‘Scandal’ (ABC)
September 25, 9:00 p.m.
Thursday night’s hottest drama returns for season 4 in a new time slot: 9 p.m. eastern/pacific on ABC. Not only are we thrilled that the show is airing a little earlier on Thursday nights (we need our beauty rest for Friday!), we’re greatly looking forward to seeing Olivia Pope back in the saddle. Now that Kerry Washington’s real life baby has been birthed, series creator Shonda Rhimes says that the show will be turning its focus back onto the lead star. Expect a focus on the core characters and a format that will remind you of seasons 1 and 2 (i.e. a new case for Olivia Pope and Associates to crack every week). We can’t wait to see where Olivia flew off to and what will be bringing her back to D.C. Let’s guess why she’ll return to the Capitol: Fitz will beg the Secret Service to find her.
‘How To Get Away With Murder’ (ABC)
September 25, 10:00 p.m.
Shonda Rhimes’s newest endeavor, How to Get Away with Murder, premieres on September 25 on ABC. If you live in a city you may know something about it as it’s almost impossible to avoid the blood red posters on every corner. The cast is led by the impeccable Viola Davis as Annalise Keating, a law professor who becomes entangled in a murder along with her students. It also stars Alfred Enoch who, if you aren’t familiar, played Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter films. He’s also extremely good looking and British, so there’s that to keep in mind. The trailer alone promises sex, lies and, of course, plenty of drama. After binge watching Scandal this summer, there’s no way we can deny Shonda’s way of pulling audiences in and we’re sure How to Get Away with Murder will have a similar effect.
‘The Amazing Race’ (CBS)
Friday, September 26, 8:00 p.m.
The Amazing Race is airing its 25th season this year! If that’s not enough to get you excited here are a few reasons you should be: This season will kick off from Times Square in New York City so early in the morning that it was still pitch black outside. It should make for quite the opening scene. A new twist is being introduced this season, which may have a big impact in the race. It’s being called “The Save” and will give the team that finishes first in the premiere episode the ability to save themselves if they face elimination later in the race. That means that if a strong team has an off day for some reason – they could stay in the game anyways. I bet the Cowboys Jet and Cord would have loved this feature. Plus we will get to visit some new locations around the world including: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands; Valletta, Malta; and the Shetland Islands, Scotland. There will also be a team of Boston Firefighters that I may be partial to: Michael Ward and Scott Strazzullo. So there will definitely be some good guys to root for.
‘Once Upon a Time’ (ABC)
Sunday, September 28, 8:00 p.m.
Once Upon a Time’s third season expanded the family shrubbery maze beyond comprehension. The villainous Peter Pan and his rule over Neverland tested the darkest parts of Neal and Rumpelstiltskin’s hearts, while the Wickedness of Zelena’s arrival proved yet again that light magic will always win out over the dark. Season 4 will follow the same structure, splitting the season into two story arcs in the fall and spring. Viewers will first take a chilly trip to Arendelle where the characters from Frozen are not the only reason why everyone’s favorite couples are experiencing a cold shoulder. Will your favorite couple survive season 4? And who will be welcomed into the family this season?
‘Brooklyn Nine – Nine’ (Fox)
September 28, 8:30 p.m.
Jake Peralta, undercover detective? In the season 1 finale, we saw Jake get “fired” from the precinct in order to go undercover to help the FBI with a mission. But that wasn’t even the most surprising moment of the finale. That award belongs to Gina and Boyle, in bed, together. There are no words to really describe the surprise we had, but we doubt they’re eager to tell everyone (Rosa) about their romp in the bed. It’s probably safe to assume that soon, Jake will be back at the Nine-Nine and things will go back to “normal.” Well, as normal as you can get with these people.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine will also see guest stars such as Eva Longoria and Kyra Sedgwick playing a lawyer and Deputy Chief of police, respectively.
‘Revenge’ (ABC)
September 28, 9:00 p.m.
Revenge’s season 3 finale was arguably its best yet. It was filled with death, arrests, blackmail and our HBIC, Victoria, ending up in the mental hospital. Oh, did we forget to mention the resurrection of David Clarke himself?
Season 4 has added a local cop, Brian Hallisay (Privileged, The Client List) who’s rumored to get friendly with our leading lady, Emily. Victoria may have someone on her side with the addition of Nestor Serrano (Graceland) who will play police chief – and probably another friend with benefits of Victoria’s. Will David reveal himself now that his name’s been cleared? And with Victoria and Emily’s love lives down the drain, vengeance is sure to be imminent once again.
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