At last, fall is here and a lot of our favorite TV shows are back on network, cable and streaming platforms.In September, long-running network series “Dancing With the Stars,” “Survivor,” “The Voice,” the “Law & Order” franchise and “The Simpsons” all aired new episodes. This month, fan favorite series like “Matlock,” “Abbott Elementary,” “9-1-1” and “NCIS” make their debuts. Just eight brand-new shows are making their premieres this fall on network television: Fox has two reality television competitions, “Celebrity Weakest Link” and “99 To Beat”; NBC and ABC are only debuting two new series, “On Brand With Jimmy Fallon” and “9-1-1: Nashville,” respectively. CBS has four new series: workplace comedy “DMV,” music competition show “The Road” and the police procedurals “Boston Blue” and “Sheriff Country.”But of course, the streamers are packing out their lineups. Netflix debuted crime thriller “Black Rabbit” and mystery limited series “Wayward”; Hulu is expanding its true crime drama portfolio with “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.” Peacock is lending “The Paper,” its new spinoff of “The Office,” to NBC’s lineup. Paramount+ is continuing its collaboration with Taylor Sheridan for his addictive series “Tulsa King,” “Landman” and “Mayor of Kingstown.” If you’re more into film, Hollywood has some big talkers in theaters and on streaming, including “One Battle After Another,” “Wicked: For Good,” Hulu’s remake of “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” and Netflix’s “Frankenstein.”HuffPost is keeping an eye on all the new releases this fall and into the top of 2026, when several networks will be launching a jam-packed midwinter lineup and when awards season really ramps up for the hottest cinema of the year.We’ll recommend what to watch, tell you what to skip and blab on about our favorite scenes and performances. Stay tuned for updates.‘99 To Beat’ Is The Musical Chairs Version Of ‘Squid Game’ — And Somehow So Addicting“99 To Beat” is one of the newest game shows to join the network TV lineup. The series originated in Belgium in 2018; it now airs on Fox. The show features 100 contestants who compete in random games with the goal of not being dead last. Most of the contestants are not famous, there are a couple former “Survivor” contestants who compete, including Sandra Diaz-Twine and Danni Boatwright.The winner receives $1 million.Hosted by actor-comedian Ken Jeong and sports commentator Erin Andrews, the show kind of reminds me of “Squid Game,” you know, without all the dying. Andrews and Jeong are the perfect hosts because they drum up all the anticipation and excitement with their reactions throughout all the games.“99 To Beat” is so oddly addicting. The games are so simple and fun: melting a block of ice to get to a whistle, find a T-shirt with your name on it among a huge pile of shirts, stack hex bolts on top of each other with a chopstick and my personal favorite, defrost a pair of frozen pants, put them on and then put your hands in the pockets.In one game, where the contestants paired up and one person threw a potato and the other had to catch it on a fork, I was legit screaming at one contestant who ended up losing because she had the fork tines facing the wrong way. It’s kind of shocking how emotionally invested you can get while watching strangers play silly games. I highly recommend the show for anyone who likes reality competition shows.“99 To Beat” airs on FOX on Wednesdays. It streams on Hulu the next day.See All UpdatesClose