Plenty of network shows airing during the 2024–2025 season are being held for midseason, includingSuits: L.A.andWill Trent, meaning they will premiere during the first few months of 2025. A plethora ofexciting new TV series are expected to air from January to March.Meanwhile, multiple highly anticipated new seasons of established network shows will arrive in the new year, giving TV fans much to look forward to in 2025.
Of course, dramas, sitcoms, and more that started airing in late 2024 are also returning from their winter breaks.TheAbbott ElementaryandIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiacrossoverwill debut in early January; ABC’s new hit police procedural seriesHigh Potentialalso returns with episode 8 in January; and9-1-1season 8 resumes in March following Eddie’s exit cliffhanger. However, for those missing shows that have been off the air for too long or looking forward to new stories,network TV has a lot in store regarding these particular series at the beginning of 2025.
10Suits L.A.
Release Date: February 23
Suits: L.A.is, without a doubt,the most highly anticipated network TV show of 2025.Followingthe resurgence ofSuitson Netflix in 2023, NBC made the easy decision to continue the story with a new set of characters working at an entertainment law firm in Los Angeles, California. Aaron Korsh, the creator and longtime showrunner ofSuits, resumes his behind-the-scenes roles for the spinoff. Meanwhile, the cast ofSuits: L.A.includes Stephen Amell as Ted Black, Josh McDermitt as Stuart Lane, Lex Scott Davis as Erica Rollins, and Bryan Greenberg as Rick Dodsen.
Suits LA’s Main Characters Prove The Spinoff Is Already Different From Suits In 1 Major Way
Suits LA’s approach to its main characters is already different from Suits, whose first couple of seasons were entirely focused on Harvey and Mike.
SinceSuits: L.A.takes place in the same universe asSuits, many expect to see characters from the original series appear in the new one. The good news is thatGabriel Macht, who played Harvey Specter in the USA Network legal drama, is confirmed to guest star inSuits: L.A.As for what Harvey is doing in Los Angeles or how he’s connected to Amell’s Ted, fans must watch the spinoff to learn more.Suits: L.A.premiereson Sunday, February 23, at 9 pm ET on NBC.
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Suits LA follows Ted Black, a former federal prosecutor who now represents influential clients in Los Angeles. As his law firm faces a critical juncture, Ted must navigate the challenges of a role he once disdained, balancing moral dilemmas with the demands of high-stakes legal battles.
9The Rookie Season 7
Release Date: January 7
WhereasSuits: L.A.is a new series, the highly successful ABC showThe Rookieis the furthest thing from being one as it’s heading into its seventh season in 2025. Alexi Hawley’s police procedural returns with new episodes after a seven-month hiatus. Unfortunately,the cast ofThe Rookieseason 7will be down a member as Tru Valentino, who portrayed Aaron Thorsen, is exiting the series ahead ofthe premiere on Tuesday, January 7, at 10 pm ET on ABC.
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To make up for Aaron’s absence,two new rookie police officers will enter the picture during the premiere — Miles Penn and Seth Ridley.Based onThe Rookieseason 7 trailer, Tim Bradford will likely be one of their training officers. Elsewhere in the upcoming episodes, the characters struggle to find Oscar Hutchinson and Jason Wyler following their prison escape in the season 6 finale. John Nolan and Bailey Nune’s adoption storyline will likely continue. Finally, Tim and Lucy Chen try to handle working with one another in the wake of their breakup (and perhaps reconcile their romance).
8The Conners Season 7
Release Date: March
The Connersis sadly coming to an end, but a handful of episodes remain in theRoseannespinoff before fans must say goodbye. Season 7 of the ABC sitcom is expected to debut in March 2025. Unfortunately,the network hasn’t announced an exact release dateas of the writing of this article, but it will reportedly be in the spring. What is known is thatThe Connersseason 7 will consist of six episodesand is being described as a “farewell event.”
6 Roseanne Characters Who Need To Return In The Conners' Final Season
Before 2025’s upcoming The Conners season 7 ends the sitcom franchise for good, the spinoff must bring back a few vital characters from Roseanne.
The cast members returning inThe Connersseason 7are John Goodman as Dan,Laurie Metcalf as Jackie, Sara Gilbert as Darlene, Lecy Goranson as Becky, Emma Kenney as Harris, Ames McNamara as Mark, Jay R. Ferguson as Ben, and Katey Segal as Louise. Not much else has been revealed about the sitcom’s shortened final season, though. So, fans will just have to keep their eyes out for trailers and first looks atThe Connersseason 7 as we get closer to March.
7Hunting Party
Release Date: February 3
Another new network TV show coming in 2025 isThe Hunting Partyon NBC. The procedural crime drama, created by JJ Bailey, follows agroup of law enforcement officers who come together to find and capture convicted killers who have recently escaped from prison.However, all the escapees originate from a top-secret prison that “isn’t supposed to exist,” based onThe Hunting Party’s logline (perDeadline).
Melissa Roxburgh (who many will recognize from her main role as Michaela intheManifestcast) leads the cast ofThe Hunting Partyas Rebecca “Bex” Henderson, an FBI agent. Other stars include Patrick Sabongui as Ryan Hassani (a CIA agent), Sara Garcia as Jennifer Morales (an Army Intelligence officer), Josh McKenzie as Shane Florence (a prison guard), and Nick Wechsler as Oliver Odell (Bex’s former FBI partner). Together, they form the aforementioned team tasked with catching dangerous convicts inThe Hunting Party. The new seriespremieres on Monday, February 3, at 10 pm ET on NBC.
6Shifting Gears
Release Date: January 8
Tim Allen and Kat Dennings return to the sitcom world inShifting Gears, a new ABC comedy series. Allen (ofHome ImprovementandLast Man Standingfame) stars asMatt Parker, a widower who reconnects with his estranged daughter, Riley(played by Dennings from2 Broke Girls), when she and her children move in with him. Other cast members include Seann William Scott as Gabriel, Daryl Mitchell as Stitch, Maxwell Simkins as Carter, Barrett Margolis as Georgia, and Jenna Elfman as Eve.
Shifting Gearspremieres on Wednesday, January 8, at 8 pm ET on ABC.
During an interview withScreen Rant,Allen previews his character inShifting Gears. The star also teases that Matt has a son who won’t get introduced until later on in the sitcom (and the actor playing him is unknown). Allen revealed:
“My [Shifting Gears] character, Matt Parker, went to Rhode Island School of Design, and on his way to school, his dad had a massive heart attack. He had to come back to North Hollywood to take over the business and never became a designer. He never followed his dream, so there’s that little frustration [about] what my life could have been. I had two kids—one’s in the Navy, who we’ll meet later—and then Kat Dennings, [who is] wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. She plays my daughter, who left in high school. I wanted a contentious relationship with her, all while my wife, the love of my life, went out jogging and had a heart attack and died. It sounds like a terrible tragedy, and it is. Somehow, this guy saved a sense of humor and turned into a crotchety [man]. We’re dealing with grief as it comes out. Then, his daughter comes back in his life and needs a place to stay. It’s just the wrong time, but he says yes anyway.”
5Watson
Release Date: January 26
Another take on Arthur Conan Doyle’sSherlock Holmesstories is coming to CBS in 2025, but this time, the focus is on Dr. John Watson.Morris Chestnut (fromRosewood,The Resident, and more) stars as the titular characterinWatson. Meanwhile, his castmates include Eve Harlow as Ingrid Derian, Peter Mark Kendall as Stephens Croft and Adam Croft, Inga Schlingmann as Sasha Lubbock, Ritchie Coster as Shinwell Johnson, and Rochelle Aytes (wholeft theS.W.A.T.season 8 cast forWatson) as Mary Morstan.
According toTV Insider,Watsonepisode 2 will debut on Sunday, February 16, three weeks after the pilot, at 9 pm ET, which will be the show’s timeslot moving forward.
Watson’s story takes place one year after Moriarty killed Sherlock Holmesand begins withWatson opening the “Holmes Clinic” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Chestnut’s character commits himself to his practice. However, when he learns that Moriarty might still be alive, everything changes for Watson. The CBS medical crime drama premieres on Sunday, January 26, at 10 pm ET.
4Doc
Fox is releasing a new medical drama —Doc— in early January 2025. The upcoming network series isbased on the Italian TV showDoc — Nelle tue mani,which premiered in 2020 and has aired three seasons and 48 episodes.Doc(the American version) stars Molly Parker as Dr. Amy Larsen, the chief of internal medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Docis inspired by Dr. Pierdante Piccioni’s true story (perCollider). Dr. Piccioni was the chief of a hospital ER in Italy who lost his memory of the last 12 years of his life following a car accident.
At the beginning of the series,Amy is in a car accident and suffers a brain injury.As a result, she gets amnesia and forgets everything that happened in the past eight years, which takes a tremendous toll on her personal and work life. Aside from Parker, the rest of theDoccast includes Omar Metwally as Dr. Michael Hamda, Amirah Vann as Dr. Gina Walker, Jon-Michael Ecker as Jake Heller, Anya Banerjee as Sonya Maitra, and Scott Wolf as Richard Miller.Docpremieres on Tuesday, January 7, at 9 pm ET on Fox.
3All American Season 7
All American, one of the last surviving scripted CW shows, returns with season 7in 2025. However, the lineup of characters will look a lot different in the upcoming episodes than in the past six seasons.SeveralAll Americancast members won’t return in season 7, including Daniel Ezra as Spencer James, Samantha Logan as Olivia Baker, Cody Christian as Asher Adams, Karimah Westbrook as Grace James, Monet Mazur as Laura Fine-Baker, Jalyn Hall as Dillon James, and Chelsea Tavares as Patience Robinson.
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Kingston “KJ” Jeremy
Consequently, the only remaining originalAll Americanactors in season 7 are Bre-Z as Coop, Michael Evans Behling as Jordan Baker, and Greta Onieogou as Layla Keating. Season 7 serves as a sort of reboot for the sports drama, focusing on a new set of high schoolers. As seen duringtheAll Americanseason 6 finale,Jordan now coaches at South Crenshaw High School.Jordan will guide the younger athletes as his father did for him when season 7 premieres on Monday, February 3, at 8 pm ET on The CW.
2NCIS: Sydney Season 2
Release Date: January 31
NCIS: Sydney, the fourthspinoff in theNCISfranchise, returns withseason 2 on Friday, January 31, at 8 pm ET on CBS.The Australian military procedural series is expected to bring back its entire main cast for its second season. So, fans should expect to see Olivia Swann as Michelle Mackey, Todd Lasance as Jim “JD” Dempsey, Sean Sagar as DeShawn Jackson, Tuuli Narkle as Constable Evie Cooper, Mavournee Hazel as Bluebird “Blue” Gleeson, and William McInnes as Roy “Rosie” Penrose inNCIS: Sydneyseason 2.
NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Makes Me Hopeful That A 20-Year-Old NCIS Tradition Will Return
A growing relationship between two key characters in NCIS: Sydney makes me excited about the possibility of the return of a 20-year-old NCIS trend.
There are a few things fans shouldremember before theNCIS: Sydneyseason 2 premiere. For starters, the season 1 finale revealed thatRichard Rankin was connected to JD’s son’s kidnapping.However, Rankin won’t be the only antagonist the team must deal with in season 2 asAna Niemus escapedin the previous episode. So, much is at stake for the characters inNCIS: Sydneyseason 2.
1Will Trent Season 3
Will Trent, one of network TV’s hottest dramas, debuts its third season in 2025 following a seven-month hiatus. As fans will recall,Will Trentseason 2 endedin a cliffhanger with Will going missing. To back things up a bit, the finale began with Will and his team searching for a serial killer targeting pedophiles. They learned thatCrystal, the teenager Angie took under her wing after she murdered Lenny, was the killer.Angie tried to reason with her. However, when Crystal ran away from the detective, she slipped and fell, hitting her head hard. Crystal died and Angie was left to pick up the pieces.
Gina Rodriguez
Marion Alba
Will discovered that Angie helped cover up Lenny’s death, and he reluctantly arrested her. Afterward, Will left Atlanta, and based on the promo for season 3, it will be months before he returns. Thankfully, the premiere features a time jump, catching viewers up to speed when Will resumes his work. Nothing will be the same, though, after he arrested “the love of his life” (his words).Will Trentseason 3,which premieres on Tuesday, January 7, at 8 pm ET on ABC, also features a couple of new faces— Gina Rodriguez as ADA Marion Alba and Scott Foley as Dr. Seth McDale.
Will Trent
Will Trent is a crime drama series that follows special agent Will Trent, who was abandoned at birth and raised in Atlanta’s foster care system. He becomes a dedicated agent with the highest clearance rate, driven by his experiences to ensure others do not suffer as he did.
