Fox’s Rob Lowe-led “9-1-1” spinoff “Lone Star” premieres Sunday, Jan. 19, the latest in a long line of TV shows that are offshoots of other comedies or dramas. TheWrap has rounded up 24 spinoffs still on the air, including Dick Wolf’s “Chicago” franchise, “Big Bang Theory’s” little brother “Young Sheldon” and “The Simpsons” (You didn’t forget Fox’s long-running animated series is actually a spinoff, did you?) Click through our gallery to see them all.
Show: “FBI: Most Wanted”
Net: CBS
Premiere date: Jan. 7, 2020
Parent series: “FBI” (2018-present)
CBS wanted more of Dick Wolf’s version of the FBI, with this show focusing on a high-stakes drama focusing on the Fugitive Task Force, which tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list.
Show: “Young Sheldon”
Net: CBS
Premiere date: Sept. 25, 2017
Parent series: “The Big Bang Theory” (2007-2019)
This show follows a young Sheldon Cooper (played by Jim Parsons on “The Big Bang Theory”) as he becomes the man you know and love from CBS’ very success, now-ended sitcom.
Show: “The Conners”
Net: ABC
Premiere date: Oct. 16, 2018
Parent series: “Roseanne” (original run: 1988-1997; revival run: 2018)
OK, so this is technically still “Roseanne,” just sans Roseanne Conner (Roseanne Barr) — but it still counts
Show: “Chicago P.D.”
Net: NBC
Premiere date: Jan. 8, 2014
Parent series: “Chicago Fire” (2012-present)
Dick Wolf first expanded his “Chicago” universe from the firehouse to the police station.
Show: “Chicago Med”
Net: NBC
Premiere date: Nov. 17, 2015
Parent series: “Chicago Fire” (2012-present)
After Wolf added to add in the PD, he brought in the MDs.
Show: “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”
Net: NBC
Premiere date: Sept. 20, 1999
Parent series: “Law & Order” (1990-2010)
The only remaining spinoff of “Law & Order” and by far the most successful, as it is currently airing its 21st season.
Show: “Station 19”
Net: ABC
Premiere date: March 22, 2018
Parent series: “Grey’s Anatomy” (2005-present)
Shonda Rhimes expanded Shondaland when she branched out from Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital to the city’s Station 19 firehouse.
Show: “NCIS: Los Angeles”
Net: CBS
Premiere date: Sept. 22, 2009
Parent series: “NCIS”
The story of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service moves into the City of Angels.
Show: “NCIS: New Orleans”
Net: CBS
Premiere date: Sept. 23, 2014
Parent series: “NCIS” (2003-present)
Then it moved down to the Big Easy.
Show: “grown-ish”
Net: Freeform
Premiere date: Jan. 3, 2018
Parent series: “black-ish” (2014-present)
Zoey Johnson (Yara Shahidi) headed off of the ABC sitcom “black-ish” and on to college — and her own show on Freeform.
Show: “mixed-ish”
Net: ABC
Premiere date: Sept. 24, 2019
Parent series: “black-ish” (2014-present)
In this prequel spinoff, a young Rainbow Johnson (played by Tracee Ellis Ross on “black-ish”) recounts her experience growing up in a mixed-race family in the ’80s.
Show: “Good Trouble”
Net: Freeform
Premiere date: Jan. 8, 2019
Parent series: “The Fosters” (2013-2018)
This spinoff follows Callie and Mariana — from “The Fosters” — as they set out to start their young adult lives in Los Angeles.
Show: “The Flash”
Net: The CW
Premiere date: Oct. 7, 2014
Parent series: “Arrow” (2012-present)
“The Flash” was the second show set in The CW’s “Arrowverse,” after “Arrow,” of course, and used its parent series to introduce its main character, Flash/Barry Allen.
Show: “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”
Net: The CW
Premiere date: Jan. 21, 2016
Parent series: “Arrow” (2012-present) and “The Flash” (2014-present)
Combining characters introduced on both “Arrow” and “The Flash,” this spinoff series is technically a twofer offering from The CW to its superhero series fans.
Show: “Legacies”
Net: The CW
Premiere date: Oct. 25, 2018
Parent series: “The Vampire Diaries” (2009-2017) and “The Originals” (2013-2018)
The CW is never gonna let you down when it comes to adding more vampire shows as the others come to an end.
Show: “Fear the Walking Dead”
Net: AMC
Premiere date: Aug. 23, 2015
Parent series: “The Walking Dead” (2010-present)
AMC decided to make a prequel to its zombie apocalypse drama to show you how this whole zombie apocalypse got started.
Show: “Better Call Saul”
Net: AMC
Premiere date: Feb. 8, 2015
Parent series: “Breaking Bad” (2008-2013)
Another spinoff prequel from AMC, this one showing you the origin story of Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) — who was once James McGill.
Show: “The Good Fight”
Net: CBS All Access
Premiere date: Feb. 19, 2017
Parent series: “The Good Wife” (2009-2016)
CBS All Access did right by “Good Wife” fans when it continued the story with “The Good Fight.”
Show: “Mayans MC”
Net: FX
Premiere date: Sept. 4, 2018
Parent series: “Sons of Anarchy” (2008-2014)
Set in the same universe as “Sons of Anarchy,” this FX series is set in a post-Jax Teller world and follows Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes (J.D. Pardo).
Show: “Schooled”
Net: ABC
Premiere date: Jan. 9, 2019
Parent series: “The Goldbergs” (2013-present)
AJ Michalka’s Lainey Lewis left “The Goldbergs” and the ’80s behind for her own series, which is set in the ’90s.
Show: “NCIS”
Net: CBS
Premiere date: Sept. 23, 2003
Parent series: “JAG” (1995-2005)
“NCIS,” which has spawned multiple spinoff series, is actually a spinoff itself. But it’s been on so long we won’t blame you if you didn’t know it is an offshoot of “JAG.”
Show: “Narcos: Mexico”
Net: Netflix
Premiere date: Nov. 16, 2018
Parent series: “Narcos” (2015-2017)
“Narcos,” but make it Mexico.
Show: “Star Trek: Discovery”
Net: CBS All Access
Premiere date: Sept. 24, 2017
Parent series: Pretty much all the “Star Trek” TV series that came before it
“Discovery” is one of many, many, many “Star Trek” spinoffs, but the only live-action one currently airing.
Show: “The Simpsons”
Net: Fox
Premiere date: Dec. 17, 1989
Parent series: “The Tracey Ullman Show” (1987-1990)
Arguably the most successful spinoff series of all time.
But wait, there’s more: While they haven’t premiered just yet, upcoming spinoff series include “Katy Keene” (an offshoot of The CW’s “Riverdale”), “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” (self explanatory), Netflix’s “Medical Police” (set in the universe of Adult Swim’s “Childrens Hospital”) and “Star Trek: Picard,” which will see Patrick Stewart reprising his role for his own show, all about Picard.
