Here's an assessment of the new prime-time series scheduled to arrive through the fall:
CBS
Listen Up, 8:30 p.m. Mondays: Jason Alexander plays a sports columnist in this uneven sitcom based on Tony Kornheiser's writings.
Clubhouse, 9 Tuesdays: A 16-year-old relishes life as a batboy for a New York team. The pilot was neither credible nor clear, but the drama has a sweet tone and a good cast: Dean Cain, Christopher Lloyd, Mare Winningham.
Center of the Universe, 9:30 Wednesdays: John Goodman and Jean Smart portray devoted spouses in a laughless sitcom.
CSI: NY, 10 Wednesdays: Gary Sinise stars in this spinoff, the program most often cited as a likely hit.
dr. vegas, 10 Fridays: Rob Lowe plays a casino physician in this lackluster comedy-drama. The title, designed to be lowercase, doesn't deserve capitalization.
NBC
LAX, 10 Mondays: The strangely lighthearted drama pairs Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood as bickering airport executives. It's never believable.
Father of the Pride, 9 Tuesdays: Critics haven't seen the animated comedy about lions in the Siegfried & Roy act. But the buzz is not good.
Hawaii, 8 Wednesdays: A police-action series that's heavy on shootouts, car chases and macho banter. The show is also surprisingly lighthearted despite grisly crimes.
Joey, 8 Thursdays: Can Matt LeBlanc carry a sitcom without his Friends co-stars? Not terrible. Not dazzling, either.
Medical Investigation, 10 Fridays: NBC does its version of CSI in this predictable drama about experts from the National Institutes of Health.
Fox
The Partner, 9 Sundays: Lawyers jockey for a job at an elite firm. The reality series owes its existence to NBC's The Apprentice.
The Billionaire, 8 Tuesdays: Airline mogul Richard Branson guides young entrepreneurs on a world journey. He owes his screen time to surprise star Donald Trump.
House, 9 Tuesdays: The title refers to Dr. Greg House (Hugh Laurie), a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. The dreary drama is similarly hampered by a lack of charm.
The Next Great Champ, 8 Fridays: Oscar De La Hoya looks for young boxers with potential in this reality series. NBC's The Contender, which sounds like the same show, will arrive later next season.
ABC
Desperate Housewives, 9 Sundays: Mystery, ______ and bad food drive this engaging drama about suburban neighbors. Heading the excellent cast are Felicity Huffman of Sports Night, Teri Hatcher of Lois & Clark and Marcia Cross of Melrose Place.
The Practice: Fleet Street, 10 Sundays: James Spader and Rhona Mitra continue their Practice roles in this spinoff set in a tony Boston firm. William Shatner co-stars.
The Benefactor, 8 Mondays: ABC's answer to The Apprentice casts Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban as the title character. Sixteen applicants compete for the $1 million prize he will give away.
Rodney, 9:30 Tuesdays: Standup comedian Rodney Carrington plays a stressed family man who yearns to do standup. A so-so sitcom pilot, but Carrington has Everyman appeal.
Lost, 8 Wednesdays: The drama follows 48 plane-crash survivors who are stranded on a Pacific island. Matthew Fox (Party of Five) leads the cast; the pilot was elaborate, eerie and spellbinding.
Wife Swap, 10 Wednesdays: Mothers from two families trade places each week in this reality series based on a British hit. The results can be unsettling, as the adults question how they treat their spouses and children.
Life As We Know It, 9 Thursdays: Teenage boys sound off about their lives and share their thoughts in this slick comedy-drama. The attractive actors should appeal to teen girls. The sexy content could offend parents.
Savages, 8:30 Fridays: Executive producer Mel Gibson delivers this raucous sitcom about a firefighter (Keith Carradine) raising five slobby sons on his own.
The WB
Jack & Bobby, 9 Sundays: The touching drama follows two high-school-age brothers, one of whom will become U.S. president. Christine Lahti plays their demanding mother.
The Mountain, 9 Wednesdays: Two brothers clash over the family's resort business in this superficial, soapy drama. Barbara Hershey takes the mother's role.
Blue Collar TV, 8 Thursdays: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Central Florida's Larry the Cable Guy convert their comedy tour into a weekly show starting this summer.
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, 8:30 Thursdays: The former ABC star pumps up improv comedy by adding animation.
Studio 7, 9 Thursdays: The series mixes reality and game-show formats by following contestants for a week. The show, which debuts July 22, comes from Michael Davies of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Commando Nanny, 8:30 Fridays: Executive producer Mark Burnett draws on his past for this formulaic sitcom. A former British soldier (ingratiating Philip Winchester) watches over a tycoon's 5-year-old son.
UPN
Second Time Around, 9:30 Mondays: An architect and an artist remarry in this low-key comedy. The attractive stars, Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Parker, are engaged in real life.
Veronica Mars, 9 Tuesdays: She's a 17-year-old sleuth who helps her private-eye dad. Kristen Bell takes the title role in this quirky drama.
Kevin Hill, 9 Wednesdays: Taye Diggs plays an entertainment lawyer who's entrusted with raising a dead cousin's baby. Industry watchers pick the diverting drama as a likely hit that should bolster UPN.
CBS
Listen Up, 8:30 p.m. Mondays: Jason Alexander plays a sports columnist in this uneven sitcom based on Tony Kornheiser's writings.
Clubhouse, 9 Tuesdays: A 16-year-old relishes life as a batboy for a New York team. The pilot was neither credible nor clear, but the drama has a sweet tone and a good cast: Dean Cain, Christopher Lloyd, Mare Winningham.
Center of the Universe, 9:30 Wednesdays: John Goodman and Jean Smart portray devoted spouses in a laughless sitcom.
CSI: NY, 10 Wednesdays: Gary Sinise stars in this spinoff, the program most often cited as a likely hit.
dr. vegas, 10 Fridays: Rob Lowe plays a casino physician in this lackluster comedy-drama. The title, designed to be lowercase, doesn't deserve capitalization.
NBC
LAX, 10 Mondays: The strangely lighthearted drama pairs Heather Locklear and Blair Underwood as bickering airport executives. It's never believable.
Father of the Pride, 9 Tuesdays: Critics haven't seen the animated comedy about lions in the Siegfried & Roy act. But the buzz is not good.
Hawaii, 8 Wednesdays: A police-action series that's heavy on shootouts, car chases and macho banter. The show is also surprisingly lighthearted despite grisly crimes.
Joey, 8 Thursdays: Can Matt LeBlanc carry a sitcom without his Friends co-stars? Not terrible. Not dazzling, either.
Medical Investigation, 10 Fridays: NBC does its version of CSI in this predictable drama about experts from the National Institutes of Health.
Fox
The Partner, 9 Sundays: Lawyers jockey for a job at an elite firm. The reality series owes its existence to NBC's The Apprentice.
The Billionaire, 8 Tuesdays: Airline mogul Richard Branson guides young entrepreneurs on a world journey. He owes his screen time to surprise star Donald Trump.
House, 9 Tuesdays: The title refers to Dr. Greg House (Hugh Laurie), a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. The dreary drama is similarly hampered by a lack of charm.
The Next Great Champ, 8 Fridays: Oscar De La Hoya looks for young boxers with potential in this reality series. NBC's The Contender, which sounds like the same show, will arrive later next season.
ABC
Desperate Housewives, 9 Sundays: Mystery, ______ and bad food drive this engaging drama about suburban neighbors. Heading the excellent cast are Felicity Huffman of Sports Night, Teri Hatcher of Lois & Clark and Marcia Cross of Melrose Place.
The Practice: Fleet Street, 10 Sundays: James Spader and Rhona Mitra continue their Practice roles in this spinoff set in a tony Boston firm. William Shatner co-stars.
The Benefactor, 8 Mondays: ABC's answer to The Apprentice casts Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban as the title character. Sixteen applicants compete for the $1 million prize he will give away.
Rodney, 9:30 Tuesdays: Standup comedian Rodney Carrington plays a stressed family man who yearns to do standup. A so-so sitcom pilot, but Carrington has Everyman appeal.
Lost, 8 Wednesdays: The drama follows 48 plane-crash survivors who are stranded on a Pacific island. Matthew Fox (Party of Five) leads the cast; the pilot was elaborate, eerie and spellbinding.
Wife Swap, 10 Wednesdays: Mothers from two families trade places each week in this reality series based on a British hit. The results can be unsettling, as the adults question how they treat their spouses and children.
Life As We Know It, 9 Thursdays: Teenage boys sound off about their lives and share their thoughts in this slick comedy-drama. The attractive actors should appeal to teen girls. The sexy content could offend parents.
Savages, 8:30 Fridays: Executive producer Mel Gibson delivers this raucous sitcom about a firefighter (Keith Carradine) raising five slobby sons on his own.
The WB
Jack & Bobby, 9 Sundays: The touching drama follows two high-school-age brothers, one of whom will become U.S. president. Christine Lahti plays their demanding mother.
The Mountain, 9 Wednesdays: Two brothers clash over the family's resort business in this superficial, soapy drama. Barbara Hershey takes the mother's role.
Blue Collar TV, 8 Thursdays: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Central Florida's Larry the Cable Guy convert their comedy tour into a weekly show starting this summer.
Drew Carey's Green Screen Show, 8:30 Thursdays: The former ABC star pumps up improv comedy by adding animation.
Studio 7, 9 Thursdays: The series mixes reality and game-show formats by following contestants for a week. The show, which debuts July 22, comes from Michael Davies of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Commando Nanny, 8:30 Fridays: Executive producer Mark Burnett draws on his past for this formulaic sitcom. A former British soldier (ingratiating Philip Winchester) watches over a tycoon's 5-year-old son.
UPN
Second Time Around, 9:30 Mondays: An architect and an artist remarry in this low-key comedy. The attractive stars, Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Parker, are engaged in real life.
Veronica Mars, 9 Tuesdays: She's a 17-year-old sleuth who helps her private-eye dad. Kristen Bell takes the title role in this quirky drama.
Kevin Hill, 9 Wednesdays: Taye Diggs plays an entertainment lawyer who's entrusted with raising a dead cousin's baby. Industry watchers pick the diverting drama as a likely hit that should bolster UPN.