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Fall is Detective Archivesback, which only further proves that time is meaningless, but we still have television to keep us company as we slide deeper into the void.

TV has changed a lot in 2020, with viewers scrambling to combat boredom indoors and the TV industry itself adding new streaming services and ways of creating content during a pandemic.

Returning fall shows won't reflect production delays due to coronavirus, but they will continue to couch us in normalcy — something that television uniquely has done for the majority of a very abnormal year.

Here are 10 returning shows we can't wait for this fall, in order of premiere date.

1. A.P. Bio Season 3 (Sept. 3)

Jack (Glenn Howerton) continues to corrupt-slash-educate Heather (Allisyn Snyder) and his other students on "A.P. Bio" Season 3. Credit: Chris Haston / Peacock

NBC's snarky comedy about a Harvard professor reduced (in his eyes) to teaching high schoolers is now a proud Peacock original. Season 3 sees Jack (Glenn Howerton) as morally grey as ever as an educator, which means guaranteed laughs as he tries to impart acceptable knowledge to his students. As always, we're here for Patton Oswalt as Principal Durbin, who apparently has to tackle Sex Ed this season...

Where to watch: Peacock

2. The Boys Season 2 (Sept 5)

Credit: Jasper Savage / Amazon Studios

Season 2 picks up with the titular Boys hiding from the Supes and separated from a seemingly vanished Butcher. Vought and the Supes remain at large, with a new Supe in the mix (Aya Cash) who could make life very difficult for Homelander while Starlight tries to figure out The Seven. Where to watch: Amazon

3. PEN15 Season 2 (Sept. 18)

Maya (Maya Erskine) and Anna (Anna Konkle) attend a pool party that is of course infiiltrated by a crush. Credit: erica parise / Hulu

Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, and Sam Zvibleman's middle school comedy returns with even more highly-relatable and masterfully cringey storylines, including a crush (maybe even a kiss??), a school play, sleepovers, and even magical powers. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, and it continues to be nonstop entertainment.

Where to watch: Hulu

4. Fargo Season 4 (Sept. 27)

Chris Rock joins "Fargo" Season 4 as as Loy Cannon. Credit: matthias clamer / fx

The latest installment of Noah Hawley's dark comedy anthology takes us to Kansas City in the '50s, where dueling criminal empires face mounting tension. On one side is the local mafia, and on the other is a group of Black migrants (led by Chris Rock's Loy Cannon) hoping for freedom from Jim Crow and those who perpetuate racist law.

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Where to watch: FX

5. Bob's Burgers Season 11 (Sept. 27)

Tina, Louise, and Gene in the Season 10 finale of "Bob's Burgers." Credit: fox

No matter how many new shows make their way into this world, we can't be without our mainstays and comfort TV. As Bob's Burgersenters its 11th season, the Belcher family's life is as bizarre and welcoming as ever. Whether it's Tina's dry despondence, Louise's madness, or new original songs, we know we need Season 11 as badly as ever.

Where to watch: Fox

6. Supernatural Season 15 (Oct. 8)

Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles return for the final episodes of "Supernatural" on The CW. Credit: Colin Bentley / The CW

The ballad of Sam and Dean Winchester draws to a close as Supernaturalwraps up its 15th (!)and final season. With the losses of Jack and Mary weighing heavily, the boys and Castiel find themselves up against God himself.

Where to watch: The CW

7. The Haunting of Bly Manor (Oct. 9)

Amelie Bae Smith joins "The Haunting..." as Flora in "The Haunting of Bly Manor" on Netflix. Credit: Eike Schroter / Netflix

From The Haunting of Hill Housecreator Mike Flanagan comes yet another haunting, but with all new characters and story. Hill Housewas based on a novel by Shirley Jackson, while Blydraws on The Turn of the Screwby Henry James. A brand-new cast will star, with Hill House's Victoria Pedretti returning in a different role. James' novella deals with ghosts and abduction, among other things, but Flanagan completely overhauled Hill Housefor his screen adaptation, so expect more than a few changes if you're familiar with the text. The date announcement didn't give away much, except for one thing: Creepy dolls!

Where to watch: Netflix

8. Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 (Oct. 11)

Fear the Walking Deadreturns with the characters split up in Virginia's settlements and trying to simply survive — without the support they're used to. The Pioneers' lifestyle might be unfamiliar, but it's a fascinating new world for the characters we already knew, and one in which some of them might actually fit in.

Where to watch: AMC

9. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 (Oct. 15)

Book (David Ajala) and Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) explore new worlds in Season 3 of "Star Trek: Discovery." Credit: CBS

Star Trek: Discoveryreturns to CBS All Access on Thursdays, picking up after the U.S.S. Discoverywent through a wormhole. Burnham and the rest of the crew must find their way home — through space and time — as they face allies, enemies, and everything in between on this side of the wormhole.

Where to watch: CBS All Access

10. Unsolved Mysteries Volume 2 (Oct. 19)

More disappearances, deaths, and general creepiness await as "Unsolved Mysteries" returns. Credit: netflix

Netflix's paranormal true-crime docuseries returns with six more episodes about people who disappeared, died, or experienced other mysterious circumstances. We're probably not going out for Halloween this year, so consider this binge confirmed.

Where to watch: Netflix

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