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Modern Family

Ed O'Neill ("Married... with Children") and Julie Bowen ("Boston Legal") Star Alongside a Talented Ensemble Cast "Modern Family," a new half-hour comedy that takes an honest and often hilarious look at the complexities of modern day families.

 

Today's families come in all shapes and sizes, and that is very evident in Jay Pritchett's very full and very blended family. Jay and his new gorgeous and much younger wife, Gloria, are happily married and getting accustomed to their new life together. But when her pre-teen son develops a crush on a 16-year-old girl, it becomes apparent that Jay and Gloria may have some generational and cultural gaps to bridge. Jay's grown daughter, Claire, has a family of her own -- three kids and a husband, Phil, who is practically a giant kid himself. Things get a little tense when their teenage daughter, Haley, brings a boy home and Phil tries to adopt the cool, hip dad approach. Then son Luke misuses of his BB gun, which results in Phil and Claire turning it right back on to him. Jay's other grown son, Mitchell, is in a committed relationship and has just adopted a baby girl from Vietnam with his life partner, Cameron. They're going through the joys and anxieties of bringing a baby home for the first time, but Mitchell still has the daunting task of introducing their new addition to the whole family.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sof'a Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy and Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado.

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Shark Tank
Shark Tank is a new reality show that gives budding entrepreneurs a chance to make their dreams a reality and become sucessful business people in these tough economic times. But the entrepreneurs must first try to convince five tough, multi-millionaire tycoons to part with their own hard-earned cash and give them the funding they need to jumpstart their business ideas.

The Sharks of "Shark Tank" have worked hard to make their own entrepreneurial dreams come true and make their ideas into empires. The five Sharks of this ruthless panel are real estate mogul Barbara Corcoran, "infomercial" industry pioneer Kevin Harrington, technology innovator Robert Herjavec, fashion icon Daymond John and financial expert Kevin O'Leary.

In the premiere episode, several ambitious entrepreneurs try to convince these merciless moguls to invest their own hard earned cash in their breakthrough business concepts. Although not all of the entrepreneurs will be fortunate enough to convince the panel of their proposal, by the end of the hour the Sharks will have given away more than half a million dollars of their own money. The entrepreneurs include a chef who believes his family's pie recipe has all the ingredients to become a profitable culinary treat, an inventor with a technological gadget he hopes will take the world by storm, and a nanny who is confident that she has come up with a fun, easy way for children to take their medicine.

The Shark's ultimate goal is to own a piece of the next big idea. Entrepreneurs will be asked to give up a percentage of their companies' equity to the Sharks in order to get the money they need.

If successful, the once-desperate individual can rejoice when the Sharks reveal their true interest in the product and bid up the price of the investment. A really top-notch idea will drive more than one of the Sharks to want to sink his or her teeth into it, and a war between them will erupt. But if the idea is poor, the Sharks will move on to the next big idea. The Sharks will tear into any ill-prepared presenters and pass on the idea with a simple, "I'm out!," sending the contestants running for the exit.

 

Castle

Well-known mystery novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) is bored with his own success until he learns that a real-life killer has started copying murder scenes from his novels. NYPD Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a smart detective who keeps a close watch on her cases begins to question Castle. Though they instantly clash, sparks of another sort also begin to fly, leading both to danger and a hint of romance as Castle steps in to help find the killer. And once that case is solved, he and Beckett build on their new relationship as they look to solve more strange homicides in New York - as much fun as one can have with death and murder.

Castle is kept grounded by his Broadway diva mother, Martha Rodgers (Susan Sullivan), and quick-witted teenage daughter Alexis (Molly Quinn). Also starring in the series are Ruben Santiago-Hudson as NYPD Captain Roy Montgomery, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.

Cupid

Trevor Pierce is a larger than life character who thinks that he is Cupid and claims that he has been sent to New York City by Zeus to bring 100 romantically challenged couples together before he will be allowed to return to Mt. Olympus. His mission quickly lands him in a mental institution.

After Trevor is found to be harmless to himself and others and he is released and placed under the care of psychiatrist and self-help author Dr. Claire McCrae. Trevor is also required to attend her singles group therapy sessions on a regular basis so that she can monitor his progress.

Trevor returns to his rented room upstairs from the struggling Tres Equis Cantina, owned by Felix Arroyo and his sister, Lita. In exchange for rent, Trevor becomes a bartender and creates an atmosphere for singles looking for lasting love. His ideas, such as half-price margarita nights and mariachi karaoke duets, could help him bring couples together and ultimately take him closer to the day that he gets to return to Mt. Olympus.

No one believes Trevor's, but everyone finds charming. Although he possesses a great knowledge of Greek mythology, Claire finds that Trevor constantly interferes and contradicts her when it comes to her pragmatic style of helping lonely hearts find their soul mates. In true love, Claire believes it's all about friendship and mutual respect; for Trevor, heat and passion conquer all. Only time will tell who will win this battle for love.

Better Off Ted

Better Off Ted takes place at the morally questionable office of Veridian Dynamics where a sucessful good guy Ted (Jay Harrington) runs research and development. No achievement or invention is off the table for Veridian. Want cow-fee meat grown in a test tube? Done. Want pumpkins to double as weapons of mass destruction? Veridian will do it. Ted's a single dad that loves his job, but he is starting to notice the company's immoral pracices.

Ted is also struggling with a crush on a co-worker who enjoys stealing from Veridian. He already had an office affair with überboss Veronica (Portia de Rossi) and does not want to repeat this mistake. Veronica is beautiful, conscience free and lets nothing get in her way when it comes to serving Veridian's needs. The employee research scientist Phil (Jonathan Salvin) and his best friend, fellow research scientist Lem (Malcolm Barret), are the geniuses responsible for most of Veridian's weird science.

The Goode Family

The Goode Family is a new animated series created by Mike Judge ("King of the Hill," "Beavis and Butt-head," "Office Space"), John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky ("King of the Hill," "Blades of Glory").

No matter how hard they try the Goode family can never seem to keep up with the standards of right and wrong.

Gerald and Helen Goode live by the motto "What Would Al Gore Do?. Gerald, a college administrator, and Helen, a community activist work to eliminate their carbon foot print through veganism, a hybrid car, and recyclying everything possible. No matter how hard they try to be politically correct or save the environment, something always goes wrong.

Gerald and Helen tried to do the right thing by adopting an African child, Ubuntu, only to find out that he was South African and white. As a teenager, Ubuntu eagerly tries to embrace the Goodes' love of crafts and all things natural, even though he leans towards more blue collar pursuits like driving fast, using tools and violent sports. Teenage daughter Bliss is always embarassed by her parents. Even Che, the family dog, is rebelling against his owners by getting rid of every stray animal in the area. Even the Goode's family and friends find them hard to understand.

The Goode Family's voices are done by Mike Judge as Gerald, Nancy Carell as Helen, Dave Herman as Ubuntu, Linda Cardellini as Bliss and Brian Doyle Murray as Charlie. John Altschuler, Mike Judge, Dave Krinsky, Michael Rotenberg and Tom Lassally are executive producers of the series, which is produced by MRC and 3 Arts Entertainment.

The Motherhood

The Motherhood is based on a similar web series and will tell stories inspired by viewer's life experiences shared through the show's website. Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) star in the comedy that juggles motherhood, work and friends in the modern world.

The show focuses on mothers Rosemary (Mullally), Jane (Hines) and Emily (Jessica St. Clair). Rosemary is a fast-paced, free-wheeling type of mom who has a loose parenting style with her teenaged son. She has had several failed marriages, but is currently single and lives by her own rules. Even though her parenting style is very loose and nontraditional, her son is more responsible than she is. Jane is Rosemary's best friend and a recently divorced working mother of a pre-teen and baby. She struggles to keep up with her home life and her work after recently returning to work after the birth of her baby. Thankfully Jane had a "manny" Horatio (Horatio Sanz) to help her out. Jane's younger sister, Emily, is the model stay-at-home mom of two young children. Married to Jason (RonReaco Lee) her home is spotless and her kids are nearly perfect.

Jane's "manny" Horatio commnicates with Jane's baby through sign language and believes they have a special connection. He is a kind soul who is more than just a babysitter to the ladies of the house. Emily's husband Jason is a typical breadwinner who would do anything for his family, but wants everything to be in its place.

Surviving Suburbia

Surviving Suburbia is a family centered sitcom that follows Steve (Bob Saget) and Anne Patterson(Cynthia Stevenson), a couple who have been married for 20 years and have two children and a house in the suburbs. Steve tries to survive suburbian life with his negative view of everyone and everything.

The comedy looks at family life and questions the system. Why does exchanging keys with a neighbor for emergencies always seem to result in house sitting? How come parents always become respinsible for kid's school projects? Why do adults now need mediators to handle disputes? There is no such thing as a typical day in the suburbs.

Also starring in Surviving Suburbia are Jared Kusnitz (Otis, Dance of the Dead) and G Hannelius (Interrogation) as the Patterson kids, Henry and Courtney, plus Jere Burns (Good Morning Miami, Something So Right) as Dr. Jim. Dan Cortese (What I Like About You) and Lorna Scott (Criminal Minds, The OC) are recurring guest stars as Onno and Monica, respectively.

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers & Sisters executive producers Ken Olin, Greg Berlanti, Monica Owusu-Breen and Alison Schapker continue to follow the California-based Walker family through the complicated maze of modern American life. The compelling drama is about five adult siblings and their strong but overly devoted mother, Nora Walker (Oscar and Emmy Award winner Sally Field). The Walkers' lives have been Challenged by romance, parenting, divorce, infidelity, addiction, war and even death, but they continue to work on their individual lives, while loving each other unconditionally and trying to maintain some normalcy after the loss and lies of their family patriarch, William Walker.

Eldest sibling Sarah (Emmy Award nominee Rachel Griffiths) is a recently divorced mother of two who finds herself in a power struggle now that she has to help run the family business, Ojai Foods, with her father's lifelong mistress, Holly Harper (Patricia Wettig).Loyal brother Tommy Walker (Balthazar Getty) helps run the business, but finds himself torn between family loyalty and the desire to make a profit. He also struggles with his marriage by trying to provide the emotional support needed by his beautiful wife, Julia (Sarah Jane Morris), and baby daughter Elizabeth. Kevin (Matthew Rhys) is an openly gay lawyer who has a new spouse , chef-in-training Scotty Wandell (Luke Macfarlane). He'll question his career within the law firm when he encounters prejudice about his sexuality.

The youngest in the family, Justin (Dave Annable), has struggled with war trauma, injury and addiction while struggling to resist his attraction to Rebecca (Emily VanCamp), who he once thought to be his illegitimate half sister. Kitty (Calista Flockhart) and Robert McCallister (Rob Lowe) make plans to adopt a child after a miscarriage and an unsuccessful Presidential run. Saul Holden (Ron Rifkin) serves as the emotional pillar of the Walker family who has finally chosen to live his own life, exploring his feelings as an openly gay man. And Nora Walker holds them all together as the family matriarch.

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives is a primetime soap with a different look at the contemporary life of suburbia.

The series started with Mary Alice Young (Brenda Strong) leaving her perfect house in the suburbs. Commenting from her brand new point of view, she took us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors. The series resumes five years later on Wisteria Lane with new changes and secrets in store for her circle of girlfriends. Susan Mayer (Teri Hatcher) has a new man; Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman) is now dealing with troublesome teenaged boys who are constantly breaking the law; Bree Hodge (Marcia Cross) is the owner of a thriving catering business and on the verge of publishing her first cookbook; and Gabrielle Solis (Eva Longoria Parker) finds herself chasing after two daughters while her looks begin to fade. The ladies have welcomed a new friend, Katherine Mayfair (Dana Delany), into their group, but their disdain for their prodigal neighbor, Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan), remains.

Then there are the men: Mike Delfino (James Denton), the father of Susan's son; Lynette's adorable husband, Tom (Doug Savant), who always stays by his wife's side despite many challenges; Gabrielle's ex-husband, Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira), who was left blind in the storm that ravaged Fairview; and Bree's husband, Orson Hodge (Kyle MacLachlan), who is committed to doing anything for her.

Two new men have also moved into the neighborhood - Jackson (Gale Harold), the new man in Susan's life, and Dave (Neal McDonough).

Mary Alice sees more now than she ever did when she was alive, and she's planning to share all the delicious secrets that hide behind every neighbor's closed door in this seemingly perfect American suburb.

The Unusuals

The Unusuals takes on both the drama and the comic insanity of New York City police detectives. Every cop seems to have a secret and many have a twisted sense of humor since each day at work could be their last.

Detective Casey Shrager (Amber Tamblyn) was recently moved from the Homocide unit to the bullets and bodies in Vice. She has her share of secrets and finds that she is not alone because the force is full of secrets. On her first case she investigates the death of a former department member with her new partener Jason Walsh (Jeremy Renner).

Secrets within the department are exposed as they seek to solve the case. Detective Eddie Alvarez (Kai Lennox) is prank-magnet that never hesitates to steal cases and make them into front-page stories. The rest of the department is made up of polar opposites Eric Delahoy (Adam Goldberg), a risk taker, and Leo Banks (Harold Perrineau), a cautious officer,the religious Henry Cole (Josh Close) and his partner Allison Beaumount (Monique Gabriela Curnen) and Sgt. Brown (Terry Kinney) who is trying to get rid of corruption in the precint.

According To Jim
Jim Belushi stars as the macho "everyman" who loves his family. He's is a devoted husband to his wife, Cheryl (Courtney Thorne- Smith), and a great father to his five kids, including tweens Ruby (Taylor Atelian), Gracie (Billi Bruno) and Kyle (Conner Rayburn), as well as twin baby boys Gordon and Jonathan. He constantly tests his wife's patience with his manly antics. His brother-in-law and best friend, Andy (Larry Joe Campbell) is taken for granted as the one who tries to cover for Jim's constant scheming while continuing his search for his ideal woman.
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