Best New TV Shows of 2011 By TVs Frank [18 more lists]
Ordered annually by top networks like CBS, ABC, NBC and FOX, the best new shows provide us with new storylines, fresh characters and the return of some of our favorite actors and actresses. While often these new shows, such as some of the worst new shows of 2011, only last a few episodes before they are axed by the cancellation gods, others begin what will become a long and prosperous run on television.
Created to fill the open slots on the prime time television schedule left by other shows that ended, moved or were cancelled, these new shows vary in subject matter with drama series, such as ""Person of Interest,"" comedies, like ""2 Broke Girls,"" and even give us fantasy settings, like on ""Once Upon a Time."" Not to leave reality television or animated programming out, the CW introduced a new reality series ""H8R"" while FOX expanded its ""Animation Domination"" with the new series ""Allen Gregory."
But just because these shows are new to the fall 2011 television lineup does not mean they are things we've not seen before. ""Charlie's Angels"" for instance has been remade numerous times from its original showing, both in film and on television. In the reality competition world, ""The X Factor"" aired for the first time in an American version in 2011 after becoming wildly popular in the United Kingdom.
Going a step further, many new shows took a bit of inspiration from shows we're familiar with, like the return of patriarch Tim Allen in ""Last Man Standing,"" a sitcom rebooted from the premise of ""Home Improvement,"" and the new CBS series ""How to Be a Gentleman,"" which has been compared to a modern-day ""Odd Couple."
Be them fresh ideas for dramas or remakes of sitcoms, the best new dramas are all looking for one thing, success. Without that many will go the way that ""The Playboy Club"" already has in the 2011 season, right down the crapper to cancellation land.
- 1Damian Lewis, Diego Klattenhoff, Claire Danes, Morena Baccarin, Mandy Patinkin, David Harewood MoreHoward Gordon2011-10-02added by: Randolph
- 2James Caviezel, Natalie Zea, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman More2011-09-22
- 3Lana Parrilla, Robert Carlyle, Giancarlo Esposito, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Raphael Sbarge, Jessy Schram More2011-10-23
- 4Jessica Lange, Christian Serratos
- 5Damon Wayans, Jr., Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield2011-09-20
- 6Gabriel Mann, Christa B. Allen, Amber Valletta, Emily VanCamp, Madeleine Stowe, Henry Czerny, Nick Wechsler, Ashley Madekwe, Connor Paolo MoreMike Kelley2011-09-21added by: cdu827
- 7Hugh Bonneville, Samantha Bond, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Rob James-Collier, Elizabeth McGovern, Brendan Coyle, Lesley Nicol, Penelope Wilton, Allen Leech, Jim Carter, Iain Glen, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Amy Nuttall, Siobhan Finneran, Dan Stevens MoreJulian Fellowes2010-09-26added by: StevenCooper
- 8Silas Weir Mitchell, Dave Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Reggie Lee, Sasha Roiz, Bitsie Tulloch MoreJim Kouf, David Greenwalt2011-10-21added by: cdu827
- 9Brooke Lyons, Kat Dennings, Garrett Morris, Beth BehrsMichael Patrick King2011-09-19
- 10Common, Colm Meaney, April Telek, Dominique McElligott, Anson Mount2011added by: lasseshansen15
- 11Cheryl Hines, Jeremy Sisto, Rex Lee, Allie Grant, Alan Tudyk, Ana Gasteyer MoreEmily Kapnek2011-09-28added by: Randolph
- 12Christine Adams, Shelley Conn, Stephen Lang, Alana Mansour, Jason O'Mara, Mido Hamada, Allison Miller, Naomi Scott More2011added by: Randolph
- 13Natasha Henstridge, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Shelley Hennig, Gale Harold, Brittany Robertson, Phoebe Tonkin, Thomas Dekker, Ashley Crow More2011-09-15added by: cdu827
- 14Jane Curtin, Kevin Rankin, Michael Gaston, Poppy Montgomery, Dylan Walsh More2011-09-20added by: Randolph
- 15Rachel Bilson, Scott Porter, Jaime King, Cress WilliamsJosh Schwartz2011-09-26added by: cdu827
- 16BrÃan F. O'Byrne, Peter Gerety, Maria Bello, Aidan Quinn, Kirk Acevedo, Kenny Johnson, Elizabeth Rodriguez MoreLynda La Plante2011-09-22
- 17Margo Martindale, Rachelle Lefevre, Jennifer Ehle, Patrick Wilson, Julie Benz, Liam Aiken, Pablo Schreiber MoreSusannah Grant2011-09-23added by: cdu827
- 18Alexandra Krosney, Molly Ephraim, Tim Allen, Christoph Sanders, Nancy Travis, Hector Elizondo MoreJack Burditt2011-10-11
- 19Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ioan Gruffudd, Kristoffer Polaha, Nestor Carbonell, Tara Summers, Mike Colter, Lea Thompson More2011
- 20Stephen Hillenburg, Ian McShane, Clancy Brown, Lance Reddick, Ricky Gervais, Mary Jo Catlett, Rodger Bumpass, Tom Kenny, Sirena Irwin, Sara Paxton, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Carlos Alazraqui, Lori Alan, Jill Talley, Doug Lawrence, Brian Doyle-Murray, Patton Oswalt, Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Mark Hamill, R. Lee Ermey, Dee Bradley Baker MoreStephen Hillenburg1999-05-01added by: mkckjclub
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- 21Margot Robbie, Michael Mosley, Kelli Garner, Mike Vogel, Jonah Lotan, Christina Ricci, Karine Vanasse More2011-09-25
- 22Nick Cannon, Maya Rudolph, Christina Applegate, Will Arnett, Jennifer Hall MoreEmily Spivey2011-09-14added by: Randolph
- 23Simon Cowell2005-09-07added by: cdu827
- 24Amy Hill, Mike White, Laura Dern, Timm Sharp, Diane Ladd, Luke WilsonMike White2011-10-10added by: cdu827
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Allen Gregory
2011-10-30added by: cdu827 - 26Rachael Taylor, Annie Ilonzeh, Robert Wagner, Victor Garber, Minka Kelly, Ramon Rodriguez MoreIvan Goff, Ben Roberts2011-09-22added by: cdu827
- 27Anthony Stewart Head, Joe Lo Truglio, Kathryn Hahn, Natasha Leggero, Hank Azaria, Al Madrigal More2011-09-14added by: cdu827
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