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    Thursday, April 25, 2024

    Networks roll out new shows for midseason

    Actors Scott Cohen and Hope Davis, right, from "Allegiance" attend the NBC Network 2014 Upfront presentation at the Javits Center on Monday, May 12, 2014, in New York.

    The year's not over yet, but TV networks are looking ahead to 2015 and the January start of midseason.

    Here's a look at the shows that will be aired beginning in January and February:

    ABC

    "Galavant" (8 and 8:30 p.m. p.m. Jan. 4): The showrunner behind underrated comedy "The Neighbors" returns with another offbeat entry that's a musical comedy set in medieval times. Think: Monty Python meets Mel Brooks in this story of dashing Galavant (Joshua Sasse), who loses his lady love (Mallory Jansen) to wimpy, evil King Richard (Timothy Omundson).

    "Agent Carter" (8-10 p.m. Jan. 6): Another Marvel Universe spinoff, this one focuses on "Captain America" character Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), who in 1946 teams with industrialist Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper), father of Tony "Iron Man" Stark, and his butler Edwin (James D'Arcy, "Those Who Kill") to track down weapons of mass destruction.

    "Fresh off the Boat" (8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 4, then moves to 8 p.m. Tuesday on Feb. 10): Fish-out-of-water comedy set in 1995 and based on the memoir by chef/restauranteur Eddie Huang.

    CBS

    "The Odd Couple" (8:30 p.m. Feb. 19): Just prior to the one-hour conclusion of "Two and a Half Men," CBS launches a remake of the Tony Randall-Jack Klugman sitcom starring Matthew Perry (as Oscar) and Thomas Lennon (as Felix).

    Fox

    "Empire" (9 p.m. Jan. 7): Drama about a family dynasty in the music business that stars Taraji P. Henson ("Person of Interest") and is executive produced by director Lee Daniels ("Precious") and writer Danny Strong ("Game Change").

    "World's Funniest Fails" (8 p.m. Jan. 16): A viral video show based on the YouTube channel FailArmy, in which each week comedians analyze the videos and rate one the "Fail of the Week."

    "Backstrom" (9 p.m. Jan. 22): Rainn Wilson ("The Office") stars in this crime procedural as an unhealthy, offensive but brilliant detective, the latest attempt to clone "House."

    NBC

    "Allegiance" (10 p.m. Feb. 5): Airing after "The Blacklist," this spy drama might sound familiar to fans of FX's "The Americans": An idealistic CIA analyst (Gavin Stenhouse) learns his parents (Scott Cohen, Hope Davis) are deactivated Soviet spies who have been re-enlisted.

    "The Slap" (8 p.m. Feb. 12): An eight-episode "event series" about guests at a party - one of whom slaps a child, leading to threats of legal action. Zachary Quinto ("Star Trek") stars alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Uma Thurman, Thandie Newton, Melissa George and Thomas Sadoski.

    PBS

    "Earth: A New Wild" (9 p.m. Feb. 4): A conservation scientist explores man's relationship to the wild.

    "The Italian Americans" (9 p.m. Feb. 17, 24): Stanley Tucci narrates this four-hour documentary about the Italian experience in America.

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