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FALL 2021 TV SURVEY: 30 MOST ANTICIPATED RETURNING SHOWS
For Rotten Tomatoes’ annual Fall TV Survey, we asked our users what they’re most looking forward to in the coming TV season and to reflect on the best shows from seasons past. Over 1,000 of them got back to us with their picks for fall.
The first question in our Fall TV Survey asked which returning shows fans are most looking forward to. Readers were allowed more than one vote, which, we decided, would have been cruel.
Led by season 2 of The Witcher, the most anticipated returning shows of fall also include top titles The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season 4 (expected, though not confirmed), Cobra Kai season 4, and two series that have already begun their run, American Horror Story: Double Feature and What We Do in the Shadows season 3.
Read on to find out all of Rotten Tomatoes users’ most anticipated returning series.
Disagree with the survey results? Tell us in the comments who you think should have made the list or have been ranked higher.
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Synopsis: Castaways inhabit a remote destination and attempt to outwit, outlast and outplay each other for a prize of $1 million.
Starring: Jeff Probst, Jenna Lewis-Dougherty, Colby Donaldson, Stephenie LaGrossa-Kendrick
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Synopsis: "Arrow" and "The Flash" have some new superhero company in the CW's lineup with the addition of "DC's Legends of Tomorrow." After seeing what doom... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Brandon Routh, Dominic Purcell, Caity Lotz, Nick Zano
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Synopsis: A candid look at the modern workplace through the lens of the people who help wake the U.S. up, pulling back the curtain on early... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Greta Lee
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Synopsis: Detective Elliot Stabler, former member of the Special Victims Unit and ex-partner of Capt. Olivia Benson, returns to the NYPD to battle organized crime after... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Dylan McDermott
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Synopsis: Hundreds of years in the future, things are different than what humanity is used to after humans have colonized the solar system and Mars has... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo
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Synopsis: At 11, Barry Allen's life changed completely when his mother died in a freak accident and his innocent father was convicted of her murder. Now... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Danielle Nicolet
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Synopsis: A viral phenomenon with more than half a billion fans worldwide and the No. 1 top-trending video of 2017 on YouTube, The Masked Singer features... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Nick Cannon, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke
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Synopsis: This animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. Endearingly ignorant Peter and his stay-at-home wife, Lois, reside in Quahog, R.I., and have three... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
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Synopsis: The suave, confident and devastatingly handsome Sterling Archer may be the world's greatest spy, but he still has issues with his friends and colleagues who... View Full Synopsis
Starring: H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer
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Synopsis: "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David plays a version of himself on the improvised series. He faces a constant barrage of life's little annoyances, which in David's... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman
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Synopsis: This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
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Synopsis: Doom Patrol is a team of traumatized and downtrodden superheroes, each of whom has suffered a horrible accident that gave them superhuman abilities but also... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero
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Synopsis: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs leads a group of colorful personalities in investigating crimes -- ranging from murder and espionage to... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover
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Synopsis: Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join the surgical unit at the prestigious San... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Richard Schiff, Christina Chang, Fiona Gubelmann
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Synopsis: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear reimagine the procedural drama with "9-1-1." The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders -- including police... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Angela Bassett, Oliver Stark, Elijah M. Cooper, Aisha Hinds
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Synopsis: Although he has no plans to step aside as the head of Waystar Royco, the international media conglomerate controlled by his family, aging patriarch Logan... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin
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Synopsis: An eccentric yet compassionate extraterrestrial Time Lord zips through time and space to solve problems alongside companions from planet Earth. Known as the Doctor, the... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop, Tosin Cole
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Synopsis: For young Sheldon Cooper, it isn't easy growing up in East Texas. Being a once-in-a-generation mind capable of advanced mathematics and science isn't always helpful... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Annie Potts
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Synopsis: This groundbreaking series from executive producer Dick Wolf's "Law & Order" franchise chronicles the ripped-from-the-headlines investigations of the NYPD's Special Victims Unit; led by courageous... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T, Kelli Giddish, Peter Scanavino
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Critics Consensus: Impeachment can't seem to decide whether it's unearthing the humanity of a presidential scandal or indulging the mythology of its media circus, but Beanie Feldstein and Sarah Paulson's performances ring true in the midst of all the noise.
Starring: Beanie Feldstein, Brandon Johnston, Sarah Paulson, Annaleigh Ashford
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Synopsis: Bob Belcher is a third-generation restaurateur who runs Bob's Burgers with his loving wife and their three children. Bob believes his burgers speak for themselves... View Full Synopsis
Starring: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts
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Synopsis: Twelve amateur bakers compete against each other to win the title of Greatest British Baker. Each round sees an aspiring baker eliminated, until finally the... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Paul Hollywood, Noel Fielding, Prue Leith, Alison Hammond
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Synopsis: Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, this gritty drama portrays life in the months and years that follow a zombie apocalypse.... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Josh McDermitt
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Synopsis: Created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for CBS All Access, the story of "Star Trek: Discovery" begins roughly a decade before Captain Kirk's five-year... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman
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Synopsis: Based on characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, this series follows Lucifer, the original fallen angel, who has become dissatisfied with... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, DB Woodside, Kevin Alejandro
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Synopsis: A look at the lives of four vampires who've lived together for hundreds of years on Staten Island. The self-appointed leader of the group is... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén
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Critics Consensus: Though its second tale is still a mystery, the first half of Double Feature proves a spine-tingling good time with terrific performances - especially from the spectacular Leslie Grossman.
Starring: Neal McDonough, Craig Sheffer, Mike Vogel, Sarah Paulson
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Synopsis: Thirty four years after events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, a down-and-out Johnny Lawrence seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai dojo,... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña
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Synopsis: It's the late 1950s and Miriam "Midge" Maisel has everything she has ever wanted -- the perfect husband, two kids and an elegant apartment on... View Full Synopsis
Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Zegen, Alex Borstein, Tony Shalhoub
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Synopsis: The Witcher Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world in which people often prove more wicked than beasts.
Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan, Joey Batey

