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" In 2009, the fall TV gods smiled upon us with Modern Family, The Good Wife and Glee (the first season was fun, anyway). But last year we weren&amp;#039;t so lucky, with plenty of shows that didn&amp;#039;t hit home with viewers: Aside from Mike &amp;amp;amp; Molly, Raising Hope and a few slam-dunk procedurals\u2014Hawaii Five-O, Blue Bloods\u2014nothing new from the big-four broadcasters survived to see a second season. Fortunately, the fall 2011 lineup looks a bit brighter. Below, you&amp;#039;ll find our picks for most promising newbies with just one caveat: Sometimes good shows have bad pilot episodes and vice versa, so don&amp;#039;t judge us too harshly if we were overcharmed, underwhelmed or otherwise moved to exaggeration based on a single episode. Person of Interest   There are exactly three things you need to know about Person of Interest: First, it has the blessing of J.J. Abrams (of Lost and Alias fame) as an executive producer. Second, it stars Lost&amp;#039;s merrily creepy Michael Emerson in another mysterious, puller-of-strings role. Third, CBS has enough faith to air it in CSI&amp;#039;s old time slot (CSI moves to Wednesdays at 9 p.m.). The premise? Something about quasi-governmental crime-fighting by Emerson and James Caviezel, who plays a lapsed CIA agent. Airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on CBS. Photo: Courtesy of CBS Ringer  The CW can always be counted on to pump out reliable froth, which is why Ringeris so confusing. It doesn&amp;#039;t feel anything like a CW show, but that is a very good thing. It brings Sarah Michelle Gellar back to TV as a pair of estranged twins: one on the run after witnessing a mob hit; the other missing since going overboard during a boat ride. The twin on the run assumes the identity of her lost sister, whose pampered existence is, as the saying goes, not what it seems. Movie-caliber plotting and high-strung characters push this one to the top of the list. Airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on The CW. Photo: Courtesy of The CW \u00A9 2011 The CW Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Pan Am  The popularity of AMC&amp;#039;s Mad Men has opened the door to period pieces on TV, which in the past had been a shaky, unsuccessful idea. ABC is looking to cash in on the trend with Pan Am. Set against the backdrop of the golden age of air travel\u2014the swinging &amp;#039;60s\u2014this show is sure to entertain with dashing pilots, skirted stewardesses and plenty of in-the-air excitement. Airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. Photo: Courtesy of ABC The X Factor   Because going for more than three months without a televised singing competition would be tragic, FOX is importing The X Factor, a mainstay in the UK since 2004. While the show&amp;#039;s primary selling point is the return of American Idol&amp;#039;s brutal Simon Cowell, the other judges\u2014including Paula Abdul, pop magnate L.A. Reid and Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Doll fame\u2014bring their own panache to the table as well. Performances air on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET and results air on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. Photo: Courtesy of FOX Charlie&amp;#039;s Angels   Networks should probably stop remaking iconic shows of yesteryear. Recently, updates of Bionic Woman and Knight Rider failed to entertain, while this year&amp;#039;s much-hyped Wonder Woman didn&amp;#039;t even land on the NBC fall schedule. All of this should make us skeptical about the reinvention of Charlie&amp;#039;s Angels\u2014but it doesn&amp;#039;t. The Miami-based pilot doesn&amp;#039;t take itself too seriously; it&amp;#039;s all wiggle and smirk, which comes as a welcome surprise. Airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Photo: Courtesy of ABC 2 Broke Girls   A prerequisite for enjoying2 Broke Girls is getting past the well-trodden premise: Pampered trust-fund gal and streetwise waitress become mismatched pals while working at a hipster diner. Their goal? To save enough cash to open a cupcake shop, naturally. That said, the lead actresses charm and the supporting cast oozes sitcom smarm. It&amp;#039;ll be the season&amp;#039;s biggest new hit, thanks in no small part to its time slot between comic mainstay How I Met Your Mother and the Ashton Kutcher\u2013ized Two and a Half Men. Airs Mondays at 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS. Photo: Courtesy of CBS Unforgettable   Readers of obscure medical journals have long been fascinated by hyperthymesia, a condition in which the patient remembers every little thing he or she has ever done. Literally, it&amp;#039;s total recall. Seems like a hyperthymesiac would make a great detective, right? Unforgettable works just that angle, starring Without a Trace alumna Poppy Montgomery as the affected detective. Happily, the creators didn&amp;#039;t skimp on the budget for the supporting cast, bringing in Nip/Tuck&amp;#039;s Dylan Walsh as her ex-boyfriend and investigative foil. The pilot is far more interesting and quirky than it has any right to be. Airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS. Photo: Courtesy of CBS Last Man Standing   The pitch for Last Man Standing probably started with a phone call: &amp;quot;Hey, ABC, wanna get back in the Tim Allen business?&amp;quot; After the execs stopped weeping with joy and high-fiving one another, they came up with an idea that&amp;#039;s custom-tailored for Allen&amp;#039;s dopey-everyman shtick. He plays Mike Baxter, a man trying to maintain his manliness in a house full of women (his careerist wife and three daughters). In the pilot, his wife (played by Nancy Travis) takes the pickup while he drives the minivan; glib introspection and hilarity ensues. For fans of unbarbed family sitcoms, this one will sing. Airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. Photo: Courtesy of ABC Terra Nova   There&amp;#039;s no other way to put it: Terra Nova will either capture the public&amp;#039;s imagination or inspire a monstrous level of Internet scorn. The long-awaited drama features an ordinary family who heads back to prehistoric times via a fracture in the space-time continuum in order to re-establish\u2014and ultimately save\u2014the human race. The show features movie-style special effects, sweeping landscapes, dinosaurs, hostile natives and pretty much every other Hollywood contrivance. Either way, you have to admire the ambition and the investment, both creative and financial. Airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET on FOX. Photo: Courtesy of FOX Up All Night   In real life, the arrival of a newborn generally prompts parents to embrace the responsibilities that come with it. On TV, the arrival of a newborn prompts parents to bemoan the demise of their special sexy time and make jokes to that end. Up All Night deserves to be mocked for lapsing into such clich\u00E9 (as well as its description of a supporting character as a member of the &amp;quot;Facebook generation&amp;quot;). But what a comic cast: Christina Applegate and Will Arnett as the new parents, plus Maya Rudolph as a pal. The pilot suggests the gags will have sharp elbows; let&amp;#039;s hope that proves to be the case for the series. Airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on NBC. Photo: Courtesy of NBC  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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