Justified

The new year is barely upon us yet we are being bombarded by countless sneak peeks and promos for new shows “coming soon” in 2013 – which will only ramp up as the year gets under way.

Believe me, the networks generally know when they plan to air most shows but constantly hit us with those vague words “coming soon” or “new in 2013″ as actual air dates are closely guarded secrets until within a few weeks prior to the scheduled date. Continue reading »

Foxtel Programming from Sunday December 30th

Sunday December 30th
REHAB: PARTY AT THE HARD ROCK HOTEL
Season 2
11.00pm on FOX8 – Australian 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 security and staff indulge big and staff indulge big-spending spending customers but still keep the chaos under control. customers but still keep the chaos under control. Continue reading »

FX has ordered 13 episodes for season four of its Emmy® Award-winning hit drama series Justified, announced Americas FX Vice President Nick Grad. The Australian version of FX has just started here this month and Justified airs on Mondays at 8.30pm.

“Justified is one of television’s best series and this season has reinforced that excellence,” said Grad. “Graham Yost and his writing team continue to deliver compelling material and richly drawn characters brought to life by the brilliance of Timothy Olyphant and our terrific ensemble cast.  Their work is validated by universal acclaim, awards, and ratings that have grown every year. We look forward to many more seasons to come.”

Developed for television by Graham Yost and starring Timothy Olyphant, Justified is based on the popular Elmore Leonard character “Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens” from his short story Fire in the Hole and some of his other novels.

“There are many reasons all of us on Justified are grateful to get a chance to do another season,” said Yost.  “We get to do more work with amazing actors, writers, producers, directors, musicians, editors and a jaw-droppingly talented crew.  We get to keep doing a show that appeals to a wide demographic: people in Harlan, retired US Marshals, criminals (we honestly did hear that), and, most happily, our guide, our muse, Elmore Leonard.  Best of all, we get to keep doing a show on FX (and while that may sound like craven ass-kissing, when you look at their roster, you can’t help but feel grateful to be on that list).”

“Graham’s modern day take on the western and masterful storytelling have helped bring the genre to the forefront,” said John Westphal, Senior Vice President, US. current programming, Sony Pictures Television. “The storytelling and performances brought to life by Tim Olyphant, Walton Goggins and the rest of the cast, continue to elevate the series season after season.”

Sunday February 26

FX LAUNCHES ON CHANNEL 123

THE WALKING DEAD – FX (Premiere)
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
A bullet put him in hospital, a virus turned the world into zombies and as he lay in a coma, his best friend stole his wife.

HELL ON WHEELS -FX (Premiere)
9.35pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
A former confederate soldier journeys to the transcontinental railroad to seek vengeance.

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK – THE HISTORY CHANNEL
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
Anne Frank’s diary, written between 1942 and 1944 in hiding in Amsterdam, has made Anne Frank one of the best-known figures of the 20th Century. She was four when she left her native Germany, thirteen when she went into hiding, and not yet sixteen when she died in a concentration camp – one of the six million Jewish victims of Hitler’s racial madness. Over the past fifty years Anne Frank has become a universal symbol of the oppressed in a world of violence and tyranny. Her name invokes humanity, tolerance and the will to live. Her diary, required reading in schools throughout the world, has been interpreted as an eternal testament of courage and hope.

SHAMELESS – W – Season 2
9.20pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
It’s summertime and the Gallaghers of Chicago are cooking up fresh ways to bring home the bacon. Their ventures may not be moral — or even legal — but they certainly are outrageous. Between beating the heat and keeping their cool, the Gallaghers are in for one crazy summer.

Monday February 27

ALIAS – FX – Season 1, Episode 1
11.30pm – Weeknights – Repeated at 8.30am the next day
Sydney Bristow discovers that her job as an agent for SD-6, a top-secret division of the CIA, holds deadly secrets that threaten the security of the free world.

DARK ANGEL – FX – Season 1, Episode 1
2.30pm – Moving to 3.30pm Weekdays from March – Repeated at 4.30am the next day
A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later, Max, one of the escapees, is fighting to avoid capture and reunite with her siblings.

THE GREELY EXPEDITION – THE HISTORY CHANNEL
8.30pm – Australian Television Premiere
In 1881, 25 men led by Lieutenant Adolphus Greely sailed from the harbor of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Their destination was Lady Franklin Bay in the high Arctic, where they planned to collect a wealth of scientific data from a vast area of the world’s surface that had been described by a British admiral as a “sheer blank.” Three years later, only six survivors returned, with a daunting story of shipwreck, starvation, mutiny and cannibalism.

JUSTIFIED – FX (Premiere)
8.30pm – Australian Exclusive Premiere
After shooting a fugitive in Miami, gunslinging US Marshal Raylan Givens returns to his native Kentucky, coming face to face with an old friend leading a deadly white supremacist gang.

Friday March 2nd

SOUTHERN FRIED STINGS – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK – Season 2
8.30pm – Australian Television Premiere
Meet Jay Russell, ex-state trooper and addiction expert. Whether it’s drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex addiction, you name it, if you’ve got a problem with a loved one, an employee or a neighbour, Jay is the guy you call when you don’t want the cops involved.

Saturday March 3

MY GHOST STORY – BIO
6.30pm – Australian Television Premiere
Eyewitnesses re-tell their own unique ghost stories by personal experiences of paranormal activity and encounters with the unexplained in a particular location, using visual evidence they have captured on their homemade videos.Each story also includes some historical facts of the reportedly haunted locations and the eyewitness’ own private residences.
Friday March 2nd

SOUTHERN FRIED STINGS – CRIME & INVESTIGATION NETWORK – Season 2
8.30pm – Australian Television Premiere
Meet Jay Russell, ex-state trooper and addiction expert. Whether it’s drugs, alcohol, gambling, sex addiction, you name it, if you’ve got a problem with a loved one, an employee or a neighbour, Jay is the guy you call when you don’t want the cops involved.

FX is a brand new entertainment channel that launches tonight at 8.30pm on channel 123. Contemporary, sharp and resonating particularly with the male audience, FX is FOX International Channels’ first launch in Australia. Premiere shows such as “The Walking Dead”, “the Emmy winning “Justified”, Hell on Wheels” and “Call Me Fitz” will all be on the schedule, while classics like “Alias” are starting from the beginning daily. and

Tonight’s schedule has a 90 minute premiere of the highly anticipated and critically acclaimed Walking Dead – ) Days Gone Bye: A bullet put him in hospital, a virus turned everyone into zombies and as he lay comatose, his best friend stole his wife. To find his family, Rick Grimes must survive more than just the walking dead. – The Walking Dead will air Tuesdays at 8.30pm

At 9.30pm the raucous Hell on Wheels will premiere whith – Days Gone Bye: A bullet put him in hospital, a virus turned everyone into zombies and as he lay comatose, his best friend stole his wife. To find his family, Rick Grimes must survive more than just the walking dead.

On Monday night at 8.30pm, The Emmy winning Justified will premiere with it’s pilot – Fire In The Hole: After shooting a fugitive in Miami, gunslinging US Marshal Raylan Givens returns to his native Kentucky, coming face to face with an old friend leading a deadly white supremacist gang.

On Wednesdays at 8.30pm is “Call me Fitz”, Jason Priestly plays, Fitz a handsome and and conscience-free, substance abusing car salesman. He torments his co-workers, sleeps with any woman and thinks life is perfect. The pilot will air Wednesday March 7 at 8.30pm.

Also exciting is the day time line up with Alias, Dark Angetl, Las Vegas and Life On Mars all starting from their premieres.

The US networks have made a lot of casting additions and a renewal of late.

* Former Gossip Girl pot-stirrer Holley Fain (Madeline Vanderbilt) is joining the cast of Grey’s Anatomy as a recurring love interest for Eric Dane’s McSteamy.
* Marg Helgenbergers’ Catherine Willows on CSI will be embroiled in a “steamy affair” with an FBI agent played by Grant Show (Melrose Place)
* Amy Sedaris (Strangers With Candy) has booked a multi-episode arc on The Good Wife as Stacie Hall, a new lobbyist who competes directly with Eli Gold.
* Former Chicago Code cop Matt Lauria is transitioning from the police department to the FBI with a multi-episode arc on CSI.
* Carla Gugino from Entourage and Californication, is going to star in a recurring run on Justified.
* The Glades that airs on W has been renewed for a third season.
* Bo Derek will star as herself in the fifth season of Chuck. Derek joins an impressive roster of guest stars for Chuck‘s farewell run, which includes Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix), Mark Hamill (Star Wars), Tim DeKay (White Collar), Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels), Rebecca Romijn (X-Men), Justin Hartley (Smallville) and Jeff Fahey (Lost).
* Former Sex and The City star Craig Bierko will guest star on an upcoming episode of The Mentalist.
* Dana Delany will reunite with her former China Beach co-star Robert Picardo in a Season 2 episode of Body of Proof.
* Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Lost‘s temple master Dogen, has landed a recurring role on Revenge.
* True Blood is casting a new series regular role: Nora, who is described as “a beautiful and intelligent … double agent within the Vampire Authority.” She also shares an interesting history with Eric.
* Rachel Taylor is rumoured to be heading back to Seattle Grace on Grey’a Anatomy

Source TVline

FX channel will launch on Foxtel in early 2012 and will air the latest US shows on the same day and date as the USA.

The channel will be available to Foxtel subscribers as part of the basic package. Content will include a mix of drama, comedy, action, thriller and sci-fi. There will also ba a HD channel.

FOX International Channels (FIC) announced the much-rumoured channel today, leading with zombie cult hit The Walking Dead.

The Walking Dead, which has already screened its first season in the US, will air ad-free, back-to-back seasons.

Its other premium titles include action series The Transporter, based on the films by Luc Besson, with Chris Vance (Prison Break, All Saints) as an ex-Special Forces operator making a living as a no-questions-asked professional courier in Europe’s crime-ridden underworld.

It also has Hell On Wheels, a wild west tale of revenge chronicling a potent turning point in history with the construction of America’s transcontinental railroad. Anson Mount stars as a former Confederate soldier in a lawless melting pot of a town that services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad.

FX shows such as Sons of Anarchy and Wilfredalready air on free to air on ONE and ELEVEN respecively while Justified and Americasn Horror Story should air free to air soon.

Karin Simoncini, Managing Director of FIC Australia said, “We’re incredibly excited to be launching FX next year. It’s a brand that’s known around the world for its edgy entertainment and we’re proud to be creating an Australian version that will feature the hottest shows around.

“This will be a high quality destination for viewers where they can settle in to watch these amazing shows in an amazing TV environment.”

Brian Walsh, Foxtel’s Executive Director of Television said, “Since its inception Foxtel has continually strengthened the array of channels and programming it offers to its subscribers. With the launch of FX we will mark another important step forward in the delivery of the best international television content to Australian homes.”

Foxtel monthly fee will increase by $2 on its packages prior to the launch of the new channels.

FX was previously available on Foxtel prior to a rebranding as W Channel.

Source: TV Tonight