New Family and Courtroom Drama on Tuesday

Tonight you can watch the premiere of two more new shows - this time dramas.  The first is This is Us on NBC (see trailer), a multi-family drama where distinct stories come together.  Here is the spin from NBC:

Sometimes life will surprise you. Starring Mandy Moore ("A Walk to Remember"), Milo Ventimiglia ("Heroes," "Gilmore Girls") and Sterling K. Brown ("The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story"), this refreshingly honest and provocative series follows a unique ensemble. As their paths cross and their life stories intertwine in curious ways, we find that several of them share the same birthday and so much more than anyone would expect. From the writer and directors of "Crazy, Stupid, Love" comes a smart, modern dramedy that will challenge your everyday presumptions about the people you think you know.

I haven't seen Milo Ventimiglia a series for awhile, though I think he was part of last year's series The Whispers. It wasn't a show I watched, but he did a good job in a weird role on Crackle's The Chosen (as did Chad Michael Murray before he returned to a more traditional, and boring, role on Agent Carter).

On CBS you can catch the more traditional Bull (see trailer) where the lawyers and experts are brilliant, of course. Then I read "Dr. Phil McGraw" was the model for the expert and lost any potential interest (okay, the interest was already dead). Here is the story for this one:

Bull stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. Brilliant, brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys, witnesses and the accused tick. Bull employs an enviable team of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation to shape successful narratives down to the very last detail. They include his quick-witted former brother-in-law, Benny Colón, a lawyer who acts as defense attorney in the company’s mock trials; Marissa Morgan, a cutting-edge neurolinguistics expert from the Department of Homeland Security; former NYPD detective Danny James, the firm’s tough but relatable investigator; haughty millennial hacker Cable McCrory, who is responsible for gathering cyber intelligence; and Chunk Palmer, a fashion-conscious stylist and former All-American lineman who fine tunes clients’ appearances for trial. In high-stakes trials, Bull’s combination of remarkable insight into human nature, three Ph.D.’s and a top-notch staff creates winning strategies that tip the scales of justice in his clients’ favor.
And finally, if you just need a good comedy tonight, you can catch the fourth season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Fox. 

Update:  I am not going to spoil the surprise from the pilot of This is Us, but it makes the show that much more endearing.  I like where it is going, as does NBC as the series gets a full season.