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It’s that time of year again when the networks make their annual presentations in New York to the advertisers where they announce their proposed fall line-up and announce the new shows they have picked up.

Here is the breakdown for The CW:

SUNDAY

8 PM – Batwoman *
9 PM – Supergirl

Batwoman – Kate Kane (Ruby Rose from Orange Is the New Black) never planned to be Gotham’s new vigilante. Three years after Batman mysteriously disappeared, Gotham is a city in despair. Without the Caped Crusader, the Gotham City Police Department was overrun and outgunned by criminal gangs. Enter Jacob Kane (Dougray Scott from box office movie Ever After) and his military-grade Crows Private Security, which now protects the city with omnipresent firepower and militia. Years before, Jacob’s first wife and daughter were killed in the crossfire of Gotham crime. He sent his only surviving daughter, Kate Kane, away from Gotham for her safety. After a dishonorable discharge from military school and years of brutal survival training, Kate returns home when the Alice in Wonderland gang targets her father and his security firm, by kidnapping his best Crow officer Sophie Moore (Meagan Tandy from Teen Wolf). Although remarried to wealthy socialite Catherine Hamilton-Kane (Elizabeth Anweis from NCIS: Los Angeles), who bankrolls the Crows, Jacob is still struggling with the family he lost, while keeping Kate –– the daughter he still has –– at a distance. But Kate is a woman who’s done asking for permission. In order to help her family and her city, she’ll have to become the one thing her father loathes –– a dark knight vigilante. With the help of her compassionate stepsister, Mary (Nicole Kang from You), and the crafty Luke Fox (Camrus Johnson from the box office movie The Sun Is Also a Star), the son of Wayne Enterprises’ tech guru Lucius Fox, Kate Kane continues the legacy of her missing cousin, Bruce Wayne, as Batwoman. Still holding a flame for her ex-girlfriend, Sophie, Kate uses everything in her power to combat the dark machinations of the psychotic Alice (Rachel Skarsten from Lost Girl), who’s always somewhere slipping between sane and insane. Armed with a passion for social justice and a flair for speaking her mind, Kate soars through the shadowed streets of Gotham as Batwoman. But don’t call her a hero yet. In a city desperate for a savior, she must first overcome her own demons before embracing the call to be Gotham’s symbol of hope.

Here is a trailer for Batwoman:

MONDAY

8 PM – All American (New Night)
9 PM – Black Lightning

TUESDAY

8 PM – The Flash
9 PM – Arrow (New Night)

WEDNESDAY

8 PM – Riverdale
9 PM – Nancy Drew *

Nancy Drew – The title character (newcomer Kennedy McMann) is a brilliant teenaged detective whose sense of self had come from solving mysteries in her hometown of Horseshoe Bay, Maine – until her mother’s untimely death derails Nancy’s college plans. Devastated by her mother’s passing, Nancy swears off crime-solving while crossing off the days until she can re-apply to college. But when a socialite is murdered, Nancy finds herself a prime suspect in the crime, along with a group of other teens present at the scene: Nancy’s nemesis from high school, George Fan (Leah Lewis from Station 19 and Charmed); a rich girl with a mysterious past, Bess Marvin (Maddison Jaizani from Into the Badlands and Versailles); Nancy’s secret boyfriend, Ned “Nick” Nickerson (Tunji Kasim from Nearly Famous), and amiable burnout Ace (Alex Saxon from The Fosters and The Fix). The five of them must team up to clear their own names – encountering emotional entanglements and even more mysteries along the way. Nancy’s reawakening brings her into conflict with her widowed father, Carson Drew (Scott Wolf from Party of Five), who is dating Detective Karen Hart (Alvina August from Siren). And, when a supernatural presence begins to haunt Nancy’s investigation, she discovers that the current crime has an astonishing connection to the unsolved murder of a local girl. Whether the ghost is here to help, or hinder Nancy remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure: Nancy’s going to have to unravel the clues from both the living and the dead to solve the crimes.

Here is a trailer for Nancy Drew:

THURSDAY

8 PM – Supernatural
9 PM – Legacies

FRIDAY

8 PM – Charmed (New Night)
9 PM – Dynasty (New Time)

The following new show will debut during mid-season:

Katy Keene – The spin-off of Riverdale, the series follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters — fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene (Lucy Hale from Pretty Little Liars), singer/songwriter Josie McCoy (Ashleigh Murray, brought over from Riverdale), performer Jorge Lopez/Ginger (Jonny Beauchamp from Penny Dreadful), and “It Girl” Pepper Smith (Julia Chan from Saving Hope) — as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City…together. Katy designs clothes for anyone she can, including her friend and roommate Josie, whose singing talent catches the attention of Alexander Cabot (Lucien Laviscount from Snatch and Scream Queens), a CEO who hopes to reboot the record label division of his father’s corporate empire. But Alexander’s dream of signing Josie to a recording contract meets resistance from Cabot Media’s powerful senior vice president Alexandra (Camille Hyde from Power Rangers Dino Charge), who also happens to be his twin sister. Josie and Katy’s roommate Jorge works at his family’s bodega and has his eye on Broadway, but after a series of rejections, he hopes to take his drag performance career as Ginger to the next level. The mysterious Pepper Smith plans to open her own version of Andy Warhol’s Factory. She has the connections, but no one seems to know where she got her money — or if she really has any at all. Katy struggles to manage the pressures of her day job at Lacy’s Department Store and her very demanding boss, Gloria (Katherine LaNasa from Satisfaction), who is a legendary personal shopper. But Katy has the support of her longtime boyfriend, KO Kelly (Zane Holtz from Dusk Till Dawn: The Series) who has his own dream of becoming a professional boxer. As these aspiring artists take on the runway, the recording studio, Broadway, and the NYC social scene, they will find more than just a career in the big city — they’ll find long-lasting friendship.

Here is a teaser for Katy Keene:

The CW dramas DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, In the Dark, Roswell New Mexico and The 100 will all return later in the season.

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It’s that time of year again when the networks make their annual presentations in New York to the advertisers where they announce their proposed fall line-up and announce the new shows they have picked up.

Here is the breakdown for CBS:

MONDAY

8 PM – The Neighborhood
8:30 PM – Bob Hearts Abishola *
9 PM – All Rise *
10 PM – Bull

All Rise – This is a courthouse drama that follows the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of its judges, prosecutors and public defenders, as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process. Among them is newly appointed Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick from Luke Cage and Altered Carbon), a highly regarded and impressive deputy district attorney who doesn’t intend to sit back on the bench in her new role, but instead leans in, immediately pushing the boundaries and challenging the expectations of what a judge can be. The cast includes Wilson Bethel (Daredevil and Hart of Dixie), Marg Helgenberger (CSI), Jessica Camacho (Sleepy Hollow, The Flash and Taken), J. Alex Brinson (Travelers).

Here is a trailer for All Rise:

TUESDAY

8 PM – NCIS
9 PM – FBI
10 PM – NCIS: New Orleans

WEDNESDAY

8 PM – Survivor
9 PM – SEAL Team
10 PM – S.W.A.T. (New Night)

THURSDAY

8 PM – Young Sheldon (New Time)
8:30 PM – The Unicorn *
9 PM – Mom
9:30 PM – Carol’s Second Act *
10 PM – Evil *

Evil – The series focuses on a skeptical female psychologist (Katja Herbers) who joins a priest-in-training (Mike Colter from Luke Cage) and a carpenter (Aasif Mandvi) as they investigate the Church’s backlog of unexplained mysteries, including supposed miracles, demonic possessions and hauntings. Their job is to assess if there is a logical explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work. The cast also includes Michael Emerson (Lost and Person of Interest).

Here is a trailer for Evil:

FRIDAY

8 PM – Hawaii Five-0 (New Time)
9 PM – Magnum, P.I. (New Time)
10 PM – Blue Bloods

SATURDAY

8 PM – Crimetime Saturday
10 PM – 48 Hours

SUNDAY

7 PM – 60 Minutes
8 PM – God Friended Me
9 PM – NCIS: Los Angeles
10 PM – Madam Secretary

* Denotes new shows

The following dramas will air later in the season:

FBI: Most Wanted – This spin-off focuses on the Fugitive Task Force, which relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list. Seasoned agent Jess LaCroix (Julian McMahon from Nip/Tuck) oversees the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice. The series also stars Alana De La Garza (Law & Order and Forever), Kellan Lutz (Twilight franchise), and Keisha Castle-Hughes (Game of Thrones).

Here is a trailer for FBI: Most Wanted:

Tommy – Edie Falco (The Sopranos) will star as a former high-ranking NYPD officer who becomes the first female Chief of Police for Los Angeles. A true blue New Yorker, Abigail “Tommy” Thomas uses her unflinching honesty and hardball tactics to keep social, political and national security issues from hindering effective law enforcement in the Southland. Equal parts political, procedural and family drama.

Here is a trailer for Tommy:

Criminal Minds and MacGyver will return later in the season.

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