New TV Shows Starting
April 2012

Ultimate Spider-Man

Starts 1st Apr 11:00am On Disney XD
Peter Parker has been Spider-Man for just one year. He has saved lives and fought supervillains, but he is still in the process of learning how to be a superhero. Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. offers Peter the chance to train to be a real superhero and become "The Ultimate... Selected by 0 Users

The Undateables

Starts 3rd Apr 9:00pm On Channel 4
Looking for love can be tricky, but some find it harder than others. Add disability to the equation and it can sometimes seem almost impossible. This uplifting three-part series follows the journeys of several extraordinary singletons as they enter the dating circuit in... Selected by 0 Users

Best Friends Forever

Starts 4th Apr 8:30pm On NBC
After recieving divorce papers from her husband, Jessica seeks comfort by flying to move in with her best friend Lennon. However, her boyfriend, Joe, just moved into the apartment too and has turned Jessica's room into his own home office. When Jessica and Lennon do the... Selected by 0 Users

Scandal

Starts 5th Apr 10:00pm On ABC
As former White House Communications Director for the president, Olivia Pope has the power to "fix" things for everyone. Now, she is on her own working for herself with a new law firm, dedicating her life to protecting the public images of the nation's elite and making sure... Selected by 0 Users

The Client List

Starts 8th Apr 10:00pm On Lifetime
Riley Parks is a Texas housewife, who, after being deserted by her husband, is left in deep financial straits and takes a job at a seemingly traditional day spa in a neighboring town. When she realizes massages aren't the only services on the menu, she quickly grabs the... Selected by 0 Users

Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23

Starts 11th Apr 9:30pm On ABC
June is a Midwestern girl with big dreams when she moved to New York. She is hired at a coffee shop and things go slowly until she meets Chloe, who on the outside seems nice and inviting, but secretly is a swindler who takes June's savings and spends it. However, June is... Selected by 0 Users

The Legend of Korra

Starts 14th Apr 11:00am On Nickelodeon
The Legend of Korra takes place in the same fictional universe as Avatar: The Last Airbender, whose societies have incorporated in them a multitude of elements derived from East Asian and Inuit cultures. The series takes place 70 years after the orginal with technology... Selected by 0 Users

NYC 22

Starts 15th Apr 10:00pm On CBS
NYC 22 follows six diverse NYPD rookies who are trying to balance work and life while they patrol the gritty streets of Manhattan. One of these is Jennifer "White House" Perry, a former volleyball player in college and Marine MP in Iraq who has a take-charge attitude. With... Selected by 0 Users

Girls

Starts 15th Apr 10:30pm On HBO
Girls follows a group of 20-something best friends in New York. Hannah Horvath is an aspiring writer who struggles in corporate jobs and constantly battles her numerous insecurities, primarily her relationship with on/off boyfriend Adam and her strained friendship with best... Selected by 0 Users

Veep

Starts 22nd Apr 10:00pm On HBO
Set in Washington, D.C., Senator Selina Meyer becomes Vice President, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. Sue is Vice President Meyer's assistant; Amy is her chief of staff; Gary is her right-hand man; Dan is an... Selected by 0 Users

Returning TV Shows in April 2012

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

Returns 1st Apr 11:30am On Disney XD
This animated series follows the adventures of the infamous Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers - primarily consisting of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, the Hulk, Ant-Man (a.k.a. Giant-Man), Wasp, Hawkeye, and the Black Panther - as they team up to save the world... Selected by 0 Users

Silent Witness

Returns 1st Apr 9:00pm On BBC One
Silent Witness is a forensics crime drama that focuses on a pathologist who attempts to identify murder victims and figure out what caused them to... Selected by 2934 Users

The Killing

Returns 1st Apr 8:00pm On Netflix
The Killing is based on the wildly successful Danish television series Forbrydelsen and tells the story of the murder of a young girl in Seattle and the subsequent police investigation. The Killing ties together three distinct stories around a single murder including the... Selected by 0 Users

Game of Thrones

Returns 1st Apr 9:00pm On HBO
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Political and sexual intrigue abound. The primary families are the Stark, Lannister, and Baratheon families. Robert Baratheon, King of Westeros, asks his old friend Eddard Stark to serve as his chief... Selected by 0 Users

Adventure Time

Returns 2nd Apr 7:30pm On Cartoon Network
Adventure Time, originally titled Adventure Time with Finn and Jake, follows two best friends: Finn (a 12-year old boy) and Jake (a wise 28-year-old dog with magical powers), and the surreal adventures undertaken by the duo as they traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. A world... Selected by 0 Users

Grand Designs Australia

Returns 8th Apr 8:30pm On ABC
A truly unique brand and a massive undertaking with a shooting period of over 12 months, Grand Designs Australia tells the stories of new homes and perhaps more importantly the Aussies who are building them. Based on the award-winning UK series, Grand Designs Australia is... Selected by 1091 Users

Nurse Jackie

Returns 8th Apr 9:00pm On Showtime
Nurse Jackie is a half-hour dark comedy that is at turns wicked, heartbreaking and funny. Edie Falco stars as the title character Jackie O'Hurley, a strong-willed and brilliant - but very flawed - emergency room nurse in a complicated New York City hospital. A lapsed... Selected by 0 Users

The Big C

Returns 8th Apr 9:30pm On Showtime
The Big C delves into the emotional ups and downs of a suburban wife and mother forced to face reality yet also find the light side in a dark situation. A metaphor for the way we all should live, yet rarely do, this is a journey about how to seize the... Selected by 0 Users

The Borgias

Returns 8th Apr 10:00pm On Showtime
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his... Selected by 0 Users

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Returns 9th Apr 9:00pm On Travel Channel
Best-selling author, reluctant food celebrity guy, culinary adventurer, drinker, smoker, hedonist ... the list of descriptors could go on and on. But one thing is certain: In this food-obsessed world, Anthony Bourdain has carved out a distinct place as a gastronomic Indiana... Selected by 0 Users

Deadliest Catch

Returns 10th Apr 9:00pm On Discovery Channel
It's the world's deadliest job-where a man could die every week-the most macho of manly occupations: the Alaskan crab fisherman. Deadliest Catch features the wild and treacherous life of the crab fisherman. This dramatic series will document the end of an era-what... Selected by 4195 Users

Man v. Food

Returns 11th Apr 9:00pm On Travel Channel
Adam Richman travels across the United States to explore the culture and unique "big food" of one city in each episode. In some episodes, Richman takes on food challenges involving very hot and spicy (or piquant) foods (such as foods spiced with habanero peppers), and also... Selected by 0 Users

Would I Lie to You?

Returns 13th Apr 8:30pm On BBC One
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon. Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Ring Of Triuth", "This Is My"... and... Selected by 2616 Users

Have I Got News for You

Returns 13th Apr 9:00pm On BBC One
Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been regularly broadcast since 1990. The show has cultivated a reputation for sailing close to the... Selected by 2277 Users

Not Going Out

Returns 13th Apr 9:30pm On BBC One
Not Going Out follows the misadventures of a slacker named Lee. He hasn't had much success in his life and usually performs various odd jobs to make a living, though he's fortunate to have a kind landlady and friends who actually care about him. Lee has a lot of problems in... Selected by 1526 Users

The Graham Norton Show

Returns 13th Apr 10:35pm On BBC One
Graham Norton returns to the format he's most comfortable with since his Channel 4 days, briefly on BBC2 and now on prime time BBC1. Each week celebrity guest(s) join Graham to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their... Selected by 3940 Users

Eureka

Returns 16th Apr 9:00pm On Syfy
For years, the government has been secretly relocating the world's geniuses (and their families) to the idyllic Pacific Northwest town of Eureka, where daily life straddles the line between unprecedented innovation and total chaos. When U.S. Marshal Jack Carter wrecks... Selected by 0 Users

Packed to the Rafters

Returns 17th Apr 8:30pm On Seven
After 25 years of marriage, parents Dave and Julie are about to have the house to themselves as their last child finally moves out of home. However, just as peace and quiet looms, a series of unexpected events see their three children Rachel, Ben and Nathan return home to... Selected by 0 Users

Offspring

Returns 18th Apr 8:30pm On Ten
Offspring is an exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centring on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to over-think and fly off into fantasy. Following the Proudman family's... Selected by 0 Users

A League of Their Own

Returns 20th Apr 10:00pm On Sky1
The show takes its cue from sporting obsession and sets two teams of comedians, celebrities and sports stars against each other in a test of their sporting knowledge. From record breaking feats to headline grabbing events, the show is stuffed with the kind of sensational... Selected by 0 Users

The Ricky Gervais Show

Returns 20th Apr 9:00pm On HBO
Based on the series of podcasts that Gervais did with longtime partner Stephen Merchant, this comedy team convenes to bring HBO an animated series about their hilarious friend Karl... Selected by 0 Users

Vera

Returns 22nd Apr 8:00pm On ITV
The central character is Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage. Her trusted and long suffering colleague is Sergeant... Selected by 0 Users

8 Out of 10 Cats

Returns 27th Apr 10:00pm On Channel 4
A comedy panel game hosted by Jimmy Carr with team captains Rob Beckett and Aisling Bea. The teams are asked questions relating to opinion polls and statistics based on the week's... Selected by 0 Users

Young Justice

Returns 28th Apr 10:30am On HBO Max
Being a teenager means proving yourself over and over - to peers, parents, teachers, mentors and, ultimately, to yourself. But what if you're not just a normal teenager? What if you're a teenage super hero? How much harder will it be to prove yourself in a world of super... Selected by 0 Users

The Universe

Returns 29th Apr 8:00pm On History Channel
From the planets to the stars and out to the edge of the unknown, history and science collide in this epic exploration of the Universe and its mysteries. It's a very old universe. Yet just 50 years since man first ventured into outer space, the heavens are yielding their... Selected by 0 Users

Metalocalypse

Returns 30th Apr 12:15am On Adult Swim
Metalocalypse follows the exploits of a fictitious half American/half Scandinavian death metal band known as Dethklok. The band and its members are huge the world over, but incredibly stupid - a death metal version of Spinal Tap. Watch as they leave a trail of destruction... Selected by 0 Users
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