Network TV is setting up their schedules for the new year — getting rid of some of the old, bringing back some favorites, and adding what they hope will stick.
New shows for the 2018-2019 season are being unveiled this weeks at an annual event known as upfronts.
This year's new shows have several name actors attached, including Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Brian d'Arcy James, and Natalie Morales.
Here are the new shows that have just been picked up by the networks:
Note: updated as networks announce decisions and release photos and trailers.
"Abby's" (NBC)
Stars: Natalie Morales, Nelson Franklin, Kimia Behpoornia, Jessica Chaffin, Leonard Ouzts, and Neil Flynn.
Network synopsis:"From the producers of 'The Good Place' comes a hilariously aspirational new comedy about the best bar in San Diego, home to good prices, great company, and, of course, Abby. This unlicensed, makeshift bar nestled in her backyard is the opposite of everything annoying about today's party scene. There are rules at Abby's: no cell phones (not even to 'look something up'), earning a seat at the bar takes time, and losing a challenge means drinking a limey, sugary 'not-beer' drink. As the oddball cast of regulars will tell you, hanging out at Abby's is a coveted honor. But once you're in, you're family."
Expected premiere: Midseason
"America's Got Talent: The Champions" (NBC)
Stars: N/A
Network synopsis: A brand new in-season spin-off "America's Got Talent,""The Champions," comes from executive producer and key judge Simon Cowell.
Expected premiere: Mondays in January and February 2019
"The Cool Kids" (Fox)
Stars: David Alan Grier, Martin Mull, Leslie Jordan, and Vicki Lawrence.
Network synopsis:"'The Cool Kids is a multi-camera comedy about a rag-tag group of friends living in a retirement community who are willing to break every rule in order to have fun — because, at their age, what do they really have to lose. Hank is the leader of this motley crew, a gruff, opinionated, 21st-century Archie Bunker who will go to any lengths to have a good time. His loyal, but less than helpful, friends include Charlie, a bumbling storyteller who constantly goes off on tangents about some bizarre, barely believable episode from his life; and Sid, a naysaying, pill-popping hypochondriac who shoots down every scheme, but still gets roped in. Complicating matters is Margaret, a brash, confident woman who forces her way into their group and refuses to leave because she's not going to take crap from anyone — especially not these three. But what unites them all is their shared belief that they're not done yet — not by a long shot. Growing old with dignity is for chumps. Our self-proclaimed 'cool kids'are determined to make the third act of the lives the craziest one yet."
Expected premiere: Fridays at 8:30 p.m. ET, fall 2018
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