A preview of this season's premieres

Fall brings a lot of changes -- the color of leaves, the fashions, the weather, and, most jarring, the television lineup changes.

This is undoubtedly a little stressful -- do you pick old favorites over something new and exciting? Do you risk losing an hour of precious study time to watch one of the stupidest shows ever created?

There is no reason to fear change, especially when it is possible to embrace it. Below, you will find a list of new shows that will hopefully help to ease whatever anxiety you may be fostering during this transition to a new television season.

Commander in Chief (ABC, Tuesday, 9 p.m.)

This show, about the ascension of a woman to the office of the president of the United States, is packed with star power. Oscar winner Geena Davis stars as the vice president who takes the high office when the previous president dies.

She is immediately asked to resign by the speaker of the House, played by Donald Sutherland; however, upon listening to his sexist reasoning for her resignation, she decides against it, and thus a woman finally becomes President. Well, at least on television.

E-Ring (NBC, Wednesday, 9 p.m.)

It is hard to say how good this show will ultimately be, but with Jerry Bruckheimer of CSI and Without a Trace fame, it is worth watching an episode for those that like action-packed dramas. With a West Wing meets Pentagon premise, the show promises high-octane drama.

Everybody Hates Chris (UPN, Thursday, 8 p.m.)

One of the most buzzed about shows of the season, Chris Rock narrates this sitcom that is based on his childhood during the early 1980s in Brooklyn.

Extras (HBO, Sunday, 10:30 p.m.)

Have you ever watched the hit English show on BBC, The Office? Extras, by the same writers, is the story of a few fledgling actors. Early buzz says that this show is going to be hysterical.

Inconceivable (NBC, Friday, 10 p.m.)

This is a new comedy about infertility. Leave it to some TV executive to spin one of the most unsettling things a woman can go through into comedy.

Kitchen Confidential (FOX, Monday, 8 p.m.)

Are you still crying because Sex and the City is off the air? Darren Star, former producer of Sex and the City and 90210 is back with what is expected to be one of the best shows of the season. This raunchy book-turned-sitcom is about the hilarities of a restaurant. In the pilot, someone's finger gets cut off. Enough said.

My Name is Earl (NBC, Tuesday, 9 p.m.)

Jason Lee from Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy and Mallrats stars in this sitcom about a lottery winner who is using his money and newfound freedom to make amends for past mistakes.

Rikers High (Showtime; check http://www.sho.com for listings)

A far cry from the way that high school is portrayed on shows like Dawson's Creek and The O.C., this documentary examines the real lives of high school teens on Riker's Island, the largest correctional facility in North America.

This documentary offers a chilling view of what young criminal offenders go through in high school, and of those that are trying to save them from a life of crime.

Run's House (MTV, Thursday, 10 p.m. in October)

MTV invites you into Reverend Run's house to get a glimpse of the inner workings of this rapper, reverend and brother to the King of Hip Hop Russell Simmons. Yes, it's another reality show about a quasi-celebrity. Don't act so above it -- you know you watched every episode of Newlyweds.

Supernatural (WB, Tuesday, 9 p.m.)

In typical teen drama fashion, two estranged brothers abandon everything to look for their father who disappeared on a hunting trip. This is the WB's answer to popular TV thrillers like Lost.

The Apprentice: Martha Stewart (NBC, Wednesday, 8 p.m.)

Donald Trump turned "you're fired" into a national catchphrase. Stewart, fresh from prison and house arrest in her Connecticut mega-mansion, is offering a little competition to Trump with her first stab at reality TV. Whether Stewart's own coined phrase, "You just don't fit in," will properly compete is yet to be seen.

The Colbert Report (Comedy Central, Weekdays, 11:30 p.m.)

This much anticipated spin-off of The Daily Show offers viewers Stephen Colbert's version of the faux-TV news commentator. What The Daily Show is to the evening news, The Colbert Report will be to Larry King.

The Ghost Whisperer (CBS, Thursday, 8 p.m.)

Jennifer Love Hewitt returns to primetime with this show about a newlywed who can communicate with ghosts.

It is certainly no Party of Five, and whether Hewitt can make a drama of this kind work will soon be revealed in the next couple weeks.