Television Premieres and Notables: September 30-October 6, 2013

Monday, 9/30

We Are Men; CBS. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A guy who was left at the alter moves into an apartment building with three other men who are all about the ladies.

Ancient Aliens; History. 8 pm CST. 6th Season Premiere.

RuPaul's Drag Race: The Lost Season Ru-Vealed; Logo. 8 pm CST. Season (Ru)Peat.
Logo is showing the first season again with special extras and pop-up info.


Tuesday, 10/1

Wolfblood; Disney Channel. 7 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A teen girl has a secret: she is a wolfblood.
I don't know what that means, but it sounds serious.


Wednesday, 10/2

Ironside; NBC. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Blair Underwood stars as the wheelchair-bound cop who still knows how to dangle a man off a building and kick other types of ass.
I saw the pilot, and while Underwood was his usual good self, the plot was a lot of "seen it already". That'd be a procedural for you...

Top Chef; Bravo. 9 pm CST. 11th Season Premiere.


Thursday, 10/3

The Vampire Diaries; CW. 7 pm CST. 5th Season Premiere.

Welcome to the Family; NBC. 7:30 pm CST. Series Premiere.
A girl who barely graduated high school tells her valedictorian boyfriend that she's pregnant.
The families meet, and they're not fond of each other.
The pilot was a little forced, but the cast should be able to hold it together until the writing catches up.
This one has potential.

The Millers; CBS. 7:31 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Will Arnett plays a TV reporter who inspires his parents to get a divorce after he got one himself.
Mom and pop (Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges) split up, and mom moves in with him.
Hilarity ensues.
Well, hopefully hilarity. I'm expecting mildly amusing at best.

Sean Saves the World; NBC. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
Sean Hayes stars as a divorced dad whose teenage daughter moves in.
Another one I don't have high hopes for.

The Originals; CW. 8 pm CST. Series Premiere.
The Vampire Diaries gets a spin-off.

Scandal; ABC. 9 pm CST. 3nd Season Premiere.

North Woods Law; Animal Planet. 9 pm CST. 2nd Season Premiere.


Saturday, 10/5

Jessie; Disney. 7 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.


Sunday, 10/6

Alaska: The Last Frontier; Discovery. 7 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.

Halloween Wars; Food Network. 8 pm CST. 3rd Season Premiere.
Why's it always have to be "wars"? Can't these food shows have kerfuffles instead?

Witches of East End; Lifetime. 9 pm CST. Series Premiere.