Now, Later, or Never: Rating the Rest of the New Shows, From 'Supergirl' to 'Wicked City'

You’ve already seen a handful of the new fall TV shows, but what’s left? And, more importantly, should you bother? Well, we’ve put in the hours of watching them on your behalf and came up with a quick and easy ranking system.

Now: These are the best, buzziest shows that you should season pass and watch the night-of.
Later: We recommend watching these… eventually. After you’ve watched all the “Now” shows.
Never: Sorry, but not all shows are must-see.

Here, we break down the rest of new fall shows with premiere info and our brutally honest snap judgments. And we don’t always all agree, but with several takes — from Yahoo TV’s Kristen Baldwin, Ken Tucker, Mandi Bierly, Breanne L. Heldman, Dave Nemetz, and Ethan Alter — hopefully it’ll make deciding what to watch that much easier.

CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
Premieres Monday, Oct. 12, at 8 p.m. on The CW

Baldwin: Now
I’m generally against musicals of any kind, but this one is so weird, dark, and also actually funny that it’s worth supporting. Anytime a mainstream network takes a risk, we should give them positive reinforcement.

Tucker: Now
This latest grab by CW for a large cult audience is a sustained stunt you have to see to decide if you’ll join the cult: Rachel Bloom heads up a musical-comedy about a young woman who chases the guy she thinks may be her soulmate across the country, singing and dancing all the way. Can the show provide good music, dancing, and plotting week after week?

Heldman: Later
The jury definitely is still out for me on this one. On one hand, I enjoyed the show’s tone and musical numbers. But, on the other, I found myself rooting against pretty much every character, except maybe the sad town of West Covina.

Nemetz: Now
The most refreshing newcomer of the fall, this CW charmer combines lavish musical numbers, an oddball sense of humor, and a knockout lead performance from Rachel Bloom to serve as a worthy companion piece to the also-great Jane the Virgin.

TRUTH BE TOLD
Premieres Friday, Oct. 16, at 8:30 p.m. on NBC

Baldwin: Never
Mark-Paul Gosselaar is a very appealing actor, but this show is so half-baked and unfunny it’s like a fake sitcom you would see playing on a TV character’s television in the background.

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Tucker: Never
One of the season’s worst new sitcoms (and that’s really saying something), this presentation of an ethnically diverse set of friends — mainly the buddies played by Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tone Bell — is embarrassingly awkward.

Heldman: Never
I confess I laughed several times during this pilot, but only because they worked their tails off to pry chuckles out of me even as my eyes rolled.

SUPERGIRL
Premieres Monday, Oct. 26, at 8:30 p.m. on CBS

Baldwin: Later
Even though I’m not well versed in the comic book universe, I found this to be a fun, light drama anchored by a likable cast (though I wish Calista Flockhart wasn’t trying so hard to be Miranda Priestley).

Tucker: Now
Along with The Flash, Supergirl continues the lightening-up of the superhero genre, and that’s all to for the best. After all that dark, brooding Batman stuff, the sunny energy of Supergirl is a soaring lark, and Melissa Benoist an immediate charmer.

Bierly: Now
It’s not a version of SNL’s Black Widow trailer. Your faith in Greg Berlanti is warranted.

Heldman: Now
Melissa Benoist is thoroughly watchable and I see nothing wrong with a lighter, more lady-centric superhero show to balance out my Arrow-Flash lineup.

Nemetz: Now
We’re dangerously close to reaching TV comic-book overload, but I’ll let this one slide: Melissa Benoist is delightful, the rom-com elements balance out the geeky sci-fi stuff, and it’s nice to see Calista Flockhart back on our TVs. It’s not super yet, but it might get there.

Alter: Now
There are still a few wrinkles to iron out of the Girl of Steel’s cape — including a lot of leaden exposition and a severely miscast Calista Flockhart — but overall, TV’s latest comic book series begins with a promising Issue No. 1. And considering how little personality she had on Glee, it’s surprising that Melissa Benoist is so, well, super in the dual role of dorky Kara Danvers (née Zor-El) and her blue-and-red costumed alter ego. You’ll believe a girl can fly.

WICKED CITY
Premieres Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 10 p.m. on ABC

Tucker: Never
Ed Westwick is a serial killer in L.A. circa 1982, cruising the Sunset Strip for female victims he decapitates. Jeremy Sisto is the cop who’s after him. It’s a creepy mess that somehow manages to be both dull and offensive at the same time.

Bierly: Later
Westwick has a face you want to slap, which is perfect for this role. The writing isn’t as smooth as on NBC’s retro-cop drama Aquarius, but it does have the twisted relationship between Westwick’s Kent and Erika Christensen’s Betty, a single mother and nurse with whom he shares a connection. You’ll want to see where that goes — or at least have someone tell you about it.

Heldman: Later
Westwick’s serial killer character will have to get either more like Chuck Bass or much less like Chuck Bass for me to get on board here.

Alter: Later
The look and sound of the early ‘80s have been faithfully preserved — the soundtrack boasts so many Reagan era hits, it’s like one of those old “Now That’s What I Call…” CDs — but so far the intrigue is missing. The big drag? Dogged cop Jeremy Sisto, who is as wooden as serial killer duo Ed Westwick and Erika Christensen are entertainingly wild.

Baldwin: Never
While I admire this show’s flashes of weirdness (after all, it boasts the fall’s only necrophilia-themed love scene), the writing is just too conventional (and at times laughable) to elevate it above mundane cop-drama status.

ANGEL FROM HELL
Premieres Thursday, Nov. 5, at 9:30 p.m. on CBS

Baldwin: Later
Jane Lynch is funny in pretty much everything she does, but she’s best in small, drive-by doses. Putting aside the silliness of this show’s premise (uptight girl meets woman who is either her drunk guardian angel or a drunk crazy person), it seems like a perfectly pleasant way to pass 22 minutes if I happen to be folding laundry and nothing else is on.

Tucker: Now
Look at the pilot for Angel From Hell, and if you don’t find Jane Lynch’s rude, bumptious guardian angel to Maggie Lawson’s Allison funny, you’ll just find this sitcom irritating. But the people who love Lynch are going to revel in her here.

Bierly: Later
I was excited to watch this pilot because the cast is so likable and I’ve always wondered what it’d be like if George Carlin was my guardian angel. But I watched it months ago and haven’t missed it, so that’s not a good sign.

Heldman: Later
Jane Lynch doing her classic Sour Patch Kids schtick (first she’s sour, then she’s sweet) is always fun, but I’m not sure it won’t get a bit redundant. Guess I’ll just have to see.

Alter: Never
Jane Lynch essentially reprises her role on Glee, which she performed to perfection even when that show’s quality was at its most apocalyptic. But what plays in Lima, Ohio, doesn’t play in the generic sitcom-land that serves as the setting for this ill-conceived comedy. Lynch mugs valiantly, but can’t mask the feeling that she’s here because she lost a bet — or one of the games on Hollywood Game Night.