Adweek’s Fall TV Preview: Which New Broadcast Shows Deserve Your Time and Ad Budget?

In-depth look at all 20 fall freshman series

The 2016-17 season is almost upon us. Over the next month and a half, the five broadcast networks will premiere 20 new series, with most of those debuts coming in the next two weeks. They began Sunday, when Fox previewed Son of Zorn, and continue until CBS closes the fall out on Thursday, Oct. 27 with the comedy The Great Indoors and the medical drama Pure Genius.

It will be harder than ever for those new shows to connect with audiences, given that as many as 450 scripted series will air this year on broadcast, cable and streaming services (up from 419 in 2015 and more than double the 216 scripted series that aired just five years ago), according to FX's research team.

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