This time of year, every week is a new TV experience.
But this time, the spotlight belongs to The CW. The network will debut its entire fall lineup in one week. But there is still plenty to watch elsewhere, making it a tough job picking one show to watch in each prime-time hour of each night.
Thank Goodness for streaming and DVRs.
This week's picks:
MONDAY
7 p.m. It's the season premiere of Supergirl. I'm not gonna miss the opener of Season 3, especially with a heartbroken super-powered being on the loose. Doesn't that just seem like it's ripe for shenanigans? The CW
Stream later: Lucifer on Fox
8 I'm just here for the Easter eggs that litter The Gifted, a spawn of the X-Men (but not quite) universe. Fox
9 I like to say that I'm hate-watching it, but we all know the truth. What happens when you take the cast of Real Housewives of Dallas to Mexico and ply them with alcohol? Bad decisions, man. Bad decisions. Especially with an episode entitled (see what I did there?), "You've Yacht to Be Kidding." Bravo
TUESDAY
7 p.m. Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell of 2 Live Crew and First Amendment fights receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards. DJ Khaled, already a multitasker, hosts in the awards show taped Oct. 6 in Miami. BET
Stream later: Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. on KERA; Blackish and The Mayor on ABC; This Is Us on NBC
WEDNESDAY
7 p.m. For such a supposedly sleepy town, there sure is a lot of drama ... and blood. Riverdale returns for its second season, probably with some old answers to new mysteries. The CW
Stream later: Empire on Fox
8 Dynasty returns! Much to Fallon's dismay, her father's fiancee Cristal -- note the new spelling -- gets the job she's been coveting. And it's on! The CW
Stream later: Star on Fox
9 What a difference a season makes! Firebrand Brichelle plays the role of peacemaker in the second season of Little Women: Dallas. Lifetime
Stream later: Queen Sugar on OWN, The Shannara Chronicles on Spike
THURSDAY
7:30 p.m. Tahani and her dinner parties are seriously a thing on The Good Place, where nothing stays that good for that long. NBC
Stream later: Gotham on Fox
8 Forget all this cheating stuff, I can't wait to see the outfits inspired by Shopkins on Project Runway. Lifetime
Stream later: Arrow on The CW, Scandal on ABC
9 The team goes on the road as owner Jerry Jones gets inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team. CMT
FRIDAY
7 p.m. Emma (Jennifer Morrison) says her goodbyes on a rebooted Once Upon a Time. ABC
8 Again, I'm here for any Easter eggs in Marvel's Inhumans. ABC
SATURDAY
7 p.m. North Texas' own Lizzy Greene will host Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House 2017. Nickelodeon
SUNDAY
8 p.m. Former pro baseball star Alex Rodriguez sits with the judges as pro football player Rob Gronkowski makes a pitch on Shark Tank. ABC
