There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to network TV shows at the moment, and with a few weeks to go before the new season kicks off, there is time to check out one or two you may have been on the fence about watching. One show you should definitely find time to catch up on is CBS’ Elsbeth, with the brilliant Carrie Preston. The show is a spin-off from The Good Wife, transplanting the quirky but astute Chicago-based lawyer Elbseth Tascioni to New York City, where she is now working with the NYPD to catch murderers while utilizing her unique point of view.

I’ve been a longtime fan of procedurals, but what sets Elsbeth apart is that it is a clever reverse detective series, a ‘howdunnit,’ rather than a ‘whodunnit’; we know who the murderer is in the opening scenes and the following 40 minutes reveals the how and why.

It has a 92% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes with TV Insider calling it “a delightful spinoff built around a memorably offbeat character”.

Season one saw Elsbeth move to New York City where she is assigned to the police department by the United States Department of Justice to monitor the team after a series of controversial arrests; however across the season it is revealed that there is a deeper, more serious, reason for her appointment.