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Last Man Standing, on ABC

Tim Allen brings his trademark "manly man" humor back to prime time as Mike Baxter in this season premiere. The comedy co-stars Nancy Travis as Mike's wife Vanessa, and Molly Ephraim, Kaitlyn Dever and Amanda Fuller as his three daughters.

Tim Allen stars in "Last Man Standing"
Tim Allen stars in "Last Man Standing"

Q: I loved Kelli Williams in "Lie to Me." What else can I see her in?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

Kelli Williams actually has a pretty thick resume, filled with a number of pretty hefty TV supporting roles, but lately she's been focusing on her own show, "Ties That Bind."

Get dirty, win big: ABC's new series explores whether 'blood' is thicker than 'oil'

Author: 
Jacqui Wiens / TV Media
Amber Valletta stars in “Blood & Oil”

Amber Valletta stars in “Blood & Oil”

The Player, on NBC

Wesley Snipes stars as the pit boss of a gambling operation in which wealthy people bet on whether or not former military operative Alex Kane (Philip Winchester) can stop crime in its tracks in this premiere. Set in Las Vegas, the thriller also stars Charity Wakefield as the dealer, Cassandra.

Wesley Snipes stars in "The Player"
Wesley Snipes stars in "The Player"

Survivor: Cambodia - Second Chance, on CBS

Fan favorites return to outwit, outlast and outplay in the hopes of winning the ultimate $1 million prize in this premiere. Jeff Probst once again returns to host the series, which strands 20 castaways in a remote area where they’ll compete in physical and mental challenges.

Monica Padilla in "Survivor: Cambodia -- Second Chance"
Monica Padilla in "Survivor: Cambodia -- Second Chance"

Q: Is it true that the actress who played Norma on "Twin Peaks" was the girl on "The Mod Squad" back in the '60s?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

"The Mod Squad" was a late-'60s TV phenomenon -- the kind of successful and stylish hit that: a) doesn't age well, and b) dooms its stars to being remembered for that one thing for the rest of their careers.

Peggy Lipton was one of those stars -- the blonde, hippyish girl on the team of cops assigned to go undercover among the era's famously troubled youth.

Fresh Off the Boat, on ABC

Hudson Yang returns as first-generation Asian American Eddie Huang, a young boy who struggles to fit in with his classmates in suburban Orlando, in this season premiere. Randall Park and Constance Wu star as Eddie’s parents, owners of a western-themed restaurant.

Hudson Yang stars in "Fresh Off the Boat"
Hudson Yang stars in "Fresh Off the Boat"

Life in Pieces, on CBS

Members of the Short family try to savor life’s special moments as their story unfolds in four brief segments in this new single-camera comedy. Dianne Wiest stars as the family matriarch, Joan, who’ll do anything to support her children, as long as she agrees with them.

Dianne Wiest stars in "Life in Pieces"
Dianne Wiest stars in "Life in Pieces"

There goes my hero: NBC revives hit sci-fi series after five years with 'Heroes Reborn'

Author: 
Rory MacDonald-Gauthier / TV Media
Jack Coleman stars in “Heroes Reborn”

Jack Coleman stars in “Heroes Reborn”

Q: I saw an amazing thriller the other day but I never caught the name. It had a great cast, with big names such as Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie, as well as some odd choices such as Queen Latifah and the guy who played Al Bundy. Can you give me th

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

The movie you're thinking of is 1999's "The Bone Collector," and it would have been a shock if it hadn't turned out to be an "amazing thriller," as you say, given the people involved.

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