By ANDY GILCHRIST
Staff Writer
After reviewing many of the season’s newest drama series over the past weeks, The Chronicle looks at several of the fall’s newest TV sitcoms:
Back in the Game
Stars: Maggie Lawson, James Caan, Griffin Gluck, Lenora Crichlow
Airs: Wednesdays at 8:30 on ABC
Grade: B+
After a nasty divorce, Terry and her son must move back in with her father. When her son fails to make any roster in his local Little League, Terry, a college softball star, steps up to coach him and a team of misfits.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Stars: Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Melissa Fumero, Terry Crews
Airs: Tuesdays at 8:30 on Fox
Grade: B+
From the producers of Parks and Recreation, this series follows a laid-back team of detectives thrown for a loop when the ultra-serious Captain Ray Holt is brought in. Holt clashes with Jake Peralta, the precinct’s best, and laziest, detective, while trying to keep the streets of Brooklyn safe.
The Crazy Ones
Stars: Robin Williams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Wolk, Hamish Linklater
Airs: Thursdays at 9:00 on CBS
Grade: B-
From the creator of Ally McBeal, this show follows Simon Roberts, the very eccentric head of an advertising firm, who works alongside his conversely serious daughter, Sydney. Along with a group of equally crazy and diverse characters, they handle multi-million dollar accounts while trying to keep each other out of trouble.
Dads
Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Seth Green, Peter Riegert, Martin Mull
Airs: Tuesdays at 8:00 on Fox
Grade: C
From the creators of Family Guy and Ted, this show focuses on Warner and Eli, the owners and managers of an on-the-rise video game company. But their lives are thrown into chaos when each of their fathers moves in with them.
The Goldbergs
Stars: Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, George Segal
Airs: Tuesdays at 9:00 on ABC
Grade: B
Return to the 1980s with the Goldbergs, an average American middle class family just trying to get through the day. With neurotic parents, teenage children, and a grandfather whose mind is going, the family tries their best to stay together without killing each other.
The Michael J. Fox Show
Stars: Michael J. Fox, Betsy Brandt, Wendell Pierce
Airs: Thursdays at 9:30 on NBC
Grade: B
Mike Henry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease five years ago and left his job to become a stay-at-home dad. Having finally grown restless of home life, Mike decides to return to work as a news anchor at a New York City TV station.
The Millers
Stars: Will Arnett, Jayma Mays, Margo Martindale, Beau Bridges
Airs: Thursdays at 8:30 on CBS
Grade: B
From the creator of Raising Hope, Nathan’s parents find out that he has gotten divorced and decide to divorce themselves after 43 years of unhappy marriage. Nathan and his sister must now deal with their newly single parents while also dealing with their own lives and struggles.
Mom
Stars: Anna Faris, Allison Janney, Nate Corddry, French Stewart
Airs: Mondays at 9:30 on CBS
Grade: A-
From the creator of Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, Christy is a newly sober single mother of two working as a waitress when her out-of-control mother walks back into her life. The family works together to deal with real-world issues like addiction, relationships, money, and teen pregnancy.
Sean Saves the World
Stars: Sean Hayes, Thomas Lennon, Samantha Isler, Megan Hilty
Airs: Thursdays at 9:00 on NBC
Grade: B
Sean is a gay man raising his daughter as a single father after his ex-wife leaves town due to her job. But his serious and demanding new boss causes Sean to be pulled in too many different directions as he struggles to balance his family and work lives.
Super Fun Night
Stars: Rebel Wilson,
Airs: Wednesdays at 9:30 on ABC
Grade: B-
Pitch Perfect standout Rebel Wilson stars as Kimmie in this series about three lifelong friends who have set aside Friday nights as their weekly “Super Fun Night” for years. But when Kimmie gets a promotion at work, she struggles to balance the relationships between her friends and her work.
Trophy Wife
Stars: Malin Akerman, Bradley Whitford, Marcia Gay Harden, Michaela Watkins
Airs: Tuesdays at 9:30 on ABC
Grade: B
From the producers of The Office, this show follows a young woman who meets the love of her life one night at a karaoke bar. But when she finds out that she must deal with her new husband’s two ex-wives and three children, she realizes that her life has just gotten way more complicated.
We Are Men
Stars: Chris Smith, Jerry O’Connell, Tony Shalhoub, Kal Penn
Airs: ALREADY CANCELLED!!!
Grade: N/A
When Carter is left at the altar by his fiancé, he moves into an apartment building while trying to put his life back together. There he meets three divorcees who help him pick up the pieces, embrace bachelorhood, and move on to the next stage of his life.
Welcome to the Family
Stars: Mike O’Malley Mary McCormack, Ricardo Chivera, Justina Machado
Airs: ALREADY CANCELLED!!!
Grade: N/A
The Yoder and Hernandez families watch as their children graduate from high school and prepare to move on to college. But they’re forced to deal with each other when their kids get married due to an unplanned pregnancy.
