Watch them or avoid them? For better or worse, here are seven shows that should be on your radar this week.

“Surviving Suburbia,” 8:30 p.m. Monday on ABC
Two stars

Ever since hearing his hilarious and filthy stand-up routine, I’ve been a bit of a Bob Saget fan, but this new sitcom is so ordinary, I felt as if I’d seen it before. Saget plays Steve Patterson, who refuses to give in to life in the suburbs; Cynthia Stevvenson is his sweet wife. They have two kids and inevitable wacky neighbors played by Jere Burns (”Dear John”) and Dan Cortese.

“Rescue Me,” 9 p.m. Tuesday on FX
Three stars

Season 5, delayed by the writers strike, finally arrives, beginning with Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) at his father’s funeral. The new season gets back to the show’s heart by dealing again with aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the pivotal event that shaped Season 1. Another reason this is the best “Rescue Me” season in awhile: Michael J. Fox arrives, in the first episode, as Tommy’s ex-wife Andrea’s new boyfriend.

“The Unusuals,” 9 p.m. Wednesday on ABC
Three stars

ABC describes “The Unusuals” as a modern-day “M*A*S*H*,” but the tone reminds me more of latter-day “NYPD Blue” or “Hill Street Blues,” in which one investigation might involve a dead cop and another a string of cat murders. Homicide detectives have secrets and quirks that Detective Casey Shraeger (Amber Tambyn) learns about when she’s abruptly transferred from vice after a homicide squad member is murdered. Except for the annoying title, “The Unusuals” is easy to like, and I’ll watch it again.

“Parks and Recreation,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday on NBC.

Still unseen at this point, but I hear buzz that a copy of the Amy Poehler sitcom may finally be on my desk when I get in on Monday.

“Harper’s Island,” 9 p.m. Thursday on CBS
Two stars

I can’t in good conscience urge you to start watching “Harper’s Island,” even though I think the opener is cheesy fun. The series is built around a mystery of wedding guests being killed off one by one, a la Agatha Christie, and you know that if ratings fizzle, CBS will pull it in mid-run and you’ll never find out whodunit. So if you bite, do so at your own risk. I can think of a fun game to play, though. Pick which person you want to be killed first. I’m happy to report that my pick won. Or lost.

“Southland,” 9 p.m. Thursday on NBC
Two and a half stars

In “The O.C.,” Ben McKenzie did a lot of acting with his mouth shut. He carries that style over to “Southland,” playing a rookie Los Angeles cop so quiet and reserved, people think he’s Canadian. John Wells and Chris Chulack, who wrapped up “ER” last Thursday, put their stamp on “Southland,” created by Ann Biderman, whose credits include the movies “Primal Fear” and “Public Enemies.” The series, shot on digital video for that gritty look, doesn’t break much new ground but is fine if you’ve been pining for more blue-suited cop action.

What should get the No. 7 spot? “Groomer Has It,” the zany reality-competition beginning its second season at 8 p.m. Saturday on Animal Planet? Or “Tracey Ullman’s State of the Union,” returning at 9 p.m. Sunday on Showtime? Let’s call it a tie. You can read more about “Groomer” in Friday’s GO! section, where I’ll have an interview with host Jai Rodriguez.