TV Review: Abbott Elementary (ABC)
With an abundance of confidence and heart, ABC’s latest comedy is its most promising new offering in years.
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First Impressions: Emergence (ABC)
Emergence’s first hour is ABC’s strongest network mystery in years, anchored by a terrific Alison Tolman performance.
First Impressions: Dr. Ken (ABC)
Dr. Ken is one of 2015’s worst pilots.
First Impressions: Life in Pieces (CBS)
Despite its inventive format, Life in Pieces’ debut feels like a fairly conventional family sitcom.
First Impressions: The Whispers (ABC)
The Whispers is yet another paint-by-numbers mystery, in a television landscape already rotten with them.
First Impressions: Secrets and Lies (ABC)
ABC’s soapy new drama has a few intriguing elements, but they’re obfuscated by the overabundance of tropes and cliches.
First Impressions: How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
How to Get Away with Murder is ridiculous, over-the-top, and full of legal nonsense… so why did I like it?
First Impressions: Back in the Game (ABC)
ABC’s James Caan-led baseball series is an odd choice for a single-camera sitcom.
First Impressions: Trophy Wife (ABC)
Trophy Wife’s pilot has some promise, thanks to a strong lead performance from Malin Ackerman.
First Impressions: The Goldbergs (ABC)
The Goldbergs’ pilot is a lot of 80s-themed misogyny… and not a whole lot else.