TV Premieres Countdown

TV Premieres Countdown for October 28, 2016

by Beki Lane and Kerr Lordygan | October 28, 2016 | Comments

It’s time again for our weekly countdown of the Fall TV premieres! Here are the best new shows for the week of Friday, October 28, 2016. See how this week’s shows, Man With a Plan, Rectify, The Great Indoors, Pure Genius, and Good Girls Revolt stack up against each other on the Tomatometer!

Man With a Plan: Season 1 (2016)
21%

Adjusted Score: 21856%

Critics Consensus: Man with a Plan's flawed, unimaginative writing fails to properly showcase the charm of its unfortunately underperforming lead.

Starring: Matt LeBlanc, Liza Snyder, Kevin Nealon, Dianna Maria Riva

Directed By: Jeff Filgo, Jackie Filgo, Matt LeBlanc, Michael Rotenberg

Pure Genius: Season 1 (2016)
26%

Adjusted Score: 26473%

Critics Consensus: Pure Genius is weighed down by stereotypical doctor drama trappings, suffocating its chances of bringing anything compelling and entertaining to the genre.

Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Augustus Prew, Odette Annable, Reshma Shetty

Directed By: Jason Katims, David Semel, Michelle Lee, Michael Weaver

The Great Indoors: Season 1 (2016)
45%

Adjusted Score: 45987%

Critics Consensus: The Great Indoors serves up one repetitive, formulaic joke, though the cast performs respectably within the significant constraints of the material.

Starring: Joel McHale, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Susannah Fielding, Chris Williams

Directed By: Mike Gibbons, Chris Harris, Andy Ackerman, Andy Ackerman

Good Girls Revolt: Season 1 (2015)
71%

Adjusted Score: 72163%

Critics Consensus: Good Girls Revolt features a compelling true story, told by a talented cast, even if the period drama hasn't yet achieved Mad Men-level mastery.

Starring: Genevieve Angelson, Anna Camp, Erin Darke, Chris Diamantopoulos

Directed By: Dana Calvo, Lynda Obst, Jeff Okin, Darlene Hunt

Rectify: Season 4 (2016)
100%

Adjusted Score: 100281%

Critics Consensus: In its final season, Rectify endures as a vital and compelling drama, poignantly driven by a narrative that envelops its characters in complexity, humanity, and a bittersweet beauty.

Starring: Aden Young, Abigail Spencer, Adelaide Clemens, Bruce McKinnon

Directed By: Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Patrick Cady