Fall TV preview: What's old is new again, and expect plenty more of the same

If you watch a lot of network TV already, here's the good news: You can look forward to more of the same, only with fewer opportunities to laugh.

Squeezed by competition from streaming services (including those owned by their parent companies), the major broadcasters unveiled revised fall lineups this week largely built around the notion that sticking with the schedule you know is safer than trying a whole bunch of unproven series.

So after some high-profile cancellations, the networks will add relatively few new programs in the fall, and in many instances will make what's old new again, relying on spinoffs and reboots with built-in name identification. As for genres, sitcoms have lost ground to drama and reality shows, with CBS and ABC each dropping hours of comedy.