New Show Descriptions – Fall 2011 – FOX

It’s never too early to start planning your autumn television viewing. Starting in May, networks announce their fall schedules and what new shows will be featured. Here we will attempt our best to list all the new shows on the major networks and keep you up to speed. Check back often as more are added.

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THE X FACTOR
FOX
Simon Cowell returns to FOX in the award-winning international phenomenon THE X FACTOR. This new competition series, hosted by Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones, gives viewers the opportunity to help choose the next global superstar or breakout music group. THE X FACTOR judges will travel the nation searching for undiscovered talent 12 years old or over – both solo artists and vocal groups – who are willing to brave the panel for a chance to make their dreams come true.

Auditions for THE X FACTOR were held this spring in Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Newark, NJ; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; and Dallas, TX. In a departure from other singing competition series, the first time a contestant auditions for judges Simon Cowell, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Cheryl Cole and Paula Abdul, he/she will do so in front of an audience of thousands – raising the stakes and increasing the pressure to impress not only the judges, but also a potential legion of fans. This will be the ultimate test to prove they have the vocal ability, charisma and stage presence it takes to become a global superstar or breakout music act and win a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music.

Those contestants who survive the first auditions graduate to “boot camp” and will be divided into four categories. Each category will be mentored by one of the show’s judges. Not only is it a competition between the hopefuls to stake their claim for the coveted win, but it’s also a showdown among the judges as to whose acts will dominate the competition and make it to the finals. The judges may have their say in how the competition progresses, but it will be up to America to decide who ultimately has THE X FACTOR.

JUDGES: Simon Cowell, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Cheryl Cole, Paula Abdul
HOSTS: Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Jones

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FOX Brings Back – The Flintstones?!?

fred and the fam are back!

Yabba dabba doo! FOX has picked up THE FLINTSTONES, a 21st century version of the classic animated comedy from executive producer Seth MacFarlane.

In a cross-studio collaboration, THE FLINTSTONES will be produced jointly by 20th Century Fox Television and Warner Bros. Television. Warner Bros. is home to THE FLINTSTONES via its ownership of the Hanna-Barbera collection of animated titles. Dan Palladino (“Gilmore Girls”) and Kara Vallow (FAMILY GUY) will also serve as executive producers. THE FLINTSTONES will begin production in fall 2011 and will be set in stone on the FOX schedule in 2013.

Desperate Housewives – Recap & Review – And Lots of Security & Come On Over for Dinner

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Desperate Housewives
And Lots of Security & Come On Over for Dinner

Original Air Date: May 15, 2011

Annette – Associate Staff Writer
annette@thetwocentscorp.com

The season seven finale comes to us in two parts. Part one deals mostly with resolving the Paul Young/Felicia Tillman story. If you’ll remember from last week, Paul had Susan arrested for attempting to murder him. Susan is doing her level best to convince the police that it was Felicia poisoning Paul. It’s not going well.

Part two gets us back to the goings on of the actual housewives of Wisteria Lane. Unfortunately, that means heartbreak, divorce and murder.

Survivor – Recap & Review – Reunion

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Survivor
Reunion

Original Air Date: May 15, 2011

Ryan O – Two Cents Senior Reviewer
ryano@thetwocentscorp.com

Welcome to the finale! Where we’ll spend more time with the second player to be voted out than the player who came in third! Where most of the questions you want answered won’t even get asked! Where we find out that the next season will feature Redemption Island! And it will have two returning players and 16 new players! Because that worked out so well this season! Yes, I am using exclamation marks ironically!

Survivor – Recap & Review – Seems Like a No-Brainer

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Survivor
Seems Like a No-Brainer

Original Air Date: May 15, 2011

Ryan O – Two Cents Senior Reviewer
ryano@thetwocentscorp.com

Well, this is it. This truly boring season has come to a close with a pretty boring finale. There’s really just one minor surprise but it’s of no consequence. Everything that you think will happen does. People who should make moves don’t. There are some challenges and tribal councils and a pretty bitter jury for the final tribal council but it’s all pretty routine.

FOX Announces Primetime Slate For 2011-2012 Season

glee returns in the fall - but when?

Peter Rice, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Networks Group; and Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, today unveiled the FOX primetime schedule for the 2011-2012 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at The New Beacon Theatre.

“Nothing impacts culture the way a television show does,” said Rice. “And here at FOX, we have the most talked about, most followed, most creative shows that build connections between viewers and brands.”

“Going into next year, we’ve rejuvenated AMERICAN IDOL, built a core strength across the week and developed a really fresh, creative new lineup for next season,” said Reilly. “From razor-sharp comedies to epic dramas to a massive talent competition series, I think we have the goods to continue to be pop culture’s most vibrant platform, as well as the top network.”

Fall 2011 Returning Shows – Alphabetical List

what's coming back?

We keep an eye on new shows, shows that were cancelled last year, but what shows will be back this fall? Here’s the list from the major network schedules! (Doesn’t include a lot of mid-season shows.)

• 30 Rock (NBC)
• American Dad (FOX)
• American Idol (FOX)
• Bob’s Burgers (FOX)
• Bones (FOX)
• Chuck (NBC)
• Community (NBC)
• Family Guy (FOX)
• Fringe (FOX)
• Glee (FOX)
• Harry’s Law (NBC)
• House (FOX)
• Kitchen Nightmares (FOX)
• Law & Order: SVU (NBC)
• Parenthood (NBC)
• Raising Hope (FOX)
• The Biggest Loser (NBC)
• The Cleveland Show (FOX)
• The Office (NBC)
• The Simpsons (FOX)
• The Sing Off(NBC)
• The Voice (NBC)

New Fall Shows 2011 – Alphabetical Listings

New Fall Shows!

It’s simple. Click on the show and see the description! Let us know what looks good in the comments below.

• 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
• A Gifted Man (CBS)
• Alcatraz (FOX)
• Allen Gregory (FOX)
• American Horror Story (FX)
• Apartment 23 (ABC)
• Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea (NBC)
• Awake (NBC)
• Bent (NBC)
• Best Friends Forever (NBC)
• Charlie’s Angels (ABC)
• Enlightened (HBO)
• Free Agents (NBC)
• Good Christian Belles (ABC)
• Grimm (NBC)
• Hart of Dixie (CW)
• Homeland (SHO)
• How To Be A Gentleman (CBS)
• I Hate My Teenage Daughter (FOX)
• Last Man Standing (ABC)
• Man Up (ABC)
• Missing (ABC)
• Napolean Dynamite (FOX)
• New Girl (FOX)
• Once Upon A Time (ABC)
• Pan Am (ABC)
• Person of Interest (CBS)
• Prime Suspect (NBC)
• Revenge (ABC)
• Ringer (CW)
• Scandal (ABC)
• Smash (NBC)
• Suburgatory (ABC)
• The 2-2 (CBS)
• Terra Nova (FOX)
• The Finder (FOX)
• The Firm (NBC)
• The Playboy Club (NBC)
• The River (ABC)
• The Secret Circle (CW)
• The X Factor (FOX)
• Touch (FOX)
• Unforgettable (CBS)
• Up All Night (NBC)
• Whitney (NBC)
• Work It (ABC)

Doctor Who – Recap & Review – The Doctor’s Wife

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Doctor Who
The Doctor’s Wife

Original Air Date: May 14, 2011

Maria – Sr. Reviewer
maria@thetwocentscorp.com

This episode is out of this world, outside of the galaxy, out of this universe in fact! The much anticipated “Doctor’s Wife” episode, written by the famous Neil Gaiman himself is a beautiful, fantastical and wonderful story, very well told. It all started when the Doctor got mail, Time Lord Mail!

New Show Descriptions – Fall 2011 – NBC

It’s never too early to start planning your autumn television viewing. Starting in May, networks announce their fall schedules and what new shows will be featured. Here we will attempt our best to list all the new shows on the major networks and keep you up to speed. Check back often as more are added.

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PRIME SUSPECT
NBC
Based on the critically acclaimed British television series of the same name, “Prime Suspect” has been redeveloped for American audiences by writer Alexandra Cunningham (“Desperate Housewives,” “NYPD Blue”), director Peter Berg (NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”) — and stars Maria Bello (“A History of Violence”) as tough-as-nails Detective Jane Timoney.

Timoney finds that being a homicide detective in New York City is tough enough and having to contend with a male-dominated police department to get respect makes it that much tougher. She’s an outsider who has just transferred to a new precinct dominated by an impenetrable clique of a boys’ club. Timoney has her own vices too — with a questionable past — and she tends to be forceful, rude and reckless. But she’s also a brilliant cop who keeps her eye on one thing: the prime suspect.

Also starring are Aidan Quinn (“Unknown”), Brian O’Byrne (“Flash Forward”), Tim Griffin (“Star Trek”), Kirk Acevedo (“Fringe”), Joe Nieves (“How I Met Your Mother”), Damon Gupton (“The Last Airbender”) and Peter Gerety (“Blue Bloods”). “Prime Suspect” is produced by Universal Media Studios, ITV and Film 44. Cunningham is the executive producer/writer along with executive producer/director Berg and executive producers Sarah Aubrey, Julie Meldal-Johnson, Paul Buccieri and Lynda LaPlante.

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