ShareThisThere may not be a "Modern Family"-style critical hit in this fall's batch of new broadcast-network series. But there are some new shows worth checking out. Two comedies and three dramas top our best-new-series list.
These are qualified recommendations based only on viewing the pilot episodes of each program; plenty of series rise and fall after the pilot.
Among the shows on the "worst" list, I had the highest hopes for "No Ordinary Family," and it could still redeem itself after a plodding pilot.
That's the great thing about television: Each week brings a new episode and a new opportunity for improvement.
BEST
"Better With You" (ABC)
"The Defenders" (CBS)
"The Event" (NBC)
"Lone Star" (Fox)
"Mike and Molly" (CBS)
WORST
"Outlaw" (NBC)
"My Generation" (ABC)
"No Ordinary Family" (ABC)
(Follow TV writer Rob Owen on Twitter or Facebook under RobOwenTV. E-mail owenr(at)shns.com.)
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