Nets focus their wares at winter TCA

Kiefer Sutherland returns to Fox while using new series 'Touch.'NBC's musical drama 'Smash' debuts the following day from the Super Bowl.HBO's new equine-racing series, 'Luck,' stars Dustin Hoffman.ABC's midseason records are the new drama 'The River.'NBC gets the most at risk having its midseason efforts, but all of the broadcast nets will probably be battling to obtain that promotion since the semiannual dog-and-pony show known to as Television Experts Assn. tour begins its winter gathering in Pasadena on Wednesday. Running through Jan. 15, TCA starts getting a 2-day presentation by PBS just before the television stations begin their parade, while using nets keen to convince journos their approaching series will be the next large factor.NBC, along with ABC, gets the most midseason shows to tout. Though the Peacock in the more difficult predicament in comparison to resurgent Alphabet, network topper Bob Greenblatt are available in sales rep mode, marketing NBC's new shows that includes a lot in danger. The web showed up to fall wealthy in wants "Prime Suspect" and "The Playboy Club," because both versions were canceled, and comedies "Whitney" and "Up With The Evening," which have completed adequately but been definately not breakouts.Now, nothing is much more essential this midseason to NBC than returning reality skein "The Voice" and rookie drama "Smash" -- premiering the evening of and then day's the Super Bowl, correspondingly -- while using idol idol judges and casts from both series on stage to produce awareness. "The Firm," using the John Grisham novel, is another major component of NBC's midseason sked, as well as the internet thinks Jason Isaacs starrer "Awake" would bring in sci-fi auds that will not have began to NBC formerly.To tubthump its options, the Peacock will throw a evening time soiree round the CalTech campus Friday just before the NBCUniversal cablers dominate the TCA tour on Saturday.Next is Fox, which will use gain some traction for newbie series and Kiefer Sutherland starrer "Touch," "Bones" spinoff "The Finder" and "Alcatraz," from professional producer J.J. Abrams.While network leader Kevin Reilly needed an even more reasoned approach within the summer season TCA in Beverly Slopes in regards to the new fall shows, Simon Cowell told participants he then expected "The The American Idol Show ShowInch-like amounts for "The X Factor." That clearly put "X Factor" inside the crosshairs of TV journos. Understanding that, Reilly will most likely have confidence selling his new wares and can not oversell.With Monday dedicated to ABC's kids, news and daytime divisions, Paul Lee will need happens Tuesday loaded confidently carrying out a very healthy fall. Alphabet is doing well with drama hits "Revenge" and "Not such a long time ago" additionally to comedy newcomer "Suburgatory."Midseason records for ABC include three dramas -- "The Stream,Inch "GCB" and "Scandal" -- and comedy "Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23." Internet may even give a comedy showrunner panel, with "Modern Family," "The Middle,In . "Suburgatory" and "Happy Being," additionally to some panel dedicated to "Desperate Regular folks,Inch which will sign off in May.CBS makes TCA since the most effective broadcast internet and doesn't cash to supply in midseason. Although prexy Nina Tassler could get onstage and merely crow in regards to the Eye's perf -- "two and a half Males" relaunched itself since the top comedy in general audiences and "2 Broke Women" looks to become long-term player -- Tassler, with little not used to promote, has made a decision not to engage participants inside an professional session.Corporate siblings and siblings CW and Showtime will share Jan. 12 before cable shuts the festivities Jan. 13-15. Cinemax, in the rare morning session in addition to forgoing an professional panel, will tubthump numerous new series. Pay cabler is loaded with lots of heavyweight talent of display, including Dustin Hoffman ("Luck"), Nicole Kidman (telepic "Hemingway & Gellhorn") and Erection dysfunction Harris and Julianne Moore, who play John McCain and Sarah Palin inside the TV movie "Game Change."Other cable sections that could generate interest and could prove lively discussions include "Dallas" on TNT, Kevin Smith's "Comic Males" for AMC and Louis C.K.'s sitdown for his self-titled Foreign exchange skein. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com