By Kirsten Acuna – Wed, 1 Oct, 2014 9:05 AM EDT With 25% of new shows getting cancelled after one season, some of the 24 new TV shows hitting airwaves this fall were doomed from the very start.
We've previewed the shows and have read the reviews. Here are our predictions for the first shows to get cancelled this season.
5. "Manhattan Love Story" (ABC)
ABCPremiered: Wed., Sept. 30 at 8:30 p.m.
What it's about: The rom-com follows two people set on a blind date with the added bonus of hearing every thought going on in each person's head.
Why you should skip it:
The male lead (Jake McDorman) comes across as so unlikeable it's a wonder why you would want him to connect with the sweet naive, young editor who just moved to New York City. Too much of the show takes place in its weird voice-over narration that as the USA Today put it by the end of the episode you'll want to scream "shut up" at your television.
Watch the trailer.
4. "Mulaney" (FOX)
Ray Mickshaw/FOXPremieres: Sunday, Oct. 5 at 9:30 p.m.
What it's about: Young comic John Mulaney dreams of becoming a big stand-up comedian.
Why you should skip it:
With actual stand-up bits at the show's start and middle it feels like a "Seinfeld" ripoff. That's a shame because the young John Mulaney is a good standup, but on television Mulaney is downright awkward as he tries too hard to make audiences laugh while getting a prostate exam and receiving the run-around from his new legendary comedic boss played by Martin Short.
His sidekicks don't help either. "Saturday Night Live" alumna Nasim Pedrad could be good if she wasn't acting as a crazy, vindictive ex (not Mulaney's) for the entire pilot episode. The want-to-be "Seinfeld" is just not funny.
Watch the trailer.
3. "The Mysteries of Laura" (NBC)
Jessica Burstein/NBC What it's about: Debra Messing serves double duty as Laura Diamond, a soon-to-be-divorced mom and cop.
Why you should skip it:
You really want to like the show for Debra Messing ("Will and Grace") alone, but the show has no idea whether it wants to be a family sitcom or a crime drama. Either way, it doesn't work as Messing comes across as a mediocre parent with some of the worst-behaved twins in the country who are caught urinating in public on each other. It's not funny. It's just gross.
The show was ripped apart by critics with The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Goodman asking whether anyone at NBC saw the show or read the script before it premiered.
Watch the trailer.
2. "Stalker" (CBS)
Richard Cartwright/CBSPremieres: Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 10 p.m.
What it's about: Two detectives investigate stalking incidents in New York City.
Why you should skip it:
The premise sounds intriguing. The show's ad claims over 6 million people are stalked in the US each year, citing Facebook as a reason for a surge in stalking cases in the past decade. However, the series is currently one of the worst-reviewed new shows of the fall. Forbes' says the violence in the show feels "over the top and offensive for offensive sake." The Huffington Post's Maureen Ryan ripped "Stalker" apart calling it "exploitative, misogynist trash" that simply shows victims being stalked and slashed while their killer is hunted each episode.
Watch the trailer.
1. "Bad Judge" (NBC)
What it's about: Kate Walsh ("Private Practice") plays a criminal judge who is also a bit of a wild child.
Why you should skip it:
The show seems pretty toned down for a show called "Bad Judge." The pilot has undergone several transformations looking a lot less like previews and images that were previously released. Hitfix's Alan Sepinwall says the original version was "no good" while the final version puts together the new and old scenes "which results in Walsh's character seeming schizophrenic more than anything."
The show is also in a bit of trouble. It was the only series pulled from the lineup at New York's PaleyFest that Business Insider attended earlier this month. Two days later Deadline reported showrunner Liz Brixius ("Nurse Jackie") left the series due to "creative differences." Now, Walsh is involved in a legal dispute with her ex-managers over commission from the comedy.
Watch the trailer.
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