TVGuide Watchlist Comedy Predicts Fall Hits

TVGuide has a pretty good track record for picking hit shows, so here's some of what shows you can look for to be around through the spring.

For several of the past TV seasons, 8 of the top 10 most Watchlisted new shows were picked up for full seasons. The number of Watchlists created by TVGuide.com visitors and users of the TVGuide.com mobile apps now tops 1.5 million. With that sort of critical mass, a "wisdom of the crowds" thing starts to happen.

ABC and CBS lead with three sitcoms each on the top 10; Fox and NBC have two each.

New additions to the top 10 since May: ABC's "Trophy Wife" and "The Goldbergs," CBS's "The Millers" and NBC's "Welcome to the Family."

One controversial show on the May list actually moved up a notch.

TVGuide.com Editor-in-Chief Mickey O'Connor says, "There's no such thing as bad publicity. Just ask the creators of Fox's 'Dads'." The show garnered terrible reviews at the summer's fall TV previews when critics zeroed in on the show's treatment of women and minorities. A subsequent protest by the Media Action Network for Asian Americans was unsuccessful in getting Fox to reshoot the pilot, but apparently raised awareness of the show. What does it say that it rose in the rankings -- from No. 5 to No. 4?

Maybe people want to see how racist it really is? Or do they just want to see Brenda Song in a schoolgirl outfit?"