This fall is jam-packed with new options. In order to help viewers make up their minds, we're naming the shows we're most looking forward to.
There are remakes like Fox's "Lethal Weapon" and "The Exorcist." There are spins on what worked last year, such as true-crime docuseries like CBS's "The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey." Or quirky niche comedy like FX's "Atlanta."
We've watched all the premiere episodes made available to press or we've seen the trailers. In some cases, we've even spoken to the people behind the shows. There were some shows that we had dismissed in theory, but then they ended up pleasantly surprising us.
Here are the 20 best new TV shows this fall based on what we've seen:
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"Loosely Exactly Nicole" (MTV), Mondays at 10:30 p.m.
Writer and stand-up comedian Nicole Byer has a really infectious energy in this sitcom loosely based on her own life. She's an overweight black woman trying to make it in Hollywood, and Byer doesn't mind pushing the envelope of taste.
"Atlanta" (FX), Tuesdays at 10 p.m.
Donald Glover delivers in his return to series television after bailing on NBC's "Community." The good thing is "Atlanta" is worth every bit of the three-year wait viewers endured before it finally debuted. This semi-autobiographical take on Glover's hometown follows his character Earn as he teams up with his rapper cousin to make something of themselves. It's both deeply intimate and hilarious.
"One Mississippi" (Amazon), Streaming now
Absolutely no one has had worse health luck than comedian Tig Notaro. Somehow she rolls all that suffering, then adds the death of her mother, into a fully unique take on life and family on "One Mississippi." The series marries grief with humor, and Notaro's incredibly relaxed voice leaves viewers with new tools in dealing with life's messiness.
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