October 24, 2012
'Go On,''666 Park Avenue' best new shows
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On NBC's "Go On," Matthew Perry (third from right) is backed by a wonderful ensemble cast, including (from left) Suzy Nakamura, Tyler James Williams, Seth Morris, Laura Benanti and Julie White. The show is not only my favorite new sitcom, but also my favorite new show in general. (Photo by Vivian Zink/NBC.)
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Terry O'Quinn (with Vanessa Williams) is wonderfully sinister in ABC's supernatural "666 Park Avenue," my pick for the season's best new drama. (Photo by Eric Liebowitz/ABC.)
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Much like the rest of life, though, TV isn't fair. All we can do is watch or record our favorite shows and hope that their ratings are strong enough to attract the almighty advertising dollar that will keep them afloat.

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Series premieres: "Jungle Gold," 10 p.m. Friday, Discovery (American miners search for gold in Ghana); "Studio E!" 8 p.m. Monday, E! (pop culture news); "Viral Video Showdown," 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Syfy (viral video competition).

Season premieres: "Project Runway All-Stars," 9 p.m. Thursday, Lifetime; "Kitchen Nightmares," 8 p.m. Friday, Fox; "Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids," 9 p.m. Friday, TLC; "Gold Rush," 9 p.m. Friday, Discovery; "Ice Loves Coco," 10 p.m. Sunday, E!; "Scare Tactics," 7:30 p.m. Monday, Syfy; "Total Blackout," 10 p.m. Tuesday, Syfy.

Time change: A two-hour episode of "The Voice" bumps "Go On" and "The New Normal" to 10 and 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, NBC.

Season finales: "Beyond Scared Straight," 10 p.m. Thursday, A&E; "Married to Jonas," 10:30 p.m. Sunday, E!; "Face Off," 10 p.m. Tuesday, Syfy (live; season marathon starts at 11 a.m.).

Specials: "20/20: All-Access Nashville," 9 p.m. Friday, ABC (Katie Couric interviews country stars); "Mockingbird Lane," 8 p.m. Friday, NBC (modern reboot of "The Munsters" originally intended as a series pilot); "Flipping the White House," 10 p.m. Sunday, Discovery (the process of preparing it for a newly elected president); "Ellen DeGeneres: The Mark Twain Prize," 8 p.m. Tuesday, PBS; "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," 8 p.m. Wednesday, ABC.

W.Va. alert: Kenova's Pumpkin House is featured on "Halloween Tricked Out," 2 p.m. Saturday, HGTV; Bryan Murray, a 1993 Nitro High School graduate, will play saxophone for St. Vincent and David Byrne on Tuesday's "The Late Show with David Letterman," 11:35 p.m., CBS.

Reach Amy Robinson at flips...@wvgazette.com.

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