This year broadcast networks tried a different premiere pattern with both NBC (“American Auto” and “Grand Crew”) and ABC (the excellent comedy “Abbott Elementary”) debuting some series in December but then not rolling them out weekly until the new year.

Here are the other midseason series you can expect to see:

ABC

“Judge Steve Harvey” (8 p.m. Jan. 4, WTAE-TV): Imagine a daytime court show (with more comedy, I’d guess) imported to prime time.

“Women of the Movement” (8 p.m. Jan. 6): Six-episode drama about the real-life murder of Emmett Till and his mother’s activism and quest for justice.

“Promised Land” (10 p.m. Jan. 24): Two rival families vie for wealth and power in California wine country.

Returning: “The Bachelor” (8 p.m. Jan. 3), “Abbott Elementary” (9 p.m. Jan. 4), “Black-ish” (9:30 p.m. Jan. 4), “The Chase” (10 p.m. Jan. 5).

CBS

“Good Sam” (10 p.m. Jan. 5, KDKA-TV): “House” redux. Arrogant Dr. Griffith (Jason Isaacs) rides the younger docs hard, including his daughter Sam (Sophia Bush). Then a turn of events changes their father-daughter dynamic. Lighter with more twinkly music than most CBS procedurals, “Good Sam” offers both medical-case-of-the-week and soapy storylines along with the who-needs-who more back-and-forth between father and daughter. This one’s more middling OK than good.

“How We Roll” (9:30 p.m. March 31): Inspired by the life story of professional bowler Tom Smallwood, the sitcom stars Pete Holmes as Tom, who gets laid off from a car assembly line and pursues his dream of becoming a pro bowler.

Returning: “S.W.A.T.” (moves to 10 p.m. Sunday on Jan. 2), “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m. Jan. 5), “Undercover Boss” (8 p.m. Jan. 7), “Celebrity Big Brother” (8 p.m. Feb. 2), “Survivor” (8 p.m. March 9).

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