NBC has premiered its midseason shows, and at least one has some spark.
The Hunting Party
10 p.m. Mondays on NBC
Melissa Roxbrugh from “Manifest” leads this procedural about a woman using her skills to find missing violent criminals after a high-security prison explodes.
Flashbacks are used, but it keeps you guessing throughout the pilot. Some plot points feel heavy-handed, but I think it’s worth a shot.
Try it
Good Cop/Bad Cop
9 p.m. Wednesdays on the CW
Leighton Meester and Clancy Brown star in this family cop dramedy. Brown deserves better, especially after his role in “The Shawshank Redemption,” and Meester should be thankful she’s joining “Nobody Wants This” season 2.
It’s such a flat show, but it has some humor. The pilot overexplains the premise; you’ll be beaten over the head with it.
Skip it
Suits LA
9 p.m. Sundays on NBC
If you think you need to know the original “Suits,” you’d be wrong. This “spinoff” has an entirely new cast and a different network. (Some characters will make cameos, according to several news sources.)
The pilot flashes back from 2010 to 2025 with a cast headlined by Stephen Amell. It seems glitzier in LA over NYC with this firm handling entertainment law as well as criminal defense.
But really, I just watched egotistical lawyers backstab each other and talk about trust. And I don’t need that.
Skip it
Grosse Pointe Garden Society
10 p.m. Sundays on NBC
You’ll recognize a lot of people on this soapy drama focused on a gardening club. (Hello, Warner from “Legally Blonde”!)
The flashbacks and narration are a bit of a crutch, but at least it provided some campy fun.
They’re advertising this show as being like “Desperate Housewives,” which seems accurate.
Try it
