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NEW YORK: New seasons of Adult Swim hits such as Childrens Hospital sit in the 2012-13 schedule alongside new shows, including Black Dynamite and Hot Package. New original series and specials include Newsreaders, a satire of the network TV newsmagazine genre, from the team behind Childrens Hospital. The Eric Andre …

NEW YORK: World Screen’s guide to the 2012-13 season is now available, featuring the prime-time grids for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW; pop-up trailers; descriptions and credits for each new and returning show; and a listing of series by studio. Click here to view the grid.     …

NEW YORK: Sean Reckwerdt, lead television analyst at Networked Insights, today offers World Screen Newsflash his views on CBS’s new series, picking Vegas and Partners as two of the shows that are likely to do well with audiences this fall. Networked Insights uses conversations being generated in social media to …

NEW YORK: The CW’s two midseason replacements, Cult and The Carrie Diaries, score high on Networked Insights’ ranking of shows generating a buzz in social media, according to the company’s lead television analyst, Sean Reckwerdt. "The CW is always very strong on social with their shows," says Reckwerdt at Networked Insights, …

NEW YORK: CBS Studios International (CBSSI) will be presenting international buyers with the CBS series Elementary, Vegas and the midseason replacement Friend Me alongside a pair of shows that made it to The CW’s schedule. Elementary, a modern take on the legendary duo of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, can …

NEW YORK: The ABC midseason shows The Family Tools, Malibu Country and Mistresses are among the new series Disney Media Distribution (DMD) will be screening in Los Angeles. DMD’s The Family Tools, adapted from the British show White Van Man, makes the list. The show is part of ABC’s midseason …

NEW YORK: Eight of the new series featured on the U.S. networks’ upcoming schedules hail from the NBCUniversal Television Distribution catalogue, among them the FOX comedy The Mindy Project. The Mindy Project feature The Office‘s Mindy Kaling in a Bridget Jones-type role. The show is headed to FOX for Tuesday …

NEW YORK: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) will be screening a number of new U.S. shows for buyers, including the NBC series Save Me, starring Anne Heche. Save Me, about a woman who suffers a near-death experience and gets a direct line to God, will be featured in NBC’s midseason slate. …

NEW YORK: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution’s L.A. Screenings lineup includes Ryan Murphy’s new show The New Normal. The New Normal, set for NBC’s Tuesday night lineup, features a gay couple and their surrogate. NBC also went for 1600 Penn, a comedy set in the White House. The studio had …

NEW YORK: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) will be screening such series as The Following, starring Kevin Bacon, for international buyers. From WBITD’s catalogue, Arrow, based on a character from DC Comics; The Carrie Diaries, based on the novels of Candace Bushnell; and Cult are headed to The CW. …