It’s officially mid-season time for U.S. television! What that means is that the U.S. broadcast networks are replacing their less-than-successful new fall series with brand new ones.
Only three mid-season shows have premiered thus far on the broadcast networks and the results are mixed. ABC’s Agent Carter, a companion of sorts to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has seen its ratings slip by 13 percent in the two weeks since its premiere despite pretty strong reviews. FOX’s Empire, a soapy drama that goes behind-the-scenes into the world of hip-hop, is the network’s biggest hope of the new mid-season and is a critical favorite. Its premiere earlier in January was FOX’s highest-rated debut in three years, and its ratings have continued to climb. The premiere of FOX’s Backstrom, about a brilliant detective who’s also a total jerk, did pretty well ratings-wise for its premiere last week, but critics haven’t been crazy about it.
But there are a lot more new mid-season shows coming over the next few months. Take a read below for premiere dates and descriptions of what’s in store:
ABC
Fresh Off the Boat (February 4)
Comedy about an Asian-American family that moves to suburban Orlando
American Crime (March 5)
Drama about the ripple effects that stem from a violent crime in California
Repeat After Me (February 17)
Hidden camera show from Ellen DeGeneres
Secrets & Lies (March 1)
A family man finds the body of a young boy and quickly becomes a suspect
CBS
The Odd Couple (February 19)
Comedy remake of the original about a slob and a neat freak who move in together
Battle Creek (March 1)
Two detectives with very different world views team up on the semi-mean streets of Battle Creek, Michigan
CSI: Cyber (March 4)
Special Agent Avery Ryan heads the Cyber Crime division of the FBI
The Dovekeepers (March 31)
Miniseries based on the story of the siege of Masada
CW
iZombie (March 17)
A med-student-turned-zombie gets a job in the coroner’s office
The Messengers (April 10)
A group of strangers might be the only hope for preventing the Rapture… or they may cause it
Cedric’s Barber Battle (April 10)
Competition hosted by Cedric the Entertainer that focuses on barbershop communities all over the U.S.
FOX
The Last Man on Earth (March 1)
Comedy about the last man on Earth
Weird Loners (March 31)
Four relationship-phobic people share a townhouse in Queens
Wayward Pines (May 14)
Event series set in a seemingly idyllic town that’s anything but
Bordertown (Date TBA)
Animated series about two families living on the U.S.-Mexican border
NBC
Allegiance (February 5)
A young CIA analyst learns that his parents are ex-Russian spies
The Slap (February 12)
Eight-episode miniseries that starts with a man slapping another person’s child
One Big Happy (March 17)
Comedy about gay and straight friends who decide to have a baby together
A.D. (April 5)
Miniseries that’s a sequel to The Bible
Odyssey (April 5)
A stranded female soldier, disillusioned attorney and political activist are pulled into an international conspiracy
Mr. Robinson (Date TBA)
A comedy about a talented musician who’s now a middle school music teacher
Heroes Reborn (Date TBA)
A miniseries that spins off from the popular show Heroes
