27th Annual TV Preview: New Shows by Media Company (Ad-Supported) | NBCUniversal
NBC | BY DORENE HERTLEIN, ASSOCIATE MEDIA DIRECTOR
FALL PREMIERES
QUANTUM LEAP | MONDAY 10P-11P | DRAMA
Thirty years after Dr. Sam Beckett vanished into the Quantum Leap Accelerator, Dr. Ben Seong and a revamped team begin a thrilling journey of their own in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.
LOPEZ VS LOPEZ | FRIDAY 8P-8:30P | DRAMA
Comedian/actor George Lopez and Mayan Lopez star in this fictionalized version of their real-life father/daughter relationship. In the show, they’ll be featured in a working-class family filled with dysfunction, reconnection, and all the pain and joy in between.
MIDSEASON REPLACEMENTS
FOUND
Public relations specialist Gabi Mosely (Shameless alum Shanola Hampton) leads an expert crisis management team in finding missing people, especially people of color, who have been forgotten by law enforcement and the media. But unbeknownst to anyone, Gabi is hiding a chilling secret of her own.
LA FIRE AND RESCUE
The LACoFD is responsible for protecting the lives and property of 4 million residents living in 59 cities across Los Angeles County. From helicopter mountain rescues, lifeguard beach SOS, fireboats, hazmat units, to California’s raging wildfires…they do it all. These fire fighters are true everyday heroes, and their compelling stories will be told alongside the heart-pounding action of unpredictable and dangerous circumstances as they face the front lines of life and death.
NIGHT COURT
In this sequel series, unapologetic optimist judge Abby Stone (Melissa Rauch, Big Bang Theory), the daughter of the late Judge Harry Stone, follows in her father’s footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court and tries to bring order to its crew of oddballs and cynics, most notably former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette, recreating his role from the original series).
CABLE NETWORKS | BY MELISSA LONG, MEDIA DIRECTOR
BRAVO | BELOW DECK ADVENTURE
This new series takes wealthy thrill-seekers on the mega-yacht trip of a lifetime to experience thrilling YOLO adventures and daredevil activities, all set against some of the world’s most beautiful backdrops. Season 1 will be set in the glacial fjords of Norway where charter guests will dog sled, heli ski and cold-water plunge their way through the day, dine on freshly caught seafood straight from the Scandinavian waters in the evening, and still get all steamed up in the hot tub by night. The exacting expectations of high-end luxury coupled with the physical demands of cold-weather adventures will push the crew to new heights and unparalleled pressures.
BRAVO | LIFE IS A BALLOON
Professional amateur dancing is apparently the fastest growing division of ballroom dance in the world. In this sport, known as Pro-Am, amateur dancers pay professional dance partners to compete with them in competitions around the country each week. From the producers of 90 Day Fiancé, this docuseries will follow the stories of the most fascinating, talented and obsessed ballroom amateur dancers in the country.
BRAVO | LOVE WITHOUT BORDERS
In this bold social experiment, six American singles who have struck out at love on their home turf risk everything and step blindly onto a plane to an unknown overseas destination to be paired with their “perfect” life partner. Participants will say goodbye to their jobs, homes and families to see if matchmakers can scour the world for their one ideal match. At the end of the experiment, they will be faced with the stark choice of leaving life as they knew it behind and starting over for love.
BRAVO | REAL GIRLFRIENDS IN PARIS
Six bold twentysomething American women pack their bags to embark on an exciting international adventure living in the most beautiful city in the world: Paris! While in the City of Lights, they find each other, encounter a romantic rendezvous or two and embrace all the spontaneity that comes with living in an exciting new city. Always looking for a good time, the women find themselves in a time of their lives where the possibilities for passion, love, and forging life-long friendships are endless.
E! | SHOWBIZ MOMS & DADS
From the Emmy-winning producers of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Million Dollar Listing, Bravo’s classic series Showbiz Moms & Dads is coming to E! with all new bigger-than-life parents of budding stars. This time around, these talented kids are not just dancers, actors, models and musicians… but are social media influencers with new content platforms with millions of followers. And stage parents are more competitive than ever before!
SYFY | REGINALD THE VAMPIRE
Imagine a world populated by beautiful, fit and vain vampires. Reginald Andres (Jacob Batalon, who played character Ned Leeds in five Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films) tumbles headlong into that world as an unlikely hero who will have to navigate every kind of obstacle – the girl he loves but can’t be with; a bully manager at work and the vampire chieftain who wants him dead. Fortunately, Reginald discovers he has a few unrecognized powers of his own.
SYFY | THE ARK
Created by Dean Devlin (Independence Day), The Ark takes place 100 years in the future when planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event, causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership means that the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive.
PEACOCK | BY DORENE HERTLEIN, ASSOCIATE MEDIA DIRECTOR
PERFECT PITCH: BUMPER IN BERLIN
Several years after we last saw him in the movie Pitch Perfect, Adam Devine will recreate his character Bumper Allen, who moves to Germany to revive his music career when one of his songs hits it big in Berlin. Devine will be joined on the cast by Sarah Hyland (who played Adam’s romantic interest in Modern Family) and Jameela Jamil (The Good Place).
VAMPIRE ACADEMY | WATCH TRAILER
The series remake arrives eight years after the 2014 film of the same name, which starred Zoey Deutch. Revisiting the not-so-classic tale of life and love at boarding schools, Vampire Academy twists the narrative of human and vampire relations, with a description of the series reading, “Two young women’s friendship transcends their strikingly different classes as they prepare to complete their education and enter vampire society.”
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