Kevin Bacon
Get those season passes ready. The networks have announced 39 new series for 2012-2013, spanning virtually every kind of drama (procedurals, serials, thrillers) and comedy (family, workplace, romantic). And while new X Factor judges Britney Spears and Demi Lovato threaten to dominate the media's attention this fall, even they may be no match for Dr. Zaius, the monkey M.D. on NBC's Animal Practice, or the drippy aliens on ABC's The Neighbors. Here's a look at what viewers will encounter next season...
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Go On
NBC has released trailers for its new fall series, along with previews for midseason players Save Me, Infamous and 1600 Penn. Check them out below.
Fall TV scorecard: Which shows are returning? Which aren't?
Revolution, from J.J. Abrams, Supernatural's Eric Kripke and Bryan Burk, is a high-octane action drama that follows a group of people struggling to survive and reunite with their loved ones in a world where all forms of energy have...
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Justin Kirk, Bill Pullman
NBC's 2012-2013 TV lineup is going to the dogs, the cats... and the White House?
NBC picked up the Presidential family comedy 1600 Penn and the Justin Kirk-led sitcom, Animal Practice, to series.
NBC orders Ryan Murphy comedy and J.J. Abrams action drama
From Modern Family's Jason Winer and Book of Mormon star...
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Anne Heche
NBC has picked up Anne Heche's comedy pilot Save Me to series.
13 promising pilots: Kevin Bacon, Mindy Kaling and more
Heche will play a woman who starts to believe that she is channeling God after she has an accident. The actress ...
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Vincent Kartheiser
This week in TV was as notable for the legends who left us as for what actually happened on TV in the last full week before the May sweeps begin (next Thursday). So let's start there, acknowledging two figures who loomed large in my formative years of being weaned on TV.
It's impossible to imagine TV without Dick Clark, the genial host and canny impresario...
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Matthew Perry
NBC has given its first series order for the fall season to Matthew Perry's comedy Go On, TVGuide.com has confirmed.
Go On stars Perry as a sportscaster who tries to move on from a loss through mandatory group therapy sessions. Julie White (Transformers) will play Anne, a woman from his group who's stuck in the anger stage of grief. Suzy Nakamura will also star.
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Simon Baker, The Mentalist; Michael C. Hall, Dexter; Chris O’Donnell, NCIS: LA
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What else can you tell me about Patrick Jane's new love interest on The Mentalist? — Christine
ADAM: Creator Bruno Heller wants to be clear about one thing: Loralei (Emmanuelle Chriqui) is no ordinary cocktail waitress, and as such viewers should take this relationship seriously. "It's certainly not a fling and it's not a spur-of-the-moment booty call or anything like that," Heller says. "She comes into Jane's life at a very, very low ebb. He's at a moment when he really needs a helping hand and a little ray of light, and she provides that."
Please tell me you have info on Dexter! — James
NATALIE: Could Dexter be getting...
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Chris Noth, Julianna Margulies
The good wife is standing by her man once again.
Peter (Chris Noth) officially announced his run for governor of Illinois on Sunday's episode of The Good Wife, and he had a surprising weapon in his arsenal — Alicia (Julianna Margulies). The two have been estranged and keeping separate residences for the entire season, but when it mattered the most — at least politically — Alicia returned to his side. But...
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Julianna Margulies
Florrick for Governor? Oh, Alicia (Julianna Margulies). Something tells us you're really going to regret saying that.
In this new preview for The Good Wife's final three episodes, Alicia encourages Peter (Chris Noth) to run for governor. Little does the good wife know that a) Peter's new opposition is Mike Kresteva (Matthew Perry), the lawyer with whom Alicia butted heads in the blue ribbon panel, and b) Mike does not let go of grudges...
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Jessica Paré
There's music that sticks with you — like Megan's can't-get-it-out-of-your-head "Zou Bisou Bisou" birthday party bump and grind from Mad Men — and music you can't wait to forget: as in whatever the hell Katharine McPhee was screaming on that revolving mattress-prison during the ambush production number on Smash's worst episode to date.
Which seems an appropriate way to begin our medley of some of the week's notable hits and misses.
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