FOX

• Glee: This is without a doubt the most anticipated new show of the fall season. And why not it got huge numbers in May when they aired the pilot and the cast has been touring around the country mall-to-mall plugging the show. It has the possibility to give FOX the overall ratings grabber as Wednesday seems to be the night where every station is putting its new stuff. So you think you can dance fans will definitely stay tuned to more singing and dancing and the cast is all great. The show will no doubt be a hit.
• House: I have had trouble with the show since they changed teams, but the show needed a lift and wanted to stay fresh. But I lost interest in the series once Kal Penn took his new job and was written off. I don’t know, it just didn’t seem like much of a reason to tune in. Much like SVU, I can check out the reruns elsewhere as USA seems to have nothing but time on their hands and House marathons in the can. Something better happen in the overall plotline to bring me back in.
• Lie to Me: I like the idea of the show, but House which is supposed to lead me into this show doesn’t keep my attention to stay on. It seems like its doing well but not enough to get me engaged.
• Bones: This is the number 2 show I should be watching but don’t. (The first is Dexter). It gets nothing but good reviews and they are on their fourth season. Last year they delved more into the on-screen chemistry, there will no doubt be more of that.
• Fringe: They are trying to help this one out by giving it the Bones crowd but it will have its problems as it is competing against the NBC comedy line-up. It also has the problem of FOX scheduling which is notorious for moving shows around. So much so that it loses its core group of viewers (ala Family Guy (the first go-round) and Firefly). J.J. Abrams tried to create a show where you don’t need to be 100% loyal but if this time shift doesn’t work I don’t know how many more times it will be moved around.
• Brothers: Oh what to do with Michael Strahan, oh I know give him a TV show. This one isn’t a stretch as he will be playing a retired football player. It’s nice they’re trying to put comedy back on Friday night which may get some families to tune in. But unfortunately the next show on is…
• ‘Til Death: Please end this show. Please.
• Doll House: Eliza Dushku is hot.
• The Simpsons: After 21 seasons you know what you’re getting. If there’s a bad game on I’ll watch the new stuff but obviously besides a few episodes the older stuff is so much better.
• The Cleveland Show: The first black cartoon character getting a lead. Hopefully its more Family Guy than American Dad
• Family Guy: Just off its recent EMMY nomination the show has found its way again. It still does too many jump cuts to other cultural jokes but its not nearly as many. The show is great because I can always watch an episode of Family Guy as I do other work and then look up at a random point and laugh.
• American Dad: Its not for me. But Fox can not upset Seth MacFarlane so I feel like that’s why it is still on-air. By 9:30 on Sunday Fox is no longer on my TV