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THE WEEK AHEAD: October 7-13, 2019

Check back tonight for my review of Batwoman!

Here's a look at Week #3 of the season!

ABC
In a move that feels very like a very 90s-era stunt, ABC is branding their entire week with a "Cast from the Past" moniker. I actually think this is a cool idea as former co-stars from other shows and movies of ABC cast members will show up all week. Highlights include a Blues Brothers reunion with Dan Aykroyd on John Goodman's The Conners, a Girlfriends reunion on Black-ish, a Charmed reunion on Grey's Anatomy, a Cheers reunion on The Goldbergs and a The Drew Carey Show reunion on American Housewife. I'm not sure if this stunt will make a difference in the ratings, but I do think it's a fun plan.

 MONDAY
8:00 Dancing with the Stars
10:00 The Good Doctor

TUESDAY
8:00 The Conners
8:30 Bless This Mess
9:00 Mixed-ish
9:30 Black-ish
10:00 Emergence

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Goldbergs
8:30 Schooled
9:00 Modern Family
9:30 Single Parents
10:00 Stumptown

THURSDAY
8:00 Grey's Anatomy
9:00 A Million Little Things
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder

FRIDAY
8:00 American Housewife
8:30 Fresh Off the Boat
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 College Football

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00 Kids Say the Darndest Things
9:00 Shark Tank
10:00 The Rookie

CBS
CBS is all new all week. Their lineup held up pretty well in week two after a rough premiere week so week three will be interesting to watch to see if it can continue to hold on strong.

 MONDAY
8:00 The Neighborhood
8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola
9:00 All Rise
10:00 Bull

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 FBI
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 SEAL Team
10:00 S.W.A.T

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon
8:30 The Unicorn
9:00 Mom
9:30 Carol's Second Act
10:00 Evil

FRIDAY
8:00 Hawaii Five-0
9:00 Magnum P.I.
10:00 Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8:00 TBD
9:00 TBD
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 NFL Overrun
7:30 60 Minutes
8:30 God Friended Me
9:30 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:30 Madam Secretary

NBC
NBC is doing just fine with its returning shows but things are at a pretty disastrous point with some of their newbies, specifically Sunnyside. I know we're not in an era where shows get pulled easily but it's week three of the season and Sunnyside already pulled a 0.3 demo. It has to go. A pretty lackluster Sunday Night Football game rounds out NBC's week this week with the 1-4 Steelers visiting the 2-3 Chargers.

MONDAY
8:00 The Voice
10:00 Bluff City Law

TUESDAY
8:00 The Voice
9:00 This is Us
10:00 New Amsterdam

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Chicago Med
9:00 Chicago Fire
10:00 Chicago PD

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore
8:30 Perfect Harmony
9:00 The Good Place
9:30 Sunnyside
10:00 Law & Order: SVU

FRIDAY
8:00 The Blacklist
9:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 College Football

SUNDAY
7:00 Football Night in America
8:30 Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh at LA Chargers

FOX
FOX had a rough debut from Almost Family last week but everything else seems to be holding up pretty well and Prodigal Son is still the only newbie to have cracked a 1.0 demo on any network (and it's done it twice). They got better news late last week when the arrival of SmackDown did very well on Friday night, well above anything it was doing on USA Network. A Thursday Night Football game between two big market teams with a lot of history with each other should help make this a strong week for FOX.

 MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1
9:00 Prodigal Son

TUESDAY
8:00 The Resident
9:00 Empire

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer
9:00 Almost Family

THURSDAY
8:00 Thursday Night Football: NY Giants at New England

FRIDAY
8:00 Friday Night SmackDown

SATURDAY
8:00 MLB Baseball

SUNDAY
7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
7:30 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 Bless the Harts
9:00 Bob's Burgers
9:30 Family Guy

CW
It's Premiere Week for the CW. Following last night's Batwoman and Supergirl premiere, everything except Arrow returns this week. There is also the final fall series premiere of the season with Nancy Drew on Wednesday night. Will anything on the CW show some life? We'll see...

 MONDAY
8:00 All American (Season Premiere)
9:00 Black Lightning (Season Premiere)

TUESDAY
8:00 The Flash (Season Premiere)
9:00 Batwoman (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Riverdale (Season Premiere)
9:00 Nancy Drew (SERIES PREMIERE)

THURSDAY
8:00 Supernatural (Season Premiere)
9:00 Legacies (Season Premiere)

FRIDAY
8:00 Charmed (Season Premiere)
9:00 Dynasty (Season Premiere)

SUNDAY
8:00 Batwoman
9:00 Supergirl
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