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NBC ENTERTAINMENT - PRESS RELEASE
May 12, 2013
DISTINCTIVE NEW FAMILY COMEDIES, ACTION-DRIVEN NEW DRAMAS AND QUALITY RETURNING SERIES HIGHLIGHT DIVERSE AND BALANCED 2013-14 NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
Three New Comedies Anchor Th Lineup, With Sean P. Hayes together with Michael J. Fox Returning to Their Sitcom Roots at NBC Coming Off Its Stellar Fourth Season, ‘The Voice’ Returns on Monday, Tuesday Riveting Drama ‘The Blacklist’ Earns Coveted Mon Lead-Out Timeslot From ‘The Voice’ ‘NBC Sun Night Football’ Ready to Once Again Rock Ratings amongst Powerhouse Pigskin Schedule NBC Using Promotional Power of Winter Olympics to Launch Four New Series, Including Jason Katims’ Comedy ‘About a Boy’ together with J.J. Abrams’ Drama ‘Believe’
NEW YORK CITY — May 12, 2013 — NBC has announced a novel lineup of primetime shows for the 2013-14 flavor that render a winning combination of pop returning series, fresh novel comedies, compelling novel dramas together with the latest flavor of “The Voice,” the top reality programme on television.
Highlights of the year-round schedule — which volition live bolstered inwards Feb on the heels of the Winter Games inwards Sochi, Russian Federation — include “Believe,” a novel drama from J.J. Abrams together with Alfonso Cuaron; the homecoming of three-time Emmy winner James Spader inwards activity thriller “The Blacklist”; together with a comedy lineup that includes novel serial from “Friday Night Lights” together with “Parenthood” executive producer Jason Katims, Will Ferrell, Bill Lawrence, Sean P. Hayes, together with a homecoming to NBC of 1 of the biggest TV stars of whatever generation, Michael J. Fox.
The novel comedy additions are “Welcome to the Family,” “Sean Saves the World,” together with “The Michael J. Fox Show” every bit good every bit midseason comedies “The Family Guide,” together with “About Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Boy.”
The novel dramas are “The Blacklist,” “Ironside,” together with “Dracula,” plus mid-season dramas “Believe,” “Crisis” together with “Crossbones.”
NBC has every bit good ordered dramas “Chicago PD” together with “The Night Shift” together with comedy “Undateable” every bit unscheduled midseason series.
New option serial premiering during the 2013-14 flavor include “The Million Second Quiz” together with “American Dream Builders.” Returning to the schedule are “The Biggest Loser” together with “The Sing-Off.” “Food Fighters” has been ordered every bit an unscheduled midseason show.
Scripted serial returning include “Grimm,” “Parenthood,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Revolution,” “Chicago Fire,” “Parks together with Recreation” together with “Community.”
Pick-up decisions on “Celebrity Apprentice” together with “Hannibal” are silent to live made inwards the side past times side few weeks.
“The Voice” volition boot off its 5th flavor inwards September on Mondays (8-10 pm. ET). The electrical flow bike of “The Voice” has been primetime’s #1 demo of the calendar week on the Big Four networks, excluding sports, for 4 of 6 weeks so far inwards adults 18-49.
The announcements were made past times Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.
“The overriding strategy this twelvemonth was to prepare plenty potent comedies together with dramas to choose payoff of the promotional heft of the Winter Olympics together with devise ii schedules for the upcoming season: 1 for autumn together with a slightly dissimilar 1 for midseason. I’m pleased to say that our evolution groups — headed past times Jennifer Salke (scripted) together with Paul Telegdy (alternative/reality) — actually delivered,” Greenblatt said. “This is the most robust together with highest-testing slate of novel shows nosotros take away hold had inwards years.”
Greenblatt continued, “And aside from our Olympics planning, nosotros every bit good wanted to create ameliorate flow together with compatibility on each night, together with deploy our strongest lead-in (‘The Voice’) to maximum effect.
“Sunday inwards the autumn remains the nighttime to shell amongst ‘Sunday Night Football.’ After football game together with the Olympics are over, nosotros volition launch ii classy, attention-getting dramas inwards February: ‘Believe’ from J.J. Abrams, together with ‘Crisis’ starring Dermot Mulroney together with Gillian Anderson. We cry upward it’s fourth dimension for large dramas 1 time again on Sun nights. And leading into these dramas at viii p.m. volition live an exciting abode renovation competition hosted past times Nate Berkus called 'American Dream Builders.'
“Monday together with Tuesday volition 1 time again dominate amongst ‘The Voice.’ Our highly anticipated novel James Spader drama ‘The Blacklist’ deserves to go into the 10 p.m. slot on Monday, together with we’re moving ‘Chicago Fire,’ a demo nosotros actually believe in, to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays to range goodness from ‘The Voice’ lead-in that volition live at ix p.m. inwards the fall.
“After the Olympics, however, ‘The Voice’ moves dorsum to viii p.m. on Tuesday so that nosotros tin launch ii of our strongest novel identify unit of measurement comedies inwards the ix p.m. hour: ‘About a Boy’ together with ‘The Family Guide.’ Landing to a greater extent than comedy on the schedule is of import together with using ‘The Voice’ every bit a lead-in after the Olympics is the strongest way to range that.
“I believe we’ll take away hold a to a greater extent than compatible Midweek line-up amongst 3 dramas: ‘Revolution,’ ‘Law & Order: SVU’ together with ‘Ironside,’ starring Blair Underwood, which is some other novel demo we’ve rattling high on.
“Thursday volition take away hold a identify unit of measurement theme, starting amongst a two-hour comedy block from 8-10 p.m. anchored past times potent stars: Amy Poehler inwards ‘Parks together with Recreation,’ Mike O’Malley inwards ‘Welcome to the Family,’ Sean Hayes inwards ‘Sean Saves the World’ together with the novel ‘Michael J. Fox Show.’ Then at 10 p.m. ‘Parenthood’ moves inwards to top off the nighttime amongst what I know is the best identify unit of measurement drama on television.
“On Fridays, anchored past times ‘Grimm’ at ix p.m., nosotros volition take away hold a to a greater extent than fun genre nighttime amongst the limited-series ‘Dracula,’ starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers at 10 p.m. In the spring, ‘Crossbones’ — amongst John Malkovich every bit the infamous pirate Blackbeard — replaces ‘Dracula,’” said Greenblatt.
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Wertlieb, President of Hearst Television together with Chair of the NBC Affiliate Board, commented, “This schedule is some other instance of NBC's continued commitment to restoring prime number fourth dimension to its traditional leadership position. I am certain the investment inwards partnering amongst some of the most recognizable names inwards television set volition live obvious together with exciting to the affiliates.”
NBC FALL 2013-14 SCHEDULE
(New programs inwards UPPER CASE; all times ET)
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “The Biggest Loser” (New Day together with Time)
9-10 p.m. – “The Voice” (New time)
10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire” (New Day together with Time)
WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Revolution” (New Day together with Time)
9-10 p.m. – ”Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks together with Recreation” (New time)
8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood” (New Day together with Time)
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “DRACULA”
SATURDAY
Encore programming
SUNDAY
7:00-8:15 p.m. – “Football Night inwards America”
8:15-11:30 p.m. – “NBC Sun Night Football”
NBC MIDSEASON 2013-14 SCHEDULE
(New programs inwards UPPER CASE; all times ET)
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “The Voice”
9-9:30 p.m. – “ABOUT Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BOY”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE FAMILY GUIDE”
10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire”
WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Revolution”
9-10 p.m. – ”Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks together with Recreation”
8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood”
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “CROSSBONES”
SATURDAY
8-10 p.m. – Encore together with specials programming
10-11 p.m. – “Saturday Night Live” (Encore)
SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
8-9 p.m. – “AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS”
9-10 p.m. – “BELIEVE”
10-11 p.m. – “CRISIS”
2013-14 NEW SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
New Comedies
“ABOUT Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BOY”
Based on the best-selling Nick Hornby (“High Fidelity,” “An Education”) novel, author Jason Katims (“Friday Night Lights,” “Parenthood”) together with manager Jon Favreau (“Iron Man,” “Revolution”) acquaint a dissimilar form of coming-of-age story. Will Freeman (David Walton, “Bent,” “Perfect Couples”) lives a charmed existence every bit the ultimate man-child. After writing a hitting song, he was granted a life of costless time, costless love together with liberty from fiscal woes. He’s single, unemployed together with loving it. So imagine his surprise when Fiona (Minnie Driver, “Good Will Hunting,” “Barney’s Version”), a needy unmarried mom together with her oddly charming 11-year-old son, Marcus (Benjamin Stockham, “1600 Penn”), displace inwards side past times side door together with disrupt his perfect world. When Marcus begins dropping past times his abode unannounced, Will’s non so certain most beingness a kid’s novel best friend, until, of course, Will discovers that women discovery unmarried dads irresistible. That changes everything together with a bargain is struck: Marcus volition pretend to live Will’s boy and, inwards return, Marcus is allowed to chill at Will’s house. Before he realizes it, Will starts to bask the visits together with fifty-fifty finds himself looking out for the kid. In fact, this newfound friendship may rattling good learn him a affair or ii that he never imagined possible — most himself together with caring for others.
Writer Jason Katims, manager Jon Favreau, Tim Bevan (“Les Misérables,” “About a Boy”), Eric Fellner (“Les Misérables,” “About a Boy”), Liza Chasin (“Les Misérables,” “About a Boy”), Robert De Niro (“About a Boy,” “Meet the Parents”) together with Jane Rosenthal (“About a Boy,” “Meet the Parents”) serve every bit executive producers. “About a Boy” is a production of Universal Television, Working Title Television, True Jack Productions together with Tribeca Productions.
“THE FAMILY GUIDE”
It’s non every identify unit of measurement that’s brought closer together past times divorce, but together with so again, the Fishers aren’t just typical. Take Mel Fisher (J.K. Simmons, “The Closer,” “Law & Order”), for example. Whether it’s chopping downward trees, showing his miss how to drive or playing football game amongst his son, he’s never allow the fact that he’s blind irksome him down. Then there’s Joyce Fisher (Parker Posey, “Louie,” “For Your Consideration”), maybe the exclusively mom inwards Pasadena to smoke a pipe. For her, divorce is similar a minute coming of age, a take away chances to live the teen she never was. Just enquire ‘80s-obsessed teenage miss Katie (Ava Deluca-Verley, “Southland”), whose clothe Joyce is ever borrowing. At the view of all this is Henry (Eli Baker), the Fisher’s 11-year old son. Having ever been his dad’s eyes, ears together with wingman, Henry’s less than thrilled when Mel shows upward amongst Elvis, a guide dog… which is every bit good how Henry learns most the pending divorce. While reluctant to the changes this domestic dog would bring, it’s through the adult Henry’s voice-over (Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development”) that nosotros discovery out his parent’s carve upward would “allow all of us to in conclusion discovery who nosotros needed to be.”
Writer DJ Nash (“Up All Night,” “Guys amongst Kids”), Jason Bateman together with Jim Garavente serve every bit executive producers. “The Family Guide” is a production of Universal Television together with Aggregate Films.
“THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
Look who’s making the tidings again. One of New York’s most dear tidings anchors, Mike Henry (Michael J. Fox, “Spin City,” “Family Ties”), position his career on concur to pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension amongst his identify unit of measurement together with focus on his wellness after he was diagnosed amongst Parkinson’s disease. But 5 years later, amongst the kids busy growing upward together with Mike growing restless, it simply powerfulness live fourth dimension for him to acquire dorsum to work. Having never wanted Mike to go out inwards the showtime place, his old boss Harris Green (Wendell Pierce, “The Wire,” “Treme”) jumped at the take away chances to acquire him dorsum on TV. The trick, every bit it’s ever been, was to brand Mike cry upward it was his idea. Now the programme is inwards displace together with Mike volition live dorsum to juggling home, family, together with career — simply similar the old days, but exclusively better.
Writer Sam Laybourne (“Cougar Town”), manager Will Gluck (“Easy A,” “Friends amongst Benefits”) together with Fox serve every bit executive producers. “The Michael J. Fox Show” is a production of Sony Pictures Television together with Olive Bridge Entertainment.
“SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
Sean (Sean P. Hayes, “Will & Grace”) is a divorced gay dad who juggles a lot — his successful but demanding career, offbeat employees, pushy mom Lorna (Linda Lavin, “Alice”) together with weekends amongst his teenage daughter, Ellie (Sami Isler). So when she moves inwards full-time, it’s a whole novel world. Never 1 to range anything halfway, Sean’s intent on beingness the best dad ever, so he loads upward on parenting how-to books together with plans Pinterest-worthy identify unit of measurement dinners. But it seems his company’s novel possessor has decided Sean together with his squad should piece of work longer hours, putting a damper on his homemaking plans together with throwing a kink inwards Sean’s perfectly constructed work/life balance. Ellie sees this evolution every bit a plus. She loves her dad, but he’s clearly going overboard. From keeping his boss happy, employees motivated together with enduring his mother’s tactless “advice” to raising a smart, grounded together with salubrious kid, it’s going to live a growing experience, to say the least. But if anyone tin handgrip it all, it’s Sean. Thomas Lennon (“Reno 911”), Lindsay Sloane (“Weeds”) together with Echo Kellum (“Ben together with Kate”) every bit good star.
Writer Victor Fresco (“Go On,” “Mad About You”), manager James Burrows (“Friends,” “The Big Bang Theory”), Sean P. Hayes (“Hot inwards Cleveland,” “Grimm”) together with Todd Milliner (“Hot inwards Cleveland,” “Grimm”) serve every bit executive producers. “Sean Saves the World” is a production of Universal Television together with Hazy Mills Productions.
“UNDATEABLE”
When confident slacker Danny Beeman (Chris D’Elia, “Whitney,” “Glory Daze”) takes Justin (comedian Brent Morin) on every bit a roommate, Danny unwittingly inherits Justin’s grouping of romantically challenged friends. Seeing himself every bit the ultimate player, Danny decides to learn the crew (who he dubs “The Undateables”) everything he knows most “the game of love.” For their showtime lesson, Danny takes the guys to an trial hosted past times his sister, Leslie (Bianca Kajlich, “Rules of Engagement”), who is a unmarried mom amongst dating difficulties of her own. At first, Danny’s advice seems to pay off big-time: The shy guy talks to a girl, the no-filter dude learns it’s never OK to enquire a adult woman when she’s due, together with his nebbish roommate, Justin, goes abode amongst a mystery woman. It’s non until the side past times side twenty-four hr catamenia that they figure out it was Leslie. Here’s a refreshing comedy most the “do’s,” “don’ts” together with “duhs” of dating.
Writer Adam Sztykiel (“Due Date”), Bill Lawrence (“Scrubs,” “Cougar Town”) together with Jeff Ingold serve every bit executive producers. “Undateable” is a production of Warner Bros. Television together with Doozer Productions.
“WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
Parents Dan Yoder (Mike O’Malley, “Glee,” “My Name Is Earl”) together with married adult woman Karina (Mary McCormack, “In Plain Sight,” “The West Wing”) discovery out on the twenty-four hr catamenia their miss Molly (Ella Rae Peck (“Deception,” “Gossip Girl”) is graduating from high schoolhouse amongst an credence to college, she announces she pregnant. Across town inwards East L.A., Junior Hernandez (Joseph Haro, “Glee,” “Awkward”), inwards the middle of his high schoolhouse valedictorian speech, gets a text from girl Molly that he’s going to live a daddy. Expectedly, Junior’s parents Miguel (Ricardo Chavira, “Desperate Housewives”) together with Lisette (Justina Machado, “Six Feet Under,” “ER”) are every bit good upset, every bit they right away take away hold Caucasians inwards the family. What follows is a crash course of pedagogy inwards civilization blending every bit Molly together with Junior create upward one's take away heed they desire to acquire married and, inwards doing so, convey together ii rattling dissimilar families. The dads take away hold the most hard fourth dimension reconciling piece the moms choose a softer approach to acquire to know 1 another. When the parents fully realize that their kids are serious most making a life together, the adults exhale together with commence to come upward to damage amongst this novel blended identify unit of measurement together with start to empathize it volition take, humor, love together with tolerance to brand it all work.
Writer Mike Sikowitz (“Rules of Engagement,” “Friends”) together with Jamie Tarses (“Happy Endings, “Franklin & Bash”) serve every bit executive producers. “Welcome to the Family” is a production of Sony Pictures Television together with FanFare Productions.
New Dramas
“BELIEVE”
Levitation, telekinesis, the powerfulness to command nature together with fifty-fifty predict the future… Since she was 2 years old, Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) has had gifts she could neither fully understand, nor control. Raised past times a modest grouping known every bit the “True Believers,” the orphaned miss has been safeguarded from harmful outsiders who would utilisation her forces for personal gain. But right away that she is 10, her powers take away hold acquire stronger together with the threat has grown to a greater extent than dangerous. With her life together with hereafter right away inwards jeopardy, the “Believers” plow to the exclusively individual they view check to live her full-time protector. That is, 1 time they intermission him out of jail. Tate (Jake McLaughlin), a wrongfully imprisoned expiry row inmate who’s lost his will, is initially reluctant until he witnesses 1 of her extraordinary abilities. Bo sees people for who they really are… together with who they may become. Tate together with Bo commence their journey, 1 inwards which trust must live earned. Traveling from metropolis to city, every identify they halt together with everyone they view volition live changed forever. But they’ll take away hold to hold going to rest 1 measuring ahead of the sinister forces after Bo’s power… because it volition choose a miracle to hold them prophylactic forever. “Believe” every bit good stars Delroy Lindo together with Kyle MacLachlan.
Writer, manager Alfonso Cuaron (“Children of Men,” “Harry Potter together with the Prisoner of Azkaban”), Mark Friedman (“The Forgotten”), J.J. Abrams (“Revolution,” “Star Trek: Into Darkness”) together with Bryan Burk (“Lost,” “Fringe”) serve every bit executive producers. “Believe” is produced past times Warner Bros. Television together with Bad Robot Productions.
“THE BLACKLIST”
For decades, ex-government agent Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader, “The Office,” “Boston Legal”) has been 1 of the FBI’s Most Wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe, Red was known past times many every bit “The Concierge of Crime.” Now, he’s mysteriously surrendered to the FBI amongst an explosive offer: He volition assist grab a long-thought-dead terrorist, Ranko Zamani, nether the status that he speaks exclusively to Elizabeth “Liz” Keen (Megan Boone, “Law & Order: Los Angeles”), an FBI profiler fresh out of Quantico. For Liz, it’s going to live 1 hell of a showtime twenty-four hr catamenia on the job. What follows is a twisting serial of events every bit the race to halt a terrorist begins. What are Red’s truthful intentions? Why has he chosen Liz, a adult woman amongst whom he seemingly has no connection? Does Liz take away hold secrets of her own? Zamani is exclusively the showtime of many on a listing that Red has compiled over the years: a “blacklist” of politicians, mobsters, spies together with international terrorists. He volition assist grab them all… amongst the caveat that Liz continues to piece of work every bit his partner. Red volition learn Liz to cry upward similar a criminal together with “see the bigger picture”… whether she wants to or not. “The Blacklist” every bit good stars are Diego Klattenhoff (“Homeland”), Harry Lennix (“Man of Steel”), Ryan Eggold (“90210”) together with Ilfenesh Hadera (“Da Brick”).
Writer Jon Bokenkamp (“The Call,” “Taking Lives”), John Eisendrath (“Alias”), John Davis (“Gulliver’s Travels,” “Predator”) together with John Fox serve every bit executive producers. The airplane pilot was directed past times Joe Carnahan (“The A-Team,” “The Grey”). “The Blacklist” is a production of Sony Pictures Television together with Davis Entertainment.
“CHICAGO PD”
District 21 of the Chicago Police Department is made upward of ii distinctly dissimilar groups: The uniformed cops who patrol the shell together with bargain amongst street crimes, together with the intelligence unit, the squad that combats the city’s major offenses, such every bit organized crime, drug trafficking together with high-profile murders. Leading the intelligence squad is Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), a human non against skirting the police line inwards the pursuit of justice. Demanding together with tough, exclusively those who tin choose the estrus last nether Voight’s command. Take Det. Antonio Dawson (Jon Seda), for example. Despite a troubled history amongst his boss, Dawson has ambitions of running the unit. If that agency facing off against Voight every day, he’ll persevere. From the street cops amongst dreams of moving upward to the elite crew who are already in, “life on the job” is a daily challenge.
Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski, Danielle Gelber together with manager Joe Chappelle serve every bit executive producers. “Chicago PD” is a production of Universal Television together with Wolf Films.
“CRISIS”
It’s plain trip twenty-four hr catamenia for the students of Ballard High School, a identify that educates the children of Washington, D.C.’s elite, top-of-their-industry CEOs, international diplomats, political powerfulness players together with fifty-fifty the president’s son. But when their coach is ambushed on a secluded rural road, the teenagers together with their chaperones are taken, igniting a national crisis. Now amongst some of the country’s most powerful parents at the mercy of 1 vengeful mastermind, the query arises: How far would yous go together with what would yous acquire to ensure your child’s prophylactic return? With so many parents together with dignitaries position into play amongst nowhere to plow together with no 1 to trust, this unthinkable scenario grows from the select families at risk to an entire nation at stake.
From writer/producer Rand Ravich (“Life,” “The Astronaut’s Wife”) together with starring Dermot Mulroney (“The Grey,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding”), Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files,” “Hannibal”), Lance Gross (“Tyler Perry’s House of Pain,” “The Last Fall”) together with Rachael Taylor (“Transformers,” “Red Dog”), “Crisis” is an emotionally charged activity thriller.
Writer Rand Ravich, Far Shariat (“Life,” “I Love You Phillip Morris”) together with manager Phillip Noyce (“Salt,” “Patriot Games”) serve every bit executive producers. “Crisis” is from 20th Century Fox Television.
“CROSSBONES”
It’s 1715 on the Bahamian isle of New Providence, the showtime surgical operation republic inwards the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard (John Malkovich, “(In the Line of Fire”), reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws together with miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, percentage marauder’s paradise, this is a identify similar no other on earth, together with a mounting threat to international commerce. To gain command of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the pirates’ haven to choose downward the brilliant together with charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the to a greater extent than he finds that his bespeak is non so simple. Lowe can’t assist but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for cognition knows no bounds. But Lowe is non the exclusively danger to Blackbeard’s rule. He is a human amongst many villainous rivals together with 1 non bad weakness, a passionately driven adult woman whom he cannot deny.
Writer Neil Cross, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald together with Ted Gold serve every bit executive producers. “Crossbones” is a production of Universal Television, Parkes/MacDonald Productions together with Georgeville Television.
“DRACULA”
Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“The Tudors”) stars inwards this provocative novel drama every bit 1 of the world’s most iconic characters. It’s the belatedly 19th century together with the mysterious Dracula (Rhys Meyers) has arrived inwards London, posing every bit an American entrepreneur who wants to convey modern scientific discipline to Victorian society. He’s especially interested inwards the novel applied scientific discipline of electricity, which promises to brighten the nighttime — useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has some other argue for his travels: He hopes to choose revenge on those who cursed him amongst immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to live going according to plan… until he becomes infatuated amongst a adult woman who appears to live a reincarnation of his dead wife. Victoria Smurfit (“About a Boy”), Thomas Kretschmann (“King Kong”), Jessica De Gouw (“Arrow”), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (“Mr. Selfridge”), Nonso Anozie (“Game of Thrones”) together with Katie McGrath (“Merlin”) every bit good star.
Writer Daniel Knauf (“Carnival”), Tony Krantz, (“24,” “Sports Night”), Colin Callender together with Gareth Neame (“Downton Abbey”) serve every bit executive producers. “Dracula” is a production of Flame Ventures, Sky Living, Playground Entertainment, Universal Television, NBCUniversal International Television Production together with Carnival Film & Television.
“IRONSIDE”
In the gritty world of the NYPD, no one’s tougher than Det. Robert Ironside (Blair Underwood, “The Event,” “In Treatment”). He’s a fearless cop who won’t halt until the guilty are brought to justice. He together with his trusted, handpicked squad of specialists — Virgil (Pablo Schreiber, “The Wire” “Lights Out”), Holly (Spencer Grammer, “Greek,” “As the World Turns”) together with Teddy (Neal Bledsoe, “Smash,” “Ugly Betty”), every bit good every bit his onetime partner Gary (Brent Sexton, “The Killing”) together with boss, Det. Ed Rollins (Kenneth Choi, “Sons of Anarchy”) — volition range whatever it takes to solve New York’s most hard together with notorious crimes. As a detective, Ironside’s instincts are minute to none, together with those or so him take away hold to rest on their toes if they desire to hold upward because when his spine was shattered past times a bullet ii years ago, Ironside swore he’d never allow a wheelchair irksome him down.
Writer Michael Caleo (“Rescue Me,” “The Sopranos”) Teri Weinberg (“Ugly Betty”), John Davis, John Fox, Ron West together with David Semel (“Heroes”) serve every bit executive producers. “Ironside” is a production of Universal Television, Davis Entertainment, Yellow Brick Road Productions.
“THE NIGHT SHIFT”
Welcome to the nighttime shift, where every twenty-four hr catamenia is a grapple betwixt the heroic efforts of saving lives together with the hard truths of running a hospital. At San Antonio Memorial, the men together with women who piece of work the wee hours are a special breed, peculiarly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan (Eoin Macken, “Merlin”). After a grueling tour of duty inwards the Middle East, T.C. is most to larn that his toughest battles volition live fought correct at home. He together with his irreverent squad of late-night docs, including Topher (Ken Leung, “Lost”) together with Drew (Brendan Fehr, “Roswell”), know how to allow off steam amongst the casual prank or two, but when lives are at stake they are all business. Unfortunately, the nighttime shift is right away nether novel administration together with boss Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez, “Six Feet Under”) is to a greater extent than interested inwards cutting costs than helping people. But T.C. has never met a dominion he couldn’t break, or a individual he won’t stand upward up to. And it’s clear that non fifty-fifty his ex-girlfriend (Jill Flint, “The Good Wife”) who is a physician together with right away Ragosa’s minute inwards charge, has a take away chances at keeping him inwards line. If Ragosa wants a war, he’ll acquire one.
Writers Gabe Sachs together with Jeff Judah (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “Freaks together with Geeks”) together with Pierre Morel (“Taken”) serve every bit executive producers. “Night Shift” is a production of Sony Pictures Television.
New Alternative Series
“THE MILLION SECOND QUIZ”
“The Million Second Quiz” is a state-of-the-art, electrifying novel alive competition where contestants seek the limits of their knowledge, endurance together with volition to win every bit they battle each other inwards intense bouts of trivia for 12 consecutive days together with nights. Live from a gigantic hourglass shaped construction inwards the view of Manhattan, this setting volition every bit good serve every bit the living quarters of the reigning champions – the 4 players who take away hold remained inwards the game the longest. The demo volition live the showtime fully convergent television set experience, where viewers volition live able to play along at abode inwards existent fourth dimension together with sync to the alive primetime broadcast. When the 1 thou one thousand seconds depict to a close, the champions volition battle it out together with the ultimate winner could claim an unprecedented cash prize of upward to $10 million.
Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman together with David A. Hurwitz serve every bit executive producers. “The Million Second Quiz” is produced past times All3 Media America, Studio Lambert together with Universal Television.
“FOOD FIGHTERS”
The tabular array is laid for the ultimate culinary clash inwards this 1 percentage cooking competition, 1 percentage game show. Host Adam Richman (“Man v. Food”) volition give homegrown amateur cooks the take away chances to seek their skills against professional person chefs. Every down-home ready has that 1 signature dish or undercover identify unit of measurement recipe that ever gains favor amongst friends together with family. Now, imagine going caput to caput inwards the kitchen against 5 professional person chefs, who seek to ready your specialty dish fifty-fifty ameliorate than yous inwards the hopes of winning over a dinner political party made upward of the American public. With each savored victory, the cash prize gets bigger together with bigger every bit the abode cooks ascent to every challenge together with outcook the professional person chefs. Think you’ve got what it takes to serve upward the competition?
Ben Silverman, Tim Puntillo, Chris Grant together with Jimmy Fox serve every bit executive producers. “Food Fighters” is a production of Universal Television together with Electus.
“AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS”
America’s top designers, builders, architects together with landscapers go head-to-head each week, putting their talents to the seek on extreme abode renovations. They’ll tackle spaces that are architecturally diverse, resulting inwards epic transformations amongst impeccable design. These incredible transformations volition live judged past times host Nate Berkus together with a panel of experts to determine which squad achieved the best results. The losing squad volition together with so live forced to post 1 squad fellow member home. In the alive finale, the ii remaining competitors volition each blueprint together with renovate a abode on their own, bringing their unique visions to life. America volition together with so vote together with crown 1 contestant the winner. Finally, the ii spectacular homes volition live given away to ii lucky viewers!
Nate Berkus, Craig Plestis together with Tom Shelly serve every bit executive producers. “American Dream Builders” is a production of Universal Television.
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May 12, 2013
DISTINCTIVE NEW FAMILY COMEDIES, ACTION-DRIVEN NEW DRAMAS AND QUALITY RETURNING SERIES HIGHLIGHT DIVERSE AND BALANCED 2013-14 NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
Three New Comedies Anchor Th Lineup, With Sean P. Hayes together with Michael J. Fox Returning to Their Sitcom Roots at NBC Coming Off Its Stellar Fourth Season, ‘The Voice’ Returns on Monday, Tuesday Riveting Drama ‘The Blacklist’ Earns Coveted Mon Lead-Out Timeslot From ‘The Voice’ ‘NBC Sun Night Football’ Ready to Once Again Rock Ratings amongst Powerhouse Pigskin Schedule NBC Using Promotional Power of Winter Olympics to Launch Four New Series, Including Jason Katims’ Comedy ‘About a Boy’ together with J.J. Abrams’ Drama ‘Believe’
NEW YORK CITY — May 12, 2013 — NBC has announced a novel lineup of primetime shows for the 2013-14 flavor that render a winning combination of pop returning series, fresh novel comedies, compelling novel dramas together with the latest flavor of “The Voice,” the top reality programme on television.
Highlights of the year-round schedule — which volition live bolstered inwards Feb on the heels of the Winter Games inwards Sochi, Russian Federation — include “Believe,” a novel drama from J.J. Abrams together with Alfonso Cuaron; the homecoming of three-time Emmy winner James Spader inwards activity thriller “The Blacklist”; together with a comedy lineup that includes novel serial from “Friday Night Lights” together with “Parenthood” executive producer Jason Katims, Will Ferrell, Bill Lawrence, Sean P. Hayes, together with a homecoming to NBC of 1 of the biggest TV stars of whatever generation, Michael J. Fox.
The novel comedy additions are “Welcome to the Family,” “Sean Saves the World,” together with “The Michael J. Fox Show” every bit good every bit midseason comedies “The Family Guide,” together with “About Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Boy.”
The novel dramas are “The Blacklist,” “Ironside,” together with “Dracula,” plus mid-season dramas “Believe,” “Crisis” together with “Crossbones.”
NBC has every bit good ordered dramas “Chicago PD” together with “The Night Shift” together with comedy “Undateable” every bit unscheduled midseason series.
New option serial premiering during the 2013-14 flavor include “The Million Second Quiz” together with “American Dream Builders.” Returning to the schedule are “The Biggest Loser” together with “The Sing-Off.” “Food Fighters” has been ordered every bit an unscheduled midseason show.
Scripted serial returning include “Grimm,” “Parenthood,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Revolution,” “Chicago Fire,” “Parks together with Recreation” together with “Community.”
Pick-up decisions on “Celebrity Apprentice” together with “Hannibal” are silent to live made inwards the side past times side few weeks.
“The Voice” volition boot off its 5th flavor inwards September on Mondays (8-10 pm. ET). The electrical flow bike of “The Voice” has been primetime’s #1 demo of the calendar week on the Big Four networks, excluding sports, for 4 of 6 weeks so far inwards adults 18-49.
The announcements were made past times Robert Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment.
“The overriding strategy this twelvemonth was to prepare plenty potent comedies together with dramas to choose payoff of the promotional heft of the Winter Olympics together with devise ii schedules for the upcoming season: 1 for autumn together with a slightly dissimilar 1 for midseason. I’m pleased to say that our evolution groups — headed past times Jennifer Salke (scripted) together with Paul Telegdy (alternative/reality) — actually delivered,” Greenblatt said. “This is the most robust together with highest-testing slate of novel shows nosotros take away hold had inwards years.”
Greenblatt continued, “And aside from our Olympics planning, nosotros every bit good wanted to create ameliorate flow together with compatibility on each night, together with deploy our strongest lead-in (‘The Voice’) to maximum effect.
“Sunday inwards the autumn remains the nighttime to shell amongst ‘Sunday Night Football.’ After football game together with the Olympics are over, nosotros volition launch ii classy, attention-getting dramas inwards February: ‘Believe’ from J.J. Abrams, together with ‘Crisis’ starring Dermot Mulroney together with Gillian Anderson. We cry upward it’s fourth dimension for large dramas 1 time again on Sun nights. And leading into these dramas at viii p.m. volition live an exciting abode renovation competition hosted past times Nate Berkus called 'American Dream Builders.'
“Monday together with Tuesday volition 1 time again dominate amongst ‘The Voice.’ Our highly anticipated novel James Spader drama ‘The Blacklist’ deserves to go into the 10 p.m. slot on Monday, together with we’re moving ‘Chicago Fire,’ a demo nosotros actually believe in, to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays to range goodness from ‘The Voice’ lead-in that volition live at ix p.m. inwards the fall.
“After the Olympics, however, ‘The Voice’ moves dorsum to viii p.m. on Tuesday so that nosotros tin launch ii of our strongest novel identify unit of measurement comedies inwards the ix p.m. hour: ‘About a Boy’ together with ‘The Family Guide.’ Landing to a greater extent than comedy on the schedule is of import together with using ‘The Voice’ every bit a lead-in after the Olympics is the strongest way to range that.
“I believe we’ll take away hold a to a greater extent than compatible Midweek line-up amongst 3 dramas: ‘Revolution,’ ‘Law & Order: SVU’ together with ‘Ironside,’ starring Blair Underwood, which is some other novel demo we’ve rattling high on.
“Thursday volition take away hold a identify unit of measurement theme, starting amongst a two-hour comedy block from 8-10 p.m. anchored past times potent stars: Amy Poehler inwards ‘Parks together with Recreation,’ Mike O’Malley inwards ‘Welcome to the Family,’ Sean Hayes inwards ‘Sean Saves the World’ together with the novel ‘Michael J. Fox Show.’ Then at 10 p.m. ‘Parenthood’ moves inwards to top off the nighttime amongst what I know is the best identify unit of measurement drama on television.
“On Fridays, anchored past times ‘Grimm’ at ix p.m., nosotros volition take away hold a to a greater extent than fun genre nighttime amongst the limited-series ‘Dracula,’ starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers at 10 p.m. In the spring, ‘Crossbones’ — amongst John Malkovich every bit the infamous pirate Blackbeard — replaces ‘Dracula,’” said Greenblatt.
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Wertlieb, President of Hearst Television together with Chair of the NBC Affiliate Board, commented, “This schedule is some other instance of NBC's continued commitment to restoring prime number fourth dimension to its traditional leadership position. I am certain the investment inwards partnering amongst some of the most recognizable names inwards television set volition live obvious together with exciting to the affiliates.”
NBC FALL 2013-14 SCHEDULE
(New programs inwards UPPER CASE; all times ET)
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “The Biggest Loser” (New Day together with Time)
9-10 p.m. – “The Voice” (New time)
10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire” (New Day together with Time)
WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Revolution” (New Day together with Time)
9-10 p.m. – ”Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks together with Recreation” (New time)
8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood” (New Day together with Time)
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “DRACULA”
SATURDAY
Encore programming
SUNDAY
7:00-8:15 p.m. – “Football Night inwards America”
8:15-11:30 p.m. – “NBC Sun Night Football”
NBC MIDSEASON 2013-14 SCHEDULE
(New programs inwards UPPER CASE; all times ET)
MONDAY
8-10 p.m. – “The Voice”
10-11 p.m. – “THE BLACKLIST”
TUESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “The Voice”
9-9:30 p.m. – “ABOUT Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BOY”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE FAMILY GUIDE”
10-11 p.m. – “Chicago Fire”
WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Revolution”
9-10 p.m. – ”Law & Order: SVU”
10-11 p.m. – “IRONSIDE”
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. – “Parks together with Recreation”
8:30-9 p.m. – “WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
9-9:30 p.m. – “SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
9:30-10 p.m. – “THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
10-11 p.m. – “Parenthood”
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
9-10 p.m. – “Grimm”
10-11 p.m. – “CROSSBONES”
SATURDAY
8-10 p.m. – Encore together with specials programming
10-11 p.m. – “Saturday Night Live” (Encore)
SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. – “Dateline NBC”
8-9 p.m. – “AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS”
9-10 p.m. – “BELIEVE”
10-11 p.m. – “CRISIS”
2013-14 NEW SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
New Comedies
“ABOUT Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 BOY”
Based on the best-selling Nick Hornby (“High Fidelity,” “An Education”) novel, author Jason Katims (“Friday Night Lights,” “Parenthood”) together with manager Jon Favreau (“Iron Man,” “Revolution”) acquaint a dissimilar form of coming-of-age story. Will Freeman (David Walton, “Bent,” “Perfect Couples”) lives a charmed existence every bit the ultimate man-child. After writing a hitting song, he was granted a life of costless time, costless love together with liberty from fiscal woes. He’s single, unemployed together with loving it. So imagine his surprise when Fiona (Minnie Driver, “Good Will Hunting,” “Barney’s Version”), a needy unmarried mom together with her oddly charming 11-year-old son, Marcus (Benjamin Stockham, “1600 Penn”), displace inwards side past times side door together with disrupt his perfect world. When Marcus begins dropping past times his abode unannounced, Will’s non so certain most beingness a kid’s novel best friend, until, of course, Will discovers that women discovery unmarried dads irresistible. That changes everything together with a bargain is struck: Marcus volition pretend to live Will’s boy and, inwards return, Marcus is allowed to chill at Will’s house. Before he realizes it, Will starts to bask the visits together with fifty-fifty finds himself looking out for the kid. In fact, this newfound friendship may rattling good learn him a affair or ii that he never imagined possible — most himself together with caring for others.
Writer Jason Katims, manager Jon Favreau, Tim Bevan (“Les Misérables,” “About a Boy”), Eric Fellner (“Les Misérables,” “About a Boy”), Liza Chasin (“Les Misérables,” “About a Boy”), Robert De Niro (“About a Boy,” “Meet the Parents”) together with Jane Rosenthal (“About a Boy,” “Meet the Parents”) serve every bit executive producers. “About a Boy” is a production of Universal Television, Working Title Television, True Jack Productions together with Tribeca Productions.
“THE FAMILY GUIDE”
It’s non every identify unit of measurement that’s brought closer together past times divorce, but together with so again, the Fishers aren’t just typical. Take Mel Fisher (J.K. Simmons, “The Closer,” “Law & Order”), for example. Whether it’s chopping downward trees, showing his miss how to drive or playing football game amongst his son, he’s never allow the fact that he’s blind irksome him down. Then there’s Joyce Fisher (Parker Posey, “Louie,” “For Your Consideration”), maybe the exclusively mom inwards Pasadena to smoke a pipe. For her, divorce is similar a minute coming of age, a take away chances to live the teen she never was. Just enquire ‘80s-obsessed teenage miss Katie (Ava Deluca-Verley, “Southland”), whose clothe Joyce is ever borrowing. At the view of all this is Henry (Eli Baker), the Fisher’s 11-year old son. Having ever been his dad’s eyes, ears together with wingman, Henry’s less than thrilled when Mel shows upward amongst Elvis, a guide dog… which is every bit good how Henry learns most the pending divorce. While reluctant to the changes this domestic dog would bring, it’s through the adult Henry’s voice-over (Jason Bateman, “Arrested Development”) that nosotros discovery out his parent’s carve upward would “allow all of us to in conclusion discovery who nosotros needed to be.”
Writer DJ Nash (“Up All Night,” “Guys amongst Kids”), Jason Bateman together with Jim Garavente serve every bit executive producers. “The Family Guide” is a production of Universal Television together with Aggregate Films.
“THE MICHAEL J. FOX SHOW”
Look who’s making the tidings again. One of New York’s most dear tidings anchors, Mike Henry (Michael J. Fox, “Spin City,” “Family Ties”), position his career on concur to pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension amongst his identify unit of measurement together with focus on his wellness after he was diagnosed amongst Parkinson’s disease. But 5 years later, amongst the kids busy growing upward together with Mike growing restless, it simply powerfulness live fourth dimension for him to acquire dorsum to work. Having never wanted Mike to go out inwards the showtime place, his old boss Harris Green (Wendell Pierce, “The Wire,” “Treme”) jumped at the take away chances to acquire him dorsum on TV. The trick, every bit it’s ever been, was to brand Mike cry upward it was his idea. Now the programme is inwards displace together with Mike volition live dorsum to juggling home, family, together with career — simply similar the old days, but exclusively better.
Writer Sam Laybourne (“Cougar Town”), manager Will Gluck (“Easy A,” “Friends amongst Benefits”) together with Fox serve every bit executive producers. “The Michael J. Fox Show” is a production of Sony Pictures Television together with Olive Bridge Entertainment.
“SEAN SAVES THE WORLD”
Sean (Sean P. Hayes, “Will & Grace”) is a divorced gay dad who juggles a lot — his successful but demanding career, offbeat employees, pushy mom Lorna (Linda Lavin, “Alice”) together with weekends amongst his teenage daughter, Ellie (Sami Isler). So when she moves inwards full-time, it’s a whole novel world. Never 1 to range anything halfway, Sean’s intent on beingness the best dad ever, so he loads upward on parenting how-to books together with plans Pinterest-worthy identify unit of measurement dinners. But it seems his company’s novel possessor has decided Sean together with his squad should piece of work longer hours, putting a damper on his homemaking plans together with throwing a kink inwards Sean’s perfectly constructed work/life balance. Ellie sees this evolution every bit a plus. She loves her dad, but he’s clearly going overboard. From keeping his boss happy, employees motivated together with enduring his mother’s tactless “advice” to raising a smart, grounded together with salubrious kid, it’s going to live a growing experience, to say the least. But if anyone tin handgrip it all, it’s Sean. Thomas Lennon (“Reno 911”), Lindsay Sloane (“Weeds”) together with Echo Kellum (“Ben together with Kate”) every bit good star.
Writer Victor Fresco (“Go On,” “Mad About You”), manager James Burrows (“Friends,” “The Big Bang Theory”), Sean P. Hayes (“Hot inwards Cleveland,” “Grimm”) together with Todd Milliner (“Hot inwards Cleveland,” “Grimm”) serve every bit executive producers. “Sean Saves the World” is a production of Universal Television together with Hazy Mills Productions.
“UNDATEABLE”
When confident slacker Danny Beeman (Chris D’Elia, “Whitney,” “Glory Daze”) takes Justin (comedian Brent Morin) on every bit a roommate, Danny unwittingly inherits Justin’s grouping of romantically challenged friends. Seeing himself every bit the ultimate player, Danny decides to learn the crew (who he dubs “The Undateables”) everything he knows most “the game of love.” For their showtime lesson, Danny takes the guys to an trial hosted past times his sister, Leslie (Bianca Kajlich, “Rules of Engagement”), who is a unmarried mom amongst dating difficulties of her own. At first, Danny’s advice seems to pay off big-time: The shy guy talks to a girl, the no-filter dude learns it’s never OK to enquire a adult woman when she’s due, together with his nebbish roommate, Justin, goes abode amongst a mystery woman. It’s non until the side past times side twenty-four hr catamenia that they figure out it was Leslie. Here’s a refreshing comedy most the “do’s,” “don’ts” together with “duhs” of dating.
Writer Adam Sztykiel (“Due Date”), Bill Lawrence (“Scrubs,” “Cougar Town”) together with Jeff Ingold serve every bit executive producers. “Undateable” is a production of Warner Bros. Television together with Doozer Productions.
“WELCOME TO THE FAMILY”
Parents Dan Yoder (Mike O’Malley, “Glee,” “My Name Is Earl”) together with married adult woman Karina (Mary McCormack, “In Plain Sight,” “The West Wing”) discovery out on the twenty-four hr catamenia their miss Molly (Ella Rae Peck (“Deception,” “Gossip Girl”) is graduating from high schoolhouse amongst an credence to college, she announces she pregnant. Across town inwards East L.A., Junior Hernandez (Joseph Haro, “Glee,” “Awkward”), inwards the middle of his high schoolhouse valedictorian speech, gets a text from girl Molly that he’s going to live a daddy. Expectedly, Junior’s parents Miguel (Ricardo Chavira, “Desperate Housewives”) together with Lisette (Justina Machado, “Six Feet Under,” “ER”) are every bit good upset, every bit they right away take away hold Caucasians inwards the family. What follows is a crash course of pedagogy inwards civilization blending every bit Molly together with Junior create upward one's take away heed they desire to acquire married and, inwards doing so, convey together ii rattling dissimilar families. The dads take away hold the most hard fourth dimension reconciling piece the moms choose a softer approach to acquire to know 1 another. When the parents fully realize that their kids are serious most making a life together, the adults exhale together with commence to come upward to damage amongst this novel blended identify unit of measurement together with start to empathize it volition take, humor, love together with tolerance to brand it all work.
Writer Mike Sikowitz (“Rules of Engagement,” “Friends”) together with Jamie Tarses (“Happy Endings, “Franklin & Bash”) serve every bit executive producers. “Welcome to the Family” is a production of Sony Pictures Television together with FanFare Productions.
New Dramas
“BELIEVE”
Levitation, telekinesis, the powerfulness to command nature together with fifty-fifty predict the future… Since she was 2 years old, Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) has had gifts she could neither fully understand, nor control. Raised past times a modest grouping known every bit the “True Believers,” the orphaned miss has been safeguarded from harmful outsiders who would utilisation her forces for personal gain. But right away that she is 10, her powers take away hold acquire stronger together with the threat has grown to a greater extent than dangerous. With her life together with hereafter right away inwards jeopardy, the “Believers” plow to the exclusively individual they view check to live her full-time protector. That is, 1 time they intermission him out of jail. Tate (Jake McLaughlin), a wrongfully imprisoned expiry row inmate who’s lost his will, is initially reluctant until he witnesses 1 of her extraordinary abilities. Bo sees people for who they really are… together with who they may become. Tate together with Bo commence their journey, 1 inwards which trust must live earned. Traveling from metropolis to city, every identify they halt together with everyone they view volition live changed forever. But they’ll take away hold to hold going to rest 1 measuring ahead of the sinister forces after Bo’s power… because it volition choose a miracle to hold them prophylactic forever. “Believe” every bit good stars Delroy Lindo together with Kyle MacLachlan.
Writer, manager Alfonso Cuaron (“Children of Men,” “Harry Potter together with the Prisoner of Azkaban”), Mark Friedman (“The Forgotten”), J.J. Abrams (“Revolution,” “Star Trek: Into Darkness”) together with Bryan Burk (“Lost,” “Fringe”) serve every bit executive producers. “Believe” is produced past times Warner Bros. Television together with Bad Robot Productions.
“THE BLACKLIST”
For decades, ex-government agent Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader, “The Office,” “Boston Legal”) has been 1 of the FBI’s Most Wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe, Red was known past times many every bit “The Concierge of Crime.” Now, he’s mysteriously surrendered to the FBI amongst an explosive offer: He volition assist grab a long-thought-dead terrorist, Ranko Zamani, nether the status that he speaks exclusively to Elizabeth “Liz” Keen (Megan Boone, “Law & Order: Los Angeles”), an FBI profiler fresh out of Quantico. For Liz, it’s going to live 1 hell of a showtime twenty-four hr catamenia on the job. What follows is a twisting serial of events every bit the race to halt a terrorist begins. What are Red’s truthful intentions? Why has he chosen Liz, a adult woman amongst whom he seemingly has no connection? Does Liz take away hold secrets of her own? Zamani is exclusively the showtime of many on a listing that Red has compiled over the years: a “blacklist” of politicians, mobsters, spies together with international terrorists. He volition assist grab them all… amongst the caveat that Liz continues to piece of work every bit his partner. Red volition learn Liz to cry upward similar a criminal together with “see the bigger picture”… whether she wants to or not. “The Blacklist” every bit good stars are Diego Klattenhoff (“Homeland”), Harry Lennix (“Man of Steel”), Ryan Eggold (“90210”) together with Ilfenesh Hadera (“Da Brick”).
Writer Jon Bokenkamp (“The Call,” “Taking Lives”), John Eisendrath (“Alias”), John Davis (“Gulliver’s Travels,” “Predator”) together with John Fox serve every bit executive producers. The airplane pilot was directed past times Joe Carnahan (“The A-Team,” “The Grey”). “The Blacklist” is a production of Sony Pictures Television together with Davis Entertainment.
“CHICAGO PD”
District 21 of the Chicago Police Department is made upward of ii distinctly dissimilar groups: The uniformed cops who patrol the shell together with bargain amongst street crimes, together with the intelligence unit, the squad that combats the city’s major offenses, such every bit organized crime, drug trafficking together with high-profile murders. Leading the intelligence squad is Sgt. Hank Voight (Jason Beghe), a human non against skirting the police line inwards the pursuit of justice. Demanding together with tough, exclusively those who tin choose the estrus last nether Voight’s command. Take Det. Antonio Dawson (Jon Seda), for example. Despite a troubled history amongst his boss, Dawson has ambitions of running the unit. If that agency facing off against Voight every day, he’ll persevere. From the street cops amongst dreams of moving upward to the elite crew who are already in, “life on the job” is a daily challenge.
Dick Wolf, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski, Danielle Gelber together with manager Joe Chappelle serve every bit executive producers. “Chicago PD” is a production of Universal Television together with Wolf Films.
“CRISIS”
It’s plain trip twenty-four hr catamenia for the students of Ballard High School, a identify that educates the children of Washington, D.C.’s elite, top-of-their-industry CEOs, international diplomats, political powerfulness players together with fifty-fifty the president’s son. But when their coach is ambushed on a secluded rural road, the teenagers together with their chaperones are taken, igniting a national crisis. Now amongst some of the country’s most powerful parents at the mercy of 1 vengeful mastermind, the query arises: How far would yous go together with what would yous acquire to ensure your child’s prophylactic return? With so many parents together with dignitaries position into play amongst nowhere to plow together with no 1 to trust, this unthinkable scenario grows from the select families at risk to an entire nation at stake.
From writer/producer Rand Ravich (“Life,” “The Astronaut’s Wife”) together with starring Dermot Mulroney (“The Grey,” “My Best Friend’s Wedding”), Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files,” “Hannibal”), Lance Gross (“Tyler Perry’s House of Pain,” “The Last Fall”) together with Rachael Taylor (“Transformers,” “Red Dog”), “Crisis” is an emotionally charged activity thriller.
Writer Rand Ravich, Far Shariat (“Life,” “I Love You Phillip Morris”) together with manager Phillip Noyce (“Salt,” “Patriot Games”) serve every bit executive producers. “Crisis” is from 20th Century Fox Television.
“CROSSBONES”
It’s 1715 on the Bahamian isle of New Providence, the showtime surgical operation republic inwards the Americas, where the diabolical pirate Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard (John Malkovich, “(In the Line of Fire”), reigns over a rogue nation of thieves, outlaws together with miscreant sailors. Part shantytown, percentage marauder’s paradise, this is a identify similar no other on earth, together with a mounting threat to international commerce. To gain command of this fearsome society, Tom Lowe, a highly skilled undercover assassin, is sent to the pirates’ haven to choose downward the brilliant together with charismatic Blackbeard. But the closer Lowe gets, the to a greater extent than he finds that his bespeak is non so simple. Lowe can’t assist but admire the political ideals of Blackbeard, whose thirst for cognition knows no bounds. But Lowe is non the exclusively danger to Blackbeard’s rule. He is a human amongst many villainous rivals together with 1 non bad weakness, a passionately driven adult woman whom he cannot deny.
Writer Neil Cross, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald together with Ted Gold serve every bit executive producers. “Crossbones” is a production of Universal Television, Parkes/MacDonald Productions together with Georgeville Television.
“DRACULA”
Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“The Tudors”) stars inwards this provocative novel drama every bit 1 of the world’s most iconic characters. It’s the belatedly 19th century together with the mysterious Dracula (Rhys Meyers) has arrived inwards London, posing every bit an American entrepreneur who wants to convey modern scientific discipline to Victorian society. He’s especially interested inwards the novel applied scientific discipline of electricity, which promises to brighten the nighttime — useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has some other argue for his travels: He hopes to choose revenge on those who cursed him amongst immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to live going according to plan… until he becomes infatuated amongst a adult woman who appears to live a reincarnation of his dead wife. Victoria Smurfit (“About a Boy”), Thomas Kretschmann (“King Kong”), Jessica De Gouw (“Arrow”), Oliver Jackson-Cohen (“Mr. Selfridge”), Nonso Anozie (“Game of Thrones”) together with Katie McGrath (“Merlin”) every bit good star.
Writer Daniel Knauf (“Carnival”), Tony Krantz, (“24,” “Sports Night”), Colin Callender together with Gareth Neame (“Downton Abbey”) serve every bit executive producers. “Dracula” is a production of Flame Ventures, Sky Living, Playground Entertainment, Universal Television, NBCUniversal International Television Production together with Carnival Film & Television.
“IRONSIDE”
In the gritty world of the NYPD, no one’s tougher than Det. Robert Ironside (Blair Underwood, “The Event,” “In Treatment”). He’s a fearless cop who won’t halt until the guilty are brought to justice. He together with his trusted, handpicked squad of specialists — Virgil (Pablo Schreiber, “The Wire” “Lights Out”), Holly (Spencer Grammer, “Greek,” “As the World Turns”) together with Teddy (Neal Bledsoe, “Smash,” “Ugly Betty”), every bit good every bit his onetime partner Gary (Brent Sexton, “The Killing”) together with boss, Det. Ed Rollins (Kenneth Choi, “Sons of Anarchy”) — volition range whatever it takes to solve New York’s most hard together with notorious crimes. As a detective, Ironside’s instincts are minute to none, together with those or so him take away hold to rest on their toes if they desire to hold upward because when his spine was shattered past times a bullet ii years ago, Ironside swore he’d never allow a wheelchair irksome him down.
Writer Michael Caleo (“Rescue Me,” “The Sopranos”) Teri Weinberg (“Ugly Betty”), John Davis, John Fox, Ron West together with David Semel (“Heroes”) serve every bit executive producers. “Ironside” is a production of Universal Television, Davis Entertainment, Yellow Brick Road Productions.
“THE NIGHT SHIFT”
Welcome to the nighttime shift, where every twenty-four hr catamenia is a grapple betwixt the heroic efforts of saving lives together with the hard truths of running a hospital. At San Antonio Memorial, the men together with women who piece of work the wee hours are a special breed, peculiarly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan (Eoin Macken, “Merlin”). After a grueling tour of duty inwards the Middle East, T.C. is most to larn that his toughest battles volition live fought correct at home. He together with his irreverent squad of late-night docs, including Topher (Ken Leung, “Lost”) together with Drew (Brendan Fehr, “Roswell”), know how to allow off steam amongst the casual prank or two, but when lives are at stake they are all business. Unfortunately, the nighttime shift is right away nether novel administration together with boss Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez, “Six Feet Under”) is to a greater extent than interested inwards cutting costs than helping people. But T.C. has never met a dominion he couldn’t break, or a individual he won’t stand upward up to. And it’s clear that non fifty-fifty his ex-girlfriend (Jill Flint, “The Good Wife”) who is a physician together with right away Ragosa’s minute inwards charge, has a take away chances at keeping him inwards line. If Ragosa wants a war, he’ll acquire one.
Writers Gabe Sachs together with Jeff Judah (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “Freaks together with Geeks”) together with Pierre Morel (“Taken”) serve every bit executive producers. “Night Shift” is a production of Sony Pictures Television.
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“THE MILLION SECOND QUIZ”
“The Million Second Quiz” is a state-of-the-art, electrifying novel alive competition where contestants seek the limits of their knowledge, endurance together with volition to win every bit they battle each other inwards intense bouts of trivia for 12 consecutive days together with nights. Live from a gigantic hourglass shaped construction inwards the view of Manhattan, this setting volition every bit good serve every bit the living quarters of the reigning champions – the 4 players who take away hold remained inwards the game the longest. The demo volition live the showtime fully convergent television set experience, where viewers volition live able to play along at abode inwards existent fourth dimension together with sync to the alive primetime broadcast. When the 1 thou one thousand seconds depict to a close, the champions volition battle it out together with the ultimate winner could claim an unprecedented cash prize of upward to $10 million.
Stephen Lambert, Eli Holzman together with David A. Hurwitz serve every bit executive producers. “The Million Second Quiz” is produced past times All3 Media America, Studio Lambert together with Universal Television.
“FOOD FIGHTERS”
The tabular array is laid for the ultimate culinary clash inwards this 1 percentage cooking competition, 1 percentage game show. Host Adam Richman (“Man v. Food”) volition give homegrown amateur cooks the take away chances to seek their skills against professional person chefs. Every down-home ready has that 1 signature dish or undercover identify unit of measurement recipe that ever gains favor amongst friends together with family. Now, imagine going caput to caput inwards the kitchen against 5 professional person chefs, who seek to ready your specialty dish fifty-fifty ameliorate than yous inwards the hopes of winning over a dinner political party made upward of the American public. With each savored victory, the cash prize gets bigger together with bigger every bit the abode cooks ascent to every challenge together with outcook the professional person chefs. Think you’ve got what it takes to serve upward the competition?
Ben Silverman, Tim Puntillo, Chris Grant together with Jimmy Fox serve every bit executive producers. “Food Fighters” is a production of Universal Television together with Electus.
“AMERICAN DREAM BUILDERS”
America’s top designers, builders, architects together with landscapers go head-to-head each week, putting their talents to the seek on extreme abode renovations. They’ll tackle spaces that are architecturally diverse, resulting inwards epic transformations amongst impeccable design. These incredible transformations volition live judged past times host Nate Berkus together with a panel of experts to determine which squad achieved the best results. The losing squad volition together with so live forced to post 1 squad fellow member home. In the alive finale, the ii remaining competitors volition each blueprint together with renovate a abode on their own, bringing their unique visions to life. America volition together with so vote together with crown 1 contestant the winner. Finally, the ii spectacular homes volition live given away to ii lucky viewers!
Nate Berkus, Craig Plestis together with Tom Shelly serve every bit executive producers. “American Dream Builders” is a production of Universal Television.
Please see the official demo site at http://www.nbc.com/american-dream-builders/.
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