Best New TV Series 2012-2013

7.5/10

A brilliant and charismatic, yet psychotic serial killer communicates with other active serial killers and activates a cult of believers following his every command.

Stars: Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Shawn Ashmore, Natalie Zea

6.6/10

A group of revolutionaries must battle a governing dictatorial militia 15 years after an instantaneous global shutdown of all electronic devices known as the Blackout.

Stars: Billy Burke, Tracy Spiridakos, Giancarlo Esposito, Zak Orth

7.5/10

A modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, with the detective now living in New York City. (60 mins.)

Stars: Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn, Jon Michael Hill

7.2/10

The story of firefighters in Chicago.

Stars: Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Lauren German

8.3/10

(42 mins.)

Stars: Stephen Amell, Katie Cassidy, Colin Donnell, David Ramsey

0.0/10

Revolves around a bizarre twist of fate that pulls a man who’s spent 20 years as the editor of a skeptics magazine into one of the most compelling conspiracies in human history. (60 mins.)

Stars: Henry Kelemen, Ken Leung, Nick Blaemire, Mark Steiger

7.8/10

A US sub picks up Navy SEALs and receives an order for a nuke launch. Due to the circumstances of the order, the Captain refuses to fire. After escaping an attack from another US sub, the crew and SEALs take refuge on a small island. (60 mins.)

Stars: Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Daisy Betts, Camille De Pazzis

7.2/10

Stars: Rachael Taylor, Dave Annable, Robert Buckley, Samantha Logan

6.7/10

(60 mins.)

Stars: Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan, Max Brown, Austin Basis

7.0/10

A former rodeo cowboy becomes a sheriff.

Stars: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Carrie-Anne Moss, Taylor Handley

3.7/10

(30 mins.)

Stars: T.J. Miller, Kaitlyn Maher, Erik Guzman, Breanna Bay

4.6/10

Tracks the investigation of a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances surrounding the show-within-a-show. (60 mins.)

Stars: Matthew Davis, Jessica Lucas, Alona Tal, Robert Knepper

5.5/10

A New Jersey family moves to an affluent gated community composed entirely of extraterrestrials.

Stars: Mobin Khan, Tracy Weisert, Isabella Cramp, Jami Gertz

0.0/10

(60 mins.)

Director: Mark Pellington

Stars: Clifton Collins Jr., Suleka Mathew, Goran Visnjic, Natalija Nogulich

0.0/10

Director: John Scott

Stars: Jes Macallan, Corinne Massiah, Erik Stocklin, Alyssa Milano

6.0/10

A young thoracic surgeon becomes indebted to the South Chicago mafia and is forced to moonlight as a mob doctor, while also working full time at Chicago’s most prominent hospital. (60 mins.)

Stars: Jordana Spiro, William Forsythe, James Carpinello, Zach Gilford

3.4/10

Emily Edmunds has a great job and a great guy, Mark. But when Mark is killed in a plane crash, a distraught Emily attempts suicide.

Director: Philippe Gagnon

Stars: Deanna Russo, Lauren Holly, Paul Greene, Sarah Allen

1.8/10

(60 mins.)

Director: Richard Shepard

Stars: Stephanie Brait, Theo James, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Nicolette Pierini

7.2/10

A fading Nashville superstar is forced to team up with a teen sensation or face the loss of her tour and promotion of her latest records.

Stars: Connie Britton, Hayden Panettiere, Clare Bowen, Eric Close

7.7/10

An irreverent yet charming sportscaster who, after a loss, finds solace from members of his mandatory group therapy sessions.

Stars: Laura Benanti, Suzy Nakamura, Brett Gelman, Tonita Castro

4.8/10

A woman divorces her cheating husband and moves her family from Nashville to Malibu. There she’ll try… (30 mins.)

Stars: Reba McEntire, Sara Rue, Justin Prentice, Juliette Angelo

5.3/10

An animal loving veterinarian despises pet owners.

Stars: Justin Kirk, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Bobby Lee, Kym Whitley

5.5/10

Two lifelong friends, who are both architects, form a business partnership.

Stars: Michael Urie, David Krumholtz, Brandon Routh, Sophia Bush

2.5/10

(30 mins.)

Director: Rodman Flender, Julie Anne Robinson

Stars: Sarah Chalke, Elizabeth Perkins, Brad Garrett, Jon Dore

4.6/10

Centers on a working-class woman who uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a top New York law firm. (43 mins.)

Stars: Toni Trucks, Jessica Blank, Janet Montgomery, Felix Solis