ABC Launches Fall Season with Reality Programs

Looks like ABC is filling in their fall slate with unscripted programming.

Looks like ABC is taking their scripted programs and pushing them to late fall and placing them with a heavily asterisked dose of the new season of unscripted shows that include The Bachelorette, Dancing With the Stars, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire along with the rebooted Supermarket Sweep hosted by Leslie Jones.

"We're fortunate to have such a strong unscripted slate to launce our first wave of programming this fall," ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said in a statement. "Presenting the new Supermarket Sweep with Leslie Jones alongside fresh, original episodes of returning shows that viewers have come to know and love is invigorating. And with our scripted series ramping up production, we look forward to announcing more premiere dates very soon."

Here's a lineup of the fall scheduling for ABC.

Monday, September 14
8/7c Dancing With The Stars Season 29 premiere (hosted by Tyra Banks)

Thursday, September 24
8/7c Celebrity Family Feud (new episodes)
9/8c Press Your Luck (new episodes)
10/9c Match Game (new episodes)

Tuesday, October 13
8/7c The Bachelorette Season 16 premiere

Friday, October 16
8/7c Shark Tank season 12 premiere

Sunday, October 18
7/6c America's Funniest Home Videos Season 31 premiere
8/7c Supermarket Sweep
9/8c Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Season 2 premiere
10/9c Card Sharks Season 2 premiere

TBA Fall Premiere Dates
20/20, American Housewife, Big Sky, black-ish, The Conners, The Goldbergs, The Good Doctor, Grey's Anatomy, A Million Little Things, The Rookie, Station 19, Stumptown

Held for Midseason
$100,000 Pyramid, American Idol, The Bachelor, Call Your Mother, Card Sharks, For Life, and mixed-ish.


It's just like what CBS had announced on Wednesday but I think that ABC will come out of this better than CBS. Due to the fact that not only with their original and unscripted programs but with the NBA playoffs the network looks to be in better shape until their scripted shows like Grey's Anatomy and black-ish.

CBS Shifts Return Shows to November; Changes Fall Lineup

We knew this was going to happen.

On Wednesday, CBS has announced that they're juggling of the fall lineup with shows like Star Trek: Discovery and others that had been acquired to buy time unit NCIS and Young Sheldon return with new episodes.

CBS Entertainment chief Kelly Kahl said in a statement, "This is hardly a traditional fall season, but we are prepared with a strong slate of original content while our regular scripted series begin production. (We) hope to start rolling out our previously announced fall series as they become available in November."

Along with the beaming of Discovery's Season One voyage premiering on Thursday night lineup, CBS will use Season four of the acclaimed Netflix turned PopTV sitcom One Day at a Time to occupy some of the Monday lineups. Along with Manhunt: Deadly Games, a Spectrum's true crime anthology, will close out Mondays starting September 21st.

Here's a look at the premiere dates for the fall season lineup at CBS

Wednesday, September 9th: 
10/9c 48 Hours: Suspicion (special Wednesday edition)

Saturday, September 12th: 
9/8c Love Island: More to Love (weekly recap with never before seen footage)
10/9c 48 Hours Season 34 premiere

Sunday, September 20:
7:30/6:30c 60 Minutes Season 53 premiere
8:30/7:30c Big Brother
9:30/8:30c Love Island

Monday, September 21
10/9c Manhunt: Deadly Games (acquired Spectrum series)

Thursday, September 24
10/9c Star Trek: Discovery Season 1

Friday, September 25
8/7c The Greatest #AtHome Videos (new episodes)

Tuesday, September 29
8/7c Love Island Season 2 finale

Friday, October 2
9/8c Undercover Boss Season 10 premiere

Monday, October 12, 19 and 26
9/8c One Day at a Time Season 4 (two episodes per week)

Tuesday, October 13
10/9c The FBI Declassified (CBS News series premiere)

Wednesday, October 14
9/8c The Amazing Race SEason 32 premiere

Wednesday, October 28
8/7c The Amazing Race (regular time slot premiere)
9/8c Big Brother Season 22 finale

Premiering in November

All Rise, Blue Bloods, Bob Hearts Abishola, B Positive, Bull, The Equalizer, Evil, BI, FBI Most Wanted,
MacGyver, Magnum P.I., Mom, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, The Neighborhood, SEAL Team, The Unicorn, and Young Sheldon

Midseason

Clarice, Survivor and Undercover Boss


With shows looking to begin production the end of August to sometime in September; this is what was expected to come with networks acquiring other shows from streaming services and other broadcasting networks to fulfill the network with fresh content.

The lineup for the beginning of the fall looks okay (in my opinion). The one thing I'm really looking forward to seeing One Day at a Time return to the original series' network. And maybe, just maybe I might check out Star Trek Discovery that people are so divided about.

My 2020 Summer Watch-list

With fall just around the corner, I thought I would share my summer watchlist of shows I've watched these past five months. Here we go!

Station 19 Season 1 (ABC)

I will go into more detail in another post, but I finally had the chance to watch the first season of Station 19, the third spinoff of Grey's Anatomy. I was hesitant to watch this series from the start, but after watching the first season, I thought it was good but not great.

The one thing that kept me watching was the characters, while some of the stories felt a bit overly dramatic. The one thing I didn't like was just before the end of the scene; flashforward scenes of what was coming next ruined some of the surprising moments for me. Jaina Lee Ortiz (playing Andy Herrera) was excellent in this series (so far). I'm considering watching season two, as I give season one a 7/10.

Hunter Season 1 (Peacock Streaming Service)

This summer, I got to watch the new Peacock Streaming Service, and there have been a few new series I've got a chance to watch and a classic. One is the 80's cop series Hunter, starring Fred Dryer.

Dryer plays Hunter, a cop who goes with his instincts rather than what his boss wants him to do. It's the Los Angeles of Miami Vice, with Dryer co-starring with Stephanie Kramer as Dee Dee McCall. The first season was so filled with action, drama, and gritty scenes at times that I was all in for the next two days watching this series. I give this series an 8.5/10.

The Capture Season 1 (Peacock Streaming Service, BBC One)

I've already written my thoughts on this series, but I want to discuss it again. The Capture is another Peacock Streaming Service original, also a BBC series, that won me over in storytelling, characters, and the performance from Callum Turner, who steals the show. This series leaves you on the edge of your seat from the beginning to the end of the last episode and asks, "Did he deserve it?" 9.5/10.

Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix)

I must thank my brothers for getting me to watch this series from beginning to end. My brother grew up and loves Avatar the Last Airbender, so when Netflix finally gets to stream the complete series, he called me to sit and watch it.

I finished watching that series in four days, with season two done in one day. I loved it, loved it, loved it! The show has dark adult themes for a kid's series that aired on Nickelodeon. While Aang might be the popular character, I'm a fan of Katara, Toph, and Uncle, and I think water bending is the coolest bending in the Avatar world.  10/10.

Quarantine Quitchen (YouTube)

Since the pandemic of COVID-19 was hitting the United States, YouTube has had a lot of shows to distract from the overwhelming news coverage. There was one show that helped me through the stresses, and that was Quarantine Quitchen. 

It is hosted by Alton Brown and his wife, Elizabeth, as it's just a night with the Browns, including their dogs, while they cook up something on the spot. And yes, there will be cocktails to make as well. It's fun entertaining, and you learn to cook something, even a cocktail. 9/10.

America's Got Talent (NBC)

The show that I can rely on the most this year is America's Got Talent, for a lot of things. This hasn't been the best summer or year, no matter what's been going on, but America's Got Talent gives us hope and inspiration that in the darkness, there's always a light at the end, and it's been proven to be what this season has shown.

This season has been one of the strangest performances at home or on stage that have been taped; it has gone so well than I could have expected. And Simon Cowell's absence is missing after his accident, but the fill-in judges from Kelly Clarkson and Kenan Thompson have been excellent. Who will win? It's too early to call, but I expect it will be magical and extraordinary. 9/10.

Top 5 List: Story-lines to See this Season from #OneChicago

As we're all waiting for the new season of #OneChicago. I put together a top-five list of storylines that I hope we get to see this season. Here we go!

5. A Break on One Chicago Crossover

As much as I would hate to say this maybe this season we could take a break of the epic three-show crossover this television season and maybe just focus on the shows. I just think with doing a crossover event during this COVID-19 situation, it might be best to step back for a season. Besides, how the hell could you top last season's crossover?

4. Flashback

I think it would be very cool if one of these shows could do a flashback episode. It could focus on the hospital at Med or the fire station on Fire. As much as we hear amazing fire stories from those that retired or still on the job it would be kind of cool to see it on screen. Maybe see how Herrmann or Mouch got started at the fire academy or maybe show a historical moment at Med that changed the face of medicine.

3. Relationships

Let's get one thing clear, I'm dying for Upton and Halstead's relationship to go to the next level. But besides them that we know will happen; I would love to see what comes next in the lives of Severide and Kidd. I mean what's next in the cards for these two: wedding? baby? And while those two couples are what we expect moving into the next level in their relationship, the one thing for this season that I'm wanting to know is if Brett and Casey will be a couple. I think that we could see them come to their true feelings for one another this year. And let me just put this out here: I still have hope for Manstead!!

2. Atwater's storyline

I know that we had a short season due to the COVID-19 situation, but out of the three shows that had their so-called season finale. Chicago PD felt like a real season finale with Atwater choosing to speak the truth about a cop's racial profiling that was killed. That ending with Atwater standing in front of all of those cops as they drive off and him yelling at them gave me chills down to my spine. Let's hope that we get to see what happens next in season eight.

1. COVID-19 storyline

It might not be the most popular thing to talk about on television; but if other medical dramas are planning to do a storyline involving COVID-19 in their upcoming season why not One Chicago? I think that the show could take it further than the other shows by showing each of the characters their perspectives. Maybe we could see one of our favorites battle the virus this season. 

Those are my top five list of what I hope we get to see this season. I know it's been a rough last six months and this summer has really been the worst as well. Hopefully, the networks and studios are taking the proper safety precautions for the show's cast and crew, and maybe we could get shows back within the fall season.

You can catch episodes Chicago Fire, PD, and Med all on the Peacock streaming service, NBC.com or NBC app.

The Capture Season 1

If there's one original series to watch on the Peacock Streaming Service, it would be The Capture.

The Capture is a brilliant and on-the-edge-of-your-seat crime drama thriller that leaves you asking yourself repeatedly whether the person you are pursuing is guilty or not. Season one opens up with a former U.K. Special Forces solider, Lance Corporal Shaun Emery, acquitted of a war crime in Afghanistan; he finds himself in hot water when accused of kidnapping and murdering his lawyer CCTV. 

Detective Inspector Rachel Carey, who fast-tracked to the homicide and serious crime unit, begins to uncover a complex conspiracy surrounding Emery that puts the footage into question on whether it's him or someone else. The season ends with a concussion that's more right than wrong.

One of my anticipated series to watch since I saw the trailer last year and was even thrilled that NBC Universal acquired to stream it on their streaming service. I binge-watched all six episodes in one day and loved it. 

It's a solid character-driven series with Holliday Grainger playing DI Rachel Carey, who I thought was brilliant. But it was Callum Turner, who played Lance Corporal Shaun Emery, who stole the series. His portrayal of the character had me going back and forth on whether he was the killer. Even the performances from Ron Pearlman and Famke Janssen were excellent as well. While I think that season one ends Emery's storyline, I can't wait to see what happens next in season two and what DI Carey will get into this time.

Overall, I give this series a 9.5/10.

You can catch The Capture streaming now on Peacock Stream Service.

The Umbrella Academy Season 2

The second season of The Umbrella Academy was released this weekend, and it was freakin fantastic!!!

Picking up seconds after the season one finale, the team/family is back in the early 1960s, separated from 1960-1963. But in a way, like in the first season, Five sees that they've brought the apocalypse with them and must find the team as they live their own lives. Deigo is trying to stop the assassination of JFK, Klaus starts a cult, Luther is making money to a gangster, Allison is married and fighting for civil rights. Vanya suffers from memory loss and is trying to figure out who she is. All of this while The Handler tries to get back not only her power at the Commission but also Five and has a helping hand. The season finale (which I won't say much) leaves an opening door for Season Three that I hope Netflix will announce by Monday or this week.

Season two of The Umbrella Academy was mind-blowing. While it had the same vibe from the first season, it improved with solid character development and writing. The stories and the setting were timeless and fitting and had that balance of humor and emotions hitting at the right time. The cast performs excellently, like Ellen Page, David Castaneda, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Robert, Sheehan, and Kate Walsh. But it was Rita Arya as Lila and Robin Atkin Downes, as the voice of AJ Carmichael, who killed it. Even the music selection this season fits perfectly with the scenes of the episodes.

Overall, I give this season a 9/10.

If you haven't seen Season Two of The Umbrella Academy or the series, I highly recommend it.

You can catch the first two seasons of The Umbrella Academy available now on Netflix.

72nd Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations: Netflix Leads in Nod: Watchman Leads Top Nomination

The 72nd Primetime Emmy nominations were announced on Tuesday and leading out the nominations is HBO's Watchman with 26 nominations that include Outstanding Limited Series and Regina King and Jeremy Irons getting nominations. Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel comes in second with 20 nominations followed by Netflix's Ozak and HBO's Succession with 18.

But after coming in second place in the nominations last year, Netflix regained the top spot with the most nominations with 160! HBO got 107 followed by NBC with 47, ABC with 36, and FX with 33. Disney+ racked up 19 with Apple TV+ getting 18.

Both The Good Place, Modern Family, and Schitt's Creek score nominations for their final season. Fred Willard earns a posthumous nominated for Modern Family.

While there are the usual suspects to get the nominations there were some first-time individual nominees like Cate Blanchett, D'Arcy Caden, Billy Crudup, William Jackson Harper, Annie Murphy, Octavia Spencer, Cecily Strong, Kaitlin Olsen, and Zendaya.

Here's the list of the nominations:

Outstanding Comedy Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO
Dead to Me, Netflix
The Good Place, NBC
Insecure, HBO
The Kominsky Method, Netflix
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video
Schitt's Creek, Pop TV
What We Do In The Shadows, FX


Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul, AMC
The Crown, Netflix
The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu
Killing Eve, BBC America
The Mandalorian, Disney+
Ozark, Netflix
Stranger Things, Netflix
Succession, HBO


Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Don Cheadle, Black Monday, Showtime
Anthony Anderson, black-ish, ABC
Ted Danson, The Good Place, NBC
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Methody, Netflix
Ramy Youssef, Ramy, Hulu
Eugene Levy, Schitt's Creek, Pop TV


Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish, ABC
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me, Netflix
Linda Cardellini, Dead to Me, Netflix
Issa Rae, Insecure, HBO
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video
Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek, Pop TV

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Carell, The Morning Show, Apple TV+
Jason Bateman, Ozark, Netflix
Billy Porter, Pose, FX
Brian Cox, Succession, HBO
Jeremy Strong, Succession, HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Olivia Coleman, The Crown, Netflix
Zendaya, Euphoria, HBO
Jodie Corner, Killing Eve, BBC America
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve, BBC America
Jennifer Aniston, The Morning Show, Apple TV+
Laura Linney, Ozark, Netflix

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Hugh Jackman, Bad Education, HBO
Jeremy Pope, Hollywood, Netflix
Mark Ruffalo, I Know This Much is True, HBO
Paul Mescal, Normal People, Hulu
Jeremy Irons, Watchman, HBO

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Kerry Washington, Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu
Cate Blanchett, Mrs. America, FX
Octavia Spencer, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, Netflix
Shira Haas, Unorthodox, Netflix
Regina King, Watchman, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Andra Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, NBC
William Jackson Harper, The Good Place, NBC
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method, Netflix
Sterling K. Brown, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video
Mahershaia Ali, Ramy, Netflix
Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek, Pop TV

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Laura Dern, Big Little Lies, HBO
Meryl Streep, Big Little Lies, HBO
Helena Bonham Carter, The Crown, Netflix
Samira Wiley, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu
Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve, BBC America
Julia Garner, Ozark, Netflix
Sarah Snook, Succession, HBO
Thandie Newton, Westworld, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul, AMC
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show, Apple TV+
Mark Duplass, The Morning Show, Apple TV+
Nichola Braun, Succession, HBO
Kieran Culkin, Succession, HBO
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession, HBO
Jeffery Wright, Westwold, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Betty Gilpin, GLOW, Netflix
D'Arcy Carden, The Good Place, NBC
Yvonne Orji, Insecure, HBO
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Prime Video
Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, Prime Video
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Annie Murphy, Schitt's Creek, Pop TV

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Dylan McDermott, Hollywood, Netflix
Jim Parsons, Hollywood, Netflix
Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend, Netflix
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Watchman, HBO
Jovan Adepo, Watchman, HBO
Louis Gossett, Jr, Watchman, HBO

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Holland Taylor, Hollywood, Netflix
Uzo Adubla, Mrs. America, FX
Margo Martindale, Mrs. America, FX
Tracey Ullman, Mrs. America, FX
Toni Collette, Unbelievable, Netflix
Jean Smart, Watchman, HBO

Guest Actress in Comedy
Angela Bassett, A Black Lady Sketch Show, HBO
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place, NBC
Wanda Sykes, The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, Prime Video
Bette Midler, The Politician, Netflix
Maya Rudolph, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Saturday Night Live, NBC

Guest Actor in Comedy
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, Prime Video
Fred Willard, Modern Family, ABC
Dev Patel, Modern Love, Prime Video
Adam Driver, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Eddie Murphy, Saturday Night Live, NBC
Brad Pitt, Saturday Night Live, NBC


Guest Actor in Drama
Andrew Scott, Black Mirror, Netflix
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian, Disney+
Martin Short, The Morning Show, Apple TV+
Jason Bateman, The Outsider, HBO
James Cronwell, Succession, HBO
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Is, NBC

Guest Actress in a Drama
Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid's Tale, Hulu
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away With Murder, ABC
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black, Netflix
Harriet Walter, Succession, HBO
Cherry Jones, Succession, HBO
Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us, NBC

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
Matt Shakman, The Great, "Pilot",  Hulu
Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, "It's Comedy or Cabbage", Prime Video
Daniel Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Masiel, "Marvelous Radio," Hulu
Gail Mancuso, Modern Family, "Finale Part 2," ABC
Ramy Youssef, Ramy, "Miakhalifia," Hulu
Andre Cividino and Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek "Happy Ending" Pop TV
James Burrows, Will & Grace "We Love Lucy" NBC

Outstanding Directing for a Drama
Benjamin Caron, The Crown, "Aberfan" Netflix
Jessica Hobbs, The Crown, "Cri de Coeur" Netflix
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland, "Prisoners of Wars" Showtime
Mimi Leder, The Morning Show, "The Interview" Apple TV+
Alik Sakharov, Ozark, "Fire Pink" Netflix
Ben Semanoff, Ozark, "Su Casa Es Mi Casa" Netflix
Andrij Parekh, Succession, "Hunting", HBO
Mark Mylod, Succession, "This Is Not For Tears" HBO


Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
Micheal Schur, The Good Place, "Whenever You're Ready" NBC
Tony McNamara, The Great, "The Great" Hulu
Daniel Levy, Schitt's Creek, "Happy Ending" Pop TV
David West Read, Schitt's Creek, "The Presidential Suite" Pop TV
Sam Johnson and Chris Marcil, What We Do In The Shadows "Collaboration" FX
Paul Simms, What We Do In The Shadows, "Ghosts" FX
Stefani Robinson, What We Do in The Shadows "On The Run" FX

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul, "Bad Choice Road" AMC
Gorden Smith, Better Call Saul, "Bagman" AMC
Peter Morgan, The Crown, "Aberfan" Netflix
Chris Mundy, Ozark, All In" Netflix
John Shiban, Ozark, "Boss Fight" Netflix
Miki Johnson, Ozark, "Fire Pink" Netflix
Jesse Armstrong, Succession, "This Is Not For Tears" HBO


Outstanding Variety Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Comedy Central
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, TBS
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC


Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show, HBO
Drunk History, Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live, NBC


Outstanding Limited Series
Little Fires Everywhere, Hulu
Mrs. America, FX
Unbelievable, Netflix
Unorthodox, Netflix
Watchman, HBO

Outstanding Television Movie
American Son, Netflix
Bad Education, HBO
Dolly Parton's Heartstrings: These Old Bones
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Netflix
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs The Reverend, Netflix

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
The Masked Singer, FOX
Nailed It, Netflix
RuPaul's Drag Race, VH1
Top Chef, Bravo
The Voice, NBC


The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will air September 20th on ABC hosting by Jimmy Kimmel.