New on
Fox Entertainment in May, 2010:
Please note: all repeat times are on the Mini-Sites and Show Pages for each show.
Also, Fox Entertainment Africa has been up and running since February 2010 so when the channel debut'd on TopTV some shows were already mid-season.
This line-up is of all the new seasons of shows that premiere during May:
Alias 3
Premiered: Saturday, 1 May 2010 at 18h00
New episodes air daily, seven days a week, at the same time
Season 3 of J.J. Abrams sci-fi show, which stars Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, a CIA agent, who is usually seen wearing a colourful new disguise while undercover in some part of the world.
Please note: once Season 3 ends, the channel will begin broadcasting the series from Season 1 on Sunday 23 May 2010, at 18h00, taking over the slot vacated by Season 3.(see premiere below)
For more about the show and season, see:
TVSA's Alias 3 Show Page.
Saving Grace 2
Premiered: Sunday, 2 May 2010 at 21h00
New episodes air weekly at the same time
Season 2 of the crime drama series which stars Holly Hunter as a jaded, sexually-promiscuous Oklahoma City police detective who is offered the chance to redeem her life by an angel.
For more about the show and season, see:
TVSA's Saving Grace 2 Show Page.
Angel
Premiered: Monday, 3 May 2010 at 23h15
New episodes air daily, seven days a week, at the same time
A spin-off of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel is a fantasy drama which details the ongoing trials of the vampire, Angel, who has his human soul restored to him by gypsies as a punishment for the murder of one of their own.
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's Angel Mini-Site.
Moonlighting 4
Premiered: Tuesday, 4 May 2010 at 15h45
New episodes air daily, seven days a week, at the same time
Please note: after the completion of Season 4 the channel will begin broadcasting the series from Season 1, Episode 1, on Tuesday 18 May, in the same timeslot (see premiere below).
A dramedy detective series starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as PI's. A mixture of drama, comedy and romance, the show is now considered one of the greatest spoofs of television detective shows.
The show's theme song is performed by popular jazz singer Al Jarreau and became a minor hit. The show made Willis a major star while reviving Shepherd's acting career.
For more about the show and season, see:
TVSA's Moonlighting 4 Show Page.
Family Guy 5
Premiered: Friday, 7 May 2010 at 20h35
New episodes air Mondays to Fridays at the same time
An animated series created by Seth MacFarlane that follows the adventures of lovable oaf Peter Griffin (Seth MacFarlane) and his odd family of middle-class New Englanders.
Lois (Alex Borstein) is Peter's loving wife, a former Miss Teen Rhode Island who rules the roost but is one step away from a nervous breakdown. Then there are their kids: frumpy, 16-year-old Meg (Mila Kunis), the family's punching bag; 13-year-old Chris (Seth Green), a kid who doesn't understand girls, much less the evil monkey hiding in his closet; and 1-year-old Stewie (Seth MacFarlane), a diabolically clever baby whose heterosexuality is hanging by a thread.
Rounding out the Griffin household is Brian (Seth MacFarlane), the family dog, a member of Mensa with a penchant for dry martinis and dumb blondes.
The Simpsons 11
Premiered: Saturday, 8 May 2010 at 22h30
Double episodes air back-to-back daily, seven days a week,
at the same time
In the season premiere: After destroying a car in a test run, the Simpsons are given free tickets to Mel Gibson's new film. Mel Gibson, however, laments his current role without violence.
For more about the show and season, see:
TVSA's The Simpsons 11 Show Page.
Arrested Development 2
Premiere date: Thursday, 13 May 2010 at 19h20
After the premiere, new episodes air weekly in a double-bill, from 19h00
In the season premiere: Lindsay wants to have an open marriage, which causes Tobias to try to join the Blue Man Group under the impression that they are a support group for depressed men.
For more about the show and season, see:
TVSA's Arrested Development 2 Show Page.
Cop 17
Premiere date: Sunday, 16 May 2010 at 16h30
Double episodes air back-to-back daily, seven days a week
An American docu-reality television series that follows police officers, constables and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities.
For more about the show, it's history and the season, see:
TVSA's Cops 17 Show Page.
The X-Files 2
Premiere date: Sunday, 16 May 2010 at 17h15
New episodes air daily, seven days a week
In the Season 2 premiere: With the X-Files closed, Scully has been reassigned. Mulder disobeys orders and heads to an abandoned site in Puerto Rico which has inexplicably reactivated itself.
For more about the show and season, see:
TVSA's The X-Files 2 Show Page.
Criminal Minds
Premiere date: Monday, 17 May 2010 at 21h00
New episodes air weekly at the same time
The Behavioural Analysis Unit's most prominent agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU, who returns to help the team solve new cases, while pursuing some unfinished business of his own.
The team is led by Special Agent Aaron Hotchner, a family man who is able to gain people's trust and unlock their secrets.
Each member brings his or her own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators' motivations and identify their emotional triggers in the attempt to stop them.
For more about the show and characters, see:
TVSA's Criminal Minds Mini-Site.
Moonlighting Season 1
Premiere date: Tuesday, 18 May 2010 at 15h45
New episodes air daily, seven days a week, at the same time
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's Moonlighting Season 1 Show Page.
The Simpsons 12
Premiere date: Wednesday, 19 May 2010 at 22h30
Double episodes air back-to-back daily, seven days a week, at the same time
In the season premiere: In a parody of many Grimm's Fairy Tales, peasant children Bart and Lisa are sent to live in the woods, where they set up Goldilocks to be killed by the Three Bears.
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's The Simpsons 12 Show Page.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1
Premiere date: Thursday, 20 May 2010 at 18h45
Episodes run daily, seven days a week at the same time
Buffy Summers is like any other regular high-school girl, she likes boys, shopping, clothes and combat fighting. The only difference is she has the pressure of defending the world against a hellmouth spewing forth the worst demons, vampires and other scary monsters imaginable.
Under the careful guidance of her Watcher, Giles, and her soulmate, Angel, Buffy tries to deal with the pressure of the world on her shoulders and luckily has her friends, Willow and Xander, to help her kick butt along the way.
Testees 1
Premiere date: Thursday, 20 May 2010 at 22h05
Thereafter runs in double-bill episodes weekly: at 21h45 and 22h05
Please note: the premiere of this season is preceded by a run of Season 1, which was already running when TopTV launched.
A comedy series about two friends who work as test subjects at a facility called Testico.
For more about the show, see:
TVSA's Testees Mini-Site.
Scrubs 3
Premiere date: Friday, 21 May 2010 at 20h15
New episodes air Mondays to Fridays at the same time
Scrubs focuses on the strange experiences of Dr. John Dorian, or "J.D.", a medical resident, as he continues on his healing career in a surreal hospital, crammed full of unpredictable staffers and patients - where humour and tragedy can collide at any time.
Joining the rumpled J.D. at Sacred Heart Hospital are fellow residents Chris Turk - J.D.'s college buddy who is part of the elite surgical group - and the beautiful, but socially awkward, Elliot Reid.
J.D. and Turk enter their third-year residencies relatively confident, but Elliot is still as insecure and down in the dumps as ever - and running into Sean (guest star Scott Foley) with his new girlfriend, doesn't help.
So she makes some drastic changes in her life.
For more about the show and season, see:
TVSA's Scrubs 3 Show Page.
Alias 1
Premiere date: Sunday, 23 May 2010 at 18h00
New episodes air daily, seven days a week, at the same time
Alias begins a run from Season 1.
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's Alias 1 Show Page.
Angel 2
Premiere date: Tuesday, 25 May 2010 at 23h20 (starts five minutes later on the premiere evening and then returns to 23h15)
New episodes air daily, seven days a week, at 23h15
Angel continues into Season 2.
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's Angel 2 Show Page.
The Simpsons 13
Premiere date: Saturday, 29 May 2010 at 22h50 (The Season 12 finale episode is at 22h30.)
Thereafter Season 13 double episodes air back-to-back daily, seven days a week, at 22h30.
In the Season 13 premiere: Marge buys a HAL-style computer system for the house and picks the Pierce Brosnan personality, who immediately takes a shine to Marge - and attempts to murder Homer.
For more about the season, see:
TVSA's The Simpsons 13 Show Page.
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