The following are descriptions of the four new CBS dramas; three that will air this fall and the fourth that is set for mid-season. There are cast photos for all four new dramas below but only trailers for the three dramas that will air this fall:
ELEMENTARY – (Thursday Nights at 10 PM)
PREMISE: Detective Sherlock Holmes Dr. Joan Watson are a modern-day crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with his worst nightmare – a sober companion, Dr. Watson. A successful surgeon until she lost a patient and her license three years ago, Watson views her current job as another opportunity to help people, as well as paying a penance. However, the restless Sherlock is nothing like her previous clients. He informs her that none of her expertise as an addiction specialist applies to him and he’s devised his own post-rehab regimen – resuming his work as a police consultant in New York City. Watson has no choice but to accompany her irascible new charge on his jobs. But Sherlock finds her medical background helpful, and Watson realizes she has a knack for playing investigator. Sherlock’s police contact, Capt. Tobias “Toby” Gregson, knows from previous experience working with Scotland Yard that Sherlock is brilliant at closing cases, and welcomes him as part of the team. With the mischievous Sherlock Holmes now running free in New York solving crimes, it’s simple deduction that he’s going to need someone to keep him grounded, and it’s elementary that it’s a job for Watson.
CAST: Jonny Lee Miller (Eli Stone), Lucy Liu (Southland and Ally McBeal) and Aidan Quinn (Prime Suspect)
CREATIVE TEAM: Rob Doherty, Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Michael Cuesta are all executive producers. Michael Cuesta directed the pilot.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TRAILER FOR ELEMENTARY:
MADE IN JERSEY – (Friday Nights at 9 PM)
PREMISE: Martina Garretti (Janet Montgomery) is a young working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete among her pedigreed Manhattan colleagues at a prestigious New York law firm. After just a few weeks, firm founder Donovan Stark, takes note of Martina’s ingenuity and resourcefulness, as does her sassy secretary Cyndi Vega. With the support of her big Italian family, including her sexy older sister Bonnie, Martina is able to stay true to her roots as a bold, passionate lawyer on the rise in a new intimidating environment.
CAST: Janet Montgomery (Human Target), Kyle MacLachlan (Desperate Housewives and Twin Peaks), Erin Cummings (Spartacus: Vengeance) and Toni Trucks (All of Us and Barbershop).
CREATIVE TEAM: Jamie Tarses, Kevin Falls, Julia Franz and Mark Waters are the executive producers. Mark Waters directed the pilot.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TRAILER FOR MADE IN JERSEY:
VEGAS – (Tuesday Nights at 10 PM)
PREMISE: This a new drama inspired by the true story of former Las Vegas Sheriff Ralph Lamb, a fourth-generation rancher tasked with bringing order to Las Vegas in the 1960s, a gambling and entertainment mecca emerging from the tumbleweeds. Ralph Lamb wants to be left in peace to run his ranch, but Las Vegas is now swelling with outsiders and corruption which are intruding on his simple life. Recalling Lamb’s command as a military police officer during World War II, the Mayor appeals to his sense of duty to look into a murder of a casino worker – and so begins Lamb’s clash with Vincent Savino, a ruthless Chicago gangster who plans to make Vegas his own. Assisting Lamb in keeping law and order are his two deputies: his diplomatic, even-keeled brother Jack and his charming but impulsive son, Dixon. Ambitious Assistant District Attorney Katherine O’Connell, who grew up on the ranch next to the Lambs, also lends a hand in preserving justice.
CAST: Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow), Michael Chiklis (No Ordinary Family and The Shield), Jason O’Mara (Terra Nova and Life on Mars), Taylor Handley (The O.C.), Carrie-Anne Moss (The Matrix franchise)
CREATIVE TEAM: Nicholas Pileggi, Greg Walker, Cathy Konrad, Arthur Sarkissian and James Mangold are executive producers. James Mangold directed the pilot.
BEHIND-THE-SCENES TRAILER FOR VEGAS:
GOLDEN BOY – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet):
PREMISE: The meteoric rise of an ambitious cop who becomes the youngest police commissioner in the history of New York City, and the high personal and professional cost he pays to achieve it is focused in this new drama. As he’s interviewed for a story about his career, Walter William Clark, Jr. flashes back on his hard-fought journey from street kid to the most powerful man in law enforcement. After only three years as a beat cop, Clark’s heroics on the job make him bold enough to ask for and receive the unheard-of promotion to Homicide Detective, angering the members of his new department who are eager to see him fail. Clark’s disappointed to be partnered with veteran Detective Don Owen, a gruff lifer just two years shy of retirement. He would rather team with First Grade Detective Christian Arroyo, the alpha dog in the squad who’s just as ambitious as Clark, but without a moral center. Arroyo’s partner is Detective Deborah McKenzie (Bonnie Somerville), a tough third-generation cop and the only female detective in the unit. Also on the team is Detective Joe Diaco, well-connected with tremendous resources which Clark might find useful. Though laser-focused on moving up the ladder, Clark’s soft spot is serving as the sole caregiver and supporter of his sister, Agnes, a teenager demonstrating increasingly dangerous behavior.
CAST: Theo James (Bedlam and Underworld: Awakenings), Chi McBride (Pushing Daisies), Bonnie Sommerville (The Ugly Truth), Holt McCallany (Lights Out), Kevin Alejandro (Southland and True Blood) and Stella Maeve (The Runaways).
CREATIVE TEAM: Greg Berlanti, Nicholas Wootton and Richard Shepard are executive producers. Richard Shepard directed the pilot.
NOTE: There is no trailer available yet for Golden Boy.
NOTE: The above photo of Theo James is credited to Getty Images.
The following are descriptions of the six new ABC dramas; three that will air this fall and the others that are set for mid-season; or in the case of Mistresses, next May. There are cast photos and trailers for all below:
666 PARK AVENUE – (Sunday Nights at 10 PM)
PREMISE: At the ominous address of 666 Park Avenue, anything you desire can be yours. Everyone has needs, desires and ambition. For the residents of The Drake, these will all be met, courtesy of the building’s mysterious owner, Gavin Doran. But every Faustian contract comes with a price. When Jane Van Veen and Henry Martin, an idealistic young couple from the Midwest, are offered the opportunity to manage the historic building, they not only fall prey to the machinations of Doran and his mysterious wife, Olivia, but unwittingly begin to experience the shadowy, supernatural forces within the building that imprison and endanger the lives of the residents inside. Sexy, seductive and inviting, The Drake maintains a dark hold over all of its residents, tempting them through their ambitions and desires, in this chilling new drama that’s home to an epic struggle of good versus evil.
CAST: Rachael Taylor (Charlie’s Angels and Grey’s Anatomy), Dave Annable (Brothers & Sisters), Robert Buckley (One Tree Hill), Mercedes Masohn (The Finder), Helena Mattsson (Nikita), Vanessa Williams (Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty) and Terry O’Quinn (Lost).
CREATIVE TEAM: David Wilcox, Matthew Miller,, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo and Alex Graves are all Executive Producers. Alex Graves directed the pilot.
TRAILER FOR 666 PARK AVENUE:
LAST RESORT – (Thursday Nights at 8 PM)
PREMISE: 500 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado receive their orders. Over a radio channel, designed only to be used if their homeland has been wiped out, they’re told to fire nuclear weapons at Pakistan. Captain Marcus Chaplin demands confirmation of the orders only to be unceremoniously relieved of duty by the White House. XO Sam Kendal finds himself suddenly in charge of the submarine and facing the same difficult decision. When he also refuses to fire without confirmation of the orders, the Colorado is targeted, fired upon, and hit. The submarine and its crew find themselves crippled on the ocean floor, declared rogue enemies of their own country. Now, with nowhere left to turn, Chaplin and Kendal take the sub on the run and bring the men and women of the Colorado to an exotic island. Here they will find refuge, romance and a chance at a new life, even as they try to clear their names and get home.
CAST (includes): Ande Braugher (Men of a Certain Age), Scott Speedman (Felicity), Daisy Betts (Persons Unknown), Dichen Lachman (Being Human and Dollhouse) Autumn Reeser (No Ordinary Family and The O.C.), Jessy Schram (Falling Skies and Once Upon a Time)
CREATIVE TEAM: Shawn Ryan, Karl Gajdusek, Martin Campbell and Marney Hochman Nash are all executive producers. Martin Campbell direced the pilot.
TRAILER FOR LAST RESORT:
NASHVILLE – (Wednesday Nights at 10 PM)
PREMISE: Chart-topping Rayna James is a country legend who’s had a career any singer would envy, though lately her popularity is starting to wane. Fans still line up to get her autograph, but she’s not packing the arenas like she used to. Rayna’s record label thinks a concert tour, opening for up-and-comer Juliette Barnes, the young and sexy future of country music, is just what Rayna needs. But scheming Juliette can’t wait to steal Rayna’s spotlight. Sharing a stage with that disrespectful, untalented, little vixen is the last thing Rayna wants to do, which sets up a power struggle for popularity. Could the undiscovered songwriting talent of Scarlett O’Connor be the key to helping Rayna resurrect her career? Complicating matters, Rayna’s wealthy but estranged father, Lamar Hampton, is a powerful force in business, Tennessee politics, and the lives of his two grown daughters. His drive for power results in a scheme to back Rayna’s handsome husband, Teddy, in a run for Mayor of Nashville, against Rayna’s wishes.
CAST: Connie Britton (Friday Night Lights and American Horror Story), Hayden Panettiere (Heroes), POwrs Boothe (24), Eric Close (Without a Trace), Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) and Robert Wisdom (Prison Break and Burn Notice).
CREATIVE TEAM: Callie Khouri, R.J. Cutler and Steve Buchanan are executive producers. R.J. Cutler directed the pilot.
TRAILER FOR NASHVILLE:
RED WIDOW – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet)
PREMISE: When Marta Walraven’s husband is brutally murdered, her first instinct is to protect her three young children. Her husband’s business partners – Irwin Petrova, Marta’s scheming and untrustworthy brother, and Mike Tomlin — were involved in an illegal drug business deal with rival gangsters, and Marta’s husband paid the ultimate price. She already knows the violent world of organized crime; her father, Andrei Petrova, and loyal bodyguard Luther are gangsters too. She and her sister Kat had always wished for a safer life without bloodshed and fear. For a while Marta lived happily as a stay at home housewife in San Marta’s cooperation, FBI Agent James Ramos now promises justice. Marta discovers a tenacity she never knew she had, and takes on the gangsters and the FBI to unveil the truth about her husband’s death. As she digs into this dark underworld, she’ll test her own strength, relying on her resourcefulness, determination and family ties like never before. To get out of this mob, she needs to beat the bad guys at their own deadly game.
CAST (includes): Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill and Pitch Black), Lee Tergesen (Army Wives), Mido Hamada (Terra Nova), Luke Goss (Hellboy 2), Jaime Ray Newman (Drop Dead Diva and Eureka), Suleka Mathew (Hawthorne) and Rade Serbedzija (24 and The Saint).
CREATIVE TEAM: Melissa Rosenberg and Howard Klein are executive producers. Mark Pellington directed the pilot.
TRAILER FOR RED WIDOW:
ZERO HOUR – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet):
PREMISE: As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and solving conspiracies. A confessed paranormal junkie, his motto is “logic is the compass.” But when his beautiful wife, Laila, is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries. Contained in one of his wife’s clocks is a treasure map, and what it leads to could be cataclysmic. Now it’s up to Hank to decipher the symbols and unlock the secrets of the map, while ensuring the answers don’t fall into the wrong hands – a man they call White Vincent (Michael Nyqvist). With his two young associates, Rachel and Arron, in tow, along with Becca Riley, a sexy FBI agent, Hank will lead them on a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.
CAST (includes): Anthony Edwards (ER), Carmen Ejogo (Chaos), Scott Michael Foster (Greek), Addison Timlin (Californication), Jacinda Barrett (Poseidon) as Laila and Michael Nyqvist (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Patrol).
CREATIVE TEAM: Paul T. Scheuring, Pierre Morel, Lorenzo DiBonaventura and Dan McDermott are executive producers. Pierre Morel directed the pilot.
TRAILER FOR ZERO HOUR:
MISTRESSES – Expected to air in May 2013
PREMISE: Welcome to a provocative and thrilling drama about the scandalous lives of a sexy and sassy group of four girlfriends, each on her own path to self-discovery, as they brave the turbulent journey together. Meet Savi (Savannah), a successful career woman working toward the next phase in her life — both professional and personal — simultaneously bucking for partner at her law firm while she and her husband, Harry, try to start a family of their own. Savi’s free-spirited and capricious baby sister, Josselyn, couldn’t be more different – living single, serial dating and partying, and regularly leaning on her big sister along the way. Their common best friend, April, a recent widow and mother of two, is rebuilding her life after tragedy and learning to move forward, with the support and guidance of her closest girlfriends. And friend Karen, a successful therapist with her own practice, reconnects with the girls after her involvement in a complicated relationship with a patient goes far too deep.
CAST (includes): Alyssa Milano (Charmed), Yunjin Kim (Lost), Rochelle Aytes (The Forgotten), Jes Macallan (NCIS: Los Angeles and Grey’s Anatomy) and Jason George (Grey’s Anatomy and Eastwick).
CREATIVE TEAM: Robert Sertner, K.J. Steinberg, Rina Mimoun and Douglas Rae are executive producers. Cherie Nowlan directed the pilot.
ABC announced its fall line-up for the 2012-2013 TV season in New York City today and here is how it looks:
NOTE: Please keep in mind the network could still make changes to this schedule before September. Nothing is ever set in stone!
MONDAY
8 to 10 PM – Dancing with the Stars
10 PM – Castle
TUESDAY
8 PM – Dancing with the Stars Results Show
9 PM – Happy Endings (New Night and Time)
9:30 PM – Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 (New Night)
10 PM – Private Practice
WEDNESDAY
8 PM – The Middle
8:30 PM – Suburgatory
9 PM – Modern Family
9:30 PM – The Neighbors (NEW)
10 PM – Nashville (NEW)
8 PM – Shark Tank
9 PM – Primetime: What Would You Do?
10 PM – 20/20
REVISED:
FRIDAY (In November)
8 PM – Last Man Standing (New Night and Time)
8:30 PM – Malibu Country (NEW)
9 PM – Shark Tank
10 PM – Primetime: What Would You Do?
SATURDAY
8 to 11 PM – College Football Saturday Night
SUNDAY
8 PM – Once Upon a Time
9 PM – Revenge (New Night and Time)
10 PM – 666 Park Avenue (NEW)
NOTES: The three new dramas – Mistresses, Red Widow (formerly Penoza) and Zero Hour – will premiere later in the season. And, Body of Proof will be held until mid-season
[ADDED] SECOND NOTE: Mistresses will be summer bound rather than mid-season.
More details on all six new ABC dramas will be forthcoming soon.
The following are descriptions of the two new FOX dramas; one that will air this fall and the other that is set for mid-season. There are cast photos for both; and [UPDATED] now we have trailers to watch too:
THE MOB DOCTOR – Monday Nights at 9 PM
PREMISE: For most physicians, the Hippocratic oath is sacred. But for one Chicago doctor, who is indebted to the mafia, saving lives isn’t her only concern. A brilliant young female cardiothoracic surgeon is split between two distinct worlds, juggling her promising medical career with her lifelong debt as a doctor to Chicago’s Southside mob. Dr. Grace Devlin is a top resident at Chicago’s Roosevelt Medical Center. Smart and self-assured, she’s heralded as one of the country’s most promising young surgeons. But family ties keep her glued to her Southside roots. To pay off her brother’s life-threatening gambling debt, she makes a deal with the devil and agrees to work “off book” for the mafia men she once despised. During the day, Grace must deal with the emotionally compelling cases at Roosevelt Medical, but in her other vastly different world, she must juggle an onslaught of mob-related demands, including operating in mob-sanctioned locations, removing bullets from dead bodies to hide incriminating evidence, saving a juiced-up race horse and covertly helping an aging mobster with his erectile dysfunction. All the while, Grace must keep her dual life a secret from everyone. The only one who knows the true scope of Grace’s activities is the man to whom Grace owes her debt: the charming and diabolical Southside mob boss Constantine Alexander, an oddly compassionate killer whose relationship with Grace is more than it seems. Recently released from prison, the former head of the Chicago mob looks to reclaim his place in the organization, with the help of his right-hand associate – and Grace’s ex-boyfriend – Franco. As Grace tries to heed the demands of these two conflicting worlds – not to mention the needs of her own slightly dysfunctional family – her moral center comes into direct conflict with the very immoral things she’s asked to do. But with nerves of steel and a tough-as-nails exterior, she somehow manages to make it all work – at least for now.
CAST: Jordana Spiro (My Boys), William Forsythe (Boardwalk Empire), Floriana Lima (Poor Paul), Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Jaime Lee Kirchner (Mercy), Zeljko Ivanek (Damages), James Carpinello (The Good Wife), Jesse Lee Soffer (As the World Turns) and Wendy Makkena (NCIS).
CREATIVE TEAM: Josh Berman and Rob Wright are the Executive Producers and Michael Dinner directed the pilot.
THE FOLLOWING – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet)
PREMISE: The FBI estimates there are currently over 300 active serial killers in the United States. What would happen if these killers had a way of communicating and connecting with each other? What if they were able to work together and form alliances across the country? What if one brilliant psychotic serial killer was able to bring them all together and activate a following? When notorious serial killer Joe Carroll escapes from death row and embarks on a new killing spree, the FBI calls former agent Ryan Hardy to consult on the case. Having since withdrawn from the public eye, Hardy was responsible for Carroll’s capture nine years ago, after Carroll murdered 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature. Hardy is a walking textbook of all-things Carroll. He knows him better than anyone; he is perhaps Carroll’s only psychological and intellectual match. But the Ryan Hardy who broke the Carroll case years ago isn’t the same man today. Wounded both physically and mentally by his previous pursuit of this serial killer, it’s been a long time since Hardy has been in the field. This investigation is his redemption, his call to action. In contrast to nine years ago, Hardy isn’t calling the shots on this case. He works closely with an FBI team, which includes all-business and tough-as-nails Jennifer Mason and young, razor-sharp Mike Weston. The team considers Hardy to be more of a liability than an asset. But Hardy proves his worth when he uncovers that Carroll was covertly communicating with a network of killers in the outside world. It quickly becomes obvious that he has more planned than just a prison escape, and there’s no telling how many additional killers are out there. The FBI’s investigation leads Hardy to Claire Matthews, Carroll’s ex-wife and mother of the criminal’s 10-year-old son, Joey. Close during Hardy’s initial investigation, Hardy turns to Claire for insight into Carroll’s next move. The tension rises when Carroll’s accomplices kidnap his intended last victim from nine years ago. Hardy becomes ever more determined to end Carroll’s game when he realizes that this psychopath intends to finish what he started.
CAST: Kevin Bacon (Footloose and Taking Chance), James Purefoy (Rome), Jeananne Goossen (Alcatraz), Natalie Zea (Justified), newcomer Kyle Catlett, Shawn Ashmore (The X-Men franchise), Valorie Curry (Veronica Mars), Adan Canto and Nico Tortorella (Make It or Break It).
CREATIVE TEAM: The series creator is Kevin Williamson and Marcos Siega directed the pilot.
The following are descriptions of the new NBC dramas that will air either this fall or during mid-season of the 2012-2013 TV season. Also included are cast photos for each of the new shows and trailers for the two new dramas that will debut this fall:
REVOLUTION – Monday Nights at 10 PM
PREMISE: Our entire way of life depends on electricity. So what would happen if it just stopped working? Well, one day, like a switch turned off, the world is suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Planes fall from the sky, hospitals shut down, and communication is impossible. And without any modern technology, who can tell us why? Now, 15 years later, life is back to what it once was long before the industrial revolution: families living in quiet cul-de-sacs, and when the sun goes down lanterns and candles are lit. Life is slower and sweeter. Or is it? On the fringes of small farming communities, danger lurks. And a young woman’s life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously – and unbeknownst to her – had something to do with the blackout. This brutal encounter sets her and two unlikely companions off on a daring coming-of-age journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the future.
CAST: Billy Burke (The Twilight Saga), Tracy Spiridakos (Being Human), Anna Lise Phillips (Terra Nova), Zak Orth (Romeo + Juliet), Graham Rogers (Memphis Beat), J.D. Pardo (A Cinderella Story), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad and Once Upon a Time), David Lyons (The Cape), Maria Howell (The Blind Side), Tim Guinee (Iron Man) and Andrea Roth (Rescue Me).
CREATIVE TEAM: J.J. Abrams and Eric Kripke (“Supernatural”) are the series creators; Jon Favreau is the director of the pilot.
TRAILER FOR REVOLUTION:
CHICAGO FIRE – Wednesday Nights at 10 PM
PREMISE: No job is more stressful, dangerous or exhilarating than those of the Firefighters, Rescue Squad and Paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51. These are America’s everyday heroes — the courageous men and women who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way. But the enormous responsibilities of the job also take a personal toll. Big reputations and hefty egos, coupled with the pressure to perform and make split-second decisions, are bound to put squad members at odds. When a tragedy claims one of their own, there’s plenty of guilt and blame to go around. In the middle of a divorce, Lt. Matthew Casey tries to go about business as usual but can’t help butting heads with the brash Lt. Kelly Severide of the Rescue Squad – and each blames the other for their fallen team member. When it’s “go-time” though, they put aside their differences and put everything on the line for each other. “Chicago Fire” is a look inside one of America’s noblest professions.
CAST: Jesse Spencer (House), Taylor Kinney (The Vampire Diaries), Eamonn Walker (King), Charlie Barnett, (Law & Order: SVU), David Eigenberg (Sex and the City), Monica Raymund (The Good Wife), Lauren German (Hawaii Five-O), Teri Reeves (Three Rivers) and Merle Dandridge (Sons of Anarchy).
CREATIVE TEAM: Dick Wolf, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, Peter Jankowski and Danielle Gelber are Executive Producers. Jeffrey Nachmanoff directed the pilot.
TRAILER FOR CHICAGO FIRE:
DO NO HARM – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet)
PREMISE: Dr. Jason Cole is a highly respected neurosurgeon who has it all – a lucrative career, confident charm, the gift of compassion. But he also has a deep, dark secret. One morning when he wakes up disoriented in a wrecked hotel room amidst several near-naked women he’s never seen before, he knows one thing: it’s happening again. Every night at the same hour, something inside Jason changes, leaving him almost unrecognizable – seductive, devious, borderline sociopathic. This new man is his dangerous alternate personality who goes by the name of ‘Ian Price.’ For years he’s battled Ian, keeping him in check with a powerful experimental sedative. But now his – their – body has developed a resistance to the serum, setting Ian free once again. And to make matters worse, after being suppressed for so long, Ian’s hell-bent on taking revenge on his oppressor. With everyone Jason cares about at risk – patients, friends, coworkers and even the woman he loves – he’s got to stop Ian once and for all. Will they find some common ground, or will they bring each other down? Hell hath no fury like an alter ego scorned.
CAST: Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me), Alana De La Garza (Law & Order), Mousa Kraish (Superbad), Michael Esper (A Beautiful Mind), Ruta Gedmintas (The Borgias) and Phylicia Rashad (The Cosby Show).
CREATIVE TEAM: David Schulner, Peter Traugott and Rachel Kaplan are Executive Producers. Michael Mayer directed the pilot.
INFAMOUS – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet)
PREMISE: When wealthy socialite and notorious party girl Vivian Bowers is found dead of an overdose, no one is really surprised. The heiress to the Bowers pharmaceutical empire has been tabloid fodder for years: wild, pretty, privileged…and now dead at the age of 32. But for FBI agent Will Moreno, things don’t add up with this suspicious dynasty. Convinced that the troubled girl’s death was a homicide, he has a clever plan to get to the truth. Her name is Detective Joanna Locasto. Twenty years ago, she was Vivian’s best friend, having grown up in the Bowers’ home. And when she appears at Vivian’s funeral, the family re-embraces her and no one is the wiser. Joanna quickly begins to uncover dark secrets and clues about why Vivian’s life was very much in danger. At the same time, she rekindles an old romantic relationship and rediscovers the allure of the luxurious lifestyle she once knew. She’s about to see once again just how the other half lives…and dies.
CAST: Meagan Good (Think Like a Man), Laz Alonso (Breakout Kings), Victor Garber (Alias), Tate Donovan (Damages), Katherine La Nasa (Alfie) and Ella Rae Peck (Gossip Girl).
CREATIVE TEAM: Liz Heldens, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein are Executive Producers. Peter Horton directed the pilot.
HANNIBAL – Mid-Season (No Night or Timeslot Scheduled Yet)
PREMISE: One of the most fascinating literary characters comes to life on television for the first time: psychiatrist-turned-serial-killer, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. We see where this incredible story began. Will Graham is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham’s unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone – even psychopaths. He seems to know what makes them tick. But when the mind of the twisted killer he’s pursuing is too complicated for even Will to comprehend, he enlists the help of Dr. Lecter, one of the premier psychiatric minds in the country. Armed with the uncanny expertise of the brilliant doctor, Will and Hannibal (known as a serial killer only to the audience) form a brilliant partnership and it seems there’s no villain they can’t catch. If Will only knew…
CAST: Hugh Dancy (The Big C and Ella Enchanted).
CREATIVE TEAM: Bryan Fuller is the series creator and Executive Producer along with Martha De Laurentis, Sara Colleton, Jesse Alexander, and Katie O’Connell. David Slade directed the pilot.
NBC announced its fall line-up for the 2012-2013 TV season in New York City today and here is how it looks:
NOTE: Please keep in mind the network could still make changes to this schedule before September. Nothing is ever set in stone!
MONDAY
8 to 10 PM – The Voice
10 PM – Revolution (New Series)
TUESDAY
8 PM – The Voice
9 PM – Go On (New Series)
9:30 PM – The New Normal (New Series)
[CORRECTED] 10 PM – Parenthood
WEDNESDAY
8 PM – Animal Practice (New Series)
8:30 PM – Guys with Kids (New Series)
9 PM – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (New Time)
[CORRECTED] 10 PM – Chicago Fire (New Series)
THURSDAY
8 PM – 30 Rock (New Time)
8:30 PM – Up All Night (New Time)
9 PM – The Office
9:30 PM – Parks and Recreation
10 PM – Rock Center with Brian Wiliams
FRIDAY
8 PM – Whitney (New Night)
8:30 PM – Community (New Night)
9 PM – Grimm
10 PM – Dateline NBC
SATURDAY
Encore Programming
SUNDAY
7 to 8:15 PM – Football Night in America
8:15 to 11:30 PM – NBC Sunday Night Football
NOTE: The Sunday night schedule will change once football has concluded.
SECOND NOTE: Smash is expected to return later in the season and three new dramas – Do No Harm, Infamous and Hannibal will debut mid-season.
More details on all five new NBC dramas will be forthcoming soon.
FOX announced its fall line-up for the 2012-2013 TV season in New York City today and here is how it looks:
NOTE: Please keep in mind the network could still make changes to this schedule before September. Nothing is ever set in stone!
MONDAY
8 PM – Bones
9 PM – The Mob Doctor (New Series)
TUESDAY
8 PM – Raising Hope
8:30 PM – Ben and Kate (New Series)
9 PM – New Girl
9:30 PM – The Mindy Project (New Series)
WEDNESDAY
8 PM (Two Hours) – The X-Factor
THURSDAY
8 PM – The X-Factor Results Show
9 PM – Glee (New Night)
FRIDAY
8 PM – Touch (New Night)
9 PM – Fringe
SATURDAY
7 to 10:30 PM – Fox Sports
SUNDAY
7 PM – NFL Game/Animation Domination (Encores)
7:30 PM – The OT/The Cleveland Show
8 PM – The Simpsons
8:30 PM – Bob’s Burgers
9 PM – Family Guy
9:30 PM – American Dad
NOTE: One other new drama – The Following – that will star Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy will air mid-season.
More details on the two new FOX dramas will be forthcoming soon.
According to a report over at TV Line, the cable network Logo will air the top 10 favorite episodes of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer series creator Joss Whedon this coming Saturday, May 19 starting at 10 AM (check your local listings for actual airtimes).
The episodes that will air are “Innocence“, “Once More With Feeling“, “Hush“, “The Body“, “Becoming Part II“, “Prophecy Girl“, “Doppelgangland“, “The Wish“, “Restless” and “Conversations with Dead People“.
You will need to check your local listings for the actual order of when each of these episodes will air, though.
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