Some sound like old shows renamed, some sound like they will flop immediately but there are as usual alot of Friends wannabe’s, medical and police drama’s and alot of supernatural themes! What will you watch?
2 Broke Girls, CBS, Mon Sept 19, 9.30pm
Nine promoting now, so should be fast tracked.
Set in New York City, the series chronicles the lives of two waitresses in their twenties—Max (Kat Dennings), who comes from a poor working-class family, and Caroline (Beth Behrs), who was born rich but is now down on her luck—working together at a Brooklyn restaurant.
A Gifted Man, CBS Fri Sept 23, 8pm
Ten in 2012
Michael Holt (Patrick Wilson) is a talented but self-absorbed surgeon at an upscale New York City clinic. He lives a materialistic life due to the wealthy clients he treats, but is nevertheless discontent. His life is thrown into disarray when he is visited by the ghost of his ex-wife Anna (Jennifer Ehle), who was recently killed. Anna asks Michael to help keep running the free clinic she previously directed, which leads Michael to be exposed to poorer patients in need who are far different from his usual clientele.
Against The Wall, Lifetime, Already Airing
Seven in 2012
The series follows Abby Kowalski, a five year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, who in order to pursue her dream career as a detective takes the only opening available; in the Internal Affairs Division. Abby’s decision to join the department’s internal affairs division puts her at odds with members of her own family, themselves members of the Chicago Police Department.
Alcatraz, FOX, Midseason
Nine in 2012
San Francisco Police Department Det. Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones) is assigned to a grisly homicide case and a fingerprint leads her to a former Alcatraz inmate who died decades ago. Given her grandfather and surrogate uncle, Ray Archer (Robert Forster), were guards at the prison – Madsen’s interest is immediately piqued, but once, government agent Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill) finds out, he tries to impede her investigation. Also stars ER’s Parminder Nagra.
Allen Gregory, FOX, Oct 30
An animated series created by Jonah Hill, the series will follow Allen Gregory De Longpre, a precocious 7 year-old being raised by his father Richard and his father’s life partner Jeremy.
Alphas, SyFy, Already airing.
Seven in 2012
The series follows five people, known as Alphas, led by noted neurologist and psychologist Dr. Lee Rosen as they investigate criminal cases involving other suspected Alphas. While investigating these crimes it doesn’t take the team too long to discover that a group known as ‘Red Flag’, whom were thought defeated and eliminated long ago, are using other Alphas to commit crimes.
American Horror Story, FX, Oct 5
The series follows a husband (Dylan McDermott) and wife (Connie Britton) who after a run of adversity, buy a new house that is haunted. Jessica Lange plays a neighbour who’s daughter knows more about the house than anyone. Created by Glee’s Ryan Murphy.
Apartment 23, ABC, Midseason
The series revolves around the lives of two different women who are roommates in a New York City apartment, with elements of The Odd Couple thrown in for good measure. Actor James Van Der Beek from Dawsons Creek, who plays a fictional version of himself, plays a strong supporting role.
Are You There Vodka…It’s me Chelsea, NBC, Midseason
Based on Chelsea Handlers book of the same name.The series follows an outspoken woman, Chelsea Newman (a character based on the real Chelsea Handler) and her circle of working-class twenty-something friends in Los Angeles, California.
Awake, NBC, Midseason
Detective Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs) regains consciousness following a car accident involving his wife Hannah (Laura Allen) and his son Rex (Dylan Minnette). Michael moves back and forth between two realities: in one, Rex survived while Hannah is dead; in the other, Hannah survived but Rex did not. Trying to keep both his loved ones alive, Michael starts living a “double life,” moving back and forth between the two realities, dealing with different personal conflicts and police partners.
Bent, NBC, Mid season
Seven in 2012
Highly strung and recently divorced, no-nonsense lawyer Alex (Amanda Peet) hires contractor Pete (David Walton) to renovate her kitchen. An irresponsible womanizer, Pete is trying to rebuild his contracting career after ruining it with his promiscuous ways and addiction to gambling, while Alex is trying to raise her 10yr old daughter while her husband is in jail for insider trading.
Best Friends Forever, NBC, Midseason
Seven in 2012
When Jessica’s (Jessica St. Clair) husband files for divorce, she flies across the country to seek comfort and move back in with her best friend Lennon (Lennon Parham). However, Lennon’s boyfriend Joe (Luka Jones) has recently moved in and turned Jessica’s old room into his home office.
Boss, Starz, Oct 21
The series follows Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, who has recently been diagnosed with a degenerative neurological disorder. Determined to remain in charge, Kane conceals the disease from everyone around him except his own physician, Dr Ella Harris. Stars Kelsey Grammar.
Charlie’s Angels, ABC, Thur Sept 22, 8pm
Nine are promoting now. Very likely to be fast tracked.
Based on the 70′s show, about three women who solve cases for their elusive boss. There’s Abby (Rachael Taylor), a Park Avenue princess who became a world-class thief, Kate (Annie Ilonzeh), a Miami cop who fell from grace, losing both her career and her fiancé. Finally there’s Gloria, a disgraced army lieutenant who has a way with explosives. When one of the angels’ missions ends in Gloria’s tragic death, Charlie persuades them to partner with Gloria’s childhood friend, Eve (Minka Kelly), a street racer with a mysterious past.
Enlightened, HBO, 2011 – Yet to Air
Showtime in 2012
Enlightened follows the story of Amy, a self-destructive executive, who, after a very public breakdown and a subsequent philosophical awakening in rehabilitation, tries to get her life back together. Stars Laura Dern as Amy, Luke Wilson and Diane Ladd.
Free Agents, NBC, Wed Sept 14, 10.30pm
Seven in 2012
The series follows the lives of two public relations executives, a recently divorced guy and a woman trying to move on after the death of her fiancee, who discover that they seem to have an attraction for each other. Stars Hank Azaria and Kathryn Hahn.
Good Christian Belles, ABC, Mid season
Seven in 2012
Now called GCB, the series started as Good Christian Bitches, but that caused controversy in the States. It stars Leslie Bibb as Amanda Vaughn, a recently divorced single mother of two children, returned to Dallas, where she grew up. Also stars Kristen Chenoweth (Glee) and David James Elliott (JAG)
Grimm, NBC, Oct 21
Grimm is an upcoming American fantasy/mystery/crime drama series set in present-day Portland, Oregon. The series puts a new twist on the stories of the Brothers Grimm in which a homicide detective learns that he is a descendent of a group of hunters known as “Grimms”, who fight to keep humanity safe from the supernatural creatures of the world. Upon learning of his destiny and that he is the last of his kind, he has to protect every living soul from the sinister storybook characters that have infiltrated the real world.
H8R, CW, Wed Sept 14
H8R (a texting abbreviation for Hater) is a reality-based show that will feature celebrities who are ready to confront their biggest haters (mostly friends, family members or their fans who have a negative view of their career or lifestyle) and try to convince them that their animosity is misdirected, and hopefully win them over.
Happy Endings, ABC, Already Airing
Seven in 2012
The series revolves around the lives of a group of friends, living in Chicago, whose group is rocked when the couple that brought them together, Alex and Dave, break up. This leaves the rest of the group (Max, Brad, Jane, and Penny) in an awkward position of either trying to stay together as friends or having to choose sides. Alex and Dave decide to stay friends, but there are many more complications down the road. Elisha Cuthbert (24) stars as Alex.
Hart of Dixie, CW, Mon Sept 26, 9pm
Starring Rachel Bilson (The OC), the series follows Dr. Zoe Hart as she moves to remote Bluebell, Alabama, when there are no jobs available for her in New York. Also starring Jaime King.
Hell on Wheels, AMC, Nov 6
The western period drama television series created by Joe and Tony Gayton. The series stars Anson Mount as Cullen Bohannon, a former confederate soldier who is determined to exact revenge on the union soldiers who murdered his wife.
Homeland, Showtime, Oct 2.
Ten will air in 2012
This psychological thriller stars Claire Danes as Carrie Anderson, a CIA operations officer who has come to believe that an American Marine, who was held captive by Al-Qaeda as a POW, was turned by the enemy and now poses a significant risk to national security.
How to be a Gentleman, CBS, Thur Sept 29
Ten in 2012
The series chronicles the friendship between an uptight columnist (series creator David Hornsby) and his more freewheeling trainer (Kevin Dillon). Adapted from the nonfiction book of the same name by John Bridges.
I Hate My Teenage Daughter, FOX, Nov 23
This show will follow two mothers who fear their daughters are turning into the kind of girls who tormented them in high school. Starring Jamie Pressly of My Name is Earl.
I Just Want My Pants Back, MTV, 2012
Seven in 2012
Struggling with sex, love, career and friendship as a young twenty-something living in Brooklyn, Jason is the ultimate slacker who puts hanging with his friends, going to bars and hooking up above his entry level job where he’s the lowest rung at a casting agency. It’s not until a one night stand steals his heart and his pants, that he begins a quest to get his beloved jeans back, and hopefully the girl, while also growing up along the way.
Last Man Standing, ABC, Oct 11
Tim Allen plays Mike Baxter, a married father of three, who tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women. Starring Nancy Travis as his wife and Hector Elizondo as his boss.
Luck, HBO, 2012
Showtime in 2012
It will star Dustin Hoffman as Chester Bernstein, who in his late 60s just released from four years in prison. He’s autodidactic, intelligent, and deeply involved in gambling.
Man Up!, ABC, Oct 18
Will air on Seven
It revolves around the lives of three guys with questionable childish behavior and lifestyles who decide its time to do the one thing they had forgotten to do, act like real men. But they need to grow up a little before that can happen, even at their age.
Missing, ABC, Midseason
Seven in 2012
The story centers on a mum (Ashley Judd) who, after her son disappears in Italy while overseas for a summer internship, takes it upon herself to travel to Europe and track him down. It soon becomes clear she is a former CIA agent who will stop at nothing to bring her son home.
Napoleon Dynamite, FOX, Midseason
This series is based on the 2004 cult film, of the same name. The animated series follows the adventures of Napoleon Dynamite, and his family and friends, as they navigate small-town life in rural Idaho. The original cast will voice their animated characters. Expect some big guest voices.
New Girl, FOX, Tue Sept 20
Ten in 2012
This single camera sitcom will star Zooey Deschanel as Jessica Day, a well-liked woman in her late 20s who is trying to get over her surprise breakup with her boyfriend. She finds a new place to stay when she moves in with three single guys: Nick, a bartender; Schmidt, a professional and casanova; and Coach, a former athlete turned trainer.
Once Upon a Time, ABC, Oct 23
Seven in 2012
This fantasy/drama is loosely inspired by classic fairy tale stories, except set in the present day. The stories hold a key to the mystery that will draw a bail bonds collector and the son that she gave up for adoption 10 years earlier to a New England town called Storybrooke, Maine. This town is actually a parallel world in which fairy tale characters look like normal people and don’t remember their true identities or anything about their true lives.
Pan Am, ABC, Sun Sept 25, 10pm
Nine will air. Possible fast track
This series centers around the airline Pan American World Airways during the 1960s. The period drama will focus on the pilots and flight attendants working for the world-famous airline in 1963. Stars Chistina Ricci as flight attendant Maggie and Goran Visnjic (ER) will appear in four episodes as a Yugoslavian immigrant to the United States who is torn between his love of his homeland and the advantages of his new home.
Person of Interest, CBS, Thur Sept 22, 9pm
Nine advertising as coming soon, so will be fast tracked.
Mr. Finch (Michael Emerson) is a mysterious billionaire who has developed a computer program that predicts the identity of a person connected to a violent crime that will take place some time in the future. However, the program has its limitations: for example, it cannot predict whether the person will be a victim, perpetrator, or witness, nor can it predict when or where the crime will take place. Also starring Jim Caviezel and Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson.
Prime Suspect, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 10pm
Nine advertising as coming soon – so will be fast tracked
Prime Suspect is a police procedural drama. It will star Maria Bello as Jane Timoney, an iconoclastic female detective who has to make her bones in a tough New York precinct that is dominated by men. It is said to be a “re-imagining” of the British series by the same name, that starred Helen Mirren. Aidan Quinn stars as Lt. Kevin Sweeney.
Re-Modeled, CW, Midseason
The show will have Paul Fisher, a modelling expert, preparing to bring together hundreds of small agencies around the world in a new venture called The Network, which will give him the leverage to change the industry from the inside out.
Revenge, ABC, Wed Sept 21, 10pm
Seven in 2012
Revenge is loosely based on Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo. A mysterious woman, Emily Thorne, arrives in the Hamptons seeking revenge on the people who destroyed her family. Starring Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe
Ringer, CW, Tue Sept 13, 9pm
Twin sisters Bridget and Siobhan (both played by Sarah Michelle Gellar) have been at odds for the last eight years and find that their lives are both unraveling at the same rate. Bridget, a recovering alcoholic, is on the run from the mob after witnessing a murder. She flees to her twin sister Siobhan’s home. The sisters seem to be repairing their broken relationship until Siobhan mysteriously disappears overboard during a boat trip the sisters take together. Bridget soon discovers her sister’s seemingly perfect life is full of secrets after she is attacked in Siobhan’s home.
Strike Back, HBO, Already Airing
Seven 2012
Known as, Strike Back: Project Dawn in the UK, it’s the follow up to the original version. The second series focuses on former United States special forces operative Damien Scott joining Section 20 to stop an international terrorist organisation after John Porter is kidnapped. The only original cast member to return is Richard Armitage in a cameo (the original John Porter).
Suburgatory, ABC, Wed Sept 28, 8.30pm
A divorced father who decides to get away from New York City to the suburbs so he can give his 16-year-old daughter a better life. However, the move to ‘burbs has the daughter wondering if they just entered the world of The Stepford Wives after they see how ‘perfect’ their new locale is, right down to the neighbors who welcome them into the cul-de-sac
Scandal, ABC, Midseason
Created by Shondra Rhimes (Greys Anatomy) it stars Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope (partially based on former Bush administration press aide Judy Smith), former media relations consultant to the President. After leaving the White House, she opened her own firm, hoping to start a new career and personal life.
Smash, NBC, Midseason
The show revolves around a group of characters who come together to put on a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. But before that can happen, the people who will try to bring it all together must deal with their own personal acts. Stars Debra Messing and Anjelica Huston.
The 2-2, CBS, mid-season
Ten in 2012
The show is a NYPD crime drama that takes place in Manhattan, featuring the lives of six rookies with the New York Police Department. Starring Leelee Sobieski.
The Finder, CBS, Midseason
Ten in 2012
It is a spin-off of Bones, with the backdoor pilot episode airing as a part of the sixth season of Bones. The series stars Geoff Stults and Michael Clarke Duncan, with the female lead Charlene Amoia.
The Firm, NBC, Midseason
This show picks up on the story of Mitchell Y. McDeere and his family ten years after the fictional setting of the 1991 novel and 1993 film.Both recounted the story of an upstart attorney who unknowingly was hired by an organized crime enterprise’s legal team.He became a whistleblower to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and brought down the corrupt Memphis law firm with Chicago mob ties. The TV series begins as the McDeere family emerge from witness protection to encounter old and new challenges.
The Frame, CW, Midseason
The show revolves around ten teams of two players with various social connections. The teams will all be confined to a small space with a camera monitoring their every move. If they leave the space, or “the frame,” they are out of the game. They will face challenges, head-to-head competitions and eliminations, all while isolated from the outside world, with the viewers controlling who stays and who goes.
The Playboy Club, NBC, Mon Sept 19, 10pm
Will screen on Pay TV.
The Playboy Club is set in 1963, the series will center around the employees (known as Bunnies) of the first Playboy Club in Chicago and it’s patrons.
The River, ABC, Midseason
Seven in 2012
In The River, it follows the search for a famous television host, a popular explorer/wildlife expert who was last seen traveling down the Amazon River in the middle of South America and disappeared without a trace. Six months later, his wife and son receive a beacon signal from him, indicating that he might be alive. This prompts the two to assemble a television documentary crew to follow his last known whereabouts, unaware that once they reach the location of where he was last seen that they’re in for a horrific surprise.
The Secret Circle, CW, Thur Sept 15, 9pm
This series revolves around Cassie, a shy sixteen-year-old, who discovers that she is a witch and becomes a member of the Circle of witches of New Salem.
Terra Nova, FOX, Mon Sept 26, 8pm
Will air on Ten later this year.
Shot in Queensland at an apparent cost of $4 million per episode, the show begins in the year 2149, a time when all life on planet Earth is threatened with extinction. In an effort to save the human race, scientists develop a time machine allowing people to travel 85 million years back in time to prehistoric Earth. The Shannon family (father Jim, his wife Elisabeth, and their three children Josh, Maddy and Zoe) join the tenth pilgrimage of settlers to Terra Nova, the first human colony on the other side of the temporal doorway. However, they are unaware that the colony is in the middle of a group of carnivorous dinosaurs
Touch, FOX, Midseason
Kiefer Sutherland stars as Martin Bohm, a former journalist and luggage handler whose wife was killed in the September 11 attacks. His son is autistic and mute, but who is obsessed with numbers and can predict future events. Danny Glover stars as Professor Arthur DeWitt, an expert on children who possess special gifts when it comes to numbers.
Unforgettable, CBS, Tue Sept 20, 10pm
Unforgettableis based on the J. Robert Lennon’s short story “The Rememberer”. The series follows a former New York City police detective named Carrie Wells, who suffers from hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to remember everything. She is reluctantly asked by her former boyfriend and one-time partner to join his homicide unit after he asks for help with solving a case. The move allows her to do the one thing she has been trying to remember, that of finding out how her sister was murdered. Starring Aussie Poppy Montgomery.
Up All Night, NBC, Wed Sept 14, 10pm
Seven in 2012
Starring the ever funny Will Arnett (30 Rock) along with Christina Applegate, Maya Rudolph (SNL) and Nick Cannon. The show centers around a couple who struggle to balance their home lives (especially with their newborn child, Amy) and their work lives.
Whitney, NBC, Thur Sept 22, 9.30pm
Will air on Seven
Whitney,is about an opinionated woman and her very-supportive live-in boyfriend. Even though the two have decided that they will not commit to marriage, she does question how committed they are in their 5-year relationship and tries to go as far to prove a point; she begins to fear what she sees as “relationship boredom” and worries what will happen next that could possibly end her relationship. The show will star Whitney Cummings (based on her real-life experience and her comedy routines).
Work It, ABC, Midseason
This high-concept comedy centers on two unrepentant guy’s guys who, unable to find work, dress as women to get jobs as pharmaceutical reps. Not only do they pull it off, but they might just learn to be better men in the process.
This will be updated as more information is released by the networks.
Last updated September 7, 2011
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