Charity Lawson.
A tight, warm season under the new host. A child-and-family therapist takes the calendar, and the producers run the shortest book the show had attempted since the reboot — nine episodes, with dates in Agoura Hills, New Orleans, and Fiji, and Jesse Palmer settling into his second season. The compression keeps the pacing brisk and the cocktail parties load-bearing, and the lead's therapist's ear reshapes how conversations land. A clean, well-cast modern run on a short runway.
The #15 slot.
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