It brings the total on the nets to 30, with some major premiers and returns on free and pay cable, too
It’s a pretty interesting landscape. Let’s take a look at the first three days alone…
MONDAYS: Alcatraz and Smash join in, The Voice returns
Castle with John Huertas and House with Odette Anable return in January, along with NBC’s one and only hit, The Voice, featuring Christina Aguilera as one of the singing coaches (and it’s worth noting that two of the four finalist, including the big winner, in Season 1 were Latinos). And on February 6, Smash premieres with Jaime Cepero. Just down the dial, Fox is making some major moves–finally–adding Alcatraz with Lost’s Jorge Garcia and Santiago Cabrera to its line-up. You’ll find them at 9P beginning January 16, Further down most people’s dials, you’ll also find Tatyana Ali and Mark Adair Rios on TV One’s Love That Girl, Mondays.
TUESDAYS: Work It and The River join ABC; Switched at Birth and Breaking In Return
Tuesday’s a big day for Latinos already, with Glee and Naya Rivera, NCIS with Cote de Pablo, Parenthood with Sarah Ramos, 90210 with Michael Steger and Tristan Wilds and Ringer with Nestor Carbonell both on CW. But things are growing even more. We all have our doubts about Work It, which looks like a pretty awful retread of Bosom Buddies from decades (and a world) gone by…but Amaury Nolasco will be front and center starting January 3, right after Hector Elizondo returns with Tim Allen on Last Man Standing. Right after that, Walter Perez, Daniel Zacapa and Paulina Gaitan seem to be part of the ensemble cast of The River, which–considering it’s about a trip down the Amazon River–will probably include a fair number of Latinos as the voyage continues. Meanwhile Fox is giving Odette Anable her second season in a row with the return of Christian Slater’s Breaking In. And farther down the dial, Constance Marie returns with new episodes of Switched at Birth beginning at 8P on January 3. BET is offering new episodes of Reed Between the Lines with Melissa de Souza at 10P on Tuesdays, and Southland is also returning to 10P on TNT on January 17, but it’s not clear what the Latino contingent might be.
WEDNESDAYS: Not Much, but…is Wilmer Valderrama still a Royal Pain?
Wednesdays have offered a rich selection of Latino performers this season, and that’s not changing. You’ll still find Modern Family with Sofia Vergara and Rico Rodriguez and Revenge with Madeline Stowe on ABC. NBC will continue Harry’s Law and Karen Olivo for at least a little longer, and Danny Pino is still with the returning Law & Order: SVU. And it looks like Wilmer Valderrama will be back for at least a few new episodes of Royal Pains when it return to the USA Network on January 18. (Which begs the question: what is going on with Awake, the NBC thrillers that features Valderrama…and still haven’t gotten a debut date?) Once Royal Pains finishes its run in February, Psych with James Roday returns for new shows all the way into April.
There’s even more happening for the rest of the week. Check out our next post for the rest of the schedule.
