This May/Upfront time of year may feel different with the current writers’ strike, but the broadcast networks continue to move ahead with their 2023-24 TV season plans.
CBS and NBC have already announced their schedules for the upcoming season, and the rest of the networks — ABC, Fox and The CW — are scheduled to unveil their slates at their annual Upfront presentations the week of May 15.
Viewers can expect to (eventually) see The Good Wife‘s Carrie Preston back on the small screen as fan fave Elsbeth Tasconi, while Kathy Bates will make her debut as Matlock. Meanwhile, The Flash alum Jesse L. Martin and This Is Us vet Justin Hartley will make the move to NBC and CBS, respectively, for their new dramas. The 2023-24 season will also welcome back Jon Cryer, Donald Faison, Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. in fresh comedies.
Of course, whether these series will actually be back in production to premiere this fall remains to be seen. But one network will have a couple “new” shows on the air later this year: The CW has acquired a pair of Canadian imports, starring familiar TV faces like Lea Thompson and Chad Michael Murray.
To help you sift through the brand-new (and imported) offerings, TVLine presents our annual guide to the upcoming freshman shows, with additional series orders, castings and trailers to be added as they’re released. Make sure to bookmark this page and check back often! Then hit the comments to tell us which newbies are piquing your interest.
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The Americas, NBC
Image Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images PREMIERE DATE: Midseason
TIME SLOT: TBA
WHO: Narrated by Tom Hanks
WHAT: A 10-part event series, featuring music by two-time Oscar winner Hans Zimmer, the project will employ revolutionary filmmaking technology that will showcase the wonders, secrets and fragilities of the Americas – Earth’s largest landmass and the only one to stretch between both poles – and reveal extraordinary, untold wildlife stories that deeply connect with millions around the world.
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Deal or No Deal Island, NBC
Image Credit: NBC / Courtesy of Everett Collection PREMIERE DATE: Midseason
TIME SLOT: TBA
WHO: TBA
WHAT: This new format transports audiences to the Banker’s private island where he makes the rules and there are twists behind every palm tree. Hidden on the island are over 100 cases with millions of dollars split between them, which teams must retrieve so that they can play a game of Deal or No Deal against the Banker. Only one team will survive until the very last episode, where they’ll compete to beat the Banker for the biggest prize in Deal or No Deal history.
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Elsbeth, CBS
Image Credit: Courtesy of CBS PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 10/9c
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WHO: Carrie Preston (The Good Wife, The Good Fight), Wendell Pierce (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Carra Patterson (Turner & Hooch)
WHAT: In the Good Wife spinoff, after her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni (Preston), an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
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Extended Family, NBC
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Tuesdays at 8:30/7:30c
WHO: Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men), Abigail Spencer (Timeless), Donald Faison (Scrubs), Finn Sweeney (Impeachment: American Crime Story) and newcomer Sofia Capanna
WHAT: Centers on former marrieds Jim (Cryer) and Julia (Spencer). After an amicable divorce, the exes “decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them. Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when the owner of his favorite sports team (Faison) enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart.”
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FGirl Island, The CW
Image Credit: Courtesy of HBO Max PREMIERE DATE: Midseason
TIME SLOT: TBA
WHO: Host Nikki Glaser
WHAT: In the gender-flipped spinoff of FBoy Island (which The CW will also air this fall, after acquiring it from HBO Max), three men try to determine whether 24 women are womanizers, aka “FGirls,” or are seeking a serious relationship, aka “Nice Girls.”
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Found, NBC
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Thursdays at 10/9c
WHO: Shanola Hampton (Shameless), Mark-Paul Gosselaar (mixed-ish, Pitch), Kelli Williams (Lie to Me, The Practice), Brett Dalton (Chicago Fire, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Gabrielle Walsh (9-1-1), Arlen Escarpeta (David Makes Man), Karan Oberoi (Roswell, New Mexico)
WHAT: In any given year, more than 600,000 people are reported missing in the U.S. More than half that number are people of color that the country seems to forget about. A public relations specialist — who was once herself one of those forgotten ones — and her crisis management team now make sure there is always someone looking out for the forgotten missing people. But unbeknownst to anyone, this everyday hero is hiding a chilling secret of her own.
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The Irrational, NBC
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Mondays at 10/9c
WHO: Jesse L. Martin (The Flash), Maahra Hill (Delilah), Travina Springer (Ms. Marvel), Molly Kunz (Finding Carter), Arash DeMaxi (Partner Track)
WHAT: A world-renowned professor of behavioral science lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior. Based on Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational.
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Matlock, CBS
Image Credit: Courtesy of CBS PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: Sundays at 8/7c
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WHO: Kathy Bates (American Horror Story), Jason Ritter (Parenthood), Skye P. Marshall (Good Sam), David Del Rio (Maggie), Leah Lewis (Nancy Drew)
WHAT: After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock (Bates) rejoins the work force at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Inspired by the classic television series of the same name.
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Poppa’s House, CBS
Image Credit: Courtesy of CBS PREMIERE DATE: Midseason
TIME SLOT: TBA
WHO: Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids), Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings), Essence Atkins (Marlon), Tetona Jackson (Home Economics)
WHAT: A multi-cam comedy in which legendary talk radio host and happily divorced “Poppa” (Damon Wayans) has his point of view challenged at work when a new female co-host is hired, and at home where he finds himself still parenting his adult son (Damon Wayans Jr.), a brilliant dreamer who is trying to pursue his passion while being a responsible father and husband.
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The Spencer Sisters, The CW
Image Credit: Courtesy of eOne PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: TBA
WHO: Lea Thompson (Switched at Birth, Caroline in the City), Stacey Farber (Degrassi: The Next Generation), Thomas Antony Olajide (Learn To Swim), Edward Ruttle (Arctic Air), Husein Madhavji (Saving Hope), Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves (Sort Of), Rodrigo Massa (El Dragon: Return of a Warrior), Kaitlyn Leeb (Spinning Out), Adam Hurtig (Cult of Chucky)
WHAT: The Canadian import follows mystery novelist Victoria Spencer (Thompson) and her daughter Darby Spencer (Farber), who are mistaken as sisters as they tackle puzzling cases.
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Sullivan’s Crossing, The CW
Image Credit: Courtesy of CTV PREMIERE DATE: TBA
TIME SLOT: TBA
WHO: Morgan Kohan (When Hope Calls), Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill), Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls)
WHAT: In the Canadian import, Maggie Sullivan (Kohan) is a star neurosurgeon who seemingly has it all, until her business partner is indicted for fraud and she finds herself charged with negligence. Looking to distance herself from the fallout, Maggie decides to leave Boston and return to her childhood home of Sullivan’s Crossing, a rustic and remote campground set against the stunning coastline still run by her estranged father, Sully Sullivan (Patterson). There, Maggie rekindles old friendships and builds new ones with the local residents, including a handsome newcomer, Cal Jones (Murray), who only serves to complicate her life further. As Maggie works on clearing her name and reputation, she is forced to confront her painful past, as she attempts to reconnect with a side of herself she had long forgotten.
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Tracker, CBS
Image Credit: Courtesy of CBS PREMIERE DATE: Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 after Super Bowl LVIII
TIME SLOT: TBA
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WHO: Justin Hartley (This Is Us), Mary McDonnell (Major Crimes), Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Abby McEnany (Work In Progress), Eric Graise (Locke & Key, Step Up: High Water), Fiona Rene (Fire Country, Stumptown)
WHAT: Revolves around survivalist Colter Shaw (Hartley), who roams the country as a “reward seeker” and uses his tracking skills to solve mysteries as he contends with his own fractured family.
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Untitled America’s Got Talent Series, NBC
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC PREMIERE DATE: Midseason
TIME SLOT: TBA
WHO: TBA
WHAT: No details are currently available about the next edition in the AGT franchise.
This story originally appeared on TVLine
