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Premieres: September 11 (Sneak Preview August 8)
Matthew Perry returns in a comedy about tragedy. Ryan King is a popular sportscaster dealing with the loss of his wife. Actually, he's not dealing with it, which is why his boss forces him to join a therapy group devoted to "life changes." Reluctance leads to revelation when Ryan realizes he may be able to help the people in the group almost as much as they can help him.
Premieres: September 11
From Glee creator Ryan Murphy comes this comedy about unconventional families. Bryan, (Andrew Rannells), and David, (Justin Bartha), decide to start a family, and in the search for a surrogate, pair up with single mother Goldie, (Georgia King), who has recently split from a cheating boyfriend. But Goldie's grandmother, (Ellen Barkin), isn't exactly accepting of this situation, and proves to be a thorn in the side of them all…
Premieres: September 12
Three guys wrestle with fatherhood, and trying to be adults, in this comedy from Jimmy Fallon. Single father Chris, (Jesse Bradford), finds dating while having a baby strapped to his chest a bit of a struggle, while Nick, (Zach Cregger), and wife Emily, (Jamie-Lynn Sigler), fight to find alone time together. Meanwhile, Gary, (Anthony Anderson), father of four, doles out the advice, much to the amusement of his wife, Marny (Tempest Bledsoe).
Premieres: September 17
Lost creator JJ Abrams and Iron Man director Jon Favreau are behind this post-apocalyptic drama about a changed world. After an unknown force disables all the technology on the planet, people struggle to adapt to life without everything from computers to car engines and electronics to batteries. Order proves hard to maintain in a world gone array, with the average family now facing rising militias and warlords. And one family may have to the key to exposing just what happened to the world fifteen years ago…
Premieres: September 26 (Sneak Preview August 12)
Justin Kirk (Weeds) stars as Dr. George Coleman, the chief of a metropolitan veterinary hospital that is facing staff changes and possible closure. But it's Dr. Rizzo, played by showbiz veteran Crystal the monkey, (Night at the Museum; The Hangover Part II; Community), who steals the show in a tiny white jacket and mini ambulance. Needless to say, this isn't your average animal hospital.
Premieres: October 10
Law & Order mastermind Dick Wolf brings this action-filled drama centered on the lives of the firefighters and paramedics of Firehouse 51 in Chicago, who are dealing with the loss of one of their own, and the looming danger that is part of their lives every day.
