Comedy
Downward Dog

Downward Dog, based on a web series, is a strange, sweet and sadly problematic summertime sitcom.

Comedy
What I Like About You

As is the case with so many successful teen stars, Amanda Bynes plays both the movie and TV game.

Comedy
The Dangerous Book for Boys

The Dangerous Book for Boys encourages its viewers to be “dangerous” in the best possible ways.

Reality/Game
Queer Eye

Five bombastically gay men meddle in the sorry lives of the slovenly straight.

Drama
Crossbones

John Malkovich stars in NBC’s take on Blackbeard, the most fearsome pirate to ever sail the Spanish Main. It’s a …

Drama
Desperate Housewives

Marriage. Divorce. Affairs. Neighborhood plane crashes. All this long-running prime-time soap is missing, really, is an evil twin.

Comedy, Kids
Sonny With a Chance

A chance of what, exactly? Precipitation? Humor? A teachable moment? It seems Demi Lovato’s Disney Channel sitcom is a bit …

Drama
Jamestown

It isn’t all that historically accurate, and it wallows in mucky moments, but Jamestown has its soapy appeal.

Reality/Game
Expedition Impossible

Reality TV producer extraordinaire Mark Burnett insists his new show about teams racing through the wilderness isn’t like The Amazing …

Reality/Game
The Ultimate Fighter

Reality series often cram people into a house and hope they’ll start sparring. On this Spike show, the smackdowns are …

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Constantine

NBC’s Constantine is based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Keanu Reeves, however, is nowhere to be …

Comedy
The Cool Kids

“They’re growing old, not growing up,” Fox’s trailer for this ribald new sitcom proudly—and, alas, accurately—trumpets.

Comedy
Hope & Faith

Kelly Ripa plays to type as Faith, a former daytime soap star who’s out of work but never out of …

Comedy, Drama
BoJack Horseman

This animated dramedy about a horse-man named Bojack has something to say. But the way it says it leaves a …

Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Ravenswood

Part Nancy Drew, part Final Destination, this Pretty Little Liars spinoff gets sucked into a supernaturally “enhanced” setting full of …