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The Spring TV Calendar (and Beyond)

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Spring is here and that means more new and returning shows as well as all the made-for-TV movies on the major networks and cable channels will be airing. Keeping track of it all could be close to impossible.

We here at NiceGirlsTV wanted to bring you an updated version of the TV calendar to help you with all your viewing options. Please keep in mind these dates and times could change so please watch your local listings for alterations.

In the meantime, get your pencils sharpened and have your calendars ready, as it’s going to be one hell of a ride:

SPRING

Spring 2010 – The Special Relationship film will air on HBO (check local listings for date and time)

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The unique and sometimes turbulent political relationship between newly installed British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President Bill Clinton will be depicted with Michael Sheen as Blair and Dennis Quaid as Clinton. The film also Hope Davis and Helen McCrory.

APRIL

April 1 – There will be another marathon of the 1st season of Merlin on Syfy (check local listings for time)

April 1 – Bones will air on FOX at 8 PM

April 1 – Fringe will be back on FOX at 9 PM

April 2 – The second season of the UK series Merlin will begin to air on Syfy (check local listings for time)

April 2 – Stargate Universe is back with more new episodes on Syfy (check local listings for time)

NOTE: There will also be a marathon of episodes of Stargate Universe leading up to the new episode on April 2, starting at 11 AM on Syfy

April 2 – Miami Medical (formerly known as Miami Trauma) will debut on CBS at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: This medical drama centers on a team of trauma surgeons saving critically injured patients in Miami, Florida. The show stars Lana Parrilla (Swingtown), Jeremy Northam (The Tudors), Elisabeth Harnois (Point Pleasant), Mike Vogel (Cloverfield) and Omar Gooding (The Playmakers).

April 5 – Back-to-back new episodes of 24 will air on FOX at 8 PM

April 5 – Saving Grace moves to its regular timeslot of 10 PM on TNT

April 6 – Spartacus: Sand and Blood is expected to air its season finale on Starz at 10 PM

April 6 – Marathon of 2nd season of Southland will air today on TNT, starting at 5 PM with the final episode set to air at 10 PM

April 7 – Being Erica will have its season finale on SoapNet at 10 PM

April 10 – The Lifetime movie At Risk will air at 9 PM

Movie Synopsis: This movie is based on the Patricia Cornwell best-selling crime novel [the first time ever that Cromwell’s books have been adapted for the screen] and is about high-powered and glamorous District Attorney Monique Lamont (Andie MacDowell), who seeks to further her political aspirations by solving a decades-old murder. Not convinced of the purity of his boss’ motives, Monique’s colleague, Win Garano (Daniel Sunjata, Rescue Me), grudgingly takes on the assignment. But, the deeper he delves into this cold case, the more twisted it becomes and more apparent that there is much more at stake. Co-stars include Diahann Carroll, Annabeth Gish (Brotherhood) and Ashley Williams (Good Morning, Miami).

April 10 – The Hallmark Channel movie Lies Between Friends will air at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When seven college friends reunite a decade after graduation for a weekend getaway, one of the woman is found murdered, and long-buried secrets must be dug up. Stars Gabrielle Anwar (Burn Notice) and Craig Sheffer (One Tree Hill).

April 11 – The new HBO series Treme will debut (check local listings for time)

Show Synopsis: Wendell Pierce (The Wire) stars as a trombonist trying to make ends meet in a struggling music scene; Khandi Alexander (CSI: Miami) will play his ex-wife, who owns a bar; Clarke Peters (The Wire) is the chief of a tribe of Mardi Gras Indians who returns to New Orleans to rebuild his home and culture; Rob Brown (Stop-Loss) as his son, a well-known musician; Steve Zahn (Sahara) as a DJ and music scene regular; Kim Dickens (Friday Night Lights) as a chef trying to keep her restaurant afloat; Melissa Leo (Homicide: Life on the Street) as a civil rights lawyer and John Goodman (Roseanne) as an outspoken professor. All these characters appear in this series that explores the lives of residents of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

April 11 – The Tudors will return for its final season on Showtime at 9 PM

April 11 – Army Wives returns to Lifetime at 10 PM

April 12 – Life Unexpected will have its season finale on the CW at 8 PM

April 13 – Glee will return to FOX on a new night at 9 PM

April 13 – The new version of Melrose Place will have its season finale on the CW at 9 PM

April 14 – Human Target will air its season finale on FOX at 8 PM

April 14 – Ugly Betty will have its series finale tonight on ABC at 10 PM

April 16 – The made-for-TV movie Secrets of the Mountain will air on NBC at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Dana James (Paige Turco from Big Shots), a public defender and single mother, takes her family to visit a mountain cabin they inherited from their eccentric Uncle Henry (Barry Bostwick), only to find themselves embarking on the adventure of a lifetime.

April 17 – The Lifetime movie The Front will air at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This movie is also based on the Patricia Cornwell best-selling crime novel about Boston District Attorney Monique Lamont (Andie MacDowell) and her favorite ace detective, Win Garano (Daniel Sunjata, Rescue Me) in a fast-paced mystery. Determined to generate much-needed publicity as her career in politics begins to lose its shine, Monique orders Win to re-open an investigation into an unsolved homicide that took place in one of Boston’s small outlying communities served by “The Front,” a coalition of small, local police departments that have banded together to fight crime. Co-stars include Diahann Carroll, Annabeth Gish (Brotherhood) and Ashley Williams (Good Morning, Miami).

April 17 – The new season of Doctor Who, starring Matt Smith as the Doctor, will debut on BBC America (check local listings for time)

April 18 – The ABC Family Channel movie Beauty & the Briefcase will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Based on the book by Daniella Brodsky, Diary of a Working Girl, Hilary Duff stars as Lane Daniels, a bright fashion journalist whose career and love life come together in an unusual way after her article “Switching Careers to Find Love” in Cosmopolitan magazine is accepted and that article changes her life in unexpected ways. Also starring in the movie are Matt Dallas (Eastwick and Kyle XY) and Chris Carmack (The O.C.).

April 18 – Syfy will air the four-hour mini-series Riverworld starting at 7 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The mini-series is based on the Philip Jose Farmer classic) covers the same basic storyline: about people who’ve died and wake up very much alive along a seemingly endless river, finding everyone else who has ever lived and died on Earth also there. The main stars are Tahmoh Penikett (Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse) and Laura Vandervoort (Smallville and V). Alan Cumming and Peter Wingfield co-star.

April 19 – One Tree Hill is expected to return from its hiatus on the CW at 8 PM

April 20 – Repeats of the new series Life Unexpected will begin to air on the CW starting at 9 PM

April 23 – Party Down is back for its second season on Starz (check local listings for time)

April 24 – The film You Don’t Know Jack will air on HBO (check local listings for time)

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The story of Dr. Jack Kevorkian (also known as Dr. Death) is chronicled in this movie which stars Al Pacino in the lead role. The film will follow the doctor’s creation, the infamous Mercitron and the media frenzy he created. The film also stars Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Danny Huston and Brenda Vaccaro.

April 25 – The CBS original movie When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story will premiere at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNPOSIS: The movie is based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson (portrayed by Winona Ryder), co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson (played by Barry Pepper), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.

April 25 – The Lifetime Movie Network will debut the move Deadly Honeymoon, which is inspired by real-life events, at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS:  Two young newlyweds Lindsey (Summer Glau from Firefly) and Trevor Forrest (Chris Carmack from The O.C.) embark on their 10-day honeymoon cruise.  But the dream vacation devolves into a night of wild partying, infidelity and strange encounters with a group of Eastern European passengers.  The next morning Trevor is missing, presumed to have fallen overboard to his death.  The movie also stars Erik Palladino (ER) and Zoe McClellan (Dirty Sexy Money).

April 26 – Trauma will air its season finale on NBC at 9 PM

April 28 Happy Town will be a new series on ABC at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: Haplin, a small town in Minnesota has its first crime following a period of peace after a series of unsolved kidnappings. The series stars Geoff Stults (7th Heaven and October Road), Lauren German (A Walk to Remember), Amy Acker (Angel and Dollhouse), Steve Weber (Wings), Sarah Gadon (Being Erica), Jay Paulson (October Road), newcomer Ben Schnetzer, Robert Wisdom (Prison Break and The Wire) and Sam Neill (Jurassic Park).

MAY

May 2 – The two-hour season finale of Cold Case will air on CBS at 9 PM

May 7 – Friday Night Lights will be back on NBC at 8 PM (date moved back a week by the network)

May 9 – The movie Jesse Stone: No Remorse will air on CBS at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Tom Selleck returns for the sixth Jesse Stone film, that finds the lead character, after being suspended, moonlighting for a friend on a series of Boston murders that are believed to be connected to a notorious crime boss. Co-stars include Kathy Baker, Saul Rubinek, Stephen McHattie and William Sadler.

May 10 – Trauma will air its season finale on NBC ( check local listings for time)

May 12 – NBC will air the season finale of Mercy (check local listings for time)

May 13 – The finales of both The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural will air on the CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively

May 14 – The season finale of the long-running series Smallville will air on the CW at 8 PM

May 16: Final airing of HBO mini-series The Pacific will air at 9 PM

May 17 – The season finale of House will air on FOX at 8 PM

May 17 – One Tree Hill will have its season finale on the CW at 8 PM followed by the season finale of Gossip Girl at 9 PM

May 17 – The season finale of Castle will air at 10 PM on ABC

May 18 – The season finale of 90210 will air at 8 PM on the CW

May 18 – V will have its season finale on ABC at 10 PM

May 19 – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will air its season finale on NBC (check local listings for time)

May 19 – Special preview of the new FOX drama The Good Guys will air at 8 PM [show was formerly known as Code 58]

Show Synopsis: The series follows a young, ambitious and by-the-book detective (Colin Hanks, Roswell) who is relegated to the mundane petty crimes department with his boozy, maverick old-school partner (Bradley Whitford, The West Wing). The series also stars Jenny Wade (Reaper) and Diana Maria Riva (Side Order of Life).

May 20 – Bones will have its season finale on FOX at 8 PM

May 20 – The season finale of Fringe will air at 9 PM on FOX

May 20 – A reair of the two-hour Smallville special “Absolute Justice” movie event will air on the CW at 8 PM

May 20 – There will be a two-hour season finale of Grey’s Anatomy on ABC at 9 PM

May 20 – The season finales of CSI and The Mentalist will air on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively

May 21 – Ghost Whisperer, Medium and Miami Medical will air their season finales on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

May 23 – Lost will air its two-hour series finale on ABC at 9 PM

May 24 – The two-hour season finale of 24 will air at 8 PM on FOX

May 24 – Chuck will air its two-hour season finale on NBCstarting at 8 PM

May 24 – Law & Order will also have its season finale on NBC at 10 PM

May 25 – CBS will air the season finales of NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

May 26 – The season finales of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY will air at 9 and 10 PM respectively on CBS

May 27 – FlashForward will have its season finale on ABC at 8 PM

May 28 – Past Life will be back on FOX for a 2-hour summer premiere at 8 PM

May 30 – Lifetime will reair the entire first season of Drop Dead Diva in a marathon from 10 AM to 11 PM

JUNE

June – The movie Lake Placid will debut on Syfy (check local listings for airtime)

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A game warden, his wife and their young son move into their aunt’s cabin on Lake Placid, where the lonely boy starts feeding baby crocodiles he views as pets; but three years later, the crocs start looking at him and his family as food. Stars Colin Ferguson (Eureka).

June – The Syfy movie Stonehenge Apocalypse will air (check local listings for airtime)

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When the giant stones of Stonehenge begin to move and cataclysms occur all over the Earth, only a fringe radio talk show host who’s an expert in UFOlogy figures out the ancient monument is really alien technology. Stars Hill Harper (CSI: NY).

June 3 – Burn Notice and Royal Pains will both be back tonight on the USA Network at 9 and 10 PM respectively

June 4 and 11 – Past Life will air both nights on FOX at 8 PM

June 5 – The Hallmark Channel movie Freshman Father will premiere at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: John Patton (Drew Seeley from High School Musical) and Kathy Blair (Britt Irvin from Smallville) are the perfect small-town couple, but when Kathy becomes pregnant before their freshman year in college, everything changes. The cast includes Annie Potts (Designing Women) and Kim Zimmer (Guiding Light).

June 6 – Drop Dead Diva will return to Lifetime for its second season (check local listings for time)

June 7 – New episodes of Lie To Me will air at 8 PM with The Good Guys moving to its regular timeslot at 9 PM both on FOX

June 7 – Nurse Jackie will have it season finale on Showtime at 10 PM

June 7 – United States of Tara will have it season finale on Showtime at 10:30 PM

June 7 – Series Premiere of FOX drama The Good Guys will air at 9 PM [show was formerly known as Code 58]

June 7 – The Secret Life of the American Teenager will be back with new episodes on the ABC Family Channel at 8 PM

June 7 – The new series Persons Unknown will debut on NBC at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: This Mexican-produced series was picked up for a 13-episode run by NBC and follows a group of people who awaken in a deserted town with no memory of how they got there, and cannot leave. They are watched by security cameras, and are occasionally fed information via remote-controlled televisions. No matter what they try, their attempts to escape the town are thwarted by mysterious forces. The series stars newcomer Daisy Betts, Jason Wiles (Third Watch), Sean O’Bryan (Yes Man and Six Feet Under), Alan Ruck (Spin City) and Chadwick Boseman (Lincoln Heights). James Read (Charmed) and Kandyse McClure (Battlestar Galactica) are set to guest star.

June 8 – Glee will air its season finale on FOX at 9 PM

June 8 – The new ABC Family Channel series Pretty Little Liars will debut at 8 PM

Show Synopsis: The series follows four estranged best friends who are reunited one year after their best friend and queen bee of the group, Alison, goes missing – only to discover they’re receiving messages from an anonymous “A” who knows all their secrets. The series stars Lucy Hale (Privileged) Ashley Benson (Eastwick), Laura Leighton (Melrose Place), Bianca Lawson (The Vampire Diaries and Buffy), Troian Bellisario and Ian Harding.

June 13 – The Tudors will air its series finale on Showtime at 9 PM

June 13 – True Blood will be back with its third season on HBO (check local listings for airtime)

June 16 –Glee will have encore airings starting tonight on FOX at 8 PM

NEWLY UPDATED:
June 20 – The 4-hour Syfy movie Phantom will debut at 7 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Chris Moore’s life is suddenly turned upside down when he learns that he is not only adopted, but is also the son of the late Kit Walker – a capped crusader known as The Phantom. After his adoptive parents are viciously killed by his father’s arch nemesis, he has no choice but to accept his fate. The movie stars Ryan Carnes (Desperate Housewives) in the lead role with Sandrine Holt (24 and The L Word), and Isabella Rossellini co-star.

June 20 – The new series The Gates will debut on ABC at 9 PM

Show Synopsis: Inside The Gates, a private mountain community can be found more than just perpetual suburban bliss and perfectly manicured homes protected by massive iron gates. There is a dark and delicious secret buried just beneath the surface. This supernatural crime drama includes cast members Marisol Nichols (24), Rhona Mitra (Boston Legal), Luke Mably (The Prince & Me) and Chandra West (John from Cincinnati).

June 20 – The new ABC series Scoundrels will premiere at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: Based on the New Zealand series Outrageous Fortune, Virginia Madsen stars as the matriarch of a family of crooks. She decides that they need to go straight after her husband (David James Elliot from JAG) is sentenced to a long prison term. The show also includes Patrick Flueger (The 4400), Leven Rambin (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Carlos Bernard (24).

June 20 – Leverage will be back on TNT with a two-hour season premiere at 9 PM

NOTE: The series will also have back-to-back episodes air the following week (June 27).

June 20 – Encore airings of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (originals airing on USA starting March 30) will start airing on NBC at 10 PM

June 21 – Saving Grace ends its run on TNT with a two-hour series finale on TNT at 9 PM.

June 22 – The TNT medical drama HawthoRNe will be back for another season at 9 PM.

June 22 – The new series Memphis Beat will debut on TNT at 10 PM.

Show Synopsis: This offbeat series stars Jason Lee as Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police officer who lives with his mother. His intimate connection with the city and its people sets him apart from his fellow officers. Alfre Woodard plays his demanding boss, Robyn Lively (Saving Grace) as Dwight’s ex-wife and DJ Qualls (My Name Is Earl) as Dwight’s protégé (among others).

June 24 – The new series Rookie Blue (formerly called Copper) will debut on ABC at 9 PM

Show Synopsis: This Canadian drama about five rookie cops at work and at play has been picked up for a 13-episode run on the network. The series will include Eric Johnson (Smallville and Flash Gordon), Gregory Smith (Everwood) and Missy Peregrym (Reaper).

June 26 – The made-for-TV movie You Lucky Dog will air on the Hallmark Channel at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie is about a New York City fashion designer (Natasha Henstridge from Eli Stone) who returns to her family’s struggling farm, finding a new purpose in training a herding dog and discovering that the dog has the talent to turn an inhospitable cattle farm into profitable sheep country. Harry Hamlin co-stars.

June 28 – The new series Huge will premiere on the ABC Family Channel at 9 PM

Show Synopsis: The show will follow the lives of seven teens and the staff at a weight-loss camp (and based on the books by Sasha Paley). Among the cast is Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray).

June 28 – The ABC Family Channel series Make It or Break It will return at 10 PM

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June 29 – Rescue Me is back on FX at 10 PM

JULY

July – The ABC Family Channel two-hour movie Revenge of the Bridesmaids will air (check local listings for airtime)

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When best friends Abigail (Raven-Symoné) and Parker (Joanna Garcia) return to their small, Southern hometown for a visit, they learn their close friend, Rachel, has lost the love of her life, Tony, to their ex-friend Caitlin – a conniving gold-digger. Intent upon preventing the loveless marriage, Parker and Abigail go “undercover” as Caitlin’s bridesmaids to sabotage the wedding. But their best laid plans go outrageously awry.

July – The Syfy movie Jack Hunter and the Lost Treasure of Ugarit will debut (check local listings for airtime)

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Jack Hunter, an adventurous fortune hunter, goes to Syria to find an ancient treasure buried thousands of years ago – which might be cursed. Stars Joanne Kelly (Warehouse 13).

July – The movie Goblin will debut on Syfy (check local listings for airtime)

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A family vacations in a mountain town haunted by a goblin that steals babies. When their newborn disappears, it’s up to his older half-sister to rescue him.

July – Both White Collar and Psych will be back on the USA Network this month (no specific date or time have been released yet)

July – The new series Covert Affairs will debut with a 90-minute premiere on the USA Network followed by 11 one-hour episodes

Show Synopsis: Anne Walker (Piper Perabo) is a young CIA trainee who is thrust into the inner sanctum of the agency when she is unexpectedly promoted to field operative. While it appears she has been plucked from obscurity for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. The show co-stars Christopher Gorham (Ugly Betty), Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes), Kari Matchett (Invasion) and Anne Dudek (House).

July 6 – Warehouse 13 will be back on Syfy at 9 PM with new episodes

July 9 – Eureka will be back with a new season on Syfy at 9 PM

July 9 – The new Syfy series Haven will debut at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: The series, which is based on the novella The Colorado Kid by Stephen King, follows FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose, Jericho), who arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve the murder of a local ex-con. Before long, her natural curiosity lands her in the epicenter of activity in this curious enclave, which turns out to be a longtime refuge for people with a remarkable range of supernatural abilities. The cast includes Lucas Bryant and Eric Balfour (24).

NEWLY ADDED:
July 12 – The Closer will return for its sixth season on TNT at 9 PM

NEWLY ADDED:
July 12 – The new show Rizzoli & Isles will debut on TNT at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: Angie Harmon (Law & Order) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) star as crime-solving friends Jane Rizzoli, a Boston detective and Maura Isles, a medical examiner. The series is based on the Tess Gerritsen novels. The cast includes Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos) as Jane’s mother, Lee Thompson Young (FlashForward), as Jane’s current partner, Bruce McGill (Law Abiding Citizen) as Jane’s seasoned former partner; Jordan Bridges (Dawson’s Creek) as Jane’s brother, a patrol cop who hopes to become a detective; and Billy Burke (The Twilight Saga) as FBI agent Gabriel Dean.

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July 13 – The new A&E drama The Glades (formerly known as Sugarloaf) will debut at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: Jim Longworth (Matt Passmore, McLeod’s Dauthers) is a homicide detective from Chicago who after being wrongfully accused of sleeping with his former Captain’s wife is forced into exile. He relocates to the sleepy, middle of nowhere town of Palm Glade, Florida, where sunshine and golf are plentiful and crime is seemingly at a minimum; but that’s not necessarily the case. The cast also includes Kiele Sanchez (Lost) and Carlos Gomez (Sleeper Cell).

July 16 – The NBCmovie The Jensen Project will air at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie explores the secret community of world-class geniuses who do cutting-edge research that they share anonymously to help the world. Stars include Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement), LeVar Burton (Star Trek: TNG), Kellie Martin (ER), and Brady Smith (CSI).

NEWLY ADDED:
July 25 – Mad Men returns to AMC for another season at 10 PM

AUGUST

August – Dark Blue will return to TNT this month (but no date or airtime has been confirmed yet).

August – The TV premiere of the movie Wild Child will air on the ABC Family Channel at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie stars Emma Roberts as an LA diva who does what she wants, when she wants until an over-the-top prank finds her shipped off to a British boarding school. The movie co-stars the late Natasha Richardson and Aidan Quinn.

August – The Syfy movie Mandrake will debut (check local listings for airtime)

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A group of adventurers searching for a Spanish conquistador artifact find that the jungle around them is a single living being – and it’s not happy they are there.

NEWLY ADDED:
August 1 – The new drama Rubicon will debut for 2 hours on AMC starting at 8 PM

Show Synopis: This conspiracy thriller set in a New York City based government intelligence agency, API, where nothing is what it seems. The series stars James Badge Dale (The Pacific and 24) as Will Travers, who, faced with a shocking tragedy, begins to uncover clues that point to a complex and sinister conspiracy. The cast includes Jessica Collins (The Nine) and Miranda Richardson (Sleepy Hollow).

NOTE: The show will shift to its regular 9 PM timeslot the following week.

August 16 – Weeds returns to Showtime for its 6th season at 10 PM

August 16 – The new series The C Word will debut on Showtime at 10:30 PM

Show Synopsis: Laura Linney stars as a wife, mother and teacher who upends her life after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis. The subject matter is very dark, but the series will attempt to look at the lighter side of this disease and the effects it has on the lead character. Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe and Oliver Platt are to co-star.

COMING SOON

The Bridge will be a new series on CBS

Show Synopsis: This is another Canadian drama about a tough and dedicated police officer who is voted to become the police union’s dynamic leader, which was picked up for an 11-episode order by CBS. The series will star Aaron Douglas (Battlestar Galactica), Ona Grauer (Stargate Universe) and Paul Popowich (Angela’s Eyes).

Day One will be a mini-series on NBC (rather than an originally planned new series)

Show Synopsis: In the aftermath of a global event that devastates the wld’s infrastructures, a small band of survivors strive to rebuild society and unravel the mysteries of why the event took place and what the future has in store. Told from the point of view of an eclectic group of neighbors in a Van Nuys, California apartment building, this journey of survival will show us that hope is found in the smallest of victories and heroes are born every day. The series stars David Lyons (ER), Julie Gonzalo (Eli Stone and Veronica Mars), Adam Campbell (Harper’s Island), Carly Pope (Popular, Dirt and 24), Catherine Dent (The Shield), April Grace (The Nine), Xander Berkeley (24), Derek Mio (Greek), Thekla Reuten (Sleeper Cell) and Addison Timlin (Cashmere Mafia).

So, there you have the long list of what to expect starting in March and into the summer from the major networks and cable channels. Please remember any of these dates and times can change quickly so keep a close eye on your local listings.

Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, The Mandalorian, The Equalizer, Fire Country, Miss Scarlet, Hudson & Rex, SkyMed, The Rookie, Cobra Kai, Virgin River, The Witcher, Leverage: Redemption and School Spirits. She is looking forward to the long-awaited return of Bridgerton, is curious about the debut of Orphan Black: Echoes and the 3rd and final season of Sweet Tooth coming in June. Follow her at @ruebenrambling or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com.