New Premieres This Week in TV: March 25th – 31st

Sunday, March 25^th

Mad Men, 2-hour season premiere at 9pm on AMC

- Set in 1960s New York, the sexy, stylized and provocative AMC drama Mad Men follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising, an ego-driven world where key players make an art of the sell. The series revolves around the conflicted world of Don Draper (Hamm), the biggest ad man (and ladies man) in the business, and his colleagues at the Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Advertising Agency. As Don makes the plays in the boardroom and the bedroom, he struggles to stay a step ahead of the rapidly changing times and the young executives nipping at his heels. The series also depicts authentically the roles of men and women in this era while exploring the true human nature beneath the guise of 1960s traditional family values.

Monday, March 26^th

Oprah’s Lifeclass: The Tour, season premiere from 8 to 10pm on OWN

- Oprah’s Lifeclass is a self-help program that showcases all of Oprah’s lessons, revelations and aha moments over the past 25 years broken down to help make your life better, happier, bigger, richer – more fulfilling. The six-episode second season of Lifeclass features Winfrey taking the show on the road with a variety of spiritual teachers. The two-house live season premieres features Iyanla Vanzant and will be broadcast from the tour’s first stop, The Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, Missouri.

Brooklyn 11223, series premiere at 11pm on Oxygen

- Oxygen takes viewers to the close-knit Brooklyn community of Bay Ridge, and the adjacent neighborhoods of Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Bensonhurst and Gravesend (where two of the women live) in this new reality series. The series provides a voyeuristic look into the lives of a group of twentysomething friends whose once rock-solid friendships have been torn apart by betrayal. The borough of Brooklyn provides a scenic and energetic backdrop to an authentic story of friendship, love and family. Vividly shot in a lush documentary style that showcases the urban streetscapes of Brooklyn, Brooklyn 11223 reveals a story featuring two former best friends, one of whom might have betrayed the bonds of friendship by seducing the other’s boyfriend.

Tuesday, March 27^th

Best Ink, series premiere at 10pm on Oxygen

- Best Ink is a so new competition reality series laying bare the cutthroat and wildly unpredictable world of tattoo artistry. Tattooists are on the cutting edge of an ever-growing phenomenon: permanent body art. With nothing but their needles, ink, and passion, ten respected tattoo artists from across the country compete over eight episodes for $100,000 and a cover and feature spread in Tattoo magazine. Each artist produces bona fide masterpieces on skin—a permanence rarely seen in the reality competition world. The indelible body art will be created for, and on, real people in a variety of challenges designed to showcase the artists’ talents. The contestants are guided through the competition by television host and recording artist Kimberly Caldwell.

16 and Pregnant, season premiere at 10pm on MTV

- The fourth and final season of 16 and Pregnant premieres with two new back-to-back episodes of MTV’s docu-series focusing on the controversial subject of teen pregnancy. Each episode follows a 5-7 month period in the life of a teenager as she navigates the bumpy terrain of adolescence, growing pains, rebellion, and coming of age; all while dealing with being pregnant. Each story offers a unique look into the wide variety of challenges pregnant teens face: marriage, adoption, religion, gossip, finances, rumors among the community, graduating high school, getting (or losing) a job. Faced with incredibly adult decisions, these girls are forced to sacrifice their teenage years and their high school experiences. But there is an optimism among them; they have the dedication to make their lives work, and to do as they see fit to provide the best for their babies.

Wednesday, March 28^th

Whitechapel, season premiere at 10pm on BBC America

- Last season, the intrepid team tracked down a blood-thirsty Jack the Ripper copycat and faced off against the gangster brutality of a new generation of Krays. But now they are faced with a whole new set of challenges. The new season will find Detective Inspector Joseph Chandler, Detective Sergeant Miles and Edward Buchan spreading their investigations beyond the boundaries of East London’s Whitechapel, as they peel back layers of the East End’s most gruesome history. They have rescued a huge crime archive, a vast but chaotic collection of files and papers beneath the incident room, and Chandler is convinced that the crimes of the past hold the key to solving murders in the present. Ed Buchan joins the unit as their historical advisor and begins eagerly sorting through this treasure trove of primary sources, and it’s not long before the team have their first case and the race is on to find the killer. The East End will once again provide fertile ground for murder, body-snatching, poisoning and gruesome discoveries, as the team’s present day investigations echo three hundred years of crimes committed in the city’s darkest recesses.

Thursday, March 29^th

Punk’d, season premiere at 10pm on MTV

- Get ready for bigger and better laughs and surprises, when MTV’s cancelled series Punk’d returns for an all-new season. The series, which became a pop culture phenomenon, is back, revealing the vulnerable and fun-loving side of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities as only MTV can. This season, Ashton Kutcher is passing the torch to a different celebrity host each week, including Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Kellan Lutz, Bam Margera and “Punk’d” alum Dax Shepard, among many others, who will punk their unsuspecting famous friends. Be on the lookout for more of your favorite stars, who will serve as celebrity hosts this season as well, to be revealed soon.

My Mom Is Obsessed, series premiere at 10pm on Discovery Fit & Health

- Discovery Fit & Health is putting the intricate relationship between a mother and daughter under the microscope in this new series. The six episode docu-series will give an intimate, heart-warming and sometimes shocking look into the lives of moms and daughters who are anything but ordinary.  Each episode will take an emotional journey inside the minds of two teenage girls, ages 12-18, who are struggling to create healthy relationships with their dysfunctional mothers who are consumed with an obsession such as plastic surgery, weight, shopping, working out or partying. Driven to their breaking points and put in the unthinkable position of taking on the role of the parent, these teenagers are demanding a change. Through tough love, dedication and the help of a therapist these pairs will try to pull themselves back from the brink of disaster and maintain a healthy and loving mother/daughter relationship. The families fight to repair an already broken relationship while experiencing anger, heartache, love, reconciliation and change.

The Pauly D Project, series premiere at 10:30pm on MTV

- Pauly D’s Jersey Shore spin-off will give viewers an inside look at Pauly D’s life away from Seaside Heights, NJ, as cameras document his transition from world-famous housemate to world-class DJ with his best friends from his home state of Rhode Island along for the ride. While the 12-episode series retains the trademark humor, swagger and distinctive haircut that fans associate with Pauly D from Jersey Shore, it’s not always all girls, good times and good music. Aiming to become one of the world’s most successful and recognized names in the music industry, viewers will get to see Pauly D chase his dream as he signs a recording contract with rap icon 50 Cent’s G-Note Records, accompanies pop icon Britney Spears on her international “Femme Fatale” tour and tries to balance it all with the array of photo shoots, public appearances and media interviews that are now a part of his everyday life. Set to take the music world by storm, the stakes for Pauly D have never been higher. Fame isn’t easy — but with his boys for life along for the ride to the top with him, it is sure to be a lot more fun.

Saturday, March 31^st

Escape Routes, series premiere at 8pm on NBC

- Rossi Morreale hosts this new road trip reality competition show that follows six two-person teams as they drive in the all-new 2013 Ford Escape from city to city, competing for cash and prizes. You can be a part of the show, collaborating with the teams LIVE to help them win. And you can win a variety of prizes too – including trips to the set or an all-new Ford Escape! In the premiere, contestants have to guess letters of a hidden word making this show a cross-over between The Amazing Race and Wheel of Fortune.

Welcome To Sweetie Pie’s, season premiere at 9pm on OWN

- When Robbie Montgomery toured with the 1960s soul duo sensation Ike and Tina Turner as one of the original backup singers, she poured her creative gifts into her cooking as much as her singing. And after her lung collapsed and she could no longer sing, Robbie took her mother’s soul food recipes, passed down through generations, and created the empire known as “Sweetie Pie’s,” St. Louis’ iconic and wildly popular soul food restaurant run by Miss Robbie and her dynamic family. With two successful locations, Miss Robbie is upping the ante and preparing to open a third restaurant with the help of her son and business partner, Tim. While Tim and his fiancée Jenae tend to their newborn son and plan their wedding – Miss Robbie, who has never been married, continues to look for love at the age of 71 all the while keeping the family in line – especially her wise-cracking nephew Lil’ Charles. Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s follows the loud, loving and still very musical Montgomery family as they struggle with the demands of expanding their family-owned business and creating a legacy to pass on to future generations, one soulful dish at a time.

New Premieres This Week in TV: March 18th – 24th

Sunday, March 18^th

Frozen Planet, series premiere at 8pm on Discovery Channel

- From the makers of Planet Earth and Life, Frozen Planet is the ultimate portrait of our earth’s polar regions, where the scale and beauty of the scenery and sheer power of the natural elements are unlike anywhere else on the planet. A co-production of Discovery Channel and the BBC, and narrated by award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, the production of this seven-part series spanned four years. Among the jaw-dropping footage seen in the first two programs premiering Sunday: the killer whale “wave wash” behavior in which orcas swim in a line to make waves that knock a seal off an ice floe, and a pack of 25 patient wolves working together to separate a bison from its herd.

Monday, March 19^th

Dancing With The Stars, 2-hour season premiere at 8pm on ABC

- Get ready for a new season of quicksteps, salsas and spray-tans as Dancing with the Stars returns for its 14th season with an all-new cast vying for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy! From the world of television we have steamy soap star Jack Wagner, Family Matters man Jaleel White, Sherri Shepherd from The View, Little House legend Melissa Gilbert, Disney Channel star Roshon Fegan, Latin heartthrob William Levy and Extra host Maria Menounos. We’re wondering if top pop singer Gavin DeGraw, sexy soprano Katherine Jenkins and music legend Gladys Knight will get to dance to one of their own songs. The sports world is well represented with Green Bay Packers star Donald Driver and tennis great Martina Navratilova.

Styled By June, series premiere at 9:30pm on VH1

- When you think of the fashion world, you think photo spreads, models, runways, and amazing opulent outfits. But fashion is more than what you’re wearing. It’s about your attitude. It’s about branding. And, more important, it’s about staying relevant in the public eye. VH1 goes inside the world of fashion in a unique docu-soap series with the ultimate “Curator of Style” – June Ambrose. She is THE celebrity stylist. From Puffy to Jay-Z, she rebranded hip-hop as upscale in the 1990s. And in the 21st century, she has reshaped and re-launched the careers of hundreds of celebs, including Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, and Will Smith. June pushes the envelope and specializes in the unexpected, making us all stand up and take notice. June is a triple threat. She is a design guru and styling expert, a rebranding genius, and a rock mom to boot (to two kids Chance, 10, and Summer, 7). In this series, June forges forward revamping her clients with her group of trusty assistants. Together the team takes celebrities and reimagines their look and brand for 2012 and beyond. Each episode will follow a celebrity’s EMANCIPATION (a June-ism), culminating in a re-launch that coincides with a high profile event: new album, new tour, new music video, etc.

Tuesday, March 20^th

The Little Couple, season premiere at 10pm on TLC

- Bill Klein and Jen Arnold are just like your average newlyweds – except for the fact that they’re both under 4 feet tall! TLC’s newest reality series follows the couple as they embark on their new life together. They’ll face not only the struggles of two little people in an average-sized world, but will also move to a new city, negotiate the purchase of a home, and weigh the risks of planning a family – all while navigating the ups and downs of any new marriage!

Wednesday, March 21^st

Bent, series premiere at 9pm on NBC

- This new romantic comedy follows a womanizing, surfer dude contractor and his beautiful, no-nonsense, type-A client, who work together to remodel each other’s lives as they renovate her Venice, California home. On the surface, Alex (Amanda Peet) and Pete (David Walton) could not be more different. The recently divorced Alex is a hard-working, high-strung lawyer who is raising her 10-year-old daughter Charlie as a single mom following her husband’s incarceration for insider trading. Unwilling to let anything get in her way, she downsizes into a smaller house and hires the charismatic Pete, a free-spirited ladies man and recovering gambling addict who desperately needs this gig with Alex to jumpstart his life – and prove that he is no longer a screw-up. Upon hiring him, Alex quickly realizes that she has met her match in Pete, who – along with his motley construction crew – will not only tear apart her kitchen, but also transform her worldview in the process.

Duck Dynasty, series premiere at 10pm on A&E

- A&E Network introduces the Robertsons, a Louisiana bayou family living the American dream as they operate a thriving business while staying true to their family values and lifestyle. Ask anyone in Louisiana and they’ll tell you that the bayou state’s favorite first family doesn’t live in the governor’s mansion but in the backwoods, where the Robertsons’ rags-to-riches story is still unfolding. A homegrown mom-and-pop operation, Duck Commander has become a sporting empire by fabricating top-of-the-line duck calls and decoys out of salvaged swamp wood. This newly minted multimillionaire family is kept in line by business-savvy Willie, who runs Duck Commander with the help of his brother Jase, their respective wives Korie and Missy, patriarch and founder of the company, Phil, and uncle Si. Together they run a booming business that employs half their neighborhood, but at the end of the day, you can find the whole family around matriarch Miss Kay’s dinner table.

Thursday, March 22^nd

Touch, world premiere at 9pm on FOX

- It’s been almost two whole months since the sneak peek of the pilot of this Kiefer Sutherland starring series about a man trying desperately to connect with his son who can’t or won’t speak. If you’re planning on tuning in for the first time, make sure you catch a repeat of the pilot on Monday night at 9pm. From creator and writer Tim Kring (Heroes) and the executive producers of New Girl and Terra Nova, this new drama series operates on the premise that we are all interconnected. Blending science, spirituality and emotion, the series will follow seemingly unrelated people all over the world whose lives affect each other in ways seen and unseen, known and unknown. At the story’s center is Martin Bohm (Sutherland, 24), a widower and single father, haunted by an inability to connect to his emotionally challenged 11-year-old son, Jake (David Mazouz). Caring, intelligent and thoughtful, Martin has tried everything to reach his son. But Jake never speaks, shows little emotion, and never allows himself to be touched by anyone, including Martin. Jake is obsessed with numbers—writing long strings of them in his ever-present notebooks—and with discarded cell phones. But everything changes after Martin learns that Jake possesses an extraordinary gift—the ability to perceive the seemingly hidden patterns that connect every life on the planet. While Martin wants nothing more than to communicate directly with his son, Jake connects to his father through numbers, not words. Martin realizes that it’s his job to decipher these numbers and recognize their meaning. As he puts the pieces together, he will help people across the world connect as their lives intersect according to the patterns Jake has foreseen.

Saturday, March 24^th

Ball Boys, series premiere at 3pm on ABC

- This new series about a sports memorabilia business comes from the producers of Pawn Stars and will follow the action at Robbie’s 1st Base in Baltimore, and the family-like relationships of the sports fanatics who work there, Robbie Sr. and Junior, Sweet Lou and Shaggy. The 12 half-hour episodes will feature the negotiation of buying and selling unique sports merchandise, both at the store and at off-site locations. Additionally, sports stars — from Jim Brown to Pete Rose to Jalen Rose — will stop by the store to join in lively debates, talk smack and hang out with the staff.

New Premieres This Week in TV: March 11th – 17th

Sunday, March 11^th

America The Wild, series premiere at 8pm on Nat Geo, then moves to regular time slot on Mondays at 9pm

- Wildlife naturalist Casey Anderson will host and star in this new series as he goes across the country in search of capturing several of the most elusive animals on camera, including mountain lions, polar bears and wolverines. The thrill of the hunt motivates Anderson, who was nicknamed the “animal magnet” as a kid. This show is a visual experience of a lot of luck, hard work, and epic moments as cameras roll on some of these animals’ never-before-seen behavior. From the bottom of the grand canyon to the frigid arctic, Anderson went through a roller-coaster of emotion to make his goal a reality.

Bob’s Burgers, season premiere at 8:30pm on Fox

- The cult comedy hit follows the ups and downs of third-generation restaurateur Bob (H. Jon Benjamin), who runs Bob’s Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his unpredictable family have big ideas about burgers, but they fall short on service and sophistication. Despite their restaurant’s greasy counters, lousy location and dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make every “Grand Re-Re-Re-opening” a success. Business may be slow, but Bob and his family never give up hope. This season, Bob and family test-drive the food truck industry, dive into the world of synchronized swimming, search for treasure in an abandoned taffy factory and get tied up with a very needy bank robber.

Shahs of Sunset, series premiere at 10pm on Bravo

- Shahs of Sunset follows a group of friends who are trying to juggle their active social lives and up-and-coming careers while balancing the demands of their families and traditions.  These passionate socialites are fervent on the dating and party scene, but seeking approval from their family they face pressures to settle down and marry within the community. From outings on Rodeo Drive to traditional Persian feasts at home, this series celebrates the unique lifestyle of a group of friends who have worked hard for what they have and are not afraid to flaunt it.

Tuesday, March 13^th

Fashion Star, series premiere from 9:30pm to 11pm on NBC

- NBC kicks off the new year with the new reality competition series, which will search for the next big brand in fashion. Featuring host and executive producer Elle Macpherson along with celebrity mentors Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie and John Varvatos, the series will give 14 unknown designers the chance to win a multi-million dollar prize to launch their collections in three of America’s largest retailers: Macy’s, H&M and Saks Fifth Avenue. Each week, the show will begin with an exhilarating fashion show unlike anything seen before featuring musical performances, dancers and models in front of a studio audience. Every fashion show will be built around a weekly challenge that is designed to further develop and expand the designers’ brands. The series will feature clothes designed for America to buy, and it has enlisted three of the world’s top retailers to help in the decision-making process. Caprice Willard (Macy’s), Terron E. Schaefer (Saks Fifth Avenue) and Nicole Christie (H&M) will serve as the judges who make on-the-spot decisions as they vie for the right to purchase and exclusively carry the work of the up-and-coming designers each week. At the end of each episode, America will have the chance to immediately purchase the winning designs showcased on the episode that week.

Wednesday, March 14^th

Interior Therapy With Jeff Lewis, series premiere at 9pm on Bravo

- Everyone’s favorite obsessive-compulsive house-flipper is moving in with his clients. Bravo’s Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis follows Jeff Lewis and Jenni Pulos as they move into someone else’s home and Jeff does what he does best — judge their flaws and redesign their space. He’ll observe the homeowners, diagnose their problems, and then take over their house for five days — with the goal of improving them inside and out. Of course he does this by using a combination of brutal honesty, impeccable design, and a few unique solutions that only Lewis could come up with. His trusted assistant Pulos, and his loyal housekeeper, Zoila Chavez, are along for the ride to make sure he doesn’t go too far over the line. This time, Lewis is not just redesigning a space; he’s redesigning people’s lives.

South Park, season premiere at 10pm on Comedy Central

- Created by comic geniuses Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning, animated series features the breathtakingly irreverent and ruthlessly funny misadventures of four foul-mouthed, troublemaking young boys in a small town nestled in the Colorado Rockies. Now entering its 16^th season, South Park continues to surprise even its most devoted fans each and every week. Known for its unbelievably immediate and ruthless responses to world events, the new episodes bring up-to-the-minute news and pop culture icons to the town of South Park for social commentary and good old-fashioned ridicule.

Ugly Americans, midseason premiere at 10:30pm on Comedy Central

Thursday, March 15^th

Community, midseason premiere at 8pm on NBC

Missing, series premiere at 8pm on ABC

- Often described as the TV version of the Liam Neeson-starring movie Taken, Ashley Judd stars as a former CIA agent who learns that her son, Michael, disappears while studying abroad, and she races against time as she travels to Europe to track him down. At 8 years old, Michael watched as his father, CIA Agent Paul Winstone, was murdered. Now 10 years later, Paul’s wife, Becca, is faced with the reality of her son growing up. When Michael is afforded the opportunity to study abroad, his mother reluctantly agrees it’s time to let him go. Just a few weeks into his trip Michael disappears, and Becca immediately suspects foul play. When she arrives in Rome, she begins piecing together the clues left behind. It isn’t long before the kidnappers realize they’ve picked a fight with the wrong woman. Becca Winstone has a secret of her own – before Paul’s death, she was also a lethal CIA Agent. But if she wants to find her son alive, Becca will have to rely on old friends and reopen old wounds. Her resourcefulness, skill and determination will be put to the test – but a mother’s love knows no limits.

Behind The Music, season premiere at 9pm on VH1

- VH1′s most celebrated music documentary series returns with seven of today’s most successful and celebrated artists. The five-time Emmy Award-nominated series gives viewers a front row seat to the most exclusive and intimate interviews with the artists as well as their families, friends and colleagues. Featured this season are Missy Elliott, Ice Cube, Mary J. Blige, Miranda Lambert, Enrique Iglesias, Adam Lambert and Ricky Martin. The series will bring viewers never-before-seen footage of these talented musicians and the people who know them best.

Friday, March 16^th

Fairly Legal, season premiere at 9pm on USA

- Kate Reed (Sarah Shahi) is a firm believer that justice can always be found-even if it’s not always in the courtroom. Once a lawyer at her family’s esteemed San Francisco firm, Kate’s frustration with the legal system led her to a new career as a mediator. Thanks to her innate understanding of human nature, thorough legal knowledge, and wry sense of humor, Kate is a natural when it comes to dispute resolution. Except, it seems, when it comes to conflicts in her own life. Since her father’s sudden death, Kate’s relationship with her new boss-her “wicked” stepmother Lauren (Virginia Williams)-has grown ever more complicated, and the situation with her soon-to-be-ex-husband Justin (Michael Trucco), a San Francisco ADA, is no less confusing. With help from her resourceful assistant Leonardo (Baron Vaughn), Kate’s doing her best to focus on work and avoid her own problems. But with new personal challenges and tough, unconventional cases suddenly on her docket, this newly-minted mediator’s skills are about to be put to the test.

In Plain Sight, season premiere at 10pm on USA

- In the season finale, Mary was ordered to protect her least-favorite witness from hired mercenaries on the day of her sister’s wedding. Meanwhile, Brandi battled her own wedding-induced panic. When ambushed by assassins while escorting the witness to give his testimony, Marshall covered the eight month pregnant Mary from a hail of bullets. Mary finally made it back to the wedding to have her sister’s back but it wasn’t long before she went into premature labor and Marshall was right there holding her hand. This final season, US Marshal Mary Shannon is facing her toughest assignment yet: motherhood!

North Woods Law, series premiere at 10pm on Animal Planet

- This new Animal Planet series follows Maine’s elite game-warden service as they navigate the Pine Tree State’s rugged terrain during hunting season – one of the busiest and most perilous times of the year. Each punch of the time clock is a ticket to extreme danger and drama as undercover stings and intense rescues are all in a day’s work. Whether they’re tracking bears on dangerous mountains or busting drunk drivers on ATVs, these wardens risk life and limb to protect animals and serve the people of Maine.

New Premieres This Week in TV: March 4th – 10th

Sunday, March 4^th

Army Wives, 2-hour season premiere at 9pm on Lifetime

- Lifetime’s most successful series returns with its sixth season and a two-hour premiere event of back-to-back episodes. The show follows the struggles, dreams and friendships of a diverse group of women — and one man — living with their spouses and families on an active Army post. The series films in Charleston, South Carolina. This season, a hurricane strikes and one wife won’t weather the storm. Also, Kelli Williams (The Practice) joins the cast playing Jacqueline “Jackie” Clarke, the ambitious wife of two-star Major General Kevin Clarke. Television icon Susan Lucci (All My Children) makes several guest star appearances as Audrey, the wife of a retired Brigadier General.

GCB, series premiere at 10pm on ABC

- Based on the book Good Christian Bitches, this new dramedy is a funny, sassy and heartwarming drama that begs the question: Can you go back home to a place where no one seems to have grown up? When former mean girl Amanda Vaughn (Leslie Bibb) moves back to Dallas 18 years after high school, former unpopular teen-turned-diva-of-Dallas Carlene Cockburn (Emmy and Tony Award-Winner Kristin Chenoweth) gets a major dose of PTSD. To top it off, Amanda’s living across the street from the Cockburns with her feisty mother Gigi Stopper (Emmy Award-Nominee Annie Potts)! Amanda has changed for the morally better but Carlene and her other victims — the GCBs — have their doubts. The GCBs now rule the school that is Dallas society and are about to settle the score with Amanda Vaughn. The other fabulous GCBs include the shrewd, distinguished CEO Cricket; the endearing, consummate housewife and mother, Sharon; and the self-made, always-single-but-on-the-prowl Heather. Behind every great GCB (except Heather, of course), is a great husband, which includes Carlene’s Ripp (David James Elliot), a devoted hunk with a secret or two; Cricket’s Blake, her gorgeously fabulous better half; and Sharon’s Zack, a good-time guy and former pro athlete. Let the games begin…

Breakout Kings, season premiere at 10pm on A&E

- This season, a King will fall – A&E’s original scripted drama series from the creators of the hit series Prison Break, returns for an action-packed second season. Breakout Kings follows an unconventional partnership between the U.S. Marshals’ office and a group of convicts as they work to catch fugitives on the run. Veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp (Laz Alonso, Avatar) and Ray Zancanelli (Domenick Lombardozzi, The Wire) decide to reject protocol and take an unorthodox approach to their work: using former criminals to catch current ones. They form a special task force composed of the three most elusive convicts Ray ever captured: Lloyd Lowery (Jimmi Simpson, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), a former child prodigy and behaviorist/psychiatric expert who excels in psychoanalysis; Shea Daniels (Malcolm Goodwin, “American Gangster”), an ex-gang banger who knows how to work the system, both in prison and on the street; and Erica Reed (Serinda Swan, “Tron: Legacy”), a sexy expert tracker who learned her trade from her bounty hunter father. Charlie and Ray also employ the services of Julianne Simms (Brooke Nevin) a civilian who acts as the “funnel” for the group – all information, tips and data go through her.

Monday, March 5^th

Love Broker, series premiere at 10pm on Bravo

- The series follows New York’s most passionate matchmaker, Lori Zaslow, as she hits the streets of Manhattan searching tirelessly for soulmates for her clients. Lori believes you can’t wait for love to come to you -– you have to go out and find it. As co-founder of the boutique matchmaking service, Project Soulmate, Lori will do most anything to find her clients love. Lori caters to upscale, educated singles serious about love utilizing a blind date technique that she believes is the first step to love success.

Tuesday, March 6^th

Breaking In, season premiere at 9:30pm on FOX

- Working at Contra Security is anything but a typical office experience. The Contra team is led by larger-than-life man of mystery and master of manipulation, Oz. Then there’s Oz’s go-to guy, Cameron Price, the team’s computer hacker and cyber cracker. Cameron’s best buddy in the office is Cash Sparks, a fanboy who specializes in gadgets, logistics and office pranks that only a geek mastermind could think up. But what happens when the company is bought out by a stuffy, multi-billion dollar, global corporation, and these high-IQ oddballs are suddenly forced to play by the rules? Contra Security has always been a hip, exciting place to work. One thing’s for sure: Oz is going to have a hard time taking orders – especially from their calculating new boss Veronica Mann (Megan Mullally). Yep, that’s right. The Contra mavericks are now working for the “Mann.” Veronica is sassy and brassy, but a joy to work for…as long as you do exactly what she wants. She’s brought with her Molly Hughes, her overachieving protégé and the new office manager. Molly is super-smart, super-quirky and super into her job…none of which helps her to fit in.

Wednesday, March 7^th

Million Dollar Listing New York, series premiere at 10pm on Bravo

- Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles has been known to show some of the biggest and most expensive properties that California has to offer, but now it’s time for the East Coast to showcase its luxury properties in Million Dollar Listing New York. This new docu-series follows three of the most ambitious real estate agents as they give viewers an inside look into the aggressive, high-stakes world of New York’s real estate market as they close multi-million dollar deals faster than a cab running a red light.

My Crazy Obsession, series premiere at 10pm on TLC

- TLC’s newest reality series pulls back the curtains to reveal some of the nation’s most extreme and unique obsessions. The series takes viewers behind-the-scenes of homes that are dedicated entirely to the owners’ infatuation with various objects, people, or lifestyles. These individuals go to great lengths to preserve the quality and authenticity of their jaw-dropping possessions and daily routines — and, for the first time, they’re allowing cameras to document their secret world of unbelievable, one-of-a-kind treasures and sometimes bizarre, never-before-seen habits and rituals. My Crazy Obsession reveals the time, money, and effort required to fulfill and maintain these uncommon passions. The series kicks off with a couple that boasts a collection of over 5,000 dolls. With their favorite doll, Kevin, by their side, the couple plans play dates and parties to celebrate their always-expanding collection with other doll collectors.

Happily Divorced, season premiere at 10:30pm on TV Land

- Fran Drescher stars, writes and executive produces a show based on her real-life experience of divorcing her long-life closeted gay husband. This comedy series centers around Los Angeles florist Fran (Drescher) as she deals with dating after finding out her realtor husband of 18 years (John Michael Higgins) is gay. Fran juggles her new relationships, while still living under the same roof with her ex-husband. The cast is rounded out by Fran’s best friend Judi, her parents Dori and Glen and her flower delivery employee Cesar. Written and created by Fran Drescher and her ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson (The Nanny, What I Like About You).

Friday, March 9^th

Ghost Adventures, season premiere at 9pm on Travel Channel

- The crew – Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin – is back to investigate the scariest, most notorious, haunted places in the world. The trio will interview eyewitnesses and historians at each location, arming themselves with the stories of the ghosts they will later provoke and confront during their dusk-to-dawn lockdowns. (Note: They don’t always come out unscathed!) Then they’ll review and analyze their findings with some the most respected experts and specialists in the paranormal field.

Saturday, March 10^th

Game Change, made-for-TV movie at 9pm on HBO

Based on the bestselling book of the same title and starring Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris, HBO Films’ Game Change follows John McCain’s (Harris) 2008 presidential campaign, from his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (Moore) as his running mate to their ultimate defeat in the general election. Harrelson portrays Steve Schmidt, McCain’s senior campaign strategist.