Two New Comedies Tonight on NBC and CBS

Of the two new shows premiering tonight, I look forward to NBC's comedy The Good Place with Ted Danson and Kristen Bell. This is the natural home of Danson rather than police shows.  Here is the summary:

The show follows Eleanor Shellstrop (Kristen Bell, "House of Lies," "Veronica Mars"), an ordinary woman who enters the afterlife and, thanks to some kind of error, is sent to the Good Place instead of the Bad Place, which is definitely where she belongs. While hiding in plain sight from Michael (Ted Danson, "CSI," "Cheers"), the wise architect of the Good Place (who doesn't know he's made a mistake), she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or, at least, the pretty good) person within.

Helping Eleanor navigate her new surroundings are Chidi (William Jackson Harper, "Paterson"), her kind, open-hearted "soul mate" who sees the good in people but finds himself facing quite a dilemma; her seemingly perfect new neighbors, Tahani (Jameela Jamil, "Playing It Straight") and Jianyu (Manny Jacinto, "The Romeo Section"); and Janet (D'Arcy Carden, "Broad City"), the go-to source for any and all information in the Good Place.  

I know we have seen versions of this idea before, but maybe this one will get some traction. I'm willing to give it a chance.

I cannot say that about the next show. Tonight's premiere of Kevin Can Wait on CBS looks like your run of the mill family comedy. Kevin James plays a retiring cop who has new duties after his daughter drops out of college. Don't expect anything too wild here.