“The Forgotten” (ABC)
Premieres September 22
Executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer knows crime drama; he’s produced “Without a Trace,” “Cold Case,” and “CSI.” On “The Forgotten,” costarring Rochelle Aytes, the show follows a group of dedicated civilian volunteers who try to solve unidentified victims.
“The Cleveland Show” (Fox)
Premieres September 27
Sanaa Lathan, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Kevin Michael Richardson lend their voices to this “Family Guy” spin-off about a blended family that relocates back to their Virginia roots. Kanye West and Taraji P. Henson have guest appearances.
“Brothers” (Fox)
Premieres October 2
True to his past life, former NFL player Strahan plays Mike Trainor, a recently retired NFL all-star. Penniless and ashamed, Strahan’s character goes to his parent’s home and has to eat crow when he reunites with his estranged paraplegic brother (Mitchell). Sure enough, the boys are still at each other’s throats, even after all these years later.
“The Mo’Nique Show” (BET)
Premieres October 5
Our favorite funny girl moves into the late-night arena, giving Letterman, Fallon and O’Brien a run for their jokes. The nightly hour-long part-talk, part-variety show is full of her usual unrestrained truth-telling that’s sure to keep us from flipping the channel.
“Sherri” (Lifetime)
Premieres October 5
Shepherd takes a break from her gabfest on “The View” to star in a new sitcom that is loosely based on her own experience as a single mom, paralegal and actress who’s dealing with dating after a divorce. “The Cosby Show” alum Malcolm Jamal Warner also stars.
Director Mario Van Peebles is giving young Black men a wake-up call. In this tough-love documentary, he uncovers why our young men are lagging behind. He also empowers them to succeed with motivating messages from P. Diddy, Chris Rock, Dick Parsons and other Black male celebs.