Fall Television Roundup: 6 New Shows You Should Be Watching

Time flies when you’re watching TV. We’re nearly six weeks into the new season, with November sweeps right around the corner. Can you believe it? By now, most of us have decided what new shows we’re sticking with, and what won’t make the cut. I’m pleased to announce that four of the six shows I previously wrote about have secured a spot on my schedule: Ringer, 2 Broke Girls, The Secret Circle, and American Horror Story. Joining them are Revenge and New Girl.

Here’s just some of what you’ve been missing:

1) Revenge: Unabashedly soapy, Revenge is my newest guilty pleasure. Watching Emily VanCamp wreak havoc in the Hamptons is, in a word, delicious. I have but one question: Madeleine Stowe, where have you been all my life?

2) Ringer: Sarah Michelle Gellar’s latest star vehicle is a little uneven, sure, but it’s also insanely addictive. Just six weeks in, the twisty neo-noir thriller has already tackled identity theft, murder, adultery, and drug addiction. What’s next?

3) The Secret Circle: The latest offering from multitasker extraordinaire Kevin Williamson, The Secret Circle is the perfect companion to The Vampire Diaries. The supernatural series about a coven of witches recently introduced demons into the fold, and showed it means business by already killing off a main character this early in its run.

4) New Girl: Come for Zooey Deschanel, stay for the ensemble. This quirky new sitcom is a lot of fun, and has lots of heart.

5) 2 Broke Girls:  Kat Denning and Beth Behrs have great chemistry as waitresses from different backgrounds working in a Brooklyn diner. Full of hilarious one-liners, this sitcom is terrific, and would be even better if its supporting characters weren’t complete stereotypes.

6) American Horror Story: American Horror Story takes the term “haunted house” to a whole new level. Featured on the cover of the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, the much-anticipated series is Ryan Murphy’s ode to the horror genre. The pilot was a dizzying mess, but subsequent episodes have laid the groundwork for what is sure to be an exciting and memorable first season. After all, there’s nothing like a good scare.

What new shows are you hooked on this season?

S.M.F.G.

She’s baaack!  This fall, as I mentioned earlier, Sarah Michelle Gellar will be making her long-awaited return to network television in the new thriller Ringer.  The twist?  The series was not picked up by CBS, the network that had ordered the pilot, but by sister network The CW.  Whether or not this bodes well for Gellar and Co. remains to be seen, but, given the number of pilot hopefuls rejected altogether (ahem, Wonder Woman), I’m just thankul the series will air.  Now it’s up to the viewers to decide Ringer’s fate.  Ringer will begin airing Tuesdays this fall after 90210.  I, for one, will definitely be tuning in! 

Check out the first preview for Ringer!