Mid-season TV: Get to know the new shows

We have reached the time where the networks are ready to introduce their mid-season program. There are a lot of really great new shows awaiting your approval. We will have to wait till January to watch these new shows, but below you can read about them and expand your to-watch-list.

Deception
Key cast members: Victor Garber (Eli Stone), Meagan Good (Californication) and Tate Donovan (The O.C.)
What’s it about: When a rich socialite pasts away at age 32, her BFF (now a detective) will go undercover to find out the cause of death at the source (the family).
When will it première: January 7th at NBC

1600 Penn
Key cast members: Bill Pullman (Torchwood), Jenna Elfman (Dharma & Greg) and Josh Gad (Woke Up Dead)
What’s it about: This comedy follows the president and his quirky family.
When will it première: January 10th at NBC

The Carrie Diaries
Key cast members: AnnaSophia Robb
What’s it about: This show follows Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw as a teenager in the 80s. Long before her days as a sex columnist.
When will it première: January 14th at The CW

The Following
Key cast members: Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy (Rome)
What’s it about: Eight years after a serial killer has been arrested someone seems to follow in his footsteps. A retired FBI agent (Bacon) will get back to work to investigate this case.
When will it première: January 21st 2013 at Fox

Cult
Key cast members: Matt Davis (The Vampire Diaries), Robert Knepper (Heroes) and Alona Tal (Supernatural)
What’s it about: A journalist investigates a TV show with crazy cult-like followers.
When will it première: January at The CW

The Goodwin Games
Key cast members: Becki Newton (How I Met Your Mother), T.J. Miller and Scott Foley (True Blood)
What’s it about: Three siblings have to work together following instructions from their deceased father to receive their great inheritance.
When will it première: date unknown at Fox

Do No Harm
Key cast members: Steven Pasquale (Rescue Me)
What’s it about: A neurosurgeon has a big problem when he finds out that his body no longer responds to the serum that keeps his dangerous alter ego in check.
When will it première: date unknown at NBC

Save Me
Key cast members: Anne Heche (Hung)
What’s it about: After a near-death-experience a woman hears the voice of God and is convinced she has to help Him communicate with others.
When will it première: date unknown at NBC

Hannibal
Key cast members: Hugh Dancy (The Big C) and Laurence Fishburne (CSI)
What’s it about: Based on the Thomas Harris novels, this drama follows an FBI profiler (Dancy) who has the gift that he understands the mind of a serial killer. He teams up with Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who secretly is a murderer.
When will it première: date unknown at NBC

Zero Hour (2013)
Key cast members: Anthony Edwards ( ER), Jacinda Barrett and Scott Michael Foster (Californication)
What’s it about: When a collector of antique clocks is kidnapped, her husband finds a treasure map which will lead him to her. That is, if he can decipher the codes and symbols which will expose the conspiracy.
When will it première: date unknown at ABC

Red Widow
Key cast members: Radha Mitchell (Neighbours)
What’s it about: When her husband is murdered, his wife starts to investigate his entanglement with the mafia in order to discover what happened.
When will it première: date unknown at ABC

How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)
Key cast members: Sarah Chalke (Scrubs), Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds)
What’s it about: A single mother and her daughter come back to live with her smug mother and her stepfather.
When will it première: Tuesdays at ABC

The Family Tools
Key cast members: Kyle Bornheimer (Perfect Couples), J.K. Simmons (The Closer) and Leah Remini (The King of Queens)
What’s it about: When his father has a heart attack, a notorious no-good has to take over the family business.
When will it première: date unknown at ABC

Mistresses (US)
Key cast members: Alyssa Milano (Charmed) and Yunjin Kim (Lost)
What’s it about: This scandalous drama is about four women who navigate through life, sex and relationships.
When will it première: date unknown at ABC