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Best of 2011 TV Shows
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Starring Michael C. Hall Jennifer Carpenter James Remar
He's smart, he's good looking, and he's got a great sense of humor. He's Dexter Morgan, everyone's favorite serial killer. As a Miami forensics expert, he spends his days solving crimes and nights committing them. But Dexter lives by a strict code of honor that is both his saving grace and lifelong...
- The Walking Dead
Starring Andrew Lincoln Jon Bernthal Sarah Wayne Callies
After awakening from a coma, police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) learns that a plague has transformed most of mankind into ravenous zombies. Against all odds, he desperately searches for his family and sets out to deliver them and other survivors to safety.
- The Big Bang Theory
Starring Johnny Galecki Jim Parsons Kaley Cuoco
University physicists Leonard and Sheldon know whether to use an integral or a differential to solve the area under a curve, but they don't have a clue about girls. Or dating. Or clothes. Or parties. Or having fun. Or, basically, life. So when a pretty blonde named Penny moves in to the apartment...
- True Blood
Starring Anna Paquin Alexander Skarsgard Stephen Moyer Sam Trammell Ryan Kwanten Rutina Wesley
Mind-reading waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin, in a Golden Globe-winning role) dives into a complicated relationship when she falls for vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) in a world where the undead live openly and drink synthetic blood. Trying to improve their image and legitimize their...
- How I Met Your Mother
Starring Josh Radnor Alyson Hannigan Jason Segel
Set 25 years in the future, Ted (Josh Radnor) tells his children the story of how he met their mother. It all starts when Ted's best friends, Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lily (Alyson Hannigan), become engaged. With a new perspective and a sense of urgency, Ted sets out to find his soul mate.
- Fringe
Starring Anna Torv Joshua Jackson John Noble
FBI Agent Dunham, scientist Walter Bishop and his son Peter are tasked with investigating unexplainable cases. These cases may be the result of Walter opening a door to an alternate reality, which he did many years ago to save Peter's life. Can the team prevent a battle between these two realities...
- American Horror Story
Starring Connie Britton Dylan McDermott Jessica Lange
American Horror Story revolves around the Harmons, a family of three who move from Boston to Los Angeles as a means to reconcile past anguish after Vivien has a miscarriage and Ben has an affair with one of his students. The family moves to a restored mansion, unaware that the home is haunted.
- Community
Starring Joel McHale Gillian Jacobs Danny Pudi
Community is a smart comedy series about a band of misfits who attend Greendale Community College. At the center of the group is Jeff Winger (Joel McHale), a fast-talking lawyer whose degree has been revoked. With some help from his fellow classmates, Winger forms a study group that eventually...
- Doctor Who
Starring Matt Smith Karen Gillan Arthur Darvill
Doctor Who is the continuing saga of a mysterious time traveler who picks up human companions and faces evil foes with little more than his wits and a sonic screwdriver while he journeys throughout time and space in the TARDIS, a unique craft disguised as a police call box.
- Game of Thrones
Starring Peter Dinklage Sean Bean Lena Headey
Summers span decades. Winters can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. It will stretch from the south, where heat breeds plots, lusts and intrigues; to the vast and savage eastern lands; all the way to the frozen north, where an 800-foot wall of ice protects the kingdom...
- Once Upon a Time
Starring Ginnifer Goodwin Jennifer Morrison Robert Carlyle
Emma Swan knows how to take care of herself. She's a 28-year-old bail bonds collector who's been on her own ever since she was abandoned as a baby. But when the son she gave up years ago finds her, everything starts to change. Henry is now 10 years old and in desperate need of Emma's help.
- Breaking Bad
Starring Bryan Cranston Anna Gunn Aaron Paul
Diagnosed with cancer and given only two years left to live, high school chemistry teacher Walter (Emmy winner Bryan Cranston) attempts to secure his family's financial future by teaming up with his former student, Jesse (Aaron Paul), to produce and distribute crystal meth.
- Parks and Recreation
Starring Amy Poehler Rob Lowe Aziz Ansari
From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Greg Daniels and Michael Schur (both of NBC's "The Office") comes a new mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. The documentary cameras follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation...
- Grimm
Starring David Giuntoli Russell Hornsby Bitsie Tulloch
Detective Nick Burkhardt thought he was ready for the grim reality of working homicide in Portland, Oregon. That is, until he started to see things... things he couldn't quite explain. Like a gorgeous woman suddenly transforming into a hideous hag, or an average Joe turning into a vicious troll.
- New Girl
Starring Zooey Deschanel Max Greenfield Jake Johnson Lamorne Morris
NEW GIRL is a new single-camera comedy from Liz Meriwether ("No Strings Attached") that features a young ensemble cast and takes a fresh and outrageous look at modern male/female relationships.
- The Voice
Starring Adam Levine Cee Lo Green Christina Aguilera
NBC has teamed up with hit-making reality show pioneers John de Mol, Mark Burnett and Warner Horizon Television to bring Holland's top-rated vocal talent discovery show "The Voice of Holland" to America. The grand prize winner of this new competition will receive $100,000 and a record deal with a...
- The X Factor
Starring Simon Cowell L.A. Reid Paula Abdul Nicole Scherzinger
In a departure from other singing competition series, the first time contestants audition for The X Factor judges Simon Cowell, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, they will do so in front of an audience of thousands -- raising the stakes and increasing the pressure to impress...
- America's Next Top Model
Starring Tyra Banks Nigel Barker André Leon Talley
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL returns for another season, with Tyra Banks kicking off cycle seventeen by bringing back an all-star cast of fan favorites and outrageous characters from previous cycles of the show. These women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes return to prove that they can make it...
- The Closer
Starring Kyra Sedgwick Jon Tenney J.K. Simmons
In this original crime series from TNT, deputy police chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Emmy-winning Kyra Sedgwick) heads up a special unit of the LAPD that investigates high-profile murder cases. Johnson's new colleagues (J.K. Simmons, Robert Gossett and Jon Tenney) initially roll their eyes at her...
- Bob's Burgers
Starring H. Jon Benjamin Kristen Schaal Eugene Mirman
BOB'S BURGERS is the new animated comedy about a man, his family and their burger joint. The newest addition to FOX's Sunday "Animation Domination" lineup, BOB'S BURGERS follows a third-generation restaurateur, BOB (H. Jon Benjamin), as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their...
- Homeland
Starring Claire Danes Mandy Patinkin Laura Fraser
HOMELAND is a psychological thriller that tells the story of Carrie Anderson (Claire Danes), a CIA officer battling her own demons, who becomes convinced that the intelligence that led to the rescue of Scott Brody (Damian Lewis) a U.S. soldier who had been missing and presumed deal for nine years...
- Happy Endings
Starring Elisha Cuthbert Zachary Knighton Casey Wilson
Forget who gets to keep the ring -- when a couple splits, the real question is, who gets to keep the friends? In this modern comedy, a couple's break-up will complicate all of their friends' lives and make everyone question their choices. When life throws you for a curve, hold on tight to the...
- Shameless
Starring William H. Macy Emmy Rossum Justin Chatwin
Oscar®-nominated William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum star in this fiercely engaging and fearlessly twisted new series. Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be -- perhaps better off.
- Friday Night Lights
Starring Kyle Chandler Minka Kelly Taylor Kitsch
In rural Texas, there's not much in life that matters more than high school football -- a point this series drives home searingly as it chronicles the ups and downs of a team that carries the heart and soul of its town on its players' backs. First-time coach Eric Taylor (Kyle Chandler) and...
- The Big C
Starring Laura Linney Oliver Platt John Benjamin Hickey
Cathy Jamison has always played by the rules. That is, until she finds out she's got cancer. But instead of giving up -- Cathy decides to live it up. She is going to say and do exactly what she wants from here on out. No more being polite to the not-so-nice neighbors, no more indulging her...
- Falling Skies
Starring Noah Wyle Moon Bloodgood Will Patton Drew Roy
FALLING SKIES opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back.
- Louie
Starring Louis C.K. Liam Broggy Nick DiPaolo
Louie is a comedy filtered through the observational humor of Louis C.K. Each episode puts a spotlight on Louis' hectic life as a successful stand-up comedian and newly single father raising his two daughters. The single-camera comedy is a mix of Louis C.K.'s stand-up comedy and scripted short...
- Boss
Starring Kelsey Grammer
Ruthless Mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer) holds the power in Chicago, but he also hides a crushing secret. He keeps his advisors Kitty O'Neill (Kathleen Roberston) and Ezra Stone (Martin Donovan) in the dark, State Treasurer Ben Zajac (Jeff Hephner) is too ambitious to notice, and Kane's wife...
- Wilfred
Starring Elijah Wood Jason Gann Fiona Gubelmann
Adapted from the Australian TV series, this unconventional comedy follows the surreal experiences of Ryan, a deeply depressed man who becomes convinced that his neighbor's dog Wilfred is actually a man wearing a costume.
- Switched at Birth
Starring Lea Thompson Katie Leclerc Vanessa Marano Lucas Grabeel Sean Berdy D.W. Moffett Constance Marie
Bay Kennish grew up in a wealthy family with two parents and a brother, while Daphne Vasquez, who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother in a working class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn...
- Luther
Starring Idris Elba Ruth Wilson Steven Mackintosh
Luther is a gripping psychological thriller driven by a brilliant and emotionally impulsive detective tormented by the darker side of humanity. A self-destructive near-genius, Luther might just be as dangerous as the depraved criminals he hunts. In each episode, the murderer's identity is known...
- Men of a Certain Age
Starring Ray Romano Andre Braugher Scott Bakula
Men of a Certain Age explores the unique bonds of male friendship among three men experiencing the changes and challenges of mid-life. They have been best friends since college but now, in their 40s, are navigating through the second act of their lives.
- Awkward.
Starring Ashley Rickards Nikki Deloach Beau Mirchoff
When an accident leaves Jenna Hamilton in a neckbrace, she moves from being invisible to infamous. Narrated in the first-person voice of Jenna's blog posts, "Awkward." captures the humor within the struggles and experiences everyone can relate to from their formative years.
- Adventure Time
Starring Jeremy Shada John DiMaggio Hynden Walch
Adventure Time (also known as Adventure Time with Finn & Jake) is an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward, based on the animated short of the same name that aired as part of Frederator Studios' Random! Cartoons on Nickelodeon.
- Downton Abbey
Starring Rose Leslie Hugh Bonneville Jessica Brown-Findlay
A drama set in pre-WWI England and centered on the dramas of the Crawley family and their servants. Welcome to Downton Abbey "The sun is rising behind Downton Abbey, a great and splendid house in a great and splendid park. So secure does it appear, that it seems as if the way of life it represents...
