The best and worst of this fall's new shows

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By ROB OWEN
How good are the new TV shows this fall? So good we had a difficult time containing the "best" list and filling the "worst" list.

There are only a few new procedurals, but both Fox's "Justice" and CBS's "Shark" are much better than typical close-ended fare. And ABC's "The Nine" is a slickly-produced serial that in any other year probably would have made the "best" list.

But competition is tougher than ever and we had to draw the line somewhere when creating a list of the best (and worst) pilot episodes for the 2006-2007 TV season.

BEST

"The Class" (CBS)

"Friday Night Lights" (NBC)

"Heroes" (NBC)

"Kidnapped" (NBC)

"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (NBC)

"30 Rock" (NBC)

"Ugly Betty" (ABC)

WORST

"Happy Hour" (Fox)

"Help Me Help You" (ABC)