FALL 2017 TV SURVEY:
40 MOST ANTICIPATED
RETURNING SHOWS

We asked TV fans, “Which returning fall TV shows are you most looking forward to?” See which series our survey respondents chose, ranked by popularity, below. (Respondents were allowed multiple choices.) The winner took top spot with 42 percent of the vote, while second place got 28 percent, third and fourth place were separated by a hairsbreadth of a percent and both rounded to 27 percent, and fifth place got 25 percent. (Click here to see the full results by percentage.)

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#40

Poldark
89% 80%

#40

Synopsis: This all-new version of the vintage Masterpiece series stars Aidan Turner as Capt. Ross Poldark, a redcoat returning to Cornwall [More]

Starring: Aidan Turner , Eleanor Tomlinson , Ellise Chappell , Beatie Edney

#39

Jane The Virgin
100% 86%

#39

Synopsis: Jane Villanueva, the daughter of a teen mother, grew up determined not to repeat her mom's mistakes. Jane is studying [More]

Starring: Gina Rodriguez , Andrea Navedo , Justin Baldoni , Yael Grobglas

#38

Narcos
89% 95%

#38

Synopsis: Netflix chronicles the rise of the cocaine trade in Colombia and the gripping real-life stories of drug kingpins of the [More]

Starring: Pedro Pascal , Arturo Castro , Kerry Bishé , Michael Stahl-David

#36

Empire
84% 48%

#36

Synopsis: Hip-hop artist and CEO of Empire Entertainment, Lucious Lyon, has always ruled unchallenged, but a medical diagnosis predicts he will [More]

Starring: Terrence Howard , Taraji P. Henson , Bryshere Y. Gray , Trai Byers

#35

Curb Your Enthusiasm
92% 91%

#35

Synopsis: "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David plays a version of himself on the improvised series. He faces a constant barrage of life's [More]

Starring: Larry David , Cheryl Hines , Jeff Garlin , Susie Essman

#34

Speechless
- - 79%

#34

Synopsis: Maya DiMeo, a wife and mother, is fiercely protective of her husband, Jimmy, and their three children, Ray, Dylan, and [More]

Starring: Minnie Driver , John Ross Bowie , Mason Cook , Micah Fowler

#33

Dancing With the Stars
- - - -

#33

Synopsis: Professional dancers pair with celebrities to train and compete in ballroom dancing, receiving guidance from a panel of experts along [More]

Starring: Julianne Hough , Alfonso Ribeiro , Bruno Tonioli , Carrie Ann Inaba

#32

Fresh Off the Boat
94% 79%

#32

Synopsis: Based on chef Eddie Huang's best-selling memoir of the same name, "Fresh Off the Boat" takes a humorous look at [More]

Starring: Randall Park , Constance Wu , Hudson Yang , Forrest Wheeler

#31

Outlander
90% 85%

#31

Synopsis: After serving as a British Army nurse in World War II, Claire Randall is enjoying a second honeymoon in Scotland [More]

Starring: Caitriona Balfe , Sam Heughan , Sophie Skelton , Richard Rankin

#30

Survivor
- - 68%

#30

Synopsis: Castaways inhabit a remote destination and attempt to outwit, outlast and outplay each other for a prize of $1 million. [More]

Starring: Jeff Probst , Joe Hunter , Chrissy Sarnowsky , Justin Pioppi

#29

The Good Place
97% 89%

#29

Synopsis: When Eleanor Shellstrop finds herself in the afterlife, she's both relieved and surprised that she's made it into the Good [More]

Starring: Kristen Bell , Ted Danson , William Jackson Harper , Jameela Jamil

#28

black-ish
92% 57%

#28

Synopsis: Dre Johnson (Anthony Anderson) has it all: a great job, a beautiful wife, Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross), four kids and [More]

Starring: Anthony Anderson , Tracee Ellis Ross , Yara Shahidi , Marcus Scribner

#27

The Voice
- - 58%

#27

Synopsis: America's best undiscovered talent goes head-to-head on teams led by four of today's biggest musical icons, who playfully compete against [More]

Starring: Carson Daly , Michael Bublé , John Legend , Adam Levine

#26

Family Guy
- - 64%

#26

Synopsis: This animated series features the adventures of the Griffin family. Endearingly ignorant Peter and his stay-at-home wife, Lois, reside in [More]

Starring: Seth MacFarlane , Alex Borstein , Seth Green , Mila Kunis

#25

Riverdale
81% 49%

#25

Synopsis: Archie Andrews starts the school year with the world weighing on his shoulders. He's decided he wants to pursue a [More]

Starring: K.J. Apa , Lili Reinhart , Camila Mendes , Cole Sprouse

#24

The Simpsons
85% 75%

#24

Synopsis: This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The [More]

Starring: Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith

#23

Vikings
93% 88%

#23

Synopsis: Viking Ragnar Lothbrok is a young farmer and family man who is frustrated by the policies of Earl Haraldson, his [More]

Starring: Katheryn Winnick , Moe Dunford , Josefin Asplund , Alexander Ludwig

#22

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
95% 87%

#22

Synopsis: The detectives of Brooklyn's 99th Precinct -- hotshot Jake Peralta, overachiever Amy Santiago, tough-as-nails Rosa Diaz, sweetheart Charles Boyle, devoted [More]

Starring: Andy Samberg , Andre Braugher , Terry Crews , Melissa Fumero

#21

Scandal
93% 72%

#21

Synopsis: "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes is the creative mind behind this ABC drama. Olivia Pope, a former media consultant to [More]

Starring: Kerry Washington , Guillermo Díaz , Darby Stanchfield , Katie Lowes

#20

Supernatural
93% 73%

#20

Synopsis: This haunting series follows the thrilling yet terrifying journeys of Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers who face an increasingly [More]

Starring: Jared Padalecki , Jensen Ackles , Misha Collins , Alexander Calvert

#19

Once Upon a Time
78% 78%

#19

Synopsis: "Once Upon a Time" tells the story of a new world, one in which fairy-tale legends and modern life collide. [More]

Starring: Lana Parrilla , Robert Carlyle , Colin O'Donoghue , Andrew J. West

#18

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
78% 84%

#18

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 [More]

Starring: Mariska Hargitay , Ice-T , Kelli Giddish , Peter Scanavino

#17

How to Get Away With Murder
88% 85%

#17

Synopsis: Annalise Keating (Oscar- and Tony-winning actress Viola Davis), a brilliant, charismatic and seductive professor of defense law, teaches a class [More]

Starring: Viola Davis , Billy Brown , Jack Falahee , Aja Naomi King

#16

The Crown
81% 92%

#16

Synopsis: Based on an award-winning play ("The Audience") by showrunner Peter Morgan, this lavish, Netflix-original drama chronicles the life of Queen [More]

Starring: Imelda Staunton , Jonathan Pryce , Lesley Manville , Dominic West

#15

Designated Survivor
71% 53%

#15

Synopsis: As a lower-level cabinet member, Tom Kirkman never imagined something would happen that would catapult him to the oval office. [More]

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland , Paulo Costanzo , Adan Canto , Italia Ricci

#14

The Blacklist
91% 79%

#14

Synopsis: For decades, ex-government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington has been one of the globe's most wanted fugitives. But then he agreed [More]

Starring: James Spader , Diego Klattenhoff , Hisham Tawfiq , Harry Lennix

#13

Supergirl
88% 47%

#13

Synopsis: At 12 years old, Kara Zor-El escapes doom on planet Krypton to find protection on Earth with the Danver family, [More]

Starring: Melissa Benoist , Chyler Leigh , Mehcad Brooks , David Harewood

#12

NCIS
- - 82%

#12

Synopsis: Naval Criminal Investigative Service Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs leads a group of colorful personalities in investigating crimes -- ranging [More]

Starring: Sean Murray , Wilmer Valderrama , Brian Dietzen , Diona Reasonover

#11

Arrow
86% 63%

#11

Synopsis: When presumed-dead billionaire playboy Oliver Queen returns home to Starling City after five years stranded on a remote island in [More]

Starring: Stephen Amell , David Ramsey , Emily Bett Rickards , Echo Kellum

#10

Modern Family
85% 90%

#10

Synopsis: Told from the perspective of an unseen documentary filmmaker, the series offers an honest, often-hilarious perspective of family life. Parents [More]

Starring: Ed O'Neill , Julie Bowen , Ty Burrell , Sofía Vergara

#9

American Horror Story
77% 66%

#9

Synopsis: "American Horror Story" was created by the co-creators of "Glee," but the shows have little in common besides that. The [More]

Starring: Dylan McDermott , Connie Britton , Taissa Farmiga , Jessica Lange

#8

Gotham
77% 68%

#8

Synopsis: James Gordon is a rising detective in the dangerously corrupt Gotham City, where his late father was a successful district [More]

Starring: Benjamin McKenzie , Donal Logue , David Mazouz , Morena Baccarin

#7

Will & Grace
- - 88%

#7

Synopsis: In the original eight-season run of this groundbreaking sitcom, best friends Will, a meticulous corporate lawyer, and Grace, a neurotic [More]

Starring: Eric McCormack , Debra Messing , Sean Hayes , Megan Mullally

#6

The Flash
89% 59%

#6

Synopsis: At 11, Barry Allen's life changed completely when his mother died in a freak accident and his innocent father was [More]

Starring: Grant Gustin , Candice Patton , Danielle Panabaker , Danielle Nicolet

#5

This Is Us
94% 81%

#5

Synopsis: The Pearson family's generational story unfolds in this emotional drama. In moments of love, joy, triumph and heartbreak, revelations emerge [More]

Starring: Milo Ventimiglia , Mandy Moore , Sterling K. Brown , Chrissy Metz

#3

The Walking Dead
79% 78%

#3

Synopsis: Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, this gritty drama portrays life in the months and years [More]

Starring: Norman Reedus , Melissa McBride , Lauren Cohan , Josh McDermitt

#2

The Big Bang Theory
81% 84%

#2

Synopsis: Mensa-fied best friends and roommates Leonard and Sheldon, physicists who work at the California Institute of Technology, may be able [More]

Starring: Johnny Galecki , Jim Parsons , Kaley Cuoco , Simon Helberg

#1

Stranger Things
91% 90%

#1

Synopsis: Mysteries unravel in a small Midwestern town in the 1980s, involving supernatural forces, secret experiments and one strange girl. [More]

Starring: Winona Ryder , David Harbour , Millie Bobby Brown , Finn Wolfhard