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Fall Line Up! CBS Renewed: Details of Upcoming Pilots Cane This multi-generational, Latin family saga explores the
evolution of the American Dream ... past, present and future,
and the intense rivalry between two families who have built an
empire in the sugar and rum industries. Moonlight Drama centers on a private investigator/vampire (Alex
O’Laughlin) who struggles with the repercussions of
immortality, his adversaries in the vampire world and the love
he feels for a mortal. Swingtown Period drama about the impact of sexual liberation in 1970s
households - such as open marriages and "key parties." Viva Laughlin! Drama described as a rollicking musical about ripley holden
(Lloyd Owen) and his family as they attempt to run a
casino in Laughlin, Nevada. Babylon Fields Comedic drama in which the dead are resurrected and try to
resume their former lives. The Man Drama about an undercover L.A.P.D. cop (LL Cool J)
who spends the nights running sting operations to break
criminal rings and the days raising his three adopted kids -
an abused boy with an aggression problem, a former
streetwalker girl he put in community college and a
skateboarder boy who is a recovering drug addict. Skip Tracer Drama about a charming rogue with a heart of gold (Stephen
Dorff) who works as a go-to guy for locating missing
persons among the colorful characters in Los Angeles'
underbelly. The Big Bang Theory Comedy about two brilliant theoretical physicists (Johnny
Galecki and Jim Parsons) who meet a woman (Kaley Cuoco)
who shows them how little they know about real life. I’m in Hell Comedy centers on a high-flying wall street guy (Jason
Biggs) who dies in a blackberry-related car crash only to
be sent back stripped of his career, his fancy apartment and
the fabulous trappings of his former existence. The Captain Single-camera comedy about a young writer (Fran Karnz)
whose life changes when he moves into a legendary old
Hollywood apartment building. Pirate Master Pirate Master will send 16 modern-day pirates on a high seas
adventure where they will live as buccaneers and travel around
the Caribbean island of Dominica in search of hidden treasure
that will total $1 million. Over the course of 33 days, these
pirates will live aboard a massive 179 foot, square-rigged
barque which carries 12,500 square feet of sail. Each week,
the pirates will embark on extraordinary expeditions where
they will decipher clues along the way in search of missing
treasure. Gold coins -- real money which the pirates may take
with them beyond the show -- will be awarded after each
expedition, but only to some. The gold will play a key role as
pirates strike deals with each other or plead for long-term
security. In addition to claiming the lion's share of the
week's riches, one pirate will become the captain of the ship
and will assign roles and chores to the remaining crew
members, setting the tone for either law and order or betrayal
and sabotage, which could lead to mutiny by the crew. Each
episode will conclude on the ship at Pirate's Court, a lively
gathering of public speaking and judgment where one individual
will be eliminated and "cut adrift." In the end, one will be
the first to find the largest booty, worth $500,000, and claim
the title of "Pirate Master." Pop Dynasty A potential new "American Idol"-esque competition designed
to find a new superstar singing family (a la the Jacksons). Power of Ten Game show that will feature contestants as they try to
guess the results of nationwide surveys with the finalist
moving on to a bonus round in which their winnings multiply by
10 for each of its five questions - up to $10 million. ABC New Dramas: Big Shots - Male CEOs support each other through life. New Sitcoms: Carpoolers - Follows the exploits of a group of men who share the
ride to work Details of Upcoming Pilots Big Shots: The line gets blurred between the boardroom and the bedroom in
a new outrageous drama about four dysfunctional CEOs who will
do anything to stay on top. First we meet James (Michael
Vartan), who is about to become the latest casualty in a
corporate shake-up until a twist of fate makes him the newest
member of the corner office club. Then there's Duncan (Dylan
McDermott), a cosmetics CEO who can't resist sex with his
age-defying ex-wife. Next, Karl (Joshua Malina) is a
loveable pharmaceutical big shot whose life turns upside down
when his wife and mistress become best friends. And finally,
Brody (Christopher Titus), the edgy Harvard B-school
executive is so whipped, he spends more time planning his
wife's birthday than running his company. This foursome take
refuge at their country club where they can discuss business,
confide secrets, seek advice... and, yes, even men will
gossip. It's lonely at the top and they have to trust someone
to cover their back. And when you're a desperate executive,
you may have to do everything wrong for the right reputation.
Cashmere Mafia: Their names are Dylan (Lucy Liu), Juliet (Miranda
Otto), Caitlin (Bonnie Somerville) and Zoe (Frances
O’Connor). But you'll come to know them as the Cashmere
Mafia four Manhattan women bonded by their Ivy League
educations and executive success. A thinking woman's "Sex and
the City" mixed with the wit of The Devil Wears Prada, this
one-hour drama assembles a cast of bright, driven, relatable
women who support each other through rocky marriages, rival
colleagues, kids' recitals and the hunt for the perfect loft.
Ambition always comes with a price. Consistently outpacing
their male colleagues and husbands in salary and title, they
also have to watch out for scheming bitches eager to bring
them down. Fortunately, there's strength in numbers. These
successful executives regularly bring their problems to the
lunch table and use each other's strengths and resources to
avert disaster, both personally and professionally. With
style, smarts and appeal, the Cashmere Mafia is about to bring
sexy back to the boardroom, while unexpected heart and humor
keep their stories compelling. From producer Darren Star ("Sex
and the City") and writer Kevin Wade (Working Girl) comes a
compelling, intimate and unflinching look at an ensemble of
high-powered women whose most valuable assets are their
friendship and their willingness to have it all without giving
an inch. Dirty Sexy Money: Power, privilege and family money are a volatile cocktail.
Living proof: The Darlings of New York City, so absurdly
wealthy they put the "upper" in Upper East Side. This
preeminent family's five spoiled adult brats one of them a
Presidential candidate are always getting mixed up with the
wrong people, including freeloading spouses, illegal
immigrants and transvestite hookers. It will take a miracle to
keep this Kennedy-esque clan out of the tabloids and out of
jail. That miracle comes in the form of Nick George (Peter
Krause). As a boy, Nick watched his father surrender his
freedom and family as the Darling's trusted consigliere.
Burned by his own boyhood encounters with the family, Nick did
a 180 and became a lawyer for the disadvantaged. But the
passing of his dad thrusts the daunting responsibility of
protecting the Darlings' secrets onto Nick. When the family's
patriarch offers him an ungodly salary, Nick isn't sure if
it's the chance of a lifetime - or a life sentence. In no
time, he finds himself racing to plead with cops, hush the
tabloids and furiously try to wipe the mud off the esteemed
Darling reputation. With new disasters every week, hopefully
Nick has the stamina for a marathon. Eli Stone: Following on the success of their current hit Brothers and
Sisters, Ken Olin ("Alias"), Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti
("Everwood") create a unique, character-driven drama that
explores the very different worlds of law and spirituality in
a humorous and heartfelt way. Joining the fantasy and
spirituality from "The Ghost Whisperer," sincerity and passion
from "The Practice" and quirky humor from "Monk," the show
explores whether we can change the course of our lives in
midstream. Today, the worst thing happened to mercenary
attorney Eli Stone (Jonny Lee Miller). A case made him
care. As if that's not hard enough for a soulless shark, Eli's
also hallucinating larger-than-life visions of pop stars and
his dead relatives. Could it be that Eli's not cut out to be a
cutthroat lawyer but actually has a higher calling? Well, if
the universe can bring his college girlfriend back to him,
then maybe he needs to risk everything he's worked for,
including gunning for partner and his relationship with the
boss' daughter, to take on his own law firm. Eli's as
surprised as anyone that it works and that it feels so good.
Now, instead of defending evil mega-corporations, he's
fighting for the little guy in his law firm's new pro-bono
department. As for those visions, his doctor thinks it might
be an aneurysm, just like the one that tortured his father.
But Eli sees a greater possibility, a destiny to become a
spiritual prophet. He might not have been anyone's first
choice but, given his looks, charm and intelligence, it's an
excellent one. Over the years, the legal trade has earned
billions... but with Eli Stone, it has finally made a prophet.
Private Practice: "Grey's Anatomy" executive producer Shonda Rhimes combines
the heart and soul of television's top-rated drama with
exciting new faces in a sun-drenched new location to create a
drama with a very different vibe. It's an intimate portrait of
the choices and changes we make in our search for happy lives.
Following a failed attempt at reconciliation and two
disastrous affairs, neonatal surgeon Dr. Addison Forbes
Montgomery craves a new relationship and journeys to Santa
Monica to seek advice from her med school friends, Naomi and
Jackson. But she finds her idealized view of their
achievements successful marriage, 14-year-old daughter and a
highly successful health cooperative doesn't match reality.
Jackson's success as a TV health guru pushed him to divorce
Naomi and now he's lonely. Fertility specialist Naomi wants
love, but she doubts their boyish surfer/receptionist is the
answer. The rest of the Oceanside Wellness Group staff has
their own life issues. The sexy alternative medicine doc is a
widower masking his grief with one-night stands. The
gynecologist who doesn't know a thing about women had his car
stolen by this week's Internet hookup. And the therapist
doubts she's doing any good at all. Fortunately, together
they're a formidable medical team doing cutting-edge work.
Working with them, Addison realizes that moving to Southern
California and joining her friends could be the right
prescription for her own life. It's a warm, funny, deeply
affecting character drama against the backdrop of the joys and
sorrows all doctors experience while practicing medicine. Pushing Daisies: Once upon a time, director Barry Sonnenfeld (Men In Black,
Get Shorty, The Addams Family) and writer-producer Bryan
Fuller ("Heroes," "Wonderfalls," "Dead Like Me") created an
unprecedented blend of romance, crime procedural and
high-concept fantasy. It is a love story about a young man
with a very special gift...the ability to return someone dead
briefly back to life with just a simple touch. Ned (Lee
Pace), a mild-mannered baker of fabulous pies, discovered
his gift as a child. Now he puts his gift to good use, working
with his only friend, a private investigator, to crack murder
cases by asking victims to name their killers. But the tale
gets complicated, as all tales do, when he saves his childhood
sweetheart and she miraculously stays alive. Each week, she
encourages him to use his powers to solve mysteries and help
others. Life would be perfect, except for one cruel twist: if
Ned ever touches her again, she'll lose the life he gave her,
for good this time. There's always a catch... From the
producers of Big Fish comes an equally magical and delightful
series that offers a weekly dose of sweet, heartwarming,
quirky fun. Women's Murder Club: When you are a woman working in a man's field, you get a
lot further by teaming up. Director Brett Ratner (X-Men: The
Last Stand, Red Dragon, Rush Hour) adapts the best selling
novels by James Patterson for a thrilling new crime series
that redefines women's work. San Francisco Detective Lindsay
Boxer (Angie Harmon) can analyze a crime scene in
seconds, but she's frustrated that investigating and
prosecuting a crime can take months or even years. To
circumvent the Justice Department men's club, she assembles an
all-female group of experts a medical examiner, a newspaper
reporter and a young assistant district attorney. And because
personal lives often blend into professional ones, they also
become reliable friends. These women solve the latest
homicides while unraveling the mysteries of their own
turbulent romantic lives. Four of today's brightest talents
approach this character-driven plot with intelligence, warmth,
action and humor. Combine the feminine wit and warmth of "Sex
and the City" with the gritty reality of "CSI" and the
dedication of Law and Order and you'll understand the unique
appeal of "Women's Murder Club." Sometimes, the best way to
get your man is with a woman. Carpoolers: There are men who actively try and figure out the world -
together. These men are more complicated than we might think -
they have hopes, ambitions, families, careers, and
insecurities. These men are the Carpoolers; four guys, living
different versions of the modern suburban family life who
obsess, dream, and strategize as they rocket their way up and
down the carpool lane every day. Like strangers on a train,
Gracen (Fred Goss), Laird (Jerry O’Connell),
Aubrey (Jerry Minor), and Dougie (Tim Peper)
can't stop what leaks out from their heads. Fears: "Ever have
that dream where your teeth don't fit..?" Obsessions: "I think
my wife is making more money than me..." "I think my son
does..." Inner-longings: "Think of all the girls in high
school that we should have had sex with when we had the chance
not that we had the chance." The comically mundane: "I'm a
killer, I'm a man of action. I'm a dentist." To the just plain
practical: "Never recycle your neighbors will just be able to
see what a boozer you are." We'll watch as these complimentary
men (meaning they are flawed in different ways) muse and get
entangled in each others lives and personal relationships.
Their trek to and from work is the jumping off point each week
as our four guys rile one another up and then attempt to deal
with the complications and problems of life. Every day at 65
mph, this unique group of Carpoolers speak freely because they
know "what happens in the carpool lane, stays in the carpool
lane." Cavemen: Over the last hundred thousand years, mankind has evolved
from primitive creatures into the sophisticated beings we are
today, with the exception of a small minority who
unfortunately didn't physically evolve. Meet Lauren, his
younger brother Jamie (Dash Mihok), and his best friend
Nick (Nick Kroll), three sophisticated cavemen living
in modern-day Atlanta. These cavemen continually find
themselves at odds with contemporary society as they struggle
to overcome their physical appearance and the accompanying
stereotypes. Lauren is content with his life while pursuing
the American dream, and has recently become engaged to Kate (Kaitlin
Doubleday), a lovely Southern Caucasian girl. However, he
must constantly vie for the respect of her conservative
parents. Lauren's relationship with Kate and his personal
contentment are constantly being put to the test by Nick and
Jamie's emotional demands. Basing the show on their popular
GEICO "cavemen" commercials, Joe Lawson, Will Speck and Josh
Gordon (Blades of Glory) have created a hilarious and
thought-provoking social commentary on race relations in
today's America. Miss/Guided: You can run and you can hide but you can never escape...
who you were in high school. Becky Freeley (Judy Greer)
thought she had left her teenage self behind when she returned
to her old school to work as the guidance counselor. It wasn't
until Lisa, her gorgeous former nemesis, joined the faculty
that Becky realized her cover was blown. In high school, Becky
was an underachiever, a social bottom feeder and a dork.
Today, she's attractive, confident and has an admirer in the
school's male nurse. Becky, however, has her eye on Tim (Kristoffer
Polaha), an earnest, single Spanish teacher.
Unfortunately, so does Lisa (Brooke Burns). When Lisa
was in high school, she was beautiful, popular and smart.
While Becky pined secretly for Lisa's boyfriend, Lisa barely
knew Becky existed. This time around, however, Becky is
determined to prove that she has changed and to help her
students have an easier time than she did. In the pilot, Becky
counsels a young girl in search of a date for the homecoming
dance. At the same time, Becky is looking for a date for
herself and must confront the fact that she hasn't changed as
much as she thought she had. As the guidance counselor, Becky
provides us with an inside look at the lives of both the
students and faculty. More importantly, Becky has the
opportunity to answer the question: If you could go back,
knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? Sam I Am: How would you like to rewind your life, erase all the
mistakes and cringe-worthy moments and start over with a clean
slate? It's a common fantasy. But for Samantha Newly (Christina
Applegate), the fantasy is far too real. After a
hit-and-run car accident puts her into an eight-day coma, she
wakes up with retrograde amnesia. She can function in the
world, but she can't remember a single fact about her own
life! As Samantha digs through clues like a detective to find
out who she is (or was), she's hindered by unreliable
narrators: her parents and friends all seem to have something
to hide from her. Only Samantha's boyfriend Todd a stranger,
now is trustworthy. Quickly, though, Samantha learns what
everyone else knows: she was a horrible person. Vain, selfish,
lacking conscience or heart, she had far more enemies than
friends. She even cheated on her boyfriend. So when Samantha
learns that her "accident" was actually an attempted murder,
she is, unfortunately, not surprised. If you could start over,
would you do things differently? Could you do them
differently? Can people change? Or are we just... who we are?
These are the questions "Sam I Am" asks, as our heroine begins
the long, comic process of starting over from scratch - fixing
old mistakes, reconnecting with her not-so-loving family and
rediscovering love. While friends yank her in different moral
directions... afraid of the "old Sam" returning... afraid that
her would-be killer will try again... Samantha tries to remake
herself through good, positive choices even though the bad
ones are so much easier (and way more fun). NBC
New Dramas: Details of Upcoming Pilots Bionic Woman Struggling as a bartender and surrogate mom to her
teen-aged sister, Jamie Sommers (Michelle
Ryan) didn't think life could get much harder.
But when a devastating car accident leaves her at
death's door, Jamie's only hope of survival is through a
cutting-edge, top-secret technology that comes at a
hefty price. With a whole new existence and a debt to
repay, Jamie must figure out how to use her
extraordinary abilities for good, while weighing the
personal sacrifices she will have to make. Ultimately,
it's Jamie's journey of self-discovery and inner
strength that will help her embrace her new life
as...The Bionic Woman. Chuck Chuck Bartowski (Zachary
Levi) is just your average
computer-whiz-next-door. He spends his days working for
Buy-More with his band of nerdy cohorts, longing to find
a woman who can appreciate him. But when an old friend,
who happens to be a CIA agent, sends Chuck a mysterious
encoded email, the world's greatest spy secrets are
embedded into his brain. He never asked to become the
government's most powerful weapon, but the fate of the
country suddenly lies in his unlikely hands. Hopefully,
this won't take away from his video game time!
International terrorist plots, sexy spies and cold pizza
– it's all in a day's work for our trusty hero...Chuck. Life Meet Detective Charlie Crews (Damian
Lewis). Behind him sit tough years of hard
prison time for a crime he didn't commit. Ahead of him
lie the challenges of a world that's moved on without
him. Now it's time to walk through the painful cobwebs
of his past and re-enter the scorn-filled halls of a job
he loves. It's no easy task, especially when his
reluctant new partner is as jaded as Dani Reese.
Charlie's appreciation for life's details not only
offers up unique insights into each crime, it reminds us
of all the little things we take for granted. Lipstick Jungle These women aren't looking for Mr. Big, they are Mr.
Big. Based on the best-selling book by Candace Bushnell
(Sex and the City), this enticing new dramedy follows
three high-powered friends as they weather the ups and
downs of lives lived at the top of their game. Nico,
editor-in-chief of a hot fashion magazine, has her eye
on becoming CEO. Movie exec Wendy does everything she
can to balance career and family. And free-spirited
designer Victory longs to make her dreams come true, and
maybe find Mr. Right along the way. Armed with humor and
strength, these three modern New York women support one
another through the triumphs and tears that are all part
of making it big in The Big Apple. Journeyman Dan Vassar (Kevin
McKidd) thought he had it all: a loving wife, a
great son and a steady job. But life suddenly throws him
a curve ball. Dan finds himself traveling into the past
with a purpose – impacting people's lives for the better
– and sometimes the worse. While doing so, Dan
reconnects with Livia Beale, his ex-fiancée whom he lost
in a mysterious plane crash. Now armed with the
knowledge of the present, will he be able to save her?
What would that mean to his own future? And how would it
change a man who thought he had it all? The IT Crowd You know those cool guys who charm the ladies, have
tons of friends and get invited to the hottest parties?
Roy (Joel
McHale) and Moss (Richard
Ayoade) are not those guys. A night of fun for these
I.T. nerds means getting dressed to the nines for the
latest iPhone webcast. But Jen, their new office
manager, is going to change all that. Tech-savvy, she's
not, but she knows how to win people over and get ahead.
After living for years in oblivion, Roy and Moss hope
Jen can help them get the recognition they so
desperately long for.
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Three other series were also
ordered: "K-Ville" which focuses on the lives of cops in
post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans; " Also, getting notice but less likely to be picked up now: "Them", "The Apostles", "Nurses", "The Cure", and "The Life and Times of Tim."
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