Ultimate Guide to the Fall TV Schedule – 2013

Ultimate Guide to the Fall TV Schedule - 2013Well, the fall TV season is upon us once again, as a few shows have already started and FOX premieres a few more of their shows this week. But, the fall TV schedule gets into full swing starting next week, Monday, September 23rd. To help you find the “Prime” in the primetime fall schedule, I’ve put together this guide for you of links to resources and reviews. Whether you like to listen, read or watch, we’ve got everything you need to know to plan your fall TV viewing.

Fall TV Premiere Dates

Find out when your favorite show returns or when that new fall show you’ve heard so much about will start. This section has links to calendars, lists and schedules in various forms.

What New Fall 2013 TV Shows Look Good?

There is so much TV these days that it is impossible to watch everything. No matter how much I try, it’s difficult to even sample everything these days to see what is good. So, what is a TV fan with limited time supposed to do? Well, in this section you will find links to opinions from around the web on what new fall TV shows are worth your time. I chime in with where I agree/disagree with the following fall picks.

  • 6 New Fall Shows to Get Excited About – Joel Keller (@JoelKeller) from AntennaFree.tv (@AntennaFreeTV) gives his six pack of new shows to look out for in this Parade.com (@ParadeMagazine) piece. All pretty good choices, well except for #5.
  • Best New TV Comedy Of 2013-2014: TV Critics Share Their Picks (VIDEO) – HuffingPost.com (@HuffPostTV) interviewed various TV critics, including their own Laura Prudom (@LauInLA), Maggie Furlong (@maggiefurlong) and Mo Ryan (@moryan), at the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour about the best new comedies coming this TV season. All pretty good choices, but how did NBC’s The Michael J. Fox Show not get any mention?
  • Best New TV Drama Of 2013-2014: TV Critics Share Their Picks (VIDEO) – HuffingPost.com (@HuffPostTV) interviewed various TV critics, including their own Laura Prudom (@LauInLA), Maggie Furlong (@maggiefurlong) and Mo Ryan (@moryan), at the recent Television Critics Association Press Tour about the best new comedies coming this TV season. Not sure how The CW’s Reign and FOX’s Sleepy Hollow get mentions, maybe they misunderstood the question.
  • Fall TV: The 9 Must-Watch – Tampa Bay Times TV Critic Eric Deggans (@Deggans) gives his picks for the new shows worth watching this fall, a few that have potential, the ones he believes won’t last long and the four worst shows. My biggest changes would be #4 on his must watch list being in my worst four. I’d also put the fifth one on his potential list in my least likely to succeed category. And, his third least likely to succeed choice would make my Top 9, as would the last show he has listed. Other than those, I can’t argue too much with his picks and pans.
  • Fall TV 2013: Watch, DVR, Skip – The gang at TelevisonWithoutPity.com (@tvwithoutpity) has a slide show for each hour of primetime with what to watch, watch later and not to bother with. It starts out with Monday 8pm and runs through to Sunday 10pm.
  • Fall TV Preview: The Top 10 New Shows – USA Today TV critic Robert Bianco (@BiancoRobert) gives you his list of best bets for the new TV season with a few thoughts on why and video promos for each series. Also, there is a video interview with Robert talking about some of the series covered in the article.
  • Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows – The Daily Beast TV Critic Jace Lacob (@televisionary) and culture reporter Kevin Fallon (@kpfallon) each give you their first impressions of 30+ new series. I pretty much agree, with the glaring exceptions of their takes on The CW’s The 100 and ABC’s Lucky 7.
  • Take Me To The Pilots ’13 – Daniel Fienberg (@HitFixDaniel) of HitFix.com (@HitFix) gives his first impressions of many of the upcoming fall series. This link takes you to his thoughts on CBS’ Mom, but if you scroll to the bottom of the article you will find links to his take on 20+ other new fall shows. I pretty much agree with his takes, except I liked NBC’s The Blacklist a lot more and ABC’s Lucky 7 a lot less, not that he liked it a whole lot either.
  • Top 10 New TV Shows to Watch for Fall 2013 – Tiffany Vogt (@tvwatchtower) from TVWatchtower.com has her picks for fall, which skew towards the sci-fi/supernatural. While I’ll probably be watching most of these, only the first, second and seventh would make my top 10 new fall shows.
  • TV.com’s 10 Most Anticipated New Shows for Fall 2013 – Tim Surette (@timattvdotcom) of TV.com (@tvdotcom) picks his favorite new fall shows. I’m looking forward to all but one of them.

What New Fall TV Shows Should I Avoid?

What About Shows Returning to the Fall TV Schedule?

Fall TV Preview Podcasts

See for Yourself – Early Online Fall TV Premieres

Some new and returning shows have been released online before their fall premiere dates. Check out the list below. You may also find some of these or others in the OnDemand section of your cable.

Official Network Fall Previews

  • ABC Fall Preview – Links to interviews, photos and trailers for their new and returning series.
  • CBS Fall Preview – Find links to interviews, promos, photos and recaps of returning shows.
  • The CW Fall Preview (Video) – Link to their fall preview episode with clips and interviews with cast.
  • FOX Fall Preview – Find links to show descriptions and trailers for new and returning show.
  • NBC Fall Preview (Video) – Link to their fall preview episode with Sean Hayes (Sean Saves the World) taking you through NBC’s fall primetime schedule.

What new fall show are you most looking forward to seeing? Is there a returning show you are excited to have back? Read a great review or found a fall TV schedule resource we should know about? Let us know in the comments.

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7 comments… add one
  • Big B Sep 18, 2013, 3:18 pm

    Excellent work. A valuable service that I certainly appreciate. Well done!

  • Jason the TVaholic Sep 18, 2013, 5:08 pm

    Big B, Thanks!

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