the college crowd.
— Matt Carney
“Life Unexpected” Network: The CW Premieres: 8 tonight
Ever heard of a cute blonde girl who was put up for adoption by a high school couple, never adopted and then returned to her parents 15 years later? Well, apparently in the land of CW, this is entirely plausible. “Life Unexpected” is yet another family drama that encourages teen pregnancy and attacks you with terribly obvious plot twists. Somehow it’s made it to a second season. Come on CW, just give me “Everwood” back!
— CT
“Running Wilde” Network: FOX Premieres: 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21
With Mitchell Hurwitz directing and writing, Jim Vallely writing and a cast that includes Gob Bluth and Tobias Fünke (Will Arnett and David Cross, respectively; although if you don’t know the references, you probably don’t deserve to watch television), “Running Wilde” could prove to be a good show. The promo isn’t mesmerizing, but I’d like to think Hurwitz and the rest of the gang will follow “Arrested Development” respectably.
— Ryan Querbach
“Detroit 1-8-7” Network: ABC Premieres: 9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 21
As if Detroit didn’t have enough image problems, rookie show “Detroit 1-8-7” seemsto decimate any last shred of dignity the city still clings to. The show follows the Detroit homicide detective unit as they navigate the testy waters of “Murder City.” The depressed, rusted, industrial feel of Detroit is a great backdrop for murder on television, but Detroit citizens will probably not be carving out minutes of their lives to watch the city they inhabit get trashed on national television.
— Janna Gentry
“Parenthood” Network: NBC Premieres: 9 tonight
The Bravermans, the enormously engaging and complicated family inspired by Ron Howard’s 1989 feature film “Parenthood,” are back for another television go at exercising the importance of family in the midst of adversity. “Gilmore Girls” star Lauren Graham returns as the graphic artist-turned-bartender Sarah Braverman, a mother juggling the life she always wanted and the life she’s forced to endure. Sarah, the second child and the oldest daughter of a family that expands three generations (with actors Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia serving as the worldly patriarch and matriarch), engages in what is sure to be another heartfelt voyage through the challenges of parenting in the modern media and social networking era.
— Laron Chapman
“The Good Wife” Network: CBS Premieres: 9p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 28
Just when you thought there were enough shows to keep your mother glued to the TV, “The Good Wife” comes along to prove you wrong. Told from a strong female perspective, this show follows a politician’s wife in the aftermath of a corruption scandal and how she keeps up with her convicted husband, career and family. Don’t be ashamed to tune in for season two, because this show has a well-established cast and compelling storylines.
— Lauren Abram
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