Can Buzzy Drama Evil Save The Day For a Fledgling CBS?

CBS had a pretty lackluster premiere week last week, receiving tepid reviews for most of its new fall series and breaking a ten-year ratings winning streak, but one bright spot was debut of Evil. Produced by Michelle and Robert King (the power duo behind The Good Wife franchise), thw show is earning praise from critics and strong social media buzz (unusual for a CBS procedural). Is it the eye network's next big hit? Stay tuned...

NEW EPISODE: Picking up after last week's spookfest of a premiere, tonight's episode of Evil sees our new favorite investigators of supernatural phenomena looking into the case of a high school soccer player who comes back to life two hours after being declared dead. Watch the preview. 10:00 PM ET ON CBS

SPORTS: Are you ready for some football? Thursday Night Football pits the Los Angeles Rams against the Seattle Seahawks at Centurylink Field. 8:00 PM ET on FOX

NEW EPISODE: One episode into its sixteenth season, Grey's Anatomy may have finally cured itself of mad love, but the show's characters are still making plenty of poor decisions. Tonight's episode finds an unemployed Meredith diagnosing those around her, while relationships take on new life back in the hospital.  8:00 PM ET on ABC

NEW EPISODE: The final season of The Good Place continues, with the group juggling troublesome new residents who are beginning to reveal their actual personalities as the series continues to serve as a troubling if hilarious mirror of the times we live in. 9:00 PM ET on NBC

NEW EPISODE: It remains to be seen whether or not this season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the reset the show has been needing, but tonight's episode should be a good test, as Benson works with a young woman to help her recall the details of her assault. 10:00 PM ET on NBC

ALSO TONIGHT

• Superstore catches up with Amy as she seeks character testimonials to give to Mateo's immigration lawyer. Meanwhile, the other employees call dibs on Mateo's locker. 8:00 PM ET on NBC
• Sunnyside finds Brady  seeking comfort in Jun Ho and Lin's lifestyle, while Garret and Griselda grow suspicious of Hakim. 9:30 PM ET on NBC
• A Million Little Things welcomes Melora Hardin (Jan from The Office) back for an extended visit that could shake things up for Maggie and Gary. 9:00 PM ET on ABC

Mike Attebery is Senior Editor at Primetimer and the author of seven mystery thrillers. Follow him on Twitter at @mikeattebery.