So television junkie that I am, I’ve been glued to the TV all week catching the premieres of all my favorite shows and trying out some new ones. Here’s what I think so far:

How I Met Your Mother: I’m really digging the Barney/Robin storyline, and I love Sarah Chalke as Stella. I hope she’s the mother. Looks like this comedy is still going strong. Neil Patrick Harris, you were so robbed of an Emmy this year. Because your performance is — wait for it — legendary. 😎

Heroes: It’s still entertaining, but we’ve seen the save-the-world storyline twice now. And honestly, all the time travel/shocking reveals in the season opener made my head hurt. Why doesn’t somebody just kill Sylar and Mama Petrelli already?

Also, what’s up with Nikki/Tracy/whoever she is these days? Last time we saw her, she was in a burning building in New Orleans. So how did she become a governor’s aide? And where’s her son Micah and his muscle mimic cousin (whose name I don’t remember)? And how did Niki/Tracy get a new power? I’m thinking she has to be able to astral project or something …

It seems like the writers are just ignoring where things left off. I understand that some storylines get scuttled, but they could at least give us a little bit of explanation. A throwaway line or two about Micah still being with his grandmother or something. Molly also disappeared, although Suresh said something about taking her somewhere.

Also, I have to say Suresh should know better than to inject himself with some wonky serum he cooked up in his lab. And that scene between him and Maya … that creeped me out a little bit.

I am digging Hiro and his new nemesis Daphne, though. And I’m jonesed about Weevil joining the cast. Now, if they could just use Kristen Bell and David Anders more … and maybe get Jason Dohring for a few episodes … then it could be Veronica Mars meets Heroes. I’d definitely watch that.

CSI: Miami: I used to really enjoy this one, but the plots have become ridiculous with leaps of logic/time/distance. I think I’ll be tuning out for good soon.

NCIS: I thought the premiere was very well done, giving a plausible explanation for the breakup of Gibbs’ team. And I loved the twist at the end. I hope we get to see more of the nefarious Agent Lee during the course of the season. Overall, a great start.

The Mentalist: This one sort of reminded me of House, if House was a detective instead of a doctor. I thought it was a good blend of light-hearted detecting by Simon Baker (loved that scene with the other detectives at the lobster restaurant), mixed with his anguish over the death of his family at the hands of Red John. I’ll keep watching.

Privileged: This one is kind of like Mary Poppins teaching rich girls, but Megan, the tutor and lead character, is charmingly played by JoAnna Garcia (I think that’s her name). I’m enjoying it so far.

Knight Rider: Yes, I watched the premiere. Seems like they’re going for a sort of spy show vibe. Wasn’t great, wasn’t bad. Pretty average, including the special effects. I’ll see what happens for a few more weeks.

My Name Is Earl: Loved the episode with Seth Green. The other one was kind of boring. Earl is sort of like Heroes in that I think we’ve seen a lot of this stuff before. But I’ll keep watching.

Grey’s Anatomy: I liked the fact that they didn’t break up Meredith and Derek for the umpteenth time. The overall tone seems to have gone back to more light-hearted and soapy, which is what this show does best. I’m interested to see the romance develop between Christina and the new Army doctor. But can someone please give Eric Dane a real storyline? Pretty please? I think pairing him up with Lexie or even Izzie would be better than the Lexie/George and Izzie/Alex hookups that look like they’re in the offing …

And that’s it for now. Next week brings the premieres of Chuck and CSI, both of which I’m looking forward to. What about you guys? What you loving/hating this year on TV so far?