American Idol

In 11 seasons, this is the first time the audition train has headed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s the city of champions so can it produce the next American Idol?

First up tonight is Korean Heejun Han. When he finally opens up and sings How Am I Supposed to Live Without You everyone is so surprized by how he sounds. I think everyone was expecting another William Hung. He is SO through to Hollywood.

Reed Grimm scats it up through the theme of Family Matters.  Steven Tyler thought it was genius. It’s a gazillion percent yes from Jennifer Lopez and everyone else is totally on board after he had them eating them out of the palm of his hand.

Next up is a montage of golden ticket winners, Aaron Marcellus and Chase Likens and others leaving the crew wondering if they should have come to Pittsburgh sooner.

Samantha Novacek has the help of her sister who planks while she sings Like We Never Loved at All. They all love her but I hope this isn’t going to be something we see all the way to the finals.

Next up is Creighton Fraker who took a nine hour bus ride from New York to be here. He couldn’t decide what to sing so he wrote something on the way. Steven thought it was genius again. He sings Who’s Loving You and amazes the judges.  It’s unanimous. We’ll be seeing more of him in Hollywood.

15 year old Eben Franckewitz has his entire journey in the family car to the auditions played to us before we finally get to hear him sing Ain’t No Sunshine and he is being compared to Justin Bieber.

Travis Orlando is back again this year and he sings Isn’t She Lovely. Before we get to hear what the judge’s verdict is, we hear his story about how his mother left him and his family after Idol aired last year.  They think he’s worth another shot.  Hollywood, he’s coming back!

Day 2 starts with Mobile DJ and wedding singer Erika Van Pelt who has a beautiful husky tone and is very good as she delivers Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. She’s going to Hollywood too!

Isn’t it so good to not have to listen to the dreadful will-never-be’s tonight?  More and more futures are looking golden with the number of tickets to Hollywood flying out the door.

Next up is coal miner, Shane Bruce. He auditions with Hallelujah.  To be honest, he sounded a lot better when he was singing in the mine. The judges want him to come back but he’s not going through this time. He’s pretty upset about it.

The final audition of the day belongs to Hallie Day who has a story to tell. She was in a girl group in New York, got in debt, became an addict and eventually attempted suicide. She’s now married to the man who helped save her. She sings I Will Survive. She’s good. Very good.  She is given a deserved golden ticket.

The steel city delivered 38 golden tickets. Next stop is San Diego, California on Wednesday.

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Where were you on the day it all started and thousands of dreams were born? 10 years in the making. Kids who were 6 years old when Kelly Clarkson was first crowned American Idol will tonight get their chance to audition for their shot at becoming the next American Idol.

One of the new introductions for 2012 is contestant cam.  It will chronicle their journies from their perspective. Fun times.

Tonight the auditions start in Savanah, Georgia and Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez are back for the 11th season.

First up is 17 year old ladies man David Leathers Jr who beat last year’s winner, Scotty McCreery in a competition in 2009. He sings Remember the Rain. He’s very good. They want to hear him sing some Michael Jackson so he delievers Never Can Say Goodbye. It’s a unanimous and resounding yes to start the show.

Gabi Carrubba has been dancing since she was a toddler. And wow she can sing as well. Her rendition of Sunday Morning is truly a delight. As the judges all say, she was born to do this.

It’s a great start to the show with Brianna Faulk Neco Starr getting through with Grenade, Molly Hunt with You’re No Good and Elise Testone all making it through.

Ryan Seacrest look-a-like Shaun Kraisman isn’t going through but should audition for Ryan’s job if in fact he makes this his last season.

Shannon Magrane brings something a little different with Good Feeling. Considering she auditions in front of her entire family with no nerves, she’s amazing. She’s through to Hollywood with another golden ticket.

It’s time for some of those ear achingly bad auditions.  Even though they look beautiful, they certainly don’t sound it.

Amy Brumfield lives in a tent out in the middle of the woods. She sings Super Woman and she has a better than average voice but she lacks any real power in her voice. Her story will get her through. Sure enough, it’s out of the tent and off to Hollywood. She jokes that she’d like to pitch a tent behind the mansion if she makes it that far.

Joshua Chavis has a dream to sing the Star Spangled Banner at a Nascar race. He’ll probably have about as much luck with that as he did with his audition! Hahaha!

Someone who is a little nasally when they sing is Stephanie Renae. She sings the song Carrie Underwood sang when she won, Inside Your Heaven.  Randy says not yet but the other two are in so she’s through to Hollywood.

Schyler Dixon and her brother audition together. She sings Fallin’ to Pieces, while her brother Colton sings Permanent. They’re both very good and both very through to Hollywood.

Lauren Mink works with people with disabilities. She sings Country Strong and again we hear Jennifer Lopez say “Goosies”.  She’s through with another golden ticket.

Day 2 begins with a pretty bad start.

Ashlee Altise sings and dances her way through Come Together.  She’s quirky.  It’s three yeses.

W.T. Thompson has taken a huge risk by quiting his job to pursue his dream. Considering he has a baby on the way with his wife, this is likely to be a situation full of a lot of regret or a lot of joy.  It’s not unanimous but he’s heading through to Hollywood after winning Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson over with Boondocks.

Next up is a segment of girls with the hots for Steven Tyler. Erica Nowak thinks he is her next ex-husband. After a couple of butt squeezes, she’s thankfully sent on her way.

NBA dancer Brittany Kerr is gorgeous and she sings Could Have Been You and the guys are in but Jennifer Lopez isn’t on team Kerr. I hate how the looks can get lack of talent through the audition process yet you know will go home the first day in Hollywood.

Finally tonight is Phillip Phillips and yes, that is his real name. He sings Superstition in his own special way before they ask him to pick up his guitar and he bust out a country version of Thriller.  Amazing.  Randy says he’s a true artist.  It’s unanimous, leaving Savanah with a total of 42 singers through to Hollywood

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Sunday, January 22 at 6.30pm (continues Thursdays and Fridays) on FOX8

Join Ryan Seacrest, J.Lo, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson in the nation wide search for the next AMERICAN IDOL. Follow the journey of America’s finest aspiring young singers, from their first audition right through to their ultimate brush with superstardom. And with the nation voting for their favourites, tune in weekly to see who is eliminated and who in the end is revealed as the next American Idol, winning a massive record deal!

Australian Open, Night 7, 6.30pm, Seven
After beating Dolgopolov see local hero Tomic take on the almighty Federer tonight at Rod Laver Arena – can we have him and Hewitt go all the way?

American Idol (Premiere), 6.30pm, FOX8
Television’s No.1 series returns for its highly anticipated 11th season, with new contestants, a superstar judging panel and the best and worst of auditions.

Homeland (Premiere), 8.30pm, Ten
A marine is rescued after eight years as a POW in Afghanistan and returns home a war hero. But a CIA operative suspects he may actually be an enemy agent with a connection to Al Qaeda.

Young Talent Time (Premiere), 6.30pm, Ten
It’s back – Young Talent Time celebrates the old series while welcoming the new cast!

Religulous, 8.33pm, ABC2 / ABC4
Comedian Bill Maher takes a pilgrimage across the globe on a mind opening journey into the ultimate taboo: questioning religion. For anyone who’s even a little spiritually curious, this doco will deepen your faith – in comedy.

Jurassic Park Trilogy, 7mate
Jurassic Park, 4pm.The Lost World: Jurassic Park, 6.35pm.Jurassic Park III, 9.15pm

Sunday, January 22

AMERICAN IDOL – FOX8 – Season 11
6.30pm (continues Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 7.30pm) Australian Exclusive Premiere
Join Ryan Seacrest, J.Lo, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson in the nation wide search for the next AMERICAN IDOL. Follow the journey of America’s finest aspiring young singers, from their first audition right through to their ultimate brush with superstardom. And with the nation voting for their favourites, tune in weekly to see who is eliminated and who in the end is revealed as the next American Idol, winning a massive record deal!

AN AUDIENCE WITH…THE CAST OF ANNIE – BIO
8.30pm
Before it hits the stage in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney’s Lyric Theatre, join the cast of beloved musical Annie as they perform songs from the show and answer questions from the audience. Featuring Anthony Warlow, Todd McKenney and Alan Jones.

Monday, January 23

SICILY’S MUMMIES – HISTORY
9.30pm
Beneath the streets of Palermo there is a dark secret… Lifeless faces frozen in silent screams. Crypts full of thousands of upright, clothed mummies, posed in ghastly parodies of life. Most look like something out of a horror movie. But some are so intact they appear alive…

Tuesday, January 24

FASHION HUNTERS – ARENA – Season One
9.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
From the classic Chanel suit to this season’s hottest Jimmy Choos, the team working at the Second Time Around highend consignment shop have access to the best fashion finds New York City has to offer. Far from the land of thrift, this sassy shop makes dreams come true for shoppers looking for designer fashions on a budget. Fashion Hunters follows four eccentric store employees as they go out searching the attics, closets and garages of New York’s elite.

MAD FASHION – ARENA – Season One
10.00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Mad Fashion presents an up-close look at the over-the-top world of celebrity fashion designer Chris March. From concept to delivery, each episode follows March, the former Project Runway alum, and his eccentric crew of fashion misfits as they create one-of-a-kind designs for his loyal clientele. From Jennifer Coolidge’s Mardi-Gras float ensemble to model Chrissy Teigen’s gown for the MET Costume Gala – no event is too outrageous for this team.

DR G MEDICAL EXAMINER – BIO – Season Four
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
One of America’s most respected and charismatic forensic pathologists, Dr. Jan Garavaglia, returns for a fourth season of her fascinating series in which she takes viewers on an unprecedented look behind the scenes at the world of science, mystery and justice.

Thursday, January 26

STAND UP AUSTRALIA DAY – THE COMEDY CHANNEL
3.30pm to 11.30pm
It’s the very best in Stand Up Comedy with STAND UP AUSTRALIA DAY! The laughs start at

3.30pm Jimeoin on Ice
4.30pm Wayne Brady Live Does Australia
5.30pm Fiona O’Loughlin Live
6.30pm The Umbilical Brothers Don’t Explain
7.30pm Strassman Get Chuck’d Tour
8.30pm Carl Barron Walking Down the Street
9.30pm Akmal Live and Uncensored
10.30pm Arj Barker Forever

TOUGH NUTS: AUSTRALIA’S HARDEST CRIMINALS “GEORGE FREEMAN – THE KING OF SYDNEY” – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK
Season Two, Episode Eight (Final Episode)
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Presented by bestselling crime author, Tara Moss. George Freeman: The King Of Sydney. Murderer, race fixer, SP bookmaker and crime lord, Freeman and his gang ruled Sydney’s underworld for 30 years. Although he could turn on the charm, Freeman’s violence and ruthlessness were legendary.

ALL WORKED UP – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK – Season 3
9:00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
This high voltage real life series showcases stories of people whose jobs enrage the people they encounter. All Worked Up travels across the USA to bring viewers larger-than-life characters for whom ducking punches and dodging bullets is all in a day’s work.

CONVICT AUSTRALIA – HISTORY
3.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Convict Australia is the first ever documentary about Australia’s convict past. It visits the locations where convicts lived and worked, talks to historians and descendants of convicts and experiences the legacy of the dramatic, brutal birth of a nation. Between 1788 and 1868 165,000 British and Irish convicts made the arduous journey to an unknown land we now call Australia. The majority of these convicts transported to Australia were poor and illiterate, victims of the Poor Laws and social conditions in Georgian England and eight out of ten prisoners had been convicted for larceny of some description.

Friday, January 27

STAFFORD BROTHERS – FOX8 – Season 2
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere.
Season two of the Stafford Brothers follows the professional journey and personal turmoil of DJ brothers Matt and Chris Stafford, fighting to stay on top of the ultra-lucrative entertainment industry. As their nightclub and music empire continue to expand, drama and chaos consumes their personal lives, leaving mayhem to ensue as the DJ’s continue to work hard and play even harder.

REHAB: PARTY AT THE HARD ROCK HOTEL – FOX8 – Season 2
9.00pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Go behind the scenes of Rehab, the hottest party in the world’s sexiest city, Las Vegas. Get an inside look at how security and staff indulge big-spending customers but still keep the chaos under control.

Saturday January 28

NEFERTITI AND THE LOST DYNASTY – HISTORY
7.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Over 3,000 years ago, they tore ancient Egypt apart. And then they vanished… Nefertiti, the perfect one and the legendary beauty, and her husband, Akhenaten, the radical king… This revolutionary couple would shake the foundations of Egypt as they set out to reinvent a civilisation. They threw out the old government, the old capital city, and even replaced the old gods. In less than 20 years they would turn Egypt on its head, and they themselves would disappear from history. Where did they end up?

FOX8 is starting the New Year with a star-studded programming line-up in January 2012 including exclusive new shows from overseas, returning favourites, and local productions.

Stand-out January series on FOX8 include CRICKET SUPERSTAR, HART OF DIXIE, GRIMM, LAST MAN STANDING, AMERICAN IDOL, GOLDEN GLOBES and THE STAFFORD BROTHERS. There are so many brilliant new and returning programs on FOX8 this January, subscribers will have the pick of fantastic entertainment throughout the whole summer.

FOXTEL Group Channel Manager of FOX8, Duane Hatherly, said: “We’ve loaded the January FOX8 schedule with heaps of returning favourites and hit new shows in a perfect mix of local and international programming.

“GRIMM, LAST MAN STANDING and HART OF DIXIE all performed extremely well in America with their recent US launches, so we’re confident these shows will cut through here in Australia for FOX8. Plus, we’re thrilled to be extending our ‘Superstar’ franchise to Cricket with Allan Border at the helm. It’s going to be a cracker start to 2012.”

 

January 2012 highlights include:

 

CRICKET SUPERSTAR

Season 1

LOCAL PRODUCTION

Wednesdays from January 4, 2012 at 7.30pm

Australian Exclusive Premiere

Allan Border joins Lee Furlong in a nationwide search for Australia’s top fifteen male cricketers. The contestants will then have to live together, while competing in a range of challenges that will test skill, stamina and perseverance for the opportunity to be crowned Australia’s first Cricket Superstar.

 

GRIMM

Season 1

Wednesdays from January 4, 2012 at 8.30pm

Australian Exclusive Premiere

GRIMM is a new drama series inspired by the classic Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Portland homicide Detective, Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli) discovers he is descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as ‘Grimms’, charged with keeping peace between humanity and the mythological creatures of the world. As he tries to hide the dangers of his new found calling from his fiancé, and his police detective partner, he becomes ever more entrenched in the ancient rivalries and alliances of the Grimm world.

 

HART OF DIXIE

Season 1

Saturdays from January 7, 2012 at 6.30pm

Australian Exclusive Premiere

Fast-talking New Yorker and new doctor Zoe Hart (Rachel Bilson) has it all figured out – after graduating top of her class from medical school, she’ll follow in her father’s footsteps and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. But when her dreams fall apart, Zoe decides to accept an offer from a stranger, Dr. Harley Wilkes, to work with him at his small practice in Bluebell, Alabama. Zoe arrives in this small Gulf Coast town only to find that Harley has passed away and left his half of the medical practice to her in his will. She quickly finds that Southern hospitality isn’t always so hospitable and also finds there’s more of a story behind Harley than she first thought.

 

69th ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES RED CARPET AND AWARDS CEREMONY

LIVE via Satellite

Monday, January 16, 2012 from 11.00am

Tune in to see the glitz and glamour of the 69th Annual Golden Globes. Seen in more than 160 countries worldwide, it’s one of the few award ceremonies that include both television and motion picture achievements.

 

AMERICAN IDOL

Season 11

From Sunday, January 22, 2012 at 6.30pm (continues Thursdays and Fridays at 7.30pm)

On-air Day & Date with the US

Australian Exclusive Premiere

Join Ryan Seacrest, J.Lo, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson in the nation-wide search for the next American Idol. Follow the journey of America’s finest aspiring young singers, from their first audition right through to their ultimate brush with superstardom. The American nation votes for their favourites – tune in weekly to see who is eliminated and who in the end is revealed as the next American Idol, winning a massive, life-changing record deal.

 

STAFFORD BROTHERS

Season 2

LOCAL PRODUCTION

Fridays from January 27, 2012 at 8.30pm

Australian Exclusive Premiere

An unscripted drama reality series following the lifestyle, entourage, relationships and success of Australia’s most popular DJ’s, The Stafford Brothers. Season Two of the STAFFORD BROTHERS follows the professional journey and personal turmoil of DJ brothers Matt and Chris Stafford, fighting to stay on top of the ultra-lucrative entertainment industry. As their nightclub and music empire continues to expand, drama and chaos consumes their personal lives, leaving mayhem to ensue as the DJ’s continue to work hard and play even harder.

 

LAST MAN STANDING

Season 1

Sundays from January 29, 2012 at 7.30pm

Australian Exclusive Premiere

Tim Allen returns as Mike Baxter, world voyager and a daredevil marketing director who is about to face his greatest challenge yet – his family. After Mike’s wife, Vanessa (Nancy Travis), receives a promotion at work, Mike must spend more time in his female-dominated household. With years of advice and guidance from their nurturing mother, Mike’s three daughters are not prepared for their old-fashioned, hotheaded father to take over. When he isn’t reclaiming the masculinity in his home, Mike works at the sporting goods man-cave, Outdoor Man – a place where men can buy guns, jerky and a camouflage recliner in one testosterone-fuelled location.

 

The US 2011/2012 television ratings season returned Monday September 19, 2011. With the new season now well underway, here is the Throng guide to US premiere dates and when these shows will air in Australia.

Returning shows are listed first with their US premiere date and time, and what channel and when the series is likely to air in Australia.

Following the list of returning shows are new titles, with when and what channel they will air in Australia, if known.

This post will be updated with Australian air dates and times as they become known.

Returning shows.

30 Rock, NBC, mid-season
Likely to air on Seven in 2012 soon after US air date.

90210, CW, Tue Sept 13, 8pm
Season one aired on ELEVEN. Second season not currently scheduled. No chance of fast track.

American Dad, FOX, Sun Sept 25, 9.30pm
New episodes will air on 7mate.

American Idol, Fox, January 2012
January 22nd FOX8 continues Thursdays and Fridays.

America’s Next Top Model, CW, Wed Sept 14, 9pm
No chance of fast track on FOX8.

An Idiot Abroad – Bucket List
No known air date for ONE

Blue Bloods, CBS, Fri Sept 23, 10pm
In limbo somewhere between Ten, ONE and ELEVEN? Not likely to air any time soon. Rating well in US.

Bob’s Burgers, FOX, mid-season
Airs on ELEVEN.

Body Of Proof, ABC, Tue Sept 20, 10pm
Seven currently airing first season, and will go straight into season two – fast tracked on October 3rd, 9pm.

Bones, FOX, November 3.
Seven in 2012.

Castle, ABC, Mon Sept 19, 10pm
2012 for the new season

Cougar Town, ABC, mid-season, Tuesdays after Dacncing with the Stars ends in US.
May air on Seven in 2012.

Chuck, NBC, Oct 21
New season will air on FOX8, but won’t be fast tracked. Season two airing late night Mondays on GO! Dates pushed back in US

CSI, CBS, Wed Sept 21, 10pm.
Nine Wed Sept 28, 8.30pm

CSI: Miami, CBS, Sun Sept 25, 10pm
ORIGNAL COMMENT: New episodes will air on Nine, but we have alot to catch up on before the new season can be aired – so it’s a no to fast tracking.

I believe there are still some episodes of the previous season not yet aired in some markets – hence the comment. However, Nine now indicate new episodes will air from October 3, 9.30pm.

CSI: New York, CBS, Fri Sept 23, 10pm.
New episodes currently airing on GEM, Saturday nights. Still a few to catch up on before the new season can air.

Criminal Minds, CBS, Wed Sept 21, 9pm
New episodes on Seven 2012

Dancing with the Stars, ABC, Mon Sept 19, 8pm
We don’t see the US version here, but Seven will air a new Australian series mid-2012. Seven have the policy of NOT airing international versions of shows they make an Australian version of (other than The Amazing Race).

Desperate Housewives, ABC, Sun Sept 25, 9pm
Seven will air new episodes in 2012.

Dexter, Showtime, Oct 2.
Will air on Showcase on Thursday November 10. Had it’s highest ratings ever for debut!

Entourage, HBO
The final season will air November 9 on Arena.

Family Guy, FOX, Sun Sept 25, 9pm
New episodes will air on 7mate.

Fringe, FOX, Fri Sept 23, 9pm
Unknown

Glee, FOX, Tue Sept 20, 8pm
Ten 2012

Gossip Girl, CW, Mon Sept 26
Will air on FOX8 a few months after the US date.

Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, Thur Sept 22, 9pm
New episodes will air on Seven, Feb 2012

Harry’s Law, NBC, Wed Sept 21, 9pm
Last new episodes were seen on GEM, and it’s likely that any further new episodes will also air on GEM.

Hawaii Five-O, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 10pm
New night – returns to Ten, Wed Sept 28, 9.30pm

How I Met Your Mother, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 8pm
Seven 2012

House, Fox, Oct 3
Ten, Friday Oct 14, 8.30pm

Hung, HBO, Oct 2.
Airing on showcase

Kitchen Nightmares, FOX, Fri Sept 23, 8pm
Usually air late night on Nine or GEM. Unlikely to be fast tracked.

Law & Order: SVU, Wed Sept 21, 10pm
Ten in 2012.

Mike & Molly, CBS, Mon Sept 26
New episodes on 9 over summer.

Modern Family, ABC, Sept 21, 9pm
January 22 on Ten

NCIS, CBS, Tue Sept 20, 8pm
Confirmed air date of Sept 27, 8.30pm on Ten.

NCIS: LA, CBS, Tue Sept 20, 9pm
Ten, 9.30pm, Tue Sept 27.

Nikita, CW, Fri Sept 23, 8pm
Gone to FOX 8

One Tree Hill, CW, mid-season
Season one currently airing on Arena. New episodes will most likely go straight to pay TV. Fast tracking unlikely.

Parenthood, NBC, Tue Sept 13, 10pm
Seven 2012

Parks and Recreation, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 8.30pm
Airs on Seven, but not likely for new episodes to fast track unless they air them on 7mate.

Pretty Little Liars, ABC Family, Oct 13
Season 1 episode 1 will air from November 1st on Fox 8 at 7.30pm.

Private Practice, ABC, Thur Sept 29.
Will air on Seven in 2012.

Psych, USA network, Oct 12.
Old episodes start on ONE Monday Sept 12. ALOT to catch up on before we see this new US season.

Raising Hope, FOX, 9:30pm
Last aired on ELEVEN.

Rules of Engagement, CBS, Sat Sept 24
Ten playing new episodes from Fri Oct 14, 7.30pm. A few to catch up on before the new season.

Sons of Anarchy, FX, Tue Sept 6, 10.00pm
Old seasons currently airing on ONE

South Park, Comedy Central, Oct 5.
We may see new episodes here a few months after US.

Supernatural, CW, Fri Sept 23.
ELEVEN Monday October 3, 8.30pm

Survivor South Pacific, CBS, Wed Sept 14, 8pm
Nine will air on Tuesdays, 9.30pm from Sept 27.

The Amazing Race, CBS, Sun Sept 25, 8pm
Airs on Seven 9.30pm Thursdays from October 5.

The Big Bang Theory, CBS, Thur Sept 22, 8pm
Back in 2012

The Biggest Loser, NBC, Tue Sept 20, 8pm
ELEVEN airing the US version, but are a few seasons behind. They continue into another season when the one currently airing concludes. The Biggest Loser Australia returns to Ten in 2012.

The Cleveland Show, Sun Sept 25, 8.30pm
Season three on ELEVEN from 9.30pm Wed Oct 12.

The Good Wife, CBS, Sun Sept 25, 9pm
Ten in 2012

The Mentalist, CBS, Thur Sept 22, 10pm
Back in 2012 on Nine

The Middle, ABC, Wed Sept 21, 8pm
Nine during summer.

The Office, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 9pm
New episodes airing on ELEVEN.

The Simpsons, Sun Sept 25, FOX, 8pm
Wednesday 11/1/12 on ELEVEN

The Vampire Diaries, CW, Thur Sept 15, 8pm
The GO! Facebook page suggest there are contract issues with this show? Really? True or an excuse to try and appease die-hard fans? Starts on Fox 8 Tuesday October 11 at 8.30pm from beginning.

The Voice, NBC, mid-season
Previous season currently airing on GO! Now the next season could clash with Nine’s plans to air the Australian version early 2012 – so the US version may air later on GO! say, or not at all, if they follow Seven’s policy of not airing international versions of these sort of shows.

Two and a Half Men, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 9pm
Back in 2012

Undercover Boss, CBS, mid-season (Jan)
May air on Ten at some stage.

New shows.

Note – have only listed in detail those where an Australian network or channel is known. Many are not at this stage. Typically, Australian networks will see how new shows perform in US ratings before committing to airing them over here.

2 Broke Girls, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 9.30pm
Early 2012 on Nine

A Gifted Man, CBS Fri Sept 23, 8pm
Ten in 2012

Against The Wall, Lifetime, Already Airing
Seven in 2012

Alcatraz, FOX, Midseason
Nine in 2012

Alphas, SyFy, Already airing.
Seven in 2012

Apartment 23, ABC, Midseason (Originally – Dont Trust the B—- in Apartment 23)
Fox 8 2012

Awake, NBC, Midseason
W in 2012

Bent, NBC, Mid season
Seven in 2012

Best Friends Forever, NBC, Midseason
Seven in 2012

Charlie’s Angels, ABC, Thur Sept 22, 8pm
Premiered on Nine, 7.30pm Tuesday September 28. – Now sent to GO!. Axed as of October 15, 2011.

Enlightened, HBO, 2011 – Yet to Air
Showtime on January 15th at 8.35pm

Free Agents, NBC, Wed Sept 14, 10.30pm
Was Seven in 2012 – Axed 4/10/11 – Unlikely to air.

GBC – Good Christian Belles, ABC, Mid season
Seven in 2012

Grimm, NBC, Oct 21 -
Started Jan 4th Fox 8 

Happy Endings, ABC, Already Airing
Channel Seven airing

Hart of Dixie, CW, Mon Sept 26, 9pm – Picked Up for full season
Started 7th Jan on Fox 8

Homeland, Showtime, Oct 2.
Ten on Jan 22 2012 – Picked up for Second Season, 27/10/11

How to be a Gentleman, CBS, Thur Sept 29
Ten in 2012 – Changed US time slots and then axed 15/10/11

I Just Want My Pants Back, MTV, 2012
Seven in 2012

Last Man Standing, ABC, Oct 11
Fox 8 Jan 29th

Luck, HBO, 2012
Showtime in 2012

Man Up!, ABC, Oct 18
Will air on Seven

Missing, ABC, Midseason
Seven in 2012

New Girl, FOX, Tue Sept 20
Ten on Jan 22nd – picked up for full season 04/10/11.

Once Upon a Time, ABC, Oct 23
Seven in 2012

Pan Am, ABC, Sun Sept 25, 10pm
Nine will air. Looking at a possible axing.

Person of Interest, CBS, Thur Sept 22, 9pm
Nine Sunday Sept 25, 9.30pm. Picked up for full season.

Prime Suspect, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 10pm
Nine Wed Sept 28, 9.30pm

Revenge, ABC, Wed Sept 21, 10pm
Seven in 2012 – picked up for full season.

Ringer, CW, Tue Sept 13, 9pm
Premieres on Ten, Sunday Oct 9, 9.30pm. Picked up for full season.

Shameless, Showtime, Already Airing
Airing on W

Smash, NBC, Midseason
W on Feb 21st

Strike Back (Strike Back: Project Dawn), HBO, Already Airing
Seven 2012

Switched At Birth, ABC Family, Already Airing
Fox 8 2012.

The 2-2, CBS, mid-season
Ten in 2012

The Finder, CBS, mid-season
Ten in 2012

The Playboy Club, NBC, Mon Sept 19, 10pm
Arena in November. Axed 04/10/11. Arena can now not show.

The River, ABC, Midseason
Seven in 2012

The Secret Circle, CW, Thur Sept 15, 9pm
October 31st on Fox 8. Picked up for full season

Terra Nova, FOX, Mon Sept 26, 8pm
Premieres on Ten, Sunday October 2, 8.30pm

Unforgettable, CBS, Tue Sept 20, 10pm
Premieres on Nine, Thursday October 6, 8.30pm. Picked up for full season

Up All Night, NBC, Wed Sept 14, 10pm
Seven in 2012 – picked for full season.

Whitney, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 9.30pm
Will air on Seven – picked up for full season 4/10/11

Other new shows.

Allen Gregory, FOX, Oct 30
H8R, CW, Wed Sept 14, 8pm – Axed 04/10/11
I Hate My Teenage Daughter, FOX, Nov 23
Saburgatory, ABC, Wed Sept 28, 8.30pm – picked up for full season.

And more shows, set to start mid-season in the US include Missing (ABC), Scandal (ABC), Work It (ABC), Napoleon Dynamite (FOX), Touch (FOX), Are You There Vodka…It’s me Chelsea (Chelsea Handler) (NBC), The Firm (NBC), The Frame (CW) and Re-Modeled (CW).

To find out what all the new shows are about, click here for a detailed summary explaining each.
Updated October 27, 2011.

American Idol‘s Crystal Bowersox has become a murder suspect. In an upcoming episode of Body of Proof, Bowersox plays Zoe Brant, a troubled young woman who gets questioned by Megan (Dana Delany) and Bud (John Carroll Lynch) as they look into the death of a champion equestrian.

“She’s a bad girl with a good heart, kind of like me,” says Bowersox, “I’m more of a good girl now with a good heart, but I used to be [like Zoe], though I don’t know what it’s like to be incarcerated at all. I know nothing about it. My juvenile record is sealed so it’s all good.”

All kidding aside, though, Bowersox says she did draw from real life — specifically, her close relationship with her son — to help her prepare for her role. “Zoe was incarcerated for drug dealing, and she’s on some kind of work-release program [where she gets to see] her young daughter,” Bowersox explains. “I could not imagine what it would be like to be locked up for a bad decision and not be able to see my child. I can hardly go a weekend playing a show without missing him like crazy, so I drew my inspiration from the things I could find in common with the character.”

While the Idol runner-up attended a performing arts high school, she admits her acting résumé was a little sparse before Body of Proof producers contacted her about auditioning. “I was really insecure about it. I’d never done anything like this before,” says Bowersox, who remembers getting “a really great piece of advice about acting” from Lynch in between takes. “He said, ‘As long as you’re telling the truth, you have nothing to worry about.’ And I kind of thought on that for a minute, about telling the truth from someone else’s perspective,” Bowersox explains. “Acting isn’t necessarily pretending. It’s storytelling. It’s giving someone your perspective on something.”

That said, “I felt pretty guilty when I was being interrogated,” she adds with a laugh.

Still, are there parallels between her Body of Proof gig and her day job? “You have to learn to draw the same emotion you had when you wrote a song every time you perform it,” Bowersox says. “Acting is the same way: You have to find those emotions and bring them to the surface, and then put them back when you’re done.”

In addition to “learning a lot” from Delany and Lynch, Bowersox notes there were other perks from her time on set. “I got to see so much behind-the-scenes stuff,” she recalls. “It wasn’t like working with the makeup artists on Idol. There were pictures on the wall of the trailer with all the gory makeup and horror-film stuff that the artists had done before, and I was just infatuated with it.”

With her acting debut imminent, Bowersox says she’s well aware of the doors Idol has opened for her. “[Body of Proof] was a great opportunity for me,” she says. “There are actors who wait in lines for auditions and callbacks and screen tests, and I walked right on and screen-tested and they liked it. I’m very lucky for that.”

Body of Proof airs on Seven

Source – TV Line

American Idol will start in the US on Jan. 22, 2012. So hopefully that means it will be fast tracked here again by Fox 8, and air here Monday the 23rd.

Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler, and Randy Jackson will return for the 11th season of the reality singing competition, that is already being promoted in the States, with 3 months to go.

It will be intresting to see how it rates next year with the market awash with these shows, including America’s Got Talent, The Voice and Simon Cowell’s The X Factor. Even though Aussies can’t vote it usually pulls in solid ratings for Fox 8.

Stamos attached to new series

Actor John Stamos has signed up to feature in a new TV show called Dead Lawyers that focuses on a lawyer who is run over and ends up in ‘hell’, a law firm on Earth which is full of other dead lawyers.

Top Gear apologises for disabled parking incident

Top Gear producers have apologised for the actions of Jeremy Clarkson and James May after they parked their cars in disabled parking bay during a segment for the show. A UK disabled motoring group have complained to the BBC over the incident.

NASCAR drama in the works

US network Starz is close to ordering a pilot for a new drama centring on a woman who attempts to set up a NASCAR team. The project is entitled “Tits in the Pits”.

Lopez returning to Idol

Jennifer Lopez is said to have agreed to a $20 million deal to return to the judging line-up on American Idol alongside Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson.

Kutcher begins work on sitcom

Ashton Kutcher has officially started work on Two and a Half Men, tweeting: “First day on the new job.”