2011-2012 TV Preview

Mondays at 8pm on FOX
Stars: Jason O’Mara and Stephen Lang



Synopsis Haiku:
The future is bad
So humans go back in time
To live with dinos.

Mondays at 8:30pm on CBS
Stars: Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs



Synopsis Haiku:
Diner waitresses,
They want to start a business
And, um, date and stuff.

Mondays at 9pm on The CW
Stars: Rachel Bilson and Scott Porter



Synopsis Haiku:
A New York doctor
Heads down to Alabama
For southern comfort.

Mondays at 10pm on NBC
Stars: Eddie Cibrian and Amber Heard



Synopsis Haiku:
At the Playboy Club,
Scanty costumes and intrigue
Hide murder most foul.

Tuesdays at 8pm on ABC
Stars: Tim Allen and Nancy Travis



Synopsis Haiku:
Tim Allen is back,
Now he’s surrounded by girls.
Misogyny rules!

Tuesdays at 8:30pm on ABC
Stars: Christopher Moynihan, Mather Zickel and Dan Fogler



Synopsis Haiku:
It’s hard to be male,
At least that’s the premise here
And for these three guys.

Tuesdays at 9pm on The CW
Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Kristoffer Polaha



Synopsis Haiku:
Buffy has returned,
Now she’s playing troubled twins,
Both with dark secrets.

Tuesdays at 9pm on FOX
Stars: Zooey Deschanel and Max Greenfield



Synopsis Haiku:
Break-ups are so hard;
Best to move in with hot guys,
Act super-crazy.

Tuesdays at 10pm on CBS
Stars: Poppy Montgomery and Dylan Walsh



Synopsis Haiku:
Memory solves crimes.
Can’t forget it was once called
Unforgettable.

Wednesdays at 8pm on NBC
Stars: Christina Applegate and Will Arnett



Synopsis Haiku:
Aw … Babies are cute.
It’s funny to watch them make
Parents fall apart.

Wednesdays at 8:30pm on NBC
Stars: Hank Azaria and Anthony Head



Synopsis Haiku:
Watch damaged people
Fall in love and work PR.
Hey! Isn’t that Giles?

Wednesdays at 8:30pm on ABC
Stars: Jeremy Sisto and Cheryl Hines



Synopsis Haiku:
Off to the suburbs!
Not a good place for teen girls.
Don’t you watch TV?

Wednesdays at 9:30pm on FOX
Stars: Jaime Pressly and Katie Finneran



Synopsis Haiku:
Teenage girls are mean.
Their mothers freak out a lot.
Wackiness ensues.

Wednesdays at 10pm on ABC
Stars: Emily VanCamp and Madeleine Stowe



Synopsis Haiku:
You destroy her peeps,
She comes with crazy revenge -
All with Hamptons style.

Thursdays at 8pm on ABC
Stars: Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh



Synopsis Haiku:
Three sexy ladies
Bring justice to a cruel world,
Help folks, blow stuff up.

Thursdays at 8:30pm on CBS
Stars: David Hornsby and Kevin Dillon



Synopsis Haiku:
Odd couples are fun.
On a quest for politeness,
Two guys become friends.

Thursdays at 9pm on The CW
Stars: Britt Robertson and Thomas Dekker



Synopsis Haiku:
Strange things are afoot,
Like Vampire Diaries,
Only with witches.

Thursdays at 9pm on CBS
Stars: Jim Caviezal and Michael Emerson



Synopsis Haiku:
Ex-CIA guy
Teams up with a billionaire:
Violent crime beware.

Thursdays at 9:30pm on NBC
Stars: Whitney Cummings and Chris D’Elia



Synopsis Haiku:
Even unmarried,
Sitcom couples act crazy.
Must be the laugh track.

Thursdays at 10pm on NBC
Stars: Maria Bello and Aidan Quinn



Synopsis Haiku:
Policemen are jerks.
They joke and cause big problems.
But Jane will prevail!

Fridays at 8pm on CBS
Stars: Patrick Wilson and Jennifer Ehle



Synopsis Haiku:
World-weary surgeon
Gets advice from a dead wife;
Life lessons are learned.

Fridays at 9pm on NBC
Stars: David Guintoli and Russell Hornsby



Synopsis Haiku:
Fairy tales are real.
The Grimms hunt down the monsters.
Big bad wolves like beer.

Sundays at 8pm on ABC
Stars: Jennifer Morrison and Ginnifer Goodwin



Synopsis Haiku:
Fairy-tale people
Make for one bizarre small town.
Blame the wicked witch!

Sundays at 8:30pm on FOX
Stars: The voice of Jonah Hill



Synopsis Haiku:
Snooty home-schoolers
Don’t fit in at public schools.
It’s animated!

Sundays at 10pm on ABC
Stars: Christina Ricci and Kelli Garner



Synopsis Haiku:
Back in the ‘60s,
Stewardesses were pretty.
This is their story.

Mid-Season on ABC
Stars: Krysten Ritter, Dreama Walker and James van der Beek



Synopsis Haiku:
Move in with a bitch,
Even if she’s Dawson’s friend,
It will end badly.

Mid-Season on ABC
Stars: Leslie Bibb and Kristin Chenoweth



Synopsis Haiku:
These bitches are bad,
But they get away with it.
Money must be nice.

Mid-Season on ABC
Stars: Ashley Judd and Sean Bean

Synopsis Haiku:
Ashley Judd’s a mom
Looking for her missing son:
Don’t mess with mama!

Mid-Season on ABC
Stars: Bruce Greenwood and Leslie Hope

Synopsis Haiku:
Make that camera stop!
Even before the rescue,
My head is aching.

Mid-Season on ABC
Stars: Kerry Washington and Henry Ian Cusick

Synopsis Haiku:
Washington D.C.,
Where scandals can destroy lives,
This woman solves them.

Mid-Season on ABC
Stars: Amaury Nolasco and Ben Koldyke

Synopsis Haiku:
Men dress like women
And wacky hijinks ensue!
Or not. Whatever.

Mid-Season on CBS
Stars: Leelee Sobieski and Adam Goldberg

Synopsis Haiku:
Six new New York cops,
In a show that’s produced by
Robert De Niro.

Mid-Season on FOX
Stars: Sam Neill and Jorge Garcia

Synopsis Haiku:
Baddies from the past
Are present-day criminals.
Dude, that’s crazy stuff.

id-Season on FOX
Stars: Mike O’Malley and Rachael Harris

Synopsis Haiku:
Parents embarrass,
And a photograph is worth
A thousand chuckles.

Mid-Season on FOX
Stars: Rob Corddry and Kevin Hart

Synopsis Haiku:
Kids play together,
But parents aren’t so easy
When forced to make nice.

Mid-Season on FOX
Stars: The voice of Jon Heder

Synopsis Haiku:
That cool but weird guy
Is now a prime-time cartoon.
All hipsters rejoice!

Mid-Season on FOX
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland

Synopsis Haiku:
Autistic psychic,
But less action and torture
Than on 24.

Mid-Season on NBC
Stars: Laura Prepon and Jo Koy

Synopsis Haiku:
Chelsea likes to drink.
She’s not a polite lady,
Which is the joke here.

Mid-Season on NBC
Stars: Jason Isaacs and Cherry Jones

Synopsis Haiku:
Two realities,
Lots of time in therapy,
One awesome head-trip.

Mid-Season on NBC
Stars: Amanda Peet and David Walton

Synopsis Haiku:
Lawyer, contractor:
Lovers so wrong it’s perfect,
Working on a house.

Mid-Season on NBC

Synopsis Haiku:
When a lawyer steals
And then gets away with it,
The mob gets angry.

Mid-Season on NBC
Stars: Debra Messing and Katherine McPhee

Synopsis Haiku:
No, it isn’t Glee.
All adults and pros on stage.
Still, lots of singing.